{"title":"RM7A zone in Langford: Medium-Density Apartment A","code":"RM7A","slug":"rm7a","name":"Medium-Density Apartment A","group":"Residential","section":"6.36A","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Permit two-family, townhouse and apartment residential uses at a medium density in areas serviced by community sanitary sewer, with increased densities through density bonusing.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Permit two-family, townhouse and apartment residential uses at a medium density in areas serviced by community sanitary sewer, with increased densities through density bonusing.","quotes":["The intent of the RM7A Zone is to permit two-family, townhouse and apartment residential uses at a medium","density in areas serviced by community sanitary sewer and to allow for increased densities through density"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Apartment (not on certain listed parcels)","Community garden","Dwelling, two-family","Townhouse"],"quotes":["Apartment, except on the parcel legally described as Lot 3, Section 108, Esquimalt District, Plan","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;"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Group daycare at Lot 1, Section 72, Esquimalt District, Plan 45918 (616 Goldstream Avenue)","Apartment use is not permitted at 300 Phelps Avenue, 647 Redington Avenue, 2478 Selwyn Road, 2482 Selwyn Road and 3296 Jacklin Road","Apartment floor area ratio may be further increased: 2.1 at 2681 Claude Road; 3.0 at 2691 Secretariat Way; 2.7 at 2716 and 2720 Strathmore Road; 2.02 at 918 and 924 Jenkins Avenue","667 Redington Avenue: apartment maximum five storeys; 2691 Secretariat Way: apartment maximum 7 storeys","656, 660 and 664 Strandlund Avenue: minimum setback to the Trans Canada Highway Lands is 4.6 m"],"quotes":["Group Daycare, on the property legally described as Lot 1, Section 72, Esquimalt District,","Plan 45918 (616 Goldstream Avenue) and in accordance with Subsection 3.26.02;","15809 Except Parts in Plans VIP71966 and VIP71969 (300 Phelps Avenue); Lot 15, Section 109,","Esquimalt District, Plan 12187 Except Part in Plan VIP71967 (647 Redington Avenue), Lot 17,","Section 109, Esquimalt District, Plan 12187 (2478 Selwyn Road), Lot 16, Section 109, Esquimalt","District, Plan 12187 Except Part in Plan VIP71967, (2482 Selwyn Road); and Lot A, Section 84,","Esquimalt District, Plan VIP51623 (3296 Jacklin Road);","in Plan 27737, PID No. 005-272-556 (2681 Claude Road)","Common Property Plan VIS5695 (2691 Secretariat Way) 3.0","002-558-751 and 004-014-367 (2716 and 2720 Strathmore","Lots 5 and 6, Section 5, Esquimalt District, Plan 5, PID Nos. 2.7","Nos. 004-973-330 and 002-622-203 (918 and 924 Jenkins","Lots 41 and 42, Section 80, Esquimalt District, Plan 12203, PID 2.02","2.1","(667 Redington Avenue) the maximum height for an apartment is five storeys.","(2691 Secretariat Way) the","maximum height for an apartment may be 7 storeys.","(656 Strandlund Avenue)","(660 Strandlund Avenue)","(664 Strandlund","the minimum setback to the Trans Canada Highway Lands is 4.6 m (15.1 ft)."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"3,000 m²; within the area shaded on Schedule AI, lots as small as 90 m² if the owner pays the Schedule AD amount","quotes":["No lot having a lot area less than 3,000 m2 (0.7 ac) may be created by subdivision.","having a lot area less than 3,000 m2 (0.7 ac) but not less than 90 m2 (968.8 ft2) may be created by"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"20 m (minimum lot depth 34 m); within the area shaded on Schedule AI, 4 m wide and 22 m deep","quotes":["No lot having a lot width less than 20 m (65.6 ft) may be created by subdivision.","No lot having a lot depth less than 34 m (111.5 ft) may be created by subdivision.","no lot having a lot width less than 4 m (13.1 ft) or a lot depth less than 22 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"35% (50% if the density bonus is used); 75% for buildings of three storeys or more in the area shaded on Schedule AE; 85% within the area shaded on Schedule AI","quotes":["Lot coverage of all buildings and structures may not exceed 35% unless the density bonus","buildings and structures may not exceed 50 %.","shaded area shown on Schedule “AE” may not exceed 75%.","Schedule “AI”, the lot coverage may not exceed 85%."]},"max_density":{"value":"Not more than three dwelling units on a lot, with a combined floor area ratio of 0.5; floor area ratio up to 1.25 on Schedule AD lands if the owner pays the amount set out there","quotes":["There may not be more than three dwelling units on a lot, with a combined floor area ratio not","exceeding 0.5.","the floor area ratio may be increased to a maximum of 1.25 if the owner of the land"]},"max_height":{"value":"Apartment building: six storeys; townhouse or two-family dwelling: three storeys","quotes":["No apartment building may exceed a height of six storeys.","No townhouse or two-family dwelling may exceed a height of three storeys."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Within 7.5 m (24.6 ft) of any front lot line; or"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3 m; 7.5 m if the rear lot line abuts (or is separated only by a highway from) a lot in a Residential Zone","quotes":["Within 3 m (9.8 ft) of any rear lot line; or","Within 7.5 m (24.6 ft) of any rear lot line, if that lot line abuts, or is separated only by a highway,","from a lot in a Residential Zone; or"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3 m","quotes":["Within 3 m (9.8 ft) of any interior side lot line; or"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Within 7.5 m (24.6 ft) of any exterior side lot line; 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=164","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/rm7a/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/rm7a.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/rm7a.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/index.json"}}