---
title: "RS1 zone in Langford: Residential Small Lot 1"
place: Langford, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/langford
zone: RS1
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/rs1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/rs1.json"
---

# RS1 zone in Langford: Residential Small Lot 1

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.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** 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.
- **Main uses:** Dwelling, one-family; Dwelling, two-family; Townhouse (lots under 4,047 m²)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** 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
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 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
- **Minimum lot width:** 9 m; 10 m for lots rezoned after June 30, 2024
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%; townhouse use up to 60%
- **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; up to 6 units on lots 281 m² to 4,047 m² within 400 m of a prescribed transit stop
- **Maximum height:** 11 m; townhouse structures on 3416 Hazelwood Road, 1551 Sawyer Road and 1559 Sawyer Road may exceed 9 m but not three storeys
- **Front setback:** 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
- **Rear setback:** 3 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 3 m; garage or carport facing the exterior side lot line: 6 m from the nearest edge of the sidewalk or curb
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 300, 1999 (consolidated 5 Oct 2026), s. 6.20](https://langford.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Zoning-Bylaw-20240415-1.pdf#page=128) (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/rs1/_