---
title: "RR5 zone in Langford: Rural Residential 5"
place: Langford, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/langford
zone: RR5
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/rr5/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/rr5.json"
---

# RR5 zone in Langford: Rural Residential 5

Permit one-family residential uses on smaller rural lots with community sewer service, and keep large lots where community sewer is not provided.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Permit one-family residential uses on smaller rural lots with community sewer service, and keep large lots where community sewer is not provided.
- **Main uses:** Community garden; Dwelling, one-family; Dwelling, two-family; Group daycare
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings and structures; Home occupation; Secondary suite, garden suite or carriage suite in a one-family dwelling; Keeping of not more than four boarders in a one-family dwelling; Keeping of animals for domestic purposes (lots 4,000 m² or larger)
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Two residential buildings allowed on Lot 1, Block 2, Section 86, Metchosin District, Plan 1524 (3294 Happy Valley Road) if conditions are met
- **Minimum lot area:** 0.4 ha; 40 ha unless serviced by the municipal sanitary sewer system
- **Maximum density:** One residential building per lot (not counting a garden or carriage suite)
- **Maximum height:** 10.5 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 10 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m
- **Street side setback:** 3 m; garage or carport whose vehicle access crosses the exterior side lot line: 5.5 m

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 300, 1999 (consolidated 5 Oct 2026), s. 6.14](https://langford.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Zoning-Bylaw-20240415-1.pdf#page=118) (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/rr5/_