{"title":"C-2 zone in Township of Langley: Community Commercial","code":"C-2","slug":"c-2","name":"Community Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"602","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: assembly uses, commercial uses, group children’s day care, hotels, licensee retail store, and 3 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["assembly uses","commercial uses","group children’s day care","hotels","licensee retail store","liquor primary use","refund container return centre up to a maximum size of 280m2 (3,000ft2)","residential uses accessory to a commercial use"],"quotes":["In the C-2 Zone only the following uses are permitted and all other uses are prohibited:","3) assembly uses","4) commercial uses","5) group children’s day care","6) hotels","7) licensee retail store subject to the provisions of the “Liquor Control and Licensing","8) liquor primary use subject to the provisions of the \"Liquor Control and Licensing","9) refund container return centre up to a maximum size of 280m2 (3,000ft2)","10) residential uses accessory to a commercial use and subject to Section 602.3"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["accessory buildings and uses","accessory home occupations subject to 104.3"],"quotes":["1) accessory buildings and uses","2) accessory home occupations subject to 104.3"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Lots 1 and 4 Block 3 District Lot 19 Group 2 New Westminster District Plan 736, Lots A District Lot 19 Group 2 New Westminster District Plan EPP104241, and Lot 1 District Lot 19 Group 2 New Westminster District Plan EPP104240: maximum residential gross floor area up to 8,460m2 and 117.3 units per hectare"],"quotes":["3) Notwithstanding the above, on Lots 1 and 4 Block 3 District Lot 19 Group 2 New","Westminster District Plan 736, Lots A District Lot 19 Group 2 New Westminster","District Plan EPP104241, and Lot 1 District Lot 19 Group 2 New Westminster","District Plan EPP104240, the maximum residential gross floor area may be up to","8,460m2 and 117.3 units per hectare."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40% of the lot area; up to 60% where at least 50% of the required parking spaces are within the building or underground","quotes":["Buildings and structures shall not cover more than 40% of the lot area, except that","where at least 50% of the required parking spaces are within the building or","underground, lot coverage may be increased to a maximum of 60%."]},"max_density":{"value":"Accessory residential: 1 dwelling unit per 135 m² of lot area (74 units per hectare)","quotes":["2) The maximum number of dwelling units shall not exceed one dwelling unit per","135m2 of lot area (74 units per hectare)."]},"max_height":{"value":"12 m","quotes":["exceed 12m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"0 m","quotes":["a) 0m from a front lot line;"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3.0 m (7.5 m where the rear lot line abuts an SR, R, MH-1 or RM zone)","quotes":["b) 3.0m from a rear lot line except where the rear lot line abuts an SR, R, MH-1","or RM zone the minimum rear yard setback shall be 7.5m; and"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"0 m (3.0 m where the side lot line abuts an SR, R, MH-1 or RM zone)","quotes":["c) 0m from a side lot line except where the side lot line abuts an SR, R, MH-1 or","RM zone the minimum side yard setback shall be 3.0m."]},"other":{"value":["An accessory residential use may be located above the first floor, with a gross floor area no greater than twice the gross floor area of the non-residential use in the same building","All business must be conducted within a completely enclosed building, except parking, loading, display, eating areas and seasonal uses accessory to a permitted use; no storage areas in any required front yard setback"],"quotes":["1) An accessory residential use may be located above the first floor of the building,","and shall have a gross floor area no greater than twice the gross floor area of the","All business shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building except for","permitted use. No storage areas shall be located in any required front yard setback."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Township of Langley Zoning Bylaw 1987 No. 2500 (consolidated to Bylaw 6235, July 13, 2026)","url":"https://www.tol.ca/en/building-development/zoning-bylaw.aspx","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The Township publishes the bylaw as nine section PDFs (each zone's source_url, pdf_page counts within that PDF). It is consolidated for convenience only and the Township does not warrant it is current."},"source_url":"https://www.tol.ca/en/services/resources/bylaw-services/bylaws/Zoning-Bylaws/Section-600-Commercial-(C)-Zones.pdf#page=3","place":{"path":"ca/bc/langley-township","name":"Township of Langley","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/zoning/c-2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/zoning/c-2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/zoning/c-2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/zoning/index.json"}}