{"title":"R-CL(B) zone in Township of Langley: Residential Compact Lot","code":"R-CL(B)","slug":"r-cl-b","name":"Residential Compact Lot","group":"Residential","section":"405","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Residential uses (small-scale multi-unit housing, or single family dwelling plus accessory dwelling unit).","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Residential uses (small-scale multi-unit housing, or single family dwelling plus accessory dwelling unit)"],"quotes":["residential uses subject to Section 405.2"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings and structures","Accessory detached garage","Accessory home occupations"],"quotes":["accessory buildings and structures","accessory detached garage","accessory home occupations subject to Section 104.3"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"Front loaded lot: 315 m² (corner lots 355 m²); rear loaded lot: 266 m² (corner lots 352 m²)","quotes":["Minimum Lot Area (1) (2) 315m2 266m2 (4)","355m 2","352m2 (5)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"Front loaded lot: 12.6 m (corner lots 14.2 m); rear loaded lot: 9.5 m (corner lots 12.6 m)","quotes":["12.6m 9.5m (4)","Minimum Corner lot Frontage 14.2m 12.6m (5)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50% of lot area (covered verandahs, porches, patios and entranceways in front and flanking yards, and accessory buildings under 9.3 m², do not count)","quotes":["Buildings and structures shall not cover more than 50% of the lot area.","accessory buildings less than 9.3 m2 (100 ft2) shall not"]},"max_density":{"value":"Density follows the Community or Neighbourhood Plan; per lot: one small-scale multi-unit housing development, or one single family dwelling plus one accessory dwelling unit (if the house has no secondary suite)","quotes":["the maximum density of a development shall","comply with the density provisions outlined in a Community or","a) one (1) small-scale multi-unit housing development; or","b) one (1) single family dwelling, plus one (1) accessory dwelling unit where"]},"max_height":{"value":"9.0 m (all other dwelling units); 4.5 m for infill housing within 6.0 m of the rear lot line (except coach houses fronting a lane)","quotes":["All other dwelling units 9.0m","Infill housing located within 6.0m of the rear lot line, 4.5m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"3.75 m (accessory buildings and structures that are not dwelling units)","quotes":["Accessory buildings and structures that are not 3.75m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"Front loaded lot: 2.5 m minimum, 4.0 m maximum; rear loaded lot: 2.5 m minimum","quotes":["Principal Minimum 3.0m(7) 1.2m(3) 2.5m(3) (6)","building 2.5m (1) (3) (6)","4.0m (1) (3) (6)","Principal Minimum 1.0m Interior 1.2m(3) 2.5m(3) (6)","building 2.5m(3) (6)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"Front loaded lot: 3.0 m; rear loaded lot: 1.0 m","quotes":["Principal Minimum 3.0m(7) 1.2m(3) 2.5m(3) (6)","Principal Minimum 1.0m Interior 1.2m(3) 2.5m(3) (6)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.2 m (interior side or next to a lane or local street)","quotes":["Principal Minimum 3.0m(7) 1.2m(3) 2.5m(3) (6)","Principal Minimum 1.0m Interior 1.2m(3) 2.5m(3) (6)"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"2.5 m (side next to a collector or arterial street)","quotes":["Principal Minimum 3.0m(7) 1.2m(3) 2.5m(3) (6)","Principal Minimum 1.0m Interior 1.2m(3) 2.5m(3) (6)"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Front loaded lot: front 2.5 m, rear 0.6 m, side 0.6 m, street side 2.5 m. Rear loaded lot: detached garage or coach house rear 0.6 m, interior side 0.6 m, lane or local street side 1.2 m, street side 2.5 m; other accessory buildings front 2.5 m, rear 0.6 m, side 0.6 m, street side 2.5 m. Accessory buildings are not permitted in the front yard","quotes":["Accessory Minimum 0.6m 0.6m(3) 2.5m(3)","dwelling unit 2.5m(2)","Accessory N/A 0.6m(3) Interior 0.6m 2.5m(3)","street 1.2m(3)","Accessory Minimum 0.6m (3)","0.6m(3) 2.5m(3)","not permitted within the front yard."]},"other":{"value":["Third storey floor area in any building: 50% of the first storey for 1 or 2 dwelling units; 80% for 3 or 4 units","Hoop, arch or tarpaulin-covered frame buildings are not permitted","Compact lot developments are secured by an Exterior Design Control Agreement"],"quotes":["One (1) or two (2) 50% of the gross floor area of the first storey","Three (3) or four (4) 80% of the gross floor area of the first storey","1) Hoop, arch or similar type buildings having a semicircular or similar roof","Exterior Design Control Agreement"]}},"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-400-Residential-(R,-MH,-FH-and-CRE)-Zones.pdf#page=16","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/r-cl-b/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/zoning/r-cl-b.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/zoning/r-cl-b.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/zoning/index.json"}}