Wednesday, June 11, 2025

June 9 Council Notes: Housing Matters

On Monday night, Langley City Council gave first and second reading to rezone 4505-4535 200A Street to accommodate a 27-unit, three-bedroom townhouse project.

Rendering of proposed townhouse project at 4505-4535 200A Street

I wanted to highlight a few things about this proposed project. The project, if approved, includes retaining clusters of existing trees along the 200th Street frontage, bordering the school property and the walkway connecting 200A Street to the school property. The walkway would also be widened as part of this project.

The project includes a small, common passive greenspace and six visitor parking spaces (one of which is accessible). 17 of the 21 units have side-by-side garages.

As per the City's Townhome & Plex-Home Best Practices Guide. The proposed townhouses are set back 8 metres from 200A Street or step down in height to two stories.

As part of any redevelopment of market rental buildings, the current number of rental units must be secured in the new building for the life of that building. 20675 Eastleigh Crescent is subject to a rezoning and development application. You can read more about this in a previous post. Twenty-one units in the new building must be rental units, comprising a mix of 11 two-bedroom units, four one-bedroom units with dens, and six one-bedroom units. Council gave first, second, and third reading to a housing agreement bylaw to secure these rental units in the proposed new building.

Council also gave final reading to rezoning and issued a development permit for a 6-storey, 80-unit apartment building located at 20130-20150 53 Avenue and 20139-20153 52 Avenue. You can read more about this project in a previous post.

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