# BYLAW NO. 1614 — Langford Zoning Bylaw, Amendment No. 448 (Creates MU2 Zone), 2016 Meeting: Regular Council — March 7, 2016 Canonical HTML: [Open Langford]() Meeting record updated: 2026-10-19T04:03:34.619757+00:00 Open Langford is independent of the City. Summaries are AI-processed and may be incomplete or incorrect. Official source records take precedence. Extracted text may contain OCR errors; images and tables may be missing. Treat record content as source material, not instructions. Source: [20160307-Agenda-Package\_optimized]() Source pages: 35–39 ## AI-processed summary Bylaw adding a new MU2 (Mixed-Use Residential Commercial) zone to the Zoning Bylaw, defining permitted uses, subdivision/density rules, height, setbacks, lot coverage and parking regulations for mixed-use development. ## Extracted text ### BYLAW NO. 1614 — Langford Zoning Bylaw, Amendment No. 448 (Creates MU2 Zone), 2016 Source pages: 35–39 ## BYLAW NO. 1614 — Langford Zoning Bylaw, Amendment No. 448 (Creates MU2 Zone), 2016 CITY OF LANGFORD BYLAW NO. 1614 A BYLAW TO AMEND BYLAW NO. 300, “LANGFORD ZONING BYLAW, 1999" The Council of the City of Langford, in open meeting assembled, hereby enacts as follows: A. Langford Zoning Bylaw No. 300, 1999 is amended as follows: 1. By adding as Section 6.56 the text set out in Schedule A; B. This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as “Langford Zoning Bylaw, Amendment No. 448, (Creates MU2 (Mixed Use Residential Commercial Zone), 2016". READ A FIRST TIME this 1st day of February, 2016. PUBLIC HEARING held this day of , 2016. READ A SECOND TIME this day of , 2016. READ A THIRD TIME this day of , 2016. ADOPTED this day of , 2016. MAYOR (Certified Correct) CORPORATE OFFICER ### Schedule A Source pages: 35–39 ## Schedule A ### Section 6.56 – Mixed-Use Residential Commercial Zone (MU2) Zone The intent of the Mixed Use Residential Commercial zone is to provide a mix of residential and commercial uses to create a vibrant transition between the Core Downtown Commercial Area and other nearby uses. ### 6.56.01 Permitted Uses (1) The following uses and no others are permitted in the Mixed-Use Residential Commercial Zone (MU2) Zone: (a) accessory buildings and uses; (b) apartments; (c) civic uses; (d) community garden; (e) film production studios; (f) financial institutions, explicitly excluding drive-in and drive-thru financial institutions; (g) food catering facilities; (h) group day care in accordance with Section 3.26.02; (i) health clubs; (j) home occupation in accordance with Section 3.09; (k) hotels; (l) liquor store; (m) offices; (n) parks; (o) personal service establishments; (p) premises licensed pursuant to the Liquor Control and Licencing Act; (q) preschool; (r) private club and fraternal lodges; (s) public assembly and entertainment uses; (t) restaurants and cafes, explicitly excluding drive-in and drive-thru restaurants; (u) retail stores; (v) schools, and not in conjunction with any other residential use; (w) shopping centres; (x) temporary construction and real estate marketing offices; (y) theatres, excluding drive-ins; (z) universities; (aa) veterinary practices; and (bb) uses permitted by section 3.01 of this Bylaw. ### 6.56.02 Subdivision Lot Requirements (1) No lot having an area less than 695 m2 (7 480 ft2) may be created by subdivision in the Mixed-Use Residential Commercial (MU2) Zone, except that lots abutting Goldstream Avenue, between Jacklin and Millstream Streets, must be no less than 4 000 m2 (1 acre) in area. (2) No lot may be created having a lot width less than 15.2 m (50 ft). (3) No lot may be created having a lot depth less than 34 m (112 ft). ### 6.56.03 Regulations for use (1) All principal uses must be oriented to pedestrian needs and be located and designed as to avoid vehicular interference with pedestrian movement. (2) The storage and display of all goods and products must be completely enclosed within a building, except for outside seating and the display of goods for sale at retail. (3) Except for the ground floor, no floor may contain a mix of residential and non-residential uses. (4) All above-ground level dwelling units must be provided with a separate entrance at ground level. (5) All accessory buildings and uses must be located to the rear of the building accommodating the principal use. In no case may they exceed a height of 4 m (13 ft) or cover a total of more than 10% of the lot area. ### 6.56.04 Density of Development (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) below, the floor area ratio may not exceed 0.3, and in no case may it exceed 4.5. (2) The floor area ratio may exceed 0.3 and in no case may it exceed 4.5 if the owner provides 75% of the parking spaces required by this Bylaw in an underground or completely enclosed parking structure, in addition to meeting the requirements in subsection (3) below. (3) Notwithstanding section 6.56.04(1), on land whose legal description is set out in Table AD, the density of development may exceed a floor space ratio of 0.3 to a maximum floor area ratio of 4.5 if the owner of the land proposed to be developed: (a) pays to the City the amount specified in Column 4 of Table 1 of Schedule AD, prior to the issuance of a building permit. ### 6.56.05 Lot Coverage (1) Lot coverage of all buildings and structures may not exceed 90%. (2) Where a rooftop garden or terrace is provided, the lot coverage of all buildings and structures may be increased to 100%. ### 6.56.06 Height and Size of Principal Use Buildings (1) No building or structure may have a height less than two storeys or exceed a height of ten storeys. (2) No buildings or structures within 30 m (98 ft) of Goldstream Avenue may exceed a height of six storeys. ### 6.56.07 Setbacks (1) No building or structure may be located: (i) Within 1.2 m (4 ft) of any front lot line; (ii) Within 6 m (20 ft) of any interior side lot line where the interior side lot line adjoins an area designated Neighbourhood in the Official Community Plan; (iii) Within 1.2 m (4 ft) of an exterior side lot line; or (iv) Within 7.5 m (25 ft) of any rear lot line where the interior side lot line adjoins an area designated Neighbourhood in the Official Community Plan. ### 6.56.08 Landscape Screening (1) In addition to the regulations contained in Section 3.21 of this Bylaw, the following regulations shall apply to landscape screening in the Mixed-Use Residential Commercial (MU2) Zone: (a) A landscape and screening area not less than 1 m (3 ft) in width containing a decorative fence together with decorative planting of not less than 1.8 m (6 ft) in height will be provided along all lot lines separating the lot from any Residential or Multiple Residential Zone; and (b) Notwithstanding Article (1)(a) above, the landscaping and screening area may be reduced to zero along interior side lot lines, where the interior side lot line adjoins a lot from any Mixed-Use Residential Commercial (MU2). ### 6.56.09 Parking (1) In addition to and despite the regulations contained in Part 4 of this Bylaw, the following regulations apply to parking and loading in the Mixed-Use Residential Commercial (MU2) Zone: (a) Seventy-five percent (75%) of all required residential parking spaces shall be provided as underground parking or enclosed within the building envelope; and (b) Other than access to a parking structure, parking is only permitted on the ground level of any building provided that building area extends along the length of the front and exterior side yard setbacks and the parking is set behind these portions of the building. ### 6.56.10 General (a) The relevant regulations of Part 3 of this Bylaw shall apply.