6979 196a St
Langley Township · PID 025-892-983
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
- 6979 196a St
- City
- Langley Township
- PID
- 025-892-983
- Lot size
- 356 m² · 3,832 ft²
- Zone
- R-CL Houses, duplexes & small multiplexes R-CL rules
- Homes guide
- How many homes can I build in Langley Township?
- Assessed value (2026)
- $1,496,000 (land $908,000)
- Property tax
- about $5,410 a year
Zoning rules · R-CL · Residential Compact Lot Zone
Compact single-family lots (220-464.5 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) storeys
- Max building footprint
- 2,108 ft² (196 m²)
- Setbacks
- front 6.0 m, side 1.2 m, rear 3.0 m, flanking side 2.4 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; max 24.7 lots/ha
Township of Langley Zoning Bylaw 1987 No. 2500 (consolidated to 2026-07-27, last amendments #6091/#6129/#6136/#6144/#6246) · s.403 (403.7: front-loaded 220 m2/11 m/18 m deep; rear-loaded 220 m2/8.2 m/22 m deep; max lot 464.5 m2). 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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