{"title":"C1 zone in Langley City: Downtown Commercial","code":"C1","slug":"c1","name":"Downtown Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"6","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"High-density residential, commercial and mixed-use buildings within the Historic Downtown, Civic Centre, Transit Oriented Core, Transit Oriented Residential and Mixed Use OCP land uses.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"High-density residential, commercial and mixed-use buildings within the Historic Downtown, Civic Centre, Transit Oriented Core, Transit Oriented Residential and Mixed Use OCP land uses.","quotes":["Intent: To accommodate high-density residential, commercial, and"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Animal Daycare","Arcade","Artist Studio","Assembly Hall","Auction House","Automotive Sales and Rental Storefront","Brew pub","Brewers and vintners","Child Care Centre","Commercial Schools","Congregate Housing","Community Centres","Community Service","Cultural Facilities","Eating Establishment","Entertainment Facilities","General Service","Government Administration","Indoor Recreation Facilities","Multiple-Unit Residential","Office","Personal Service","Parking Facilities","Retail Store","Senior Citizens Care Facility","Seniors-Oriented Multiple Unit Residential","Small-scale recycling facility","Tourist Accommodation"],"quotes":["Animal Daycare","Arcade","Artist Studio","Assembly Hall","Auction House","Automotive Sales and Rental Storefront","Brew pub","Brewers and vintners","Child Care Centre","Commercial Schools","Congregate Housing","Community Centres","Community Service","Cultural Facilities","Eating Establishment","Entertainment Facilities","General Service","Government Administration","Indoor Recreation Facilities","Multiple-Unit Residential","Office","Personal Service","Parking Facilities","Retail Store","Senior Citizens Care Facility","Seniors-Oriented Multiple Unit Residential","Small-scale recycling facility","Tourist Accommodation"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Home Occupation (excluding bed and breakfast and Child Care Centre)","Caretaker's dwelling unit","Repair shop"],"quotes":["a. Home Occupation, excluding bed and breakfast","b. Caretaker’s dwelling unit","c. Repair shop"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"222 m² (unless a larger minimum lot size through lot assembly is identified in the OCP)","quotes":["Lot size, minimum 222 m2*","*unless a larger min. lot size"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"N/A","quotes":["Lot coverage, N/A"]},"max_height":{"value":"Lots zoned C1 on or before December 1, 2025: 46 metres or AZR maximum. Lots zoned C1 after December 1, 2025: 46 metres, or AZR maximum, or as permitted in OCP Mixed Use land use. Lots outside AZR: not applicable","quotes":["Lots zoned C1 on or before December","• 46 metres or AZR maximum","Lots zoned C1 after December 1, 2025","• 46 metres, or AZR maximum, or","Lots zoned C1 outside AZR:","• Not Applicable"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"Not applicable","quotes":["Accessory Buildings Not Applicable"]},"setback_front":{"value":"2.0 m (3.0 m for residential storeys)","quotes":["up to top on 10th storey 2.0 m* 0.0 m** 0.0 m+ 2.0 m*","*3.0m for residential storeys"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"0.0 m up to top of 10th storey (2.0 m for residential storeys if abutting a lane; 6.0 m for residential storeys otherwise); 12.5 m above 10th storey (8.5 m if abutting a lane)","quotes":["up to top on 10th storey 2.0 m* 0.0 m** 0.0 m+ 2.0 m*","above top of 10th storey 2.0 m* 12.5 m^ 12.5 m 2.0 m*^","**2.0 m for residential storeys if","abutting a lane; 6.0 m for","residential storeys otherwise","^8.5 m if abutting a lane"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"0.0 m to top of 8th storey; 6.0 m above top of 8th storey or if abutting a residential use; 12.5 m above top of 10th storey","quotes":["up to top on 10th storey 2.0 m* 0.0 m** 0.0 m+ 2.0 m*","above top of 10th storey 2.0 m* 12.5 m^ 12.5 m 2.0 m*^","+To top of 8th storey; 6.0 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"2.0 m (3.0 m for residential storeys); above 10th storey 2.0 m (8.5 m if abutting a lane)","quotes":["up to top on 10th storey 2.0 m* 0.0 m** 0.0 m+ 2.0 m*","above top of 10th storey 2.0 m* 12.5 m^ 12.5 m 2.0 m*^","*3.0m for residential storeys","^8.5 m if abutting a lane"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Not applicable","quotes":["Accessory Buildings Not Applicable"]},"other":{"value":["Above the top of the 10th storey, floor plate is limited to 750 m² and building length to 30 m","Auction House is restricted to an enclosed building with a sprinkling/fire suppression system complying with the BC Building Code and NFPA standards","Amenity space must be provided","Floor area ratio is not stated in the zone"],"quotes":["Above top of 10th storey, maximum 750 m2","Max. building length above 10th storey 30 m","Auction House is restricted to an enclosed building that has a sprinkling/fire suppression","Amenity space shall be provided in accordance with this Bylaw.","Floor Area Ratio (FAR)"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"City of Langley Zoning Bylaw, 2025, No. 3300 (adopted March 9, 2026; replaces Zoning Bylaw No. 2100)","url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-2025-no-3300pdf-2","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City's electronic version is provided for convenience only and is not an official copy of the bylaw."},"source_url":"https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-2025-no-3300pdf-2#page=66","place":{"path":"ca/bc/langley","name":"Langley City","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/zoning/c1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/zoning/c1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/zoning/c1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/zoning/index.json"}}