{"title":"RU-2 zone in Township of Langley: Rural","code":"RU-2","slug":"ru-2","name":"Rural","group":"Rural","section":"202","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: All uses permitted in RU-1, Animal pounds established by Council, Dog daycare, Fur farms, Kennels, and 1 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["All uses permitted in RU-1","Animal pounds established by Council","Dog daycare","Fur farms","Kennels","Municipal storage facilities and compounds accessory to a permitted use"],"quotes":["all uses permitted in the Rural Zone RU-1","animal pounds established by Council","dog daycare subject to","fur farms subject to","kennels subject to","municipal storage facilities and compounds accessory to a permitted use"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Storage and distribution facilities for wood and soil based products (and parking of related commercial vehicles) on Lot 1 Section 8 Township 13 New Westminster District Plan 17643 (height up to 12 m)","Cemetery use on North Half of the West Half of the South Half of the South West Quarter Section 8 Township 13 New Westminster District"],"quotes":["parking of commercial vehicles related to the storage and distribution facility on","Plan 17643","8) cemetery use on North Half of the West Half of the South Half of the South","West Quarter Section 8 Township 13 New Westminster District","shall not exceed 12 metres."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"33% of lot area; commercial greenhouses 66% of lot area (other buildings still 33%); accessory buildings not used for farm purposes 200 m² total ground floor area","quotes":["more than 33% of the lot area.","Commercial greenhouses shall not cover more than 66% of the lot area","shall not exceed a total of 200 m2 of ground floor building area."]},"max_height":{"value":"9 m (single family dwelling)","quotes":["The height of a single family dwelling shall not exceed 9 metres"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"9 m or 2 storeys, whichever is lesser (other buildings not used for farm purposes)","quotes":["shall not exceed 9 metres or 2 storeys, whichever is lesser."]},"setback_front":{"value":"9.75 m","quotes":["9.75 metres from a front lot line;"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["7.5 metres from a rear lot line;"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3 m","quotes":["3 metres from a side lot line; and"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["7.5 metres where the side lot line abuts a flanking street."]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 9.75 m, rear 1.5 m (same as the principal building front setback on a through lot), side 1.5 m, exterior side 4.5 m","quotes":["9.75 metres from a front lot line;","1.5 metres from a rear lot line except that where a through lot fronts onto","1.5 metres from a side lot line; and","4.5 metres where the side lot line abuts a flanking street."]},"other":{"value":["Fur farm buildings and cages must be at least 45.72 m from the property boundaries and 91.44 m from any highway","Dog kennel buildings must be at least 91.44 m from the nearest building occupied by anyone other than the operator or employees, and 15.24 m from all property lines","Buildings or structures housing animals or poultry must be at least 15 m from any property line","Commercial greenhouses must be at least 15 m from a front, rear or side lot line and 30 m from a lot zoned other than RU or M"],"quotes":["than 45.72 metres from the boundary lines of the property upon which they","are situated, and 91.44 metres from any highway.","91.44 metres from the nearest building occupied by anyone other than the","operator of the kennel, or an employee thereof, and not less than 15.24 metres","15 metres from any property line.","A commercial greenhouse shall be sited not less than 15 m from a front, rear","or side lot line and not less than 30 m from the boundary of a lot zoned other"]}},"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-200-Rural-Zones.pdf#page=6","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/ru-2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/zoning/ru-2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/zoning/ru-2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/zoning/index.json"}}