---
title: "C1 zone in Langley City: Downtown Commercial"
place: Langley City, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/langley
zone: C1
bylaw: "City of Langley Zoning Bylaw, 2025, No. 3300 (adopted March 9, 2026; replaces Zoning Bylaw No. 2100)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/zoning/c1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/zoning/c1.json"
---

# C1 zone in Langley City: Downtown Commercial

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.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** 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.
- **Main uses:** 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
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home Occupation (excluding bed and breakfast and Child Care Centre); Caretaker's dwelling unit; Repair shop
- **Minimum lot area:** 222 m² (unless a larger minimum lot size through lot assembly is identified in the OCP)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** N/A
- **Maximum height:** 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
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Not applicable
- **Front setback:** 2.0 m (3.0 m for residential storeys)
- **Rear setback:** 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)
- **Interior side setback:** 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
- **Street side setback:** 2.0 m (3.0 m for residential storeys); above 10th storey 2.0 m (8.5 m if abutting a lane)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Not applicable
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [City of Langley Zoning Bylaw, 2025, No. 3300 (adopted March 9, 2026; replaces Zoning Bylaw No. 2100), s. 6](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-2025-no-3300pdf-2#page=66) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Langley City: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/zoning/index.json

_Draft: taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and not yet reviewed by a person. Gov Handbook is an independent guide. Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/zoning/c1/_