---
title: "R3 zone in Langley City: Low Rise Residential"
place: Langley City, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/langley
zone: R3
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/r3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/zoning/r3.json"
---

# R3 zone in Langley City: Low Rise Residential

Low-rise, high-density apartment buildings and townhouse complexes in the Low Rise Residential OCP land use.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Low-rise, high-density apartment buildings and townhouse complexes in the Low Rise Residential OCP land use.
- **Main uses:** Congregate Housing; Multiple Unit Residential; Seniors-Oriented Multiple Unit Residential
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home Occupation (excluding bed and breakfast and Child Care Centre); 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, Brew pub, Brewers and vintners
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,000 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 26.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** N/A
- **Maximum density:** 2.600 FAR (amenity requirement applies above 2.1 FAR base density)
- **Maximum height:** 6 storeys
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 7.0 m
- **Front setback:** 3.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m (2.0 m if abutting a lane)
- **Interior side setback:** 6.0 m (1.5 m for a single exit stair building if units next to a side lot line are also next to the front or rear lot line)
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m (2.0 m if abutting a lane)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 6.0 m, rear 3.0 m, interior side 3.0 m, exterior side 6.0 m (0.0 m if abutting a lane)
- **Other rules:** 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=50) (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/r3/_