{"title":"RM9 zone in Langford: Medium-Density Apartment","code":"RM9","slug":"rm9","name":"Medium-Density Apartment","group":"Residential","section":"6.39","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Medium-density two-family, townhouse and apartment housing in sewered areas, with extra density available through bonusing.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Medium-density two-family, townhouse and apartment housing in sewered areas, with extra density available through bonusing.","quotes":["The intent of the RM9 Zone is to permit two-family, townhouse and apartment residential uses at a medium density"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Apartment","Townhouse","Dwelling, two-family","Community garden"],"quotes":["(2) Apartment;","(6) Townhouse;","(4) Dwelling, two-family, subject to Section 3.07;","(3) Community garden;"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings and structures","Home occupation","Uses accessory to a principal use permitted in this Zone"],"quotes":["(1) Accessory buildings and structures, subject to Section 3.05;","(5) Home occupation, subject to Section 3.09;","(7) Uses accessory to a principal use permitted in this Zone; and"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"4,000 m²","quotes":["No lot having a lot area less than 4,000 m2 (1 ac) may be created by subdivision."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"20 m (min. lot depth 34 m)","quotes":["No lot having a lot width less than 20 m (65.6 ft)","No lot having a lot depth less than 34 m (111.5 ft)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50%; 75% for buildings of three storeys or more in the shaded area of Schedule AE","quotes":["may not exceed 50%.","may not exceed 75%."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 1.0; up to 2.0 on listed lands with a density bonus payment and amenity; 2.25 (up to 2.5) with underground parking; up to 2.5 in the Schedule AE shaded area","quotes":["buildings shall not exceed a floor area ratio of 1.0;","the floor area ratio may be increased to 2.0","the floor area ratio may be further","increased to 2.25","the floor area ratio may be increased to a maximum of","2.5 on a lot located in the shaded area"]},"max_height":{"value":"Apartment: six storeys; townhouse or two-family dwelling: 9 m","quotes":["No apartment building may exceed a height of six storeys.","No townhouse or two-family dwelling may exceed a height of 9 m (29.5 ft)."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Within 7.5 m (24.6 ft) of any front lot line"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3 m; 7.5 m if the rear lot line abuts (or is across a highway from) a lot in a Residential Zone","quotes":["Within 3 m (9.8 ft) of any rear lot line","Within 7.5 m (24.6 ft) of any rear lot line, if that lot line abuts"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3 m","quotes":["Within 3 m (9.8 ft) of any interior side lot line"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Within 7.5 m (24.6 ft) of any exterior side lot line"]}},"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=175","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/rm9/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/rm9.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/rm9.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/index.json"}}