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BC zoning on our reports, by local government
Every report names the lot's zone where the local government publishes its zoning map under an open licence. For 108 bylaws, 1,559 zones in all, each zone's page sets out the homes, uses, lot sizes, coverage and height it allows, citing the bylaw's sections.
Pick a local government to see its zones side by side. Where it says rules not summarised, reports name the zone only; the place's page says who to ask. Where there's no open zoning map, reports can't name the zone, so they show the bylaw's rural zones and say who to ask.
Capital Regional District
- Township of EsquimaltZoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050 · 10 zones (residential and parks and open space (P-2) zones)
- District of SaanichDistrict of Saanich Zoning Bylaw No. 8200 · 25 zones (rural A-1 and A-4, single family RS, two family RD-1, apartment RA-3, general commercial C-2, office and apartment C-4, industrial M-1 and M-1DW, assembly P-1, park P-4 and P-4N and conservation P-5 zones)
- City of Victoria2 bylaws, each for its own area
Cariboo Regional District
- North Cariboo (Areas A, B, C and I)North Cariboo Area Rural Land Use Bylaw No. 3505, 1999 · 6 zones (rural and lakeshore zones) no open zoning map
- Central Cariboo and the Williams Lake fringe (Areas D, E and F)2 bylaws, each for its own area no open zoning map
- South Cariboo (Areas G, H and L)South Cariboo Area Zoning Bylaw No. 3501, 1999 · 7 zones (rural and lakeshore zones) no open zoning map
- Chilcotin (Areas J and K)Chilcotin Area Rural Land Use Bylaw No. 3500, 1999 · 6 zones (rural and lakeshore zones) no open zoning map
- City of QuesnelCity of Quesnel Zoning Bylaw No. 1980 of 2025 · 3 zones (rural zones) no open zoning map
Central Okanagan Regional District
- Rural areasRegional District of Central Okanagan Zoning Bylaw No. 871 · 18 zones (resource, rural and residential zones, the campground, cabin and motel commercial zone (C5) and the Sunset Ranch comprehensive development designations CD-1(A) and CD-1(B))
- Joe RichJoe Rich Rural Land Use Bylaw No. 1195, 2007 · 5 zones (rural and residential zones)
- City of KelownaCity of Kelowna Zoning Bylaw No. 12375 · 42 zones
- District of Lake CountryDistrict of Lake Country Zoning Bylaw 561, 2007 · 11 zones (agricultural, rural large parcel (RLP), rural residential and small-scale multiple housing zones (RU1, and RU2 on small lots), the Lakestone comprehensive development zone (CD3), the Cadence at the Lakes direct control zone (DC-7), the Public Park and Open Space zone (P1) and the Administration, Public Service and Assembly zone (P2))
- District of PeachlandZoning Bylaw No. 2400, 2023 · 4 zones (residential zones)
Columbia Shuswap Regional District
- Rural areas11 bylaws, each for its own area
- Highway Planning Area No. 1 Zoning Regulations, Bylaw No. 1689 zones
- Anglemont Zoning Bylaw No. 6508 zones
- South Shuswap Zoning Bylaw No. 70124 zones
- Ranchero / Deep Creek Zoning Bylaw No. 75119 zones
- Magna Bay Zoning Bylaw No. 80010 zones
- Scotch Creek/Lee Creek Zoning Bylaw No. 82520 zones
- Electoral Area E Zoning Bylaw No. 84126 zones
- Electoral Area 'B' Zoning Bylaw No. 85118 zones
- Lakes Zoning Bylaw No. 90014 zones
- Salmon Valley Land Use Bylaw No. 250015 zones
- Kault Hill Rural Land Use Bylaw No. 30004 zones
- City of RevelstokeCity of Revelstoke Zoning Bylaw No. 2406, 2025 · 8 zones (low density residential zones R-LD1, R-LD5 and R-LD6, the high impact industrial zone I-3, the downtown mixed-use zone, the environmental and rural recreation zone, the parks and public use zone and the resort zone CD-02)
Comox Valley Regional District
- Rural areasRural Comox Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 520, 2019 · 10 zones (residential and rural zones) no open zoning map
Cowichan Valley Regional District
- Municipality of North CowichanZoning Bylaw 1997, No. 2950 · 23 zones (residential, townhouse, apartment, rural and agricultural zones, the Commercial General zone C2, the Commercial Service zone C3, the Industrial Light and Heavy zones I1 and I2, the Public Use zone PU and the Comprehensive Development zones CD1, CD4 and CD18)
East Kootenay Regional District
- Rural areas9 bylaws, each for its own area
- Elk Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 829, 199028 zones
- Jaffray, Tie Lake, Rosen Lake Land Use and Floodplain Management Bylaw No. 1414, 199910 zones
- SweetWater Zoning & Floodplain Management Bylaw No. 2127, 200910 zones
- Wycliffe Zoning & Floodplain Management Bylaw No. 2256, 201011 zones
- South Country Zoning & Floodplain Management Bylaw No. 2320, 201117 zones
- Electoral Area E Zoning and Floodplain Management Bylaw No. 2502, 201427 zones
- Steeples Zoning & Floodplain Management Bylaw No. 2615, 201517 zones
- Electoral Area C South Zoning & Floodplain Management Bylaw No. 2913, 201923 zones
- Columbia Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 3255, 202349 zones
- City of CranbrookCity of Cranbrook Zoning Bylaw No. 3977, 2019 · 14 zones (Residential Transition Zone RT, Residential Zone R-1, Cluster Development Zone R-3, Low and Medium Density Multiple Family Residential Zones R-4 and R-5, Mobile Home and Residential Zone R-7, Community Commercial Zone C-1, Highway Commercial Zone C-2, Light Industrial Zone M-2, Public Institutional Zone P-1, Clean Industrial Zone M-1, Community Recreation Zone P-2 and Comprehensive Development Zones CD-1 (Wildstone) and CD-3 (Shadow Mountain))
Fraser Valley Regional District
- City of AbbotsfordCity of Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw No. 2400-2014 · 165 zones
Fraser-Fort George Regional District
- City of Prince GeorgeCity of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 · 33 zones (rural, single residential and two-unit zones, the Downtown zone C1, the industrial zones M1 to M5, the Minor Utilities zone U1, the Parks and Recreation zone P1, the Minor Institutional zone P2, the Multiple Residential zones RM1, RM3 and RM4, the Manufactured Home Park zone RM9, the Visitor Commercial zone C5, the Highway Commercial zone C6, the Transitional Commercial zone C7, the Residential Cluster zone RT3 and the Fraser River Bench Lands Compact Community zone Z14)
Islands Trust
- Islands Trust21 bylaws, each for its own area
- Salt Spring Island Land Use Bylaw, 1999 (Bylaw No. 355)11 zones
- Gabriola Island Land Use Bylaw, 1999 (Bylaw No. 177)4 zones
- North Pender Island Land Use Bylaw No. 224, 20224 zones
- Mayne Island Land Use Bylaw No. 146, 20084 zones
- Galiano Island Land Use Bylaw No. 127, 19996 zones
- Hornby Island Land Use Bylaw No. 150, 20143 zones
- Gambier Island Land Use Bylaw No. 86, 20042 zones
- Denman Island Land Use Bylaw No. 186, 20083 zones
- Saturna Island Land Use Bylaw No. 119, 20182 zones
- Lasqueti Island Land Use Bylaw No. 78, 20051 zone
- Mudge Island Land Use Bylaw, 2007 (Bylaw No. 228)1 zone
- Thetis Island Land Use Bylaw, 2011 (Bylaw No. 89)2 zones
- South Pender Island Land Use Bylaw No. 114, 20163 zones
- Keats Island Land Use Bylaw No. 78, 20022 zones
- Gambier Associated Islands Land Use Bylaw, 2013 (Bylaw No. 120)2 zones
- Bowyer and Passage Islands Land Use Bylaw, 2011 (Bylaw No. 114)1 zone
- Thetis Associated Islands Land Use Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 94)2 zones
- Valdes Island Rural Land Use Bylaw, 1998 (Thetis Island Bylaw No. 42)3 zones
- DeCourcy Island Zoning Bylaw, 1987 (Bylaw No. 44)1 zone
- Piers Island Land Use Bylaw, 2001 (Bylaw No. 373)1 zone
- North Pender Associated Islands Land Use Bylaw No. 148, 20032 zones
Kootenay Boundary Regional District
- City of Grand ForksCity of Grand Forks Zoning Bylaw No. 2039, 2018 · 1 zone (R-1 zone)
Metro Vancouver Regional District
- Bowen Island MunicipalityBowen Island Municipality Land Use Bylaw No. 57, 2002 · 2 zones (Settlement Residential 2 and Rural Residential 1 zones)
- City of BurnabyBurnaby Zoning Bylaw 2026, No. 14815 · 18 zones (residential districts R1 to R5, the rental sub-districts R2r to R5r, the neighbourhood commercial (C1) and general commercial (C2), employment (E1), industrial (I1), parks and natural areas (P1, P1a) and institutional (P2) districts, the heavy industrial sub-district (I1a) and the agriculture district (A1))
- City of CoquitlamCity of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 · 24 zones (low-density residential (RS-2, R-1 to R-4, RTM-1, RT-2), legacy single family and infill (RS-1, RS-3, RS-4, RT-1, RT-3), Agricultural and Resource (A-3), Service Commercial (CS-1), General Commercial (C-2), General Industrial (M-1), Industrial Business (M-2), Civic Institutional (P-1), Special Institutional (P-2), Special Recreation (P-3) and Special Park (P-5) zones, apartment and townhouse zones RM-1 and RM-2, and the Comprehensive Development zone CD-29)
- City of DeltaDelta Zoning Bylaw No. 7600, 2017 · 19 zones (residential, townhouse (TH-2, RT40), core commercial (C1), farm, industrial and public use zones, and Comprehensive Development Zones No. 98A, 179, 360-2 and 423-R (CD98A, CD179, CD360-2, CD423R, under Zoning Bylaw No. 2750))
- Township of LangleyTownship of Langley Zoning Bylaw 1987 No. 2500 · 39 zones (rural zones RU-1 to RU-3, the rural floodplain zones RU-4 and RU-5 and the Rural Golf Course zone RU-10, suburban, single family, two family (R-2) and compact lot zones, the Comprehensive Rural Estate zone CRE-1, the comprehensive development zones CD-4, CD-12, CD-20, CD-21, CD-38, CD-54, CD-55, CD-56, CD-58 (townhouses) and CD-130 (rowhouses), the Community Commercial zone C-2, the Service Commercial zone C-3, the Service Industrial zone M-1A, the General Industrial zones M-2 and M-2A, the Heavy Industrial zone M-3 and the Civic Institutional zone P-1)
- City of LangleyCity of Langley Zoning Bylaw, 2025, No. 3300 · 7 zones (R1 Suburban Residential, R2 Townhouse Residential, R3 Low Rise Residential, C1 Downtown Commercial, C2 Service Commercial, I1 Light Industrial and P1 Public Institutional zones)
- City of Maple RidgeCity of Maple Ridge Zoning Bylaw No. 7600-2019 · 22 zones (single detached residential RS-1, RS-1a, RS-1b, RS-1d, RS-2 and RS-3 zones, the Urban Infill Residential zone RUR, the Small Holding Agricultural zone A-1, the Upland Agricultural zone A-2, the Low Density Townhouse Residential zone RM-1, the Town Centre Commercial zone C-3, the General Industrial zone M-2, the Business Park Industrial zone M-3, the Street Townhouse Residential zones RST and RST-SV, the Special Urban Residential zone SRS, the Suburban Residential Strata zone RG-2, the Service Commercial zone CS-1, the Park and School zone P-1, and the Comprehensive Development zones CD-1-93, CD-1-99 and CD-3-98)
- City of Port CoquitlamCity of Port Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw, 2008, No. 3630 · 12 zones (small-scale residential (RS1 to RS4), compact townhouse (RTh3), apartment (RA1), community commercial (CC), agriculture (A), general and heavy industrial (M1, M2), civic institutional (P1) and parks and natural areas (P3) zones)
- City of Port MoodyCity of Port Moody Zoning Bylaw, 2018, No. 2937 · 12 zones (the Acreage Reserve zone A1, single detached zones RS1, RS1-S, RS3, RS5, RS6 and RS9, the semi-detached zone RT, the Light and General Industrial zones M1 and M2, the Transportation – Railway zone T1 and the Civic Service zone P1)
- City of SurreySurrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No. 12000 · 27 zones (agricultural (A-1) and intensive agriculture (A-2), ground-oriented residential, manufactured home park, row house, medium and high density townhouse, low-rise apartment (MR6), local and neighbourhood commercial (C-4, C-5), community commercial (C-8), town centre commercial (C-15), downtown commercial (C-35), assembly hall (PA-1, PA-2), highway commercial industrial (CHI), business park (IB, IB-2) and light industrial zones)
- City of VancouverZoning and Development By-law No. 3575 · 60 zones (residential districts R1-1, RT-2, RT-3, RT-5, RT-7 to RT-11, R3-1 to R3-3, R4-1, R5-1 to R5-4, RM-1 to RM-4, RM-5 to RM-5D, RM-7 to RM-9B, RM-11, RM-12, FM-1, RA-1 and First Shaughnessy (FSD), the C-1, C-2, C-2A, C-2C, C-2C1, C-3A, C-5, C-5A, C-6 and FC-2 commercial districts, the I-1, I-2, IC-2, IC-3, M-1, M-2, MC-1 and MC-2 industrial districts and the HA-1, HA-1A and HA-2 historic areas)
Mount Waddington Regional District
- Rural areasRDMW Zoning Bylaw No. 21, 1972 · 3 zones (rural zones) no open zoning map
Nanaimo Regional District
- Rural areas2 bylaws, each for its own area
- City of NanaimoCity of Nanaimo Zoning Bylaw No. 4500 · 34 zones (zones R1, R2, R3, R5, R6, R8, R10, R11, R14, R15, AR1, AR2, COR1, COR2, COR3, CC1, CC2, DT1, DT2, DT4, DT5, DT7, DT8, DT12, PRC1, PRC2, PRC3, I1, I2, I3, I4, CS1, CS3 and W1)
North Okanagan Regional District
- Rural areasRegional District of North Okanagan Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 2023 · 29 zones
- Township of SpallumcheenTownship of Spallumcheen Zoning Bylaw No. 1700, 2008 · 5 zones (rural zones) no open zoning map
Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District
- Rural areas3 bylaws, each for its own area
- Village of KeremeosVillage of Keremeos Zoning Bylaw No. 851 · 2 zones (low density residential and village centre zones)
- Town of OliverTown of Oliver Zoning Bylaw No. 1423 · 6 zones (low density residential zone and its site-specific form (RS1s), the Town Centre zone, the Agriculture zone, the General Industrial zone and the Parks, Recreation and Open Space zone)
- Town of OsoyoosTown of Osoyoos Zoning Bylaw No. 1395, 2024 · 5 zones (residential, town centre, highway commercial and campground commercial zones)
- City of PentictonCity of Penticton Zoning Bylaw No. 2024-22 · 39 zones
- Town of PrincetonTown of Princeton Zoning Bylaw No. 880, 2013 · 8 zones (residential zones, the Central Business zone C2 and the Institutional and Health Care zone H1)
- District of SummerlandZoning Bylaw No. 2000-450 · 11 zones (residential, rural and agricultural zones, the Tourist Commercial zone CT1, the Central Business zone CB1, the Parks and Recreation zone PR1 and the Forestry Grazing zone FG)
Peace River Regional District
- City of Fort St. JohnCity of Fort St. John Zoning Bylaw No. 2470, 2019 · 13 zones (single-detached, two-unit, manufactured home (R-4, and R-4A on small parcels) and medium- and high-density multiple dwelling (RM-1, RM-2) housing zones, Downtown Core Commercial (C-2), General Commercial (C-3), Highway Commercial (C-4), Light Industrial (M-1), Heavy Industrial (M-2), Institutional (INS-1) and Parks, Recreation and Natural Areas (P-1))
Squamish-Lillooet Regional District
- Village of PembertonVillage of Pemberton Zoning Bylaw No. 832, 2018 · 1 zone (Residential 1 zone)
- Resort Municipality of WhistlerZoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 · 10 zones (residential, multiple residential and rural zones, the Residential/Tourist Accommodation Eleven and Thirty-Three zones RTA11 and RTA33 and the Comprehensive Development One zone CD1)
- District of SquamishDistrict of Squamish Zoning Bylaw No. 2200, 2011 · 17 zones (residential zones R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4 and R-5, the University Housing zone UH-1, the Park, Recreational, and Institutional Use zone P-3, the Ecological Reserve zone P-4, the Resource zone RE, the Downtown Commercial zone C-4, the Rural Residential zone RL-2, the Light Industrial zone I-1, the General Industrial zone I-3, the Business Park Industrial zone I-11, the Rail Transportation zone I-6 and the Comprehensive Development zones CD-35 and CD-38)
Strathcona Regional District
- Rural areas3 bylaws, each for its own area
- Village of Gold Riverthe open map still shows the old bylaw's zones
- Village of Saywardzone shown on reports; rules not summarised
- Village of Tahsiszone shown on reports; rules not summarised
Sunshine Coast Regional District
- Rural areas2 bylaws, each for its own area
- Town of GibsonsZoning Bylaw No. 1342, 2025 · 3 zones (residential zone, the Mixed-Use Commercial Upper Gibsons zone (CM-2) and the Parks and Recreation zone)
Thompson-Nicola Regional District
- Rural areasTNRD Zoning Bylaw No. 2400, 2012 · 29 zones
- Village of Ashcroftzone shown on reports; rules not summarised
- District of BarriereDistrict of Barriere Zoning Bylaw No. 111 · 17 zones
- Village of Cache Creekthe open map still shows the old bylaw's zones
- Village of ChaseVillage of Chase Zoning Bylaw No. 683, 2006 · 1 zone (R-1 Low Density Residential zone)
- District of ClearwaterDistrict of Clearwater Zoning Bylaw No. 133, 2016 · 15 zones
- Village of ClintonVillage of Clinton Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025 · 12 zones
- City of KamloopsCity of Kamloops Zoning Bylaw No. 55, 2021 · 52 zones
- District of Logan Lakezone shown on reports; rules not summarised
- Village of LyttonVillage of Lytton Zoning Bylaw No. 484, 1998 · 12 zones
- City of MerrittCity of Merritt Zoning Bylaw No. 2284, 2020 · 26 zones
- Sun Peaks Mountain Resort MunicipalitySun Peaks Resort Area Zoning Bylaw No. 1400 · 19 zones
How many homes provincial law makes every zone for houses allow, place by place: How many homes can I build on my lot? Near a SkyTrain station or bus exchange: is it in a transit-oriented area? Splitting a lot: can I subdivide it? A suite or carriage house: what the zone and the ALR allow. A mobile home: zoning, the registry and the ALR. An RV or tiny home: can you live in one? In an old neighbourhood: is it a heritage conservation area? More than the zone allows: how a rezoning works. Where the council means to go: the official community plan.
Zone codes in several bylaws
The same code means different things council to council. What each allows, bylaw by bylaw:
A, A1, A2, A3, A4, AG, AG1, AR1, AR2, C1, C2, C-3, C-4, C5, C6, C7, C8, CD-1, CD2, CD3, CD4, CD5, CR, CR-1, CS-1, F1, FW, GC, HC, I1, I2, I3, I4, ID1, L.H, LH1, M1, M-2, M-3, MH, MHP, MHP1, P, P-1, P-2, P-3, P-4, P5, PI, PK, PR, R, R1, R-1(A), R-1(B), R-1(C), R2, R-3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, RA, RA 1, RC, RC1, RES-1, RES-1(A), RES-2, RH, RL, RL-1, RL 2, RM, RM1, RM-2, RM3, RM4, RM5, RM9, R-MP, RR, RR1, RR2, RR 3, RR-4, RR-8, RR-16, RR-60, RS1, RS-1(A), RS2, RS3, RS-4, RS5, RS6, RS7, RSC, RT-2, RT-3, RU1, RU2, RU-3, RU-4, RU-5, SH, SH-1, SH-2, SH3, SH4, SR, VR, W1, WP-1.
Some places are under a land use or rural land use bylaw instead of a zoning bylaw: what that means. Licences and the local governments we checked whose maps aren't open: Data sources.