{"title":"RU-5 zone in Township of Langley: Rural Floodplain","code":"RU-5","slug":"ru-5","name":"Rural Floodplain","group":"Rural","section":"205","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: All uses permitted in RU-1, Marina class \"B\".","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["All uses permitted in RU-1","Marina class \"B\""],"quotes":["all uses permitted in the Rural Zone RU-1","marina class \"B\""]},"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":["Residential buildings must be at or above the Flood Construction Level, using structural elevation or no more than 0.91 m of fill","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":["any residential building shall be constructed at an elevation that is less than the","Flood Construction Level may be achieved by","structural elevation or the placement of not more than 0.91 metres of fill on the","No building or structure used to shelter or house any animals or poultry shall","be sited less than 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=14","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-5/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/zoning/ru-5.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/zoning/ru-5.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/zoning/index.json"}}