---
title: "R1 zone in Langley City: Suburban Residential"
place: Langley City, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/langley
zone: R1
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/r1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/zoning/r1.json"
---

# R1 zone in Langley City: Suburban Residential

Single Detached Dwellings and Plex Homes on 557 square metre or larger lots.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Single Detached Dwellings and Plex Homes on 557 square metre or larger lots.
- **Main uses:** Single Detached Dwelling; Plex Home (except for R1 lots within Transit-Oriented Areas); Private Care Facility
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home Occupation; Secondary Suite; Garden Suite; Carriage Home
- **Minimum lot area:** 557 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 16 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 36%
- **Maximum density:** 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
- **Maximum height:** 9.0 m (9.8 m permitted for a sloped roof, for three storey buildings only)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.6 m (carriage home 6.8 m; garden suite 4.6 m)
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 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)
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 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
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [City of Langley Zoning Bylaw, 2025, No. 3300 (adopted March 9, 2026; replaces Zoning Bylaw No. 2100), s. 5](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-2025-no-3300pdf-2#page=44) (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/r1/_