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Langley City zoning: find your zone and what it allows

How do I find out how my property is zoned and what I can build on it?

Langley City, British ColumbiaChecked against official textSources read 2026-11-05

Short answer

To find your zone in Langley City, search your address on the City's online interactive map, or read the Schedule A Zoning Map attached to Zoning Bylaw No. 3300. Planning staff can also confirm your zoning, and the posted bylaw is not the official copy.

Zoning map

ResidentialCommercialMixed useIndustrialPublicAgricultural

Search an address or click a lot on the map to see its zone and what it allows.

Zoning shown from the City of Langley's Langley City Interactive Map data, downloaded 2026-11-07.

Zones in Langley City

From City of Langley Zoning Bylaw, 2025, No. 3300 (adopted March 9, 2026; replaces Zoning Bylaw No. 2100). The City's electronic version is provided for convenience only and is not an official copy of the bylaw. Each zone has its own page with its uses, lot sizes, heights and setbacks. Zone pages are drafts taken from the bylaw text and not yet reviewed by a person.

Residential zones

Commercial zones

Mixed use zones

Industrial zones

Public zones

Agricultural zones

Key facts

How to find your zoneSearch your address on the City's online interactive map, which shows the city's zones, or read the Schedule A Zoning Map attached to the Zoning Bylaw. Staff can also confirm the zoning.Business Licences, Step 1 and Step 2; Maps and Open Data, Interactive Map; Zoning Bylaw, Zoning Bylaw page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
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and our Interactive Map shows these zones
Step 2: Consult with the Development Services Department to determine if the zoning is appropriate.
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Schedule "A" - Zoning Map
Zoning bylawZoning Bylaw, 2025, No. 3300, adopted March 9, 2026 (it repeals Zoning Bylaw, 1996, No. 2100). The City's posted copy is for convenience only and is not an official copy; contact Development Services for the official text.Zoning Bylaw, Zoning Bylaw page; Zoning Bylaw 2025, No. 3300, s. 1.1(2) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
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The City of Langley adopted "Zoning Bylaw, 2025, No. 3300" on March 9, 2026.
The following electronic version is provided for convenience only and is not an official copy of the bylaw.
This bylaw repeals City of Langley Zoning Bylaw, 1996, No. 2100
What the zone controlsEach zone sets permitted uses, minimum lot size, density (units per lot or floor area ratio), maximum height, lot coverage, minimum setbacks and off-street parking, plus other regulations. The zones are R1-R5a (residential), C1-C3 and M1, I1-I3, P1-P4, U1 and A1.Zoning Bylaw 2025, No. 3300, s. 1.2; R1 zone · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
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land within the boundaries of the City of Langley is divided
into the following Zones, the boundaries of which are as defined in the map forming Schedule
1. Permitted Uses
4. Maximum Height
5. Lot Coverage
7. Minimum Setbacks
8. Off-Street Parking
ContactPlanning Division, Development Services: 604-514-2830, planning@langleycity.ca (the Business Licences page lists devservices@langleycity.ca for location and regulations enquiries).Development Application Guide; Business Licences, Contact Information · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
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before any construction begins. 20399 Douglas Crescent | Langley, BC Canada V3A 4B3 | LANGLEYCITY.CA 604.514.2830 | planning@langleycity.ca
Planning Division Location & regulations enquiries 604-514-2830 devservices@langleycity.ca
BylawCity of Langley Zoning Bylaw, 2025, No. 3300Zoning Bylaw 2025, No. 3300, s. 1.1(1) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
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may be cited as “City of Langley Zoning Bylaw, 2025, No. 3300”.

How it works

Langley City's current Zoning Bylaw is Bylaw 2025, No. 3300, adopted March 9, 2026. It repeals Zoning Bylaw 1996, No. 2100. Each zone sets permitted uses, minimum lot size, density, maximum height, lot coverage, minimum setbacks and off-street parking, plus other regulations. The zones are R1 to R5a (residential), C1 to C3, M1, I1 to I3, P1 to P4, U1 and A1.

Steps

  1. Search your address on the City's online interactive map, which shows the city's zones. You can also read the Schedule A Zoning Map attached to the bylaw.
  2. Open the Zoning Bylaw and read your zone's section. General rules for all zones (fences, corner visibility, home occupations, secondary suites) are in section 2.
  3. Confirm with Planning before you spend money on plans.

Good to know

  • The City's posted copy of the bylaw is for convenience only and is not an official copy. Contact Development Services for the official text.
  • Some City guides and forms still refer to the old Bylaw 2100 zones (RS-1, RS-2, RM1 to RM3).
  • Planning: 604-514-2830 or planning@langleycity.ca. The Business Licences page lists devservices@langleycity.ca for location and regulations enquiries.

Official forms and pages

The same question in other places

Township of Langley · Surrey · White Rock · Port Coquitlam · Coquitlam · New Westminster

Zoning maps in British Columbia, by municipality →

Sources

  1. Zoning Bylaw, City of Langley (read 2026-11-05)
  2. Zoning Bylaw 2025, No. 3300 (PDF), City of Langley (read 2026-11-05)
  3. Maps and Open Data, City of Langley (read 2026-11-05)
  4. Business Licences, City of Langley (read 2026-11-05)
  5. Development Application Guide (PDF), City of Langley (read 2026-11-05)

Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 5 facts was matched to the official text. How answers are checked.