---
title: "RT1 zone in Langford: Residential Townhouse 1"
place: Langford, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/langford
zone: RT1
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/rt1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/rt1.json"
---

# RT1 zone in Langford: Residential Townhouse 1

Permit one-family and townhouse residential uses in areas serviced by community sanitary sewer.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Permit one-family and townhouse residential uses in areas serviced by community sanitary sewer.
- **Main uses:** Townhouse; Community garden
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings and structures; Home office
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Dwelling, one-family at Lot 1, Section 84, Metchosin District, Plan VIP67043 (3483 Happy Valley Road); Secondary suites within townhomes at Lot 1, Sections 85 and 116, Esquimalt District, Plan 21226 (1234 Goldstream Avenue); 3216 Happy Valley Road: floor area ratio may be increased to 1.5 if the owner pays the Schedule AD amount; 2120 Millstream Road: floor area ratio may be increased to 0.56 if the owner pays the Schedule AD amount
- **Minimum lot area:** 100 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 5 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60%
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 0.5; up to 1.2 on Schedule AD lands if the owner pays the amount set out there
- **Maximum height:** 3 storeys
- **Front setback:** 3 m; garage or carport whose vehicle access crosses the front lot line: 5.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 5.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.2 m where the lot abuts any zone other than the RT1 Zone
- **Street side setback:** 3.5 m; garage or carport whose vehicle access crosses the exterior side lot line: 5.5 m
- **Other rules:** A one-family dwelling follows the R2 Zone regulations instead of this Zone

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 300, 1999 (consolidated 5 Oct 2026), s. 6.28](https://langford.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Zoning-Bylaw-20240415-1.pdf#page=144) (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/rt1/_