3734 196a St
Langley Township · PID 005-883-211
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
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Aerial view
Satellite photo, the pin marks the lot. Imagery © Google.
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Lot facts
- Address
- 3734 196a St
- City
- Langley Township
- PID
- 005-883-211
- Lot size
- 912 m² · 9,817 ft²
- Zone
- R-1E Houses, duplexes & small multiplexes R-1E rules
- Homes guide
- How many homes can I build in Langley Township?
- Assessed value (2026)
- $1,261,400 (land $1,178,000)
- Property tax
- about $4,560 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
- 3,436 ft² (319 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.
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.
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