{"title":"RM4 zone in Langford: Apartment – Senior Citizens","code":"RM4","slug":"rm4","name":"Apartment – Senior Citizens","group":"Residential","section":"6.33","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Permit apartment residential uses for senior citizens in areas serviced by community sanitary sewers.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Permit apartment residential uses for senior citizens in areas serviced by community sanitary sewers.","quotes":["The intent of the RM4 Zone is to permit apartment residential uses for senior citizens in areas serviced by","community sanitary sewers."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Apartment, senior citizens","Community garden"],"quotes":["Apartment, senior citizens;","Community garden;"]},"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":"5,000 m²","quotes":["No lot having a lot area less than 5,000 m2 (1.2 ac) may be created by subdivision."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"16%","quotes":["Lot coverage of all buildings and structures may not exceed 16%."]},"max_density":{"value":"Total building area may not exceed the lesser of: (a) 93 m² per one-bedroom unit, 278 m² per two-bedroom unit and 464 m² per three-bedroom unit; or (b) floor area ratio 0.6 (0.75 if at least 75% of required parking is underground)","quotes":["The total area of buildings and structures on any lot must not exceed the lesser of the following:","The number of one bedroom dwelling units on the lot times 93;","The number of two bedroom dwelling units on the lot times 278; and","The number of three bedroom dwelling units on the lot times 464; or","The area of a maximum floor area ratio of 0.6, or a maximum floor area ratio of 0.75 if at least","75% of the required off-street parking is provided underground."]},"max_height":{"value":"Six storeys","quotes":["No building or structure may exceed a height of six storeys."]},"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, 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,","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=156","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/rm4/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/rm4.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/rm4.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/index.json"}}