MU1A zone in Langford: Mixed Use Residential Commercial

Langford, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

A mix of residential and commercial uses forming a transition between the Core Downtown Commercial Area and other nearby uses.

Zone rules

Purpose	A mix of residential and commercial uses forming a transition between the Core Downtown Commercial Area and other nearby uses.
Main uses	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
Also allowed (secondary uses)	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
Extra uses on specific lots	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)
Minimum lot area	700 m²; 356.9 m² at Lot C, Section 5, Esquimalt District, Plan 28421 (972/974 Preston Way)
Minimum lot width	15 m; 8.1 m at Lot C, Section 5, Esquimalt District, Plan 28421 (972/974 Preston Way)
Maximum lot coverage	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)
Maximum density	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
Maximum height	Six storeys
Maximum height, accessory buildings	4 m
Front setback	2 m
Rear setback	7.5 m (6 m for Unit A and 3.7 m for Unit B at 972/974 Preston Way)
Street side setback	2 m
Other rules	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

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 300, 1999 (consolidated 5 Oct 2026), s. 6.51B (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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