{"title":"MU1A zone in Langford: Mixed Use Residential Commercial","code":"MU1A","slug":"mu1a","name":"Mixed Use Residential Commercial","group":"Mixed use","section":"6.51B","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"A mix of residential and commercial uses forming a transition between the Core Downtown Commercial Area and other nearby uses.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"A mix of residential and commercial uses forming a transition between the Core Downtown Commercial Area and other nearby uses.","quotes":["The intent of the MU1A Zone is to provide a mix of residential uses and commercial uses to create a vibrant"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Apartment","Business support service (ground floor only)","Community garden","Financial institution (ground floor only)","Group daycare","Medical Clinics and accessory related commercial uses","Office (ground floor only)","Personal service establishment (ground floor only)","Preschool","Restaurant (ground floor only)","Retail store (ground floor only)","School (up to 200 m² gross floor area, not with residential use)","Townhouse"],"quotes":["(2) Apartment;","(3) Business support service, located on the ground floor only;","(10) Office, located on the ground floor only;","(14) Retail store, located on the ground floor only;","(16) Townhouse;","(13) Restaurant, located on the ground floor only;","(15) School, not exceeding 200 m2 (2,152.8 ft2) of gross floor area, and not in conjunction with any"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings and structures","Home occupation","Uses accessory to a principal use permitted in this Zone","Outdoor seating areas and outdoor display of goods for retail sale"],"quotes":["(1) Accessory buildings and structures, subject to Section 3.05;","(7) Home occupation, subject to Section 3.09;","(17) Uses accessory to a principal use permitted in this Zone; and","Outdoor seating areas and the outdoor display of goods for retail sale are permitted as accessory"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Home office with listed home-based uses (artist studio, bed and breakfast with two rental rooms, carpentry shop, dance school, tutoring, jewelry manufacturing, music studios, retail of goods made in the dwelling, etc.): Lot A, Section 72, Esquimalt District, Plan 12506, Except Part in Plan 36622 (685 Fairway Avenue)","Group daycare on any floor of a structure built before 2012: Lot 2, Section 5, Esquimalt District, Plan 26285 (997 and 999 Goldstream Avenue)"],"quotes":["(8) Home office , subject to Section 3.09, and on land legally described as Lot A, Section 72,","(b) Bed and breakfast subject to Section 3.09 and limited to two rental rooms;","(5) On the property legally described as Lot 2, Section 5, Esquimalt District, Plan 26285 (997 and","2012."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"700 m²; 356.9 m² at Lot C, Section 5, Esquimalt District, Plan 28421 (972/974 Preston Way)","quotes":["No lot having a lot area less than 700 m2 (7,534.7 ft2) may be created by subdivision.","no lot having a lot area less than 356.9 m2","Except Part in Plan VIP62970 (972/974 Preston Way)","Lot C, Section 5, Esquimalt District, Plan 28421,"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"15 m; 8.1 m at Lot C, Section 5, Esquimalt District, Plan 28421 (972/974 Preston Way)","quotes":["No lot having a lot width less than 15 m (49.2 ft) may be created by subdivision.","no lot having a lot width less than 8.1 m","Except Part in Plan VIP62970 (972/974 Preston Way)","Lot C, Section 5, Esquimalt District, Plan 28421,"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"90% maximum; minimum 50% (40% for a townhouse lot; 35% at listed Meaford Avenue and Millstream Road lots; 25% in the area shaded on Schedule AK; 29% at listed Goldstream Avenue lots; may be less than 50% at 731 Station Avenue)","quotes":["may not exceed 90%.","may not be less than 50%.","containing a","townhouse use may not be less than 40%.","may not be less than 35%.","Plan 44443 (731 Station Avenue) may be less","may not be less than 25%.","may not be less than 29%."]},"max_density":{"value":"One dwelling unit per 550 m² of lot area and floor area ratio 0.3; floor area ratio up to 2.0 on listed lands with payment (2.5 at listed Jacklin Road lots); one group daycare at 997 and 999 Goldstream Avenue","quotes":["not more than one dwelling unit per 550 m2 (5,920.2 ft2) of lot","area may be constructed on any lot, and the floor area ratio for all uses may not exceed 0.3.","floor area ratio is 2.0","the floor area ratio can be increased to 2.5","Plan 26285 (997 and 999 Goldstream Avenue)","the density of development shall be one group"]},"max_height":{"value":"Six storeys","quotes":["No building or structure may exceed a height of six (6) storeys."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4 m","quotes":["in no case may they exceed a height of 4 m (13.1 ft)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"2 m","quotes":["Within 2 m (6.6 ft) of any front lot line"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m (6 m for Unit A and 3.7 m for Unit B at 972/974 Preston Way)","quotes":["Within 7.5 m (24.6 ft) of any rear lot line","6 m (19.7 ft) for Unit “A” and 3.7 m (12.1 ft) for Unit “B”","Except Part in Plan VIP62970 (972/974 Preston Way)"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"2 m","quotes":["Within 2 m (6.6 ft) of any exterior side lot line"]},"other":{"value":["Unenclosed storage is not permitted","Above-ground dwelling units in a mixed-use building need a separate ground-level entrance","Parking and loading must be at the rear of the principal building or underground","Landscape and screening area 1 m wide with a 1.8 m fence required along lot lines next to Residential or Multiple Residential Zones"],"quotes":["(1) Unenclosed storage is not permitted.","must be provided with a separate entrance at ground level","located to the rear of the building accommodating the principal use, or underground.","(1) A landscape and screening area not less than 1 m (3.3 ft) in width containing a decorative fence","of not less than 1.8 m (5.9 ft) in height, together with decorative planting, must be provided"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 300, 1999 (consolidated 5 Oct 2026)","url":"https://langford.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Zoning-Bylaw-20240415-1.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"Consolidated for convenience only; copies of the original bylaw and amendments are at Langford City Hall. Parking (Part 4) and the Schedules are also published as separate PDFs on the bylaws page; the main PDF includes Part 4 and Schedule text. The zoning map (Schedule B) is not in the PDF."},"source_url":"https://langford.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Zoning-Bylaw-20240415-1.pdf#page=224","place":{"path":"ca/bc/langford","name":"Langford","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/mu1a/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/mu1a.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/mu1a.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/index.json"}}