{"title":"R1 zone in Langley City: Suburban Residential","code":"R1","slug":"r1","name":"Suburban Residential","group":"Residential","section":"5","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Single Detached Dwellings and Plex Homes on 557 square metre or larger lots.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Single Detached Dwellings and Plex Homes on 557 square metre or larger lots.","quotes":["Intent: To accommodate Single Detached Dwellings and Plex Homes on","557 square metre or larger lots."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Single Detached Dwelling","Plex Home (except for R1 lots within Transit-Oriented Areas)","Private Care Facility"],"quotes":["a. Single Detached Dwelling","b. Plex Home except for R1 lots within Transit-Oriented Areas","c. Private Care Facility"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Home Occupation","Secondary Suite","Garden Suite","Carriage Home"],"quotes":["a. Home Occupation","b. Secondary Suite","c. Garden Suite","d. Carriage Home"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"557 m²","quotes":["Lot size, minimum 557 m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"16 m","quotes":["Lot frontage, minimum 16 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"36%","quotes":["Lot coverage, maximum 36%"]},"max_density":{"value":"4 dwelling units per lot; within a TOA: 1 principal dwelling and 1 secondary suite, garden suite, or carriage home; within 400 m of a frequent transit bus stop: 6","quotes":["Number of dwelling 4","Within a TOA: 1 principal","Within 400 m of a frequent","transit bus stop: 6"]},"max_height":{"value":"9.0 m (9.8 m permitted for a sloped roof, for three storey buildings only)","quotes":["Principal Building 9.0 m (9.8 m permitted for a"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.6 m (carriage home 6.8 m; garden suite 4.6 m)","quotes":["Accessory Buildings/Structures 4.6 m","Carriage Home 6.8 m","Garden Suite 4.6 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["Principal Building 6.0 m 6.0 m 1.5 m* 3.0 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["Principal Building 6.0 m 6.0 m 1.5 m* 3.0 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m (6 m for a principal building behind another principal building adjacent to the front lot line, or where the setback is used as private open space)","quotes":["Principal Building 6.0 m 6.0 m 1.5 m* 3.0 m","* 6 m for:"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m","quotes":["Principal Building 6.0 m 6.0 m 1.5 m* 3.0 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Accessory buildings: front 6.0 m, rear 1.5 m, interior side 1.5 m, exterior side 3.0 m. Garden suite: front 6.0 m, rear 1.5 m, side 1.5 m, exterior 3.0 m. Carriage home: front 6.0 m, rear 4.5 m, side 4.5 m, exterior 3.0 m","quotes":["Accessory Buildings 6.0 m 1.5 m 1.5 m 3.0 m","Garden Suite 6.0 m 1.5 m 1.5m 3.0 m","Carriage Home 6.0 m 4.5 m^ 4.5 m^ 3.0 m"]},"other":{"value":["Third storey floor area is limited to the greater of 50 m² per unit or 80% of the ground floor area with a building stepback","Roof top patios are prohibited","Private open space of at least 6 m depth is required for each dwelling unit","Carriage home rear and side setbacks may be reduced to 3.0 m if upper-storey windows facing those lines are clerestory only"],"quotes":["a. 50 m2 for each unit within the","80% of the ground floor area","g. Roof top patios are prohibited.","minimum depth of 6 m measured outward from the building face","^ May be reduced to 3.0 m if"]}},"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=44","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/r1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/zoning/r1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/zoning/r1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/zoning/index.json"}}