Township council, June 29: more housing types in compact-lot zones, truck parking in Gloucester and a bubble for Aldergrove baseball
Township council opened compact-lot zones to small-scale multi-unit housing, kept its Gloucester truck parking pilot going, heard a case for inclusive housing and paid for a training structure for Aldergrove Minor Baseball.
- Meeting
- Regular Council Meeting, Monday, June 29, 2026, 1:30 pm, Fraser River Presentation Theatre, Township Civic Facility, 20338 65 Avenue
- Official record
- Minutes (PDF) · Agenda and staff reports (PDF)
The last Township meeting before the summer break was mostly about housing: who can afford it, and what can be built on a compact lot.
Small-scale multi-unit housing in the R-CL(SD) zone
Council gave three readings and then final reading the same day to Bylaw 6233, which brings small-scale multi-unit housing (the Province’s push for suites, duplexes and small multiplexes on single-family lots) into the Residential Compact Lot R-CL(SD) zone. Councillors Kunst and Whitmarsh were opposed at final reading.
Council also gave final reading to a fees bylaw tied to the Willoughby community and neighbourhood plan updates.
The case for inclusive housing
The Inclusive Housing Coalition asked council for an inclusive housing strategy: homes that are safe, affordable and supportive for people with disabilities and seniors. Their numbers framed the gap. A person with an intellectual disability on income assistance receives $1,483 a month in total, and a senior on Old Age Security and the Guaranteed Income Supplement about $1,850. A graph in their presentation showed how far those incomes fall short of local housing costs.
Truck parking in Gloucester
Council kept Phase 1 of its on-street truck parking pilot in Gloucester Industrial Estates going and told staff to include $6,000 for waste receptacles. Illegal truck parking on farmland is a long-running Township issue; the pilot is one way the Township is trying to give drivers somewhere legal to park. The same issue came back from residents on July 13.
A training structure for Aldergrove Minor Baseball
Council authorized $145,000 from the Facilities Renewal Reserve for a temporary fabric training structure and site work for Aldergrove Minor Baseball, as set out in a staff memo.
Also on June 29
- A development permit for a property on 30 Avenue in rural south Langley was approved (Councillor Martens opposed).
- Three readings went to road closure bylaws for parts of 209A Street and the Horne Pit area, which reached final reading on July 13.
- A resident used the delegation time to question how the Township applies public sector accounting standards in its 2025 annual report and audited financial statements.
- Information memos covered the Walnut Grove off-leash dog park and the school district’s eligible school sites.
More background: Langley’s housing types explained · Township of Langley council