{"title":"MUE1 zone in Langford: Mixed-Use Employment 1","code":"MUE1","slug":"mue1","name":"Mixed-Use Employment 1","group":"Mixed use","section":"6.53","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Pedestrian-oriented mixed-use residential and commercial activity.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Pedestrian-oriented mixed-use residential and commercial activity.","quotes":["The intent of the MUE1 Zone is to provide an area for pedestrian oriented mixed-use residential and commercial"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["All uses permitted in the CS1 Zone","Financial institution (including drive-through)","Hotel","Licensed premises","Parking facility","Restaurant (up to 1,858 m² gross floor area)","Retail store (up to 1,858 m² gross floor area)","Health Services","Transportation terminal","Underground Vehicle storage","Underground mini-storage","Business support service","Catering","Electronics sale, service and manufacturing","Film production studio","Industrial use, light","Medical Clinics and accessory related commercial uses","Office","Research and development facility","Charitable facility","Community care facility","Community garden","Cultural facility","Group daycare","Fitness centre","Recreation facility, indoor and outdoor","School","Training and education facility","Dormitory","In Area B only: Apartment, Assisted living, Townhouse"],"quotes":["(a) All of the uses permitted in the CS1 Zone;","(d) Hotel;","(g) Restaurant, limited to a maximum of 1,858 m2 (19,999.3 ft2) of gross floor area;","(h) Retail store, limited to a maximum of 1,858 m2 (19,999.3 ft2) of gross floor area;","(j) Health Services;","(w) Office;","(u) Industrial use, light;","(nn) Apartment;","(oo) Assisted living;","(rr) Townhouse.","(ii) Dormitory;"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings and structures","Uses accessory to a principal use permitted in this Zone","Dwelling, one-family, built prior to July 1, 2014","One caretaker dwelling unit","Secondary suite in a one-family dwelling","Temporary housing for construction workers","Home occupation (Area B)","Equipment sale, service, repair and rental, minor, relating directly to another principal use"],"quotes":["(i) Accessory buildings and structures, subject to Section 3.05;","(jj) Dwelling, one-family, built prior to July 1, 2014;","(kk) One caretaker dwelling unit, in conjunction with and forming part of any other principal","(ll) Secondary suite in a one-family dwelling, subject to Section 3.08;","(mm) Temporary housing for construction workers, subject to Section 3.06;","(pp) Home occupation, subject to Section 3.09;","(s) Equipment sale, service, repair and rental, minor, relating directly to any other principal"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Place of Worship (Area B): Lot 1, Sections 85, 99, 115 and 116, Esquimalt District, Plan EPP67815 (2750 Leigh Road)"],"quotes":["(qq) Place of Worship on land legally described as Lot 1, Sections 85, 99, 115 and 116,","Esquimalt District, Plan EPP67815, PID No. 030-170-133 (2750 Leigh Road); and"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio no more than 2.5; at most three dwelling units or 150 m² non-residential floor area per parcel unless amenity and traffic requirements are met, up to 92,900 m² gross floor area in Area A and 204,386 m² in Area B; up to 200 Assisted Living units in Area A","quotes":["Under no circumstances may the density of development within the MUE1 Zone exceed a floor","area ratio of 2.5.","there may not be more than three","residential dwelling units or more than 150 m2 (1,614.6 ft2) of non-residential gross floor area in","more than 92,900 m2 (999,967.2 ft2) of gross floor area in Area A and not","more than 204,386 m2 (2,200,000 ft2) of gross floor area in Area B if the owner of the land","(6) A maximum of 200 units of Assisted Living are permitted in area A."]},"setback_front":{"value":"2 m from any lot line that abuts a highway (no setback where flanked by a sidewalk at least 2 m wide)","quotes":["Within 2 m (6.6 ft) of any lot line that abuts a highway, except where the building is flanked by a","sidewalk with a width of at least 2 m (6.6 ft) in which case no setback is required from that lot"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6 m from any lot line that abuts a lot in a Residential or Multiple Residential Zone","quotes":["Within 6 m (19.7 ft) of any lot line that abuts a lot in a Residential or Multiple Residential Zone."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"6 m from any lot line that abuts a lot in a Residential or Multiple Residential Zone","quotes":["Within 6 m (19.7 ft) of any lot line that abuts a lot in a Residential or Multiple Residential Zone."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"2 m from any lot line that abuts a highway","quotes":["Within 2 m (6.6 ft) of any lot line that abuts a highway, except where the building is flanked by a"]},"other":{"value":["Applies in Area A and Area B shown on Schedule AJ; Area B also allows residential uses","Landscape and screening area at least 2 m wide required along lots abutting a highway; 2.5 m wide with a 1.8 m fence along lots abutting a Residential or Multiple Residential Zone"],"quotes":["(1) The following uses and no others are permitted in Area A and Area B of the MUE1 Zone as shown","(1) A continuous landscape and screening area not less than 2 m (6.6 ft) wide shall be provided","(2) A continuous landscape and screening area not less than 2.5 m (8.2 ft) wide containing a","decorative fence not less than 1.8 m (5.9 ft) in height together with decorative planting must be"]}},"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=230","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/mue1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/mue1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/mue1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/index.json"}}