---
title: "RR1 zone in Langford: Rural Residential 1"
place: Langford, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/langford
zone: RR1
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/rr1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/rr1.json"
---

# RR1 zone in Langford: Rural Residential 1

Permit one-family residential uses on large rural lots.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Permit one-family residential uses on large rural lots.
- **Main uses:** Community garden; Dwelling, one-family; Dwelling, two-family (lots under 4,047 m²); Townhouse (lots under 4,047 m²)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings and structures; Home occupation; Secondary suite, garden suite or carriage suite in a one-family dwelling; Secondary suite in a two-family dwelling; Keeping of not more than two boarders in a one-family dwelling
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,500 m²; 1 ha unless serviced by municipal sanitary sewer
- **Minimum lot width:** 20 m (also minimum lot depth 34 m)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35% for the residential building; 50% for all buildings and structures
- **Maximum density:** One dwelling unit per lot (not counting a suite); on lots of 280 m² or less up to 3 units; on lots 281 m² to 4,047 m² up to 4 units; dwelling gross floor area max 600 m²; floor area ratio 0.55 for residential and accessory buildings combined
- **Maximum height:** 11 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 300, 1999 (consolidated 5 Oct 2026), s. 6.10](https://langford.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Zoning-Bylaw-20240415-1.pdf#page=108) (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/rr1/_