{"title":"MU2 zone in Langford: Mixed-Use Residential Commercial Zone","code":"MU2","slug":"mu2","name":"Mixed-Use Residential Commercial Zone","group":"Mixed use","section":"6.56","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 MU2 Zone is to provide a mix of residential uses and commercial uses to create a vibrant"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Apartment","Catering","Charitable facility","Community garden","Cultural facility","Film production studio","Financial institution","Fitness centre","Group daycare","Hotel","Licensed premises","Liquor store","Medical Clinics and accessory related commercial uses","Office","Personal service establishment","Preschool","Recreation facility, indoor","Restaurant","Retail store","School, not in conjunction with any residential use","Shopping centre","Training and education facility","Veterinary practice"],"quotes":["(2) Apartment;","(12) Hotel;","(14) Liquor store, subject to Article 6.53.03(4);","(16) Office;","(21) Retail store;","(23) Shopping centre;","(27) Veterinary practice.","(22) School, not in conjunction with any residential use;"]},"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;","(11) Home occupation, subject to Section 3.09;","(25) Uses accessory to a principal use permitted in this Zone;","Outdoor seating areas and the outdoor display of goods for"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"695 m²; lots abutting Goldstream Avenue between Jacklin and Millstream Streets must be at least 4,000 m²","quotes":["No lot having a lot area less than 695 m2 (7,480.9 ft2) may be created by subdivision, except that","4,000 m2 (1 ac) in lot area."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"15.2 m (min. lot depth 34 m)","quotes":["No lot having a lot width less than 15.2 m (49.9 ft) may be created by subdivision.","No lot having a lot depth less than 34 m (111.5 ft) may be created by subdivision."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"90%; 100% where a rooftop garden or terrace is provided","quotes":["Lot coverage of all buildings and structures may not exceed 90%.","may be increased to 100%."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 0.3, up to a maximum of 5.0 with 75% of parking underground or enclosed and, on listed lands, a payment to the City","quotes":["the floor area ratio may not exceed 0.3,","and in no case may it exceed 5.0.","if the owner provides 75%","maximum of 5.0 if the owner of the land"]},"max_height":{"value":"At least two storeys and no more than 15 storeys","quotes":["No building or structure may have a height less than two storeys or exceed a height of 15"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4 m","quotes":["in no case may accessory buildings exceed a height of 4 m (13.1 ft)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"1.2 m","quotes":["Within 1.2 m (3.9 ft) of any front lot line"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m where the rear lot line abuts an area designated Neighbourhood in the Official Community Plan (no other minimum stated)","quotes":["Within 7.5 m (24.6 ft) of any rear lot line that abuts an area designated Neighbourhood in"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"6 m where the interior side lot line abuts an area designated Neighbourhood in the Official Community Plan (no other minimum stated)","quotes":["Within 6 m (19.7 ft) of any interior side lot line that abuts an area designated Neighbourhood in"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"1.2 m","quotes":["Within 1.2 m (3.9 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","At least 75% of required residential parking must be underground or enclosed within the building","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":["(5) Unenclosed storage is not permitted.","must be provided with a separate entrance at ground level","(1) At least 75% of all required residential parking spaces shall be provided as underground parking","together with decorative planting of not less than 1.8 m (5.9 ft) in height must be provided along","all lot lines separating the lot from any Residential or Multiple Residential Zone; and"]}},"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=247","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/mu2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/mu2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/mu2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/index.json"}}