---
title: "RT3 zone in Langford: Residential Townhouse"
place: Langford, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/langford
zone: RT3
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/rt3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/rt3.json"
---

# RT3 zone in Langford: Residential Townhouse

Permit townhouse residential uses in areas serviced by community sanitary sewers.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Permit townhouse residential uses in areas serviced by community sanitary sewers.
- **Main uses:** Townhouse
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings and structures; Home occupation
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,000 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 18 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 1.25
- **Maximum height:** Three storeys
- **Front setback:** 3 m; garage or carport whose vehicle access crosses the front lot line: 5.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 3 m; 1.5 m if the side of a townhouse building faces the rear lot line
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m; 1.5 m if the side of a townhouse building faces the interior side lot line
- **Street side setback:** 3 m; garage or carport whose vehicle access crosses the exterior side lot line: 5.5 m
- **Other rules:** A townhouse building may not be wider than 50 m or six dwelling units, whichever is less; At least 10% of the lot must be live landscaping

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 300, 1999 (consolidated 5 Oct 2026), s. 6.31](https://langford.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Zoning-Bylaw-20240415-1.pdf#page=148) (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/rt3/_