---
title: "RM4 zone in Langford: Apartment – Senior Citizens"
place: Langford, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/langford
zone: RM4
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/rm4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/rm4.json"
---

# RM4 zone in Langford: Apartment – Senior Citizens

Permit apartment residential uses for senior citizens in areas serviced by community sanitary sewers.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Permit apartment residential uses for senior citizens in areas serviced by community sanitary sewers.
- **Main uses:** Apartment, senior citizens; Community garden
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings and structures; Home occupation
- **Minimum lot area:** 5,000 m²
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 16%
- **Maximum density:** 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)
- **Maximum height:** Six storeys
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 10 m or a distance equal to the height of the building, 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. 6.33](https://langford.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Zoning-Bylaw-20240415-1.pdf#page=156) (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/rm4/_