---
title: "R1 zone in Langford: Residential Infill"
place: Langford, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/langford
zone: R1
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/r1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/r1.json"
---

# R1 zone in Langford: Residential Infill

Permit one- and two-family residential, townhouse, and small-scale multi-unit infill housing in areas served by community sewer.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Permit one- and two-family residential, townhouse, and small-scale multi-unit infill housing in areas served by community sewer.
- **Main uses:** Dwelling, one-family; Dwelling, two-family; Group daycare; Townhouse
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings and structures; Home occupation; Keeping of domestic animals; Suites; Keeping of not more than four boarders in a one-family dwelling
- **Minimum lot area:** 300 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 12 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** On lots of 280 m² or less up to 3 units; on lots over 281 m² up to 4 units; up to 6 units on lots within 400 m of a prescribed transit stop
- **Front setback:** 3 m; garage or carport whose vehicle access crosses a front or exterior side lot line: 5.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 3 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 3 m; garage or carport whose vehicle access crosses an exterior side lot line: 5.5 m
- **Other rules:** No panhandle lots may be created by subdivision; Two-family dwellings and townhouses need a 1 m wide landscape screen with a shrub, hedge or fence at least 1.8 m high along interior lot lines; At least 10% of the lot must be live landscaping

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 300, 1999 (consolidated 5 Oct 2026), s. 6.21](https://langford.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Zoning-Bylaw-20240415-1.pdf#page=132) (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/r1/_