---
title: "R2 zone in Langley City: Townhouse Residential"
place: Langley City, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/langley
zone: R2
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/r2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/zoning/r2.json"
---

# R2 zone in Langley City: Townhouse Residential

Townhouse complexes and rowhouse buildings in the Ground Oriented Residential and Low Rise Residential OCP land uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Townhouse complexes and rowhouse buildings in the Ground Oriented Residential and Low Rise Residential OCP land uses.
- **Main uses:** Multiple Unit Residential; Seniors-Oriented Multiple Unit Residential
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home Occupations excluding bed and breakfast and child care centre; Real Estate Sales Centre Office; Commercial uses permitted by a Corner Commercial OCP designation: Retail sales less than 400 m² (excluding pharmacies), General Service, Personal Service (excluding laundry and dry cleaning), Office, Eating Establishment, Cultural Facilities, Assembly Hall, Community Service, Artist Studio, Child Care Centre, Brew pub, Brewers and vintners
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,000 m² (lots created by subdivision with a registered party wall agreement: maximum 280 m²)
- **Minimum lot width:** Not applicable (4.5 m minimum for lots created by subdivision with a registered party wall agreement)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 45%
- **Maximum density:** 1.200 FAR
- **Maximum height:** 11.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 7.0 m
- **Front setback:** 3.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 4.5 m (1.2 m where abutting a lane)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m (0.0 m for lots with party wall agreement; 4.5 m where intended for private open space)
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m (1.2 m where abutting a lane)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Same as principal buildings: front 3.0 m, rear 4.5 m, interior side 1.5 m, exterior side 3.0 m
- **Other rules:** Minimum 9.0 m between building faces on a lot; Private open space of at least 4.5 m depth (3 m if fronting a public street) for each dwelling unit; Amenity space must be provided

## 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=47) (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/r2/_