{"title":"RM3A zone in Langford: Apartment","code":"RM3A","slug":"rm3a","name":"Apartment","group":"Residential","section":"6.32A","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Permit two-family, townhouse and apartment residential uses in areas serviced by community sanitary sewers, with density bonusing for higher densities.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Permit two-family, townhouse and apartment residential uses in areas serviced by community sanitary sewers, with density bonusing for higher densities.","quotes":["The intent of the RM3A Zone is to permit two-family, townhouse and apartment residential uses in areas serviced","by community sanitary sewers, and to provide, through density bonusing, for higher densities of development."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Apartment","Dwelling, two-family","Townhouse","Community garden"],"quotes":["Apartment;","Community garden;","Dwelling, two-family, subject to Section 3.07;","Townhouse;"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings and structures","Home occupation"],"quotes":["Accessory buildings and structures, subject to Section 3.05;;","Home occupation, subject to Section 3.09;"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,800 m²","quotes":["No lot having a lot area less than 1,800 m2 (0.5 ac) may be created by subdivision."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"18 m","quotes":["No lot having a lot width less than 18 m (59.1 ft) may be created by subdivision."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"35%","quotes":["Lot coverage of all buildings and structures may not exceed 35%."]},"max_density":{"value":"One dwelling unit per 550 m² of lot area; on Schedule AD lands, more if the owner pays the amount and provides the amenity set out there, up to one unit per 200 m²; floor area ratio never above 1.0","quotes":["There may not be more than one dwelling unit per 550 m2 (5,920.2 ft2) of lot area.","the density of development may exceed one dwelling unit per 550 m2 (5,920.2 ft2), if the","maximum of one dwelling unit per 200 m2 (2,152.8 ft2).","Under no circumstances may the floor area ratio exceed 1.0."]},"max_height":{"value":"Apartment building: six storeys; townhouse or two-family dwelling: 9 m","quotes":["No apartment building may exceed a height of six storeys.","No townhouse or two-family dwelling may exceed a height of 9 m (29.5 ft)."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Within 7.5 m (24.6 ft) of any front lot line; or"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"10 m or a distance equal to the height of the building in metres, whichever is less","quotes":["Within 10 m (32.8 ft) of the rear lot line or a distance equal to the height of the building in","metres, whichever is less."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"7.5 m or 0.6 times the building height in metres, whichever is less","quotes":["Within 7.5 m (24.6 ft) of any side lot line or a distance equal to 0.6 multiplied by the height of","the building in metres, whichever is less; or"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.5 m or 0.6 times the building height in metres, whichever is less (stated for any side lot line)","quotes":["Within 7.5 m (24.6 ft) of any side lot line or a distance equal to 0.6 multiplied by the height of","the building in metres, whichever is less; or"]}},"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=154","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/rm3a/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/rm3a.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/rm3a.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/index.json"}}