{"title":"RM8 zone in Langford: Assisted Living Medium Density Apartment","code":"RM8","slug":"rm8","name":"Assisted Living Medium Density Apartment","group":"Residential","section":"6.38","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Provide for assisted living uses in areas serviced by community sanitary sewer.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Provide for assisted living uses in areas serviced by community sanitary sewer.","quotes":["The intent of the RM8 Zone is to provide for assisted living uses in areas serviced by community sanitary sewer."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Assisted living","Community garden"],"quotes":["Assisted living;","Community garden;"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings and structures"],"quotes":["Accessory buildings and structures, subject to Section 3.05;"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,500 m²","quotes":["No lot having a lot area less than 1,500 m2 (0.4 ac) may be created by subdivision."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"35%","quotes":["Lot coverage of all buildings and structures must not exceed 35%."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 1.35","quotes":["Buildings shall not exceed a floor area ratio of 1.35."]},"max_height":{"value":"Six storeys","quotes":["No building or structure may exceed a height of six storeys."]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["Within 4.5 m (14.8 ft) of any front lot line; or"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Within 7.5 m (24.6 ft) of any rear lot line."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"7.5 m; may be reduced to 2.7 m where it abuts a lot in the RM8 Zone or an Institutional Zone","quotes":["Within 7.5 m (24.6 ft) of any interior side lot line except that a Setback from an interior side lot","line that abuts a lot in the RM8 Zone, or a lot in an Institutional Zone, may be reduced to 2.7 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"6 m","quotes":["Within 6 m (19.7 ft) of any exterior side lot line; or"]},"other":{"value":["A landscape and screening area at least 1 m wide with a solid decorative fence at least 1.8 m high must be provided along lot lines separating the lot from any Residential Zone"],"quotes":["A landscape and screening area not less than 1 m (3.3 ft) in width containing a solid decorative","fence of not less than 1.8 m (5.9 ft) in height, together with appropriate decorative planting,"]}},"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=173","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/rm8/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/rm8.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/rm8.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/index.json"}}