---
title: "MU2 zone in Langford: Mixed-Use Residential Commercial Zone"
place: Langford, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/langford
zone: MU2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 300, 1999 (consolidated 5 Oct 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/mu2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/mu2.json"
---

# MU2 zone in Langford: Mixed-Use Residential Commercial Zone

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; 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
- **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
- **Minimum lot area:** 695 m²; lots abutting Goldstream Avenue between Jacklin and Millstream Streets must be at least 4,000 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 15.2 m (min. lot depth 34 m)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 90%; 100% where a rooftop garden or terrace is provided
- **Maximum density:** 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
- **Maximum height:** At least two storeys and no more than 15 storeys
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4 m
- **Front setback:** 1.2 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m where the rear lot line abuts an area designated Neighbourhood in the Official Community Plan (no other minimum stated)
- **Interior side setback:** 6 m where the interior side lot line abuts an area designated Neighbourhood in the Official Community Plan (no other minimum stated)
- **Street side setback:** 1.2 m
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 300, 1999 (consolidated 5 Oct 2026), s. 6.56](https://langford.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Zoning-Bylaw-20240415-1.pdf#page=247) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Langford: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/index.json

_Draft: taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and not yet reviewed by a person. Gov Handbook is an independent guide. Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/mu2/_