---
title: "RL1 zone in Langford: Residential Lakeshore"
place: Langford, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/langford
zone: RL1
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/rl1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/rl1.json"
---

# RL1 zone in Langford: Residential Lakeshore

Permit a one-family dwelling on a lot abutting Langford, Glen, or Florence Lake of at least 1,500 m² unless the Streamside Protection and Enhancement Area (SPEA) is provided to the City.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Permit a one-family dwelling on a lot abutting Langford, Glen, or Florence Lake of at least 1,500 m² unless the Streamside Protection and Enhancement Area (SPEA) is provided to the City.
- **Main uses:** Dwelling, one-family; Group daycare; Dwelling, two-family (lots under 4,047 m²); Townhouse (lots under 4,047 m²)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings and structures; Home occupation; Secondary suite, garden suite or carriage suite with a one-family dwelling; Secondary suite in a two-family dwelling; Keeping of horses, cattle, sheep, goats, rabbits and poultry for domestic purposes; Keeping of not more than four boarders in a one-family dwelling
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,500 m² (SPEA counts toward lot area); 950 m² if the SPEA is transferred to the City at subdivision
- **Minimum lot width:** 16 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35%
- **Maximum density:** One dwelling unit per lot (not counting a suite); on lots of 280 m² or less up to 3 units; on lots 281 m² to 4,047 m² up to 4 units
- **Maximum height:** 11 m
- **Front setback:** 3 m; garage or carport facing the front lot line: 5.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 5.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 3.5 m; garage or carport facing the exterior side lot line: 5.5 m
- **Other rules:** Minimum building envelope 7 m wide and deep and 186 m² in area for new lots

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 300, 1999 (consolidated 5 Oct 2026), s. 6.26](https://langford.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Zoning-Bylaw-20240415-1.pdf#page=141) (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/rl1/_