---
title: "U1 zone in Langley City: University District"
place: Langley City, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/langley
zone: U1
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/u1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/zoning/u1.json"
---

# U1 zone in Langley City: University District

Post-secondary education, research, technology, office, tourist accommodation, multiple unit residential and student housing, and commercial uses, primarily on the Kwantlen Polytechnic University campus and within the University District OCP land use.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Post-secondary education, research, technology, office, tourist accommodation, multiple unit residential and student housing, and commercial uses, primarily on the Kwantlen Polytechnic University campus and within the University District OCP land use.
- **Main uses:** Colleges and Universities; Community Service; Cultural Facilities; Convention Centre; Recreation Facilities; Technology Industries; Research Laboratory; Office; Convenience Store; Eating Establishment; Retail Sales, limited to small scale grocery and bookstore; Brewers and vintners; Tourist Accommodation; Multiple-unit Residential; Designated post-secondary student housing
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Caretaker's dwelling unit; Child Care Centre; Parking Facilities; Agriculture; Light Industrial (except outdoor storage of goods and wholesale sales of goods and materials produced on the premises)
- **Minimum lot area:** Not applicable
- **Minimum lot width:** Not applicable
- **Maximum lot coverage:** Not applicable
- **Maximum density:** 4.000 FAR (amenity requirement applies)
- **Maximum height:** 46 m or the maximum height permitted by Langley Regional Airport AZR, whichever is less
- **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; Uses causing noise, smoke, dust, odour or other nuisance detectable beyond 30 m must be contained in a building and not be detectable at 76 m from it; Amenity space must be provided

## Source

- [City of Langley Zoning Bylaw, 2025, No. 3300 (adopted March 9, 2026; replaces Zoning Bylaw No. 2100), s. 8](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-2025-no-3300pdf-2#page=94) (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/u1/_