---
title: "RM9 zone in Langford: Medium-Density Apartment"
place: Langford, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/langford
zone: RM9
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/rm9/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/rm9.json"
---

# RM9 zone in Langford: Medium-Density Apartment

Medium-density two-family, townhouse and apartment housing in sewered areas, with extra density available through bonusing.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Medium-density two-family, townhouse and apartment housing in sewered areas, with extra density available through bonusing.
- **Main uses:** Apartment; Townhouse; Dwelling, two-family; Community garden
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings and structures; Home occupation; Uses accessory to a principal use permitted in this Zone
- **Minimum lot area:** 4,000 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 20 m (min. lot depth 34 m)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%; 75% for buildings of three storeys or more in the shaded area of Schedule AE
- **Maximum density:** 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
- **Maximum height:** Apartment: six storeys; townhouse or two-family dwelling: 9 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 3 m; 7.5 m if the rear lot line abuts (or is across a highway from) a lot in a Residential Zone
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 300, 1999 (consolidated 5 Oct 2026), s. 6.39](https://langford.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Zoning-Bylaw-20240415-1.pdf#page=175) (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/rm9/_