3938 196 St
Langley Township · PID 008-031-291
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
- 3938 196 St
- City
- Langley Township
- PID
- 008-031-291
- Lot size
- 1,321 m² · 14,219 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)
- $1,449,000 (land $1,343,000)
- Property tax
- about $5,240 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
- 4,977 ft² (462 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
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