---
title: "RM3A zone in Langford: Apartment"
place: Langford, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/langford
zone: RM3A
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/rm3a/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/rm3a.json"
---

# RM3A zone in Langford: Apartment

Permit two-family, townhouse and apartment residential uses in areas serviced by community sanitary sewers, with density bonusing for higher densities.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Permit two-family, townhouse and apartment residential uses in areas serviced by community sanitary sewers, with density bonusing for higher densities.
- **Main uses:** Apartment; Dwelling, two-family; Townhouse; Community garden
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings and structures; Home occupation
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,800 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 18 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35%
- **Maximum density:** 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
- **Maximum height:** Apartment building: six storeys; townhouse or two-family dwelling: 9 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 10 m or a distance equal to the height of the building in metres, whichever is less
- **Interior side setback:** 7.5 m or 0.6 times the building height in metres, whichever is less
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m or 0.6 times the building height in metres, whichever is less (stated for any side lot line)

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 300, 1999 (consolidated 5 Oct 2026), s. 6.32A](https://langford.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Zoning-Bylaw-20240415-1.pdf#page=154) (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/rm3a/_