21516 87a Ave
Langley Township · PID 011-319-984
What BC law allows here
Under BC's small-scale multi-unit housing law, the city must allow at least 4 homes on this lot (a multiplex, a house with suites, or a house plus a laneway home).
Front of the lot
Google Street View from the street in front of the lot; drag to look around. Photos may be a few years old. Imagery © Google.
Aerial view
Satellite photo, the pin marks the lot. Imagery © Google.
Google Map
Lot facts
- Address
- 21516 87a Ave
- City
- Langley Township
- PID
- 011-319-984
- Lot size
- 509 m² · 5,479 ft²
- Zone
- R-1A Houses, duplexes & small multiplexes R-1A rules
- Homes guide
- How many homes can I build in Langley Township?
- Assessed value (2026)
- $1,354,000 (land $1,119,000)
- Property tax
- about $4,900 a year
Zoning rules · R-1A · Residential Zone R-1A
Urban single-family lots (min 371.6 m2) now allowing small-scale multi-unit housing.
- Floor area
- No floor-area ratio: size is set by height, setbacks and coverage
- Max height
- 30 ft (9.0 m), 2 + basement (SFD >=280 m2); 3rd storey only for 3-4 unit SSMUH storeys
- Max building footprint
- 1,918 ft² (178 m²)
- Setbacks
- front 6.0 m, side 1.2 m, rear 3.0 m, flanking side 3.0 m
- Homes
- 4 (small-scale multi-unit housing: up to 4 attached/detached units; 3 if lot <=280 m2; only inside Urban Containment Boundary, lot <4,050 m2, on municipal water+sewer, no arterial vehicle access, not in a TOA) - otherwise house + secondary suite OR house + 1 accessory dwelling unit
Township of Langley Zoning Bylaw 1987 No. 2500 (consolidated to 2026-07-27, last amendments #6091/#6129/#6136/#6144/#6246) · s.401 (401.8 lot size: depth 25 m front-loaded / 28 m rear-loaded), s.102; latest amendment #6020 (2024-11-18). Estimated from the bylaw for a lot of this size; confirm with the city before buying or building.
More on the map
The map shows this lot's true shape and buildable area, slope, sun and shadow, walking distances, schools, hazards, rents and building permits nearby.
Nearby lots
- 21377 87b Ave 828 m² · R-1A
- 21443 86a Cres 456 m² · R-1A
- 21511 86a Cres 621 m² · R-1C
- 21526 87 Ave 601 m² · R-1C
- 21540 87a Ave 467 m² · R-1A
- 21553 87b Ave 673 m² · R-1A
- 21574 87 Ave 603 m² · R-1C
- 21596 87a Ave 656 m² · R-1A
- 8679 215 St 425 m² · R-1A
- 8731 215 St 455 m² · R-1A
- 8742 215b St 582 m² · R-1A
- 8753 215 St 439 m² · R-1A