{"title":"RU-3A zone in Township of Langley: Rural","code":"RU-3A","slug":"ru-3a","name":"Rural","group":"Rural","section":"203A","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Residential uses (one single family dwelling per lot), Hobby beekeeping.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Residential uses (one single family dwelling per lot)","Hobby beekeeping"],"quotes":["residential uses subject to Section 203A.2","hobby beekeeping subject to Section 104.18","No more than one (1) single family dwelling is permitted on any one lot."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings and uses","Accessory home occupations"],"quotes":["accessory buildings and uses","accessory home occupations subject to Section 104.3"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"33% of lot area; accessory buildings and structures 100 m² total ground floor area","quotes":["Buildings and structures shall not cover more than 33% of the lot area.","shall not exceed a total of 100 m2 of"]},"max_density":{"value":"One single family dwelling per lot","quotes":["No more than one (1) single family dwelling is permitted on any one lot."]},"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 (all other buildings and structures)","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":["A lot that existed on September 30, 2019 cannot be subdivided into more than two lots","When a lot is created by subdivision, the Approving Officer may consider reducing the side setback for a building built before September 30, 2019"],"quotes":["shall not be subdivided to create more than two (2) lots.","the Approving Officer may consider a reduction where a building or structure was","constructed prior to September 30, 2019."]}},"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=10","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-3a/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/zoning/ru-3a.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/zoning/ru-3a.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/zoning/index.json"}}