{"title":"RS1 zone in Langford: Residential Small Lot 1","code":"RS1","slug":"rs1","name":"Residential Small Lot 1","group":"Residential","section":"6.20","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Permit one-family dwelling lots serviced by municipal sewers in the urban core as infill, or in new neighbourhoods where a sewer system is in place.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Permit one-family dwelling lots serviced by municipal sewers in the urban core as infill, or in new neighbourhoods where a sewer system is in place.","quotes":["The intent of the Residential Small Lot 1 (RS1) Zone is to permit one-family dwelling lots serviced by municipal","sewers within the urban core as an infill use, or in new neighbourhoods where a sewer system is in place."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Dwelling, one-family","Dwelling, two-family","Townhouse (lots under 4,047 m²)"],"quotes":["Dwelling, one-family;","Dwelling, two-family;","Townhouse.","In addition, the following uses are permitted on lots less than 4,047 m2 (1 acre) in lot area"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings and structures","Home occupation","Secondary suite, garden suite or carriage suite with a one-family dwelling","Secondary suite in a two-family dwelling","Keeping of not more than four boarders in a one-family dwelling"],"quotes":["Accessory buildings and structures;","Home occupation, in accordance with Section 3.09;","Secondary suite, garden suite, or carriage suite, in conjunction with a one-family dwelling, in","Secondary suite in a two-family dwelling, subject to Section 3.08;","The keeping of not more than four boarders in a one-family dwelling;"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Group daycare at Strata Lot 2, Section 1, Range 3 West, Highland District, Strata Plan EPS3543 (2323 Belair Road)","Townhouses (not more than 62 units) at Lot 1, Section 3, Range 3 West, Highland District, Plan 9548, Except that Part in Plan 14368 (2120 Millstream Road)","Townhouses at 3306, 3310, 3326 and 3328, 3338, 3340 and 3344 Happy Valley Road; 3416 Hazelwood Road; 3420 Luxton Road; 1120 Finney Road; 3219 and 3235 Loledo Place; 1551 and 1559 Sawyer Road","3416 Hazelwood Road: minimum lot width 8.4 m, except one lot may be 7.6 m"],"quotes":["Highland District, Strata Plan EPS3543, PID No. 029-824-711 (2323 Belair Road);","Townhouses, not to exceed 62 units, on the property legally described as Lot 1, Section 3,","(2120 Millstream Road);","Townhouses on the properties legally described as PID No. 002-559-285 (3306 Happy Valley","(3310 Happy Valley Road)","3328 Happy Valley Road)","(3338 Happy Valley Road)","(3340 Happy Valley Road)","(3344 Happy Valley Road)","(3416 Hazelwood Road)","(3420 Luxton Road)","(1120 Finney Road)","(3219 Loledo Place","(3235","(1551 Sawyer Road)","(1559 Sawyer","8.4 m (27.5 ft), except one lot included in the plan"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"850 m²; 200 m² for one-family lots on Schedule AD lands if the owner pays the amount set out there; panhandle lots 400 m²","quotes":["No lot having a lot area less than 850 m2 (9,150 ft2) may be created by subdivision in the","AD, the minimum lot area for subdivision of lots for a one-family dwelling use may be 200 m2","No panhandle lot having a lot area less than a 400 m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"9 m; 10 m for lots rezoned after June 30, 2024","quotes":["No lot having a lot width of less than 9 m (29.5 ft) may be created by subdivision;","no lot rezoned after June 30, 2024 having a lot width of less than","10 m (32.8 ft) may be created by subdivision;"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50%; townhouse use up to 60%","quotes":["Lot coverage of all buildings and structures may not exceed 50%.","the lot coverage for a Townhouse use may exceed 50% but may","not exceed 60%."]},"max_density":{"value":"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; up to 6 units on lots 281 m² to 4,047 m² within 400 m of a prescribed transit stop","quotes":["There may not be more than one dwelling unit on a lot, exclusive of either a secondary suite,","A maximum of three dwelling units may be permitted on lots with lot areas less than or equal to","280 m2, which may be in the following prescribed forms","A maximum of four dwelling units may be permitted on lots with lot areas between 281 m2 and","4,047 m2 (1 acre), which may be in the following prescribed forms","A maximum of six dwelling units may be permitted on lots with lot areas between 281 m2 and","that are within 400 m of a prescribed transit stop as shown on Schedule AA"]},"max_height":{"value":"11 m; townhouse structures on 3416 Hazelwood Road, 1551 Sawyer Road and 1559 Sawyer Road may exceed 9 m but not three storeys","quotes":["No building or structure may exceed a height of 11 m (36.1 ft).","legally described as PID No. 000-156-884 (3416 Hazelwood Road) may exceed a height of 9 m","(29.5 ft), but may not exceed a height of three storeys.","(1551 Sawyer Road)","(1559","Sawyer Road) may exceed a height of 9.0 m (29.5 ft), but may not exceed a height of three"]},"setback_front":{"value":"3 m (lot fronting a highway or bare land strata access route); garage or carport facing the front lot line: 6 m from the nearest edge of the sidewalk or curb","quotes":["Within 3 m (9.8 ft) of any front lot line when the lot fronts on and has access from a","within 6 m (19.6 ft) of the nearest edge of the sidewalk or the nearest edge of the curb (if"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3 m","quotes":["Within 3 m (9.8 ft) of any rear lot line"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m","quotes":["Within 1.5 m (4.9 ft) of any interior side lot line."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3 m; garage or carport facing the exterior side lot line: 6 m from the nearest edge of the sidewalk or curb","quotes":["Within 3 m (9.8 ft) of any exterior side lot line, except that no garage or carport that faces","an exterior side lot line may be located within 6 m (19.6 ft) of the nearest edge of the"]},"other":{"value":["A two-family dwelling follows the R2 Zone regulations; a townhouse follows the RT1 Zone regulations","Minimum building envelope 5.5 m wide and deep and 67 m² in area for new lots"],"quotes":["A two-family dwelling use is submect to the regulations of the R2 Zone and not the regulations","A townhouse use is subject to the regulations of the RT1 Zone and not the regulations of this","No lot having a building envelope with a width or depth less than 5.5 m (18 ft) nor an area less","than 67 m2 (720 ft2) may be created by subdivision;"]}},"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=128","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/rs1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/rs1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/rs1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/index.json"}}