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3486 196a St

Langley Township · PID 005-275-881

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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).

Lot facts

Address
3486 196a St
City
Langley Township
PID
005-275-881
Lot size
873 m² · 9,397 ft²
Zone
R-1E Houses, duplexes & small multiplexes R-1E rules
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Assessed value (2026)
$1,529,000 (land $1,155,000)
Property tax
about $5,530 a year

• No city sanitary sewer main found within about 50 m: check servicing with the city

Zoning rules · R-1E · Residential Zone R-1E

Urban/suburban single-family residential now allowing small-scale multi-unit housing (variants differ only in minimum lot size, set in s.110).

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
3,289 ft² (306 m²)
Setbacks
front 6.0 m, side 1.2 m, rear 3.0 m, flanking side 4.5 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.402 (402.7 refers to s.110 and Subdivision Bylaw 5382 for lot size - not retrieved); latest amendment #6020 (2024-11-18). Estimated from the bylaw for a lot of this size; confirm with the city before buying or building.

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