---
title: "P3 zone in Langford: Utility"
place: Langford, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/langford
zone: P3
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/p3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/p3.json"
---

# P3 zone in Langford: Utility

Accommodate utilities and utility related uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate utilities and utility related uses.
- **Main uses:** Community garden; Utility; Works Yard
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings and structures; Uses accessory to a principal use permitted in this Zone; Uses permitted by Section 3.01 of this Bylaw
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** No building or structure on Lot 1, Section 83, Esquimalt District, Plan VIP76810 (3213 Happy Valley Road) may be within 6 m (19.7 ft) of any lot line common to a lot on which residential uses are permitted
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,800 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 18 m (59.1 ft)
- **Maximum height:** 15 m (49.2 ft) or four storeys
- **Front setback:** 6 m (19.7 ft) (front lot line or exterior side lot line)
- **Rear setback:** 10 m (32.8 ft)
- **Interior side setback:** 6 m (19.7 ft)
- **Street side setback:** 6 m (19.7 ft) (front lot line or exterior side lot line)
- **Other rules:** A landscape and screening area at least 2 m (6.6 ft) wide is required where a lot abuts a highway.; Screen planting at least 2 m (6.6 ft) high in a strip at least 1.5 m (4.9 ft) wide, or a solid decorative fence at least 2 m (6.6 ft) high, is required along lot lines next to Agricultural, Residential, Rural Residential, Multiple Residential, Commercial or Institutional Zones.

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 300, 1999 (consolidated 5 Oct 2026), s. 6.82](https://langford.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Zoning-Bylaw-20240415-1.pdf#page=313) (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/p3/_