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Armstrong zoning: find your zone and what it allows

How do I find out how my property is zoned and what I can build on it?

Armstrong, British ColumbiaChecked against official textSources read 2026-11-05

Short answer

To find your zoning in the City of Armstrong, use Armstrong CityMap, the City's web map, or the Zoning Bylaw Map (Schedule A of Zoning Bylaw No. 1921, 2024). Then read that zone's section of the bylaw. Planning staff can also tell you a property's zoning.

Zoning map

Find your zone on the Zoning Bylaw Map (Schedule A, PDF), then look it up below.

Zones in Armstrong

From Zoning Bylaw No. 1921, 2024 (consolidated for convenience only, with Bylaw No. 1928, 2024). The City marks the consolidation "for convenience only". The cover lists one amending bylaw, No. 1928 (adopted August 12, 2024, map amendment for 2600 Pleasant Valley Road). Each zone has its own page with its uses, lot sizes, heights and setbacks. Zone pages are drafts taken from the bylaw text and not yet reviewed by a person.

Agricultural zones

Rural zones

Residential zones

Commercial zones

Industrial zones

Public zones

Key facts

How to find your zoneUse Armstrong CityMap, the City's web mapping application, which shows zoning information, property lines and OCP land use. The Zoning Bylaw Map (Schedule A) is also on the City's planning page. City staff can also identify a property's zoning.Maps, Maps page; Planning & Development Services, Planning page; A Guide to Building Permits (March 2023) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
Official wording
Armstrong CityMap is a Web-based application that lets you view data about the City of Armstrong in map form.
Zoning information
you are solely responsible for confirming the content of CityMap with the relevant primary source of information.
Zoning Bylaw Map (Schedule A)
City staff can help identify the Official Community Plan designation, current zoning, etc.
Zoning bylawZoning Bylaw No. 1921, 2024, adopted June 24, 2024. The City's copy is consolidated for convenience only with Bylaw No. 1928, 2024 (adopted August 12, 2024, a map amendment for 2600 Pleasant Valley Road).Zoning Bylaw No. 1921, 2024 (PDF, consolidated for convenience), Cover page; Planning & Development Services, Planning page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
Official wording
Adopted: June 24, 2024
Bylaw No. 1928, 2024 – Adopted August 12,
Zoning Bylaw (No. 1921, 2024)
What the zone controlsFor each zone: permitted principal and accessory uses, lot size and frontage, number of dwelling units, lot coverage, building height, and setbacks for principal and accessory buildings. Zones: A.1, CR.1, R.1, R.2, RA.1, RMP, C.1 to C.5, I.1, P.1 to P.3, T.1.Zoning Bylaw No. 1921, 2024 (PDF, consolidated for convenience), Sections 8 to 13; Zoning Bylaw No. 1921, 2024 (PDF, consolidated for convenience), s. 1.11.1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
Official wording
The following uses and no other are permitted in this zone:
Lot Size, Lot Density, Lot Coverage, Building Height and Siting
Residential Medium Density (R.1)
Siting of Principal Buildings
The City of Armstrong is divided into the zones, listed in the “Zoning Designation”
ContactPlanning and Development Services at City Hall: Manager of Planning Services, planner@cityofarmstrong.bc.ca (questions about the OCP, zoning and development); phone 250-546-3023.Planning & Development Services, Contact Us; A Guide to Building Permits (March 2023) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
Official wording
Questions about the OCP, zoning, development, environmental or floodplain issues
planner@cityofarmstrong.bc.ca
please contact City Hall at (250) 546-3023 or email the Building Inspector
BylawZoning Bylaw No. 1921, 2024Zoning Bylaw No. 1921, 2024 (PDF, consolidated for convenience), s. 1.1.1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
Official wording
This Bylaw shall be referred to as “Zoning Bylaw No. 1921, 2024”.

How it works

The City of Armstrong zones every parcel under Zoning Bylaw No. 1921, 2024, adopted June 24, 2024. The zone code (for example R.1 or C.1) tells you which section lists the permitted principal and accessory uses, lot size and frontage, number of dwelling units, lot coverage, building height and setbacks for your parcel.

The zones are A.1, CR.1, R.1, R.2, RA.1, RMP, C.1 to C.5, I.1, P.1 to P.3 and T.1.

Steps

  1. Find your parcel in Armstrong CityMap, which shows zoning, property lines and Official Community Plan land use, or on the Zoning Bylaw Map (Schedule A) on the City's planning page.
  2. Note the zone code and read that zone's section of the Zoning Bylaw.
  3. Confirm with Planning before you rely on it. Email planner@cityofarmstrong.bc.ca or call 250-546-3023. For a written response, ask about a Property Information Request.

Good to know

  • CityMap's terms say the City does not guarantee its content is current or accurate.
  • The City's copy of the bylaw is consolidated for convenience only, with Bylaw No. 1928, 2024 (adopted August 12, 2024). It names no later amendment, so ask Planning whether anything newer affects your parcel.
  • If your project does not fit the zone, ask Planning about variances and rezoning.

What you'll need

  • Your street address or legal description, to find the parcel on the map

Official forms and pages

The same question in other places

Spallumcheen · Enderby · Vernon · Coldstream · Lumby · Lake Country

Zoning maps in British Columbia, by municipality →

Sources

  1. Planning & Development Services, City of Armstrong (read 2026-11-05)
  2. Maps, City of Armstrong (read 2026-11-05)
  3. Zoning Bylaw No. 1921, 2024 (PDF, consolidated for convenience), City of Armstrong (read 2026-11-05)
  4. Rates, Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1916, 2023 (PDF, consolidated), City of Armstrong (read 2026-11-05)
  5. A Guide to Building Permits (March 2023), City of Armstrong (read 2026-11-05)

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