--- title: "Ashcroft zoning: find your zone and what it allows" question: "How do I find out how my property is zoned and what I can build on it?" place: Ashcroft, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/ashcroft category: Building, renovating and your property owner: municipal owner_body: Village of Ashcroft sources_read: 2026-11-08 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/zoning-lookup/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/zoning-lookup.json" --- # Ashcroft zoning: find your zone and what it allows **Question:** How do I find out how my property is zoned and what I can build on it? **Short answer:** In Ashcroft, your zone is shown on the zoning map, Schedule B of Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026. The Village also links an online parcel map. Each zone's rules are in the bylaw. For a firm answer, call the Village office. **Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Ashcroft, https://ashcroftbc.ca) **Cost:** Free to read the bylaw. A Building Information Request, a file search on a property, costs $75. **How long:** Not stated. **Where:** - In person: Village Office, 601 Bancroft Street, Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0 (Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) - Phone: Village Office, 250-453-9161 - Email: Village Office, admin@ashcroftbc.ca ## Key facts - **How to find your zone:** The zoning map is Schedule B of the Zoning Bylaw. The Village also has an online Parcel, Utility & Cemetery Map with parcel details (legal, utility and tax info), though its page does not say it shows zoning. - Source: [Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026, s. 4.2](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf) - Official wording: "The location of each zone is established in Schedule B, the Zoning Map of this Bylaw." - Source: [Village Maps, Village Maps page](https://ashcroftbc.ca/service/village-maps/) - Official wording: "village parcel details including legal, utility & tax info." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Zoning bylaw:** Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026, adopted October 16, 2026 (repeals Zoning Bylaw No. 823, 2018). - Source: [Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026, Bylaw preamble](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf) - Official wording: "ADOPTED THIS 16th DAY OF OCTOBER, 2026." … "Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 823, 2018, and all amendments thereto are hereby repealed." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **What the zone controls:** For each zone (A1, RR1, R1, RM1, MH1, C1, M1, M2, P1, CD1, CD2, VR) the bylaw sets permitted uses and a table of regulations: parcel size and width, setbacks, parcel coverage, building height and accessory buildings. General rules cover suites, short-term rentals, home occupations, parking and fences. - Source: [Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026, s. 4.1, 7.2](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf) - Official wording: "The area within the boundaries of the Village of Ashcroft shall be divided into the zones identified in Column 1 and described in Column 2 of Table 4.1." … "no building or structure shall be constructed, located or altered and no plan of subdivision approved which contravenes the regulations established in Table 7.1" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Contact:** Village office, 601 Bancroft Street: 250-453-9161, admin@ashcroftbc.ca. The Zoning Bylaw is administered by the Village Clerk or a person Council appoints. - Source: [Contact, Contact Details](https://ashcroftbc.ca/governance/contact/) - Official wording: "### Call 250-453-9161 ### Fax 250-453-9664 ### Email admin@ashcroftbc.ca" - Source: [Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026, s. 2.10](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf) - Official wording: "The Village Clerk or such other person appointed by the Council shall administer this Bylaw." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Bylaw:** Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 - Source: [Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026, s. 2](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf) - Official wording: "This Bylaw shall be cited as the "Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026"." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 ## How it works The zoning map is Schedule B of the Village's [Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026](), adopted October 16, 2026, which repeals Zoning Bylaw No. 823, 2018. The Village's [Village Maps page](https://ashcroftbc.ca/service/village-maps/) links an online Parcel, Utility & Cemetery Map with parcel details (legal, utility and tax information); the page does not say it shows zoning. For each zone (A1, RR1, R1, RM1, MH1, C1, M1, M2, P1, CD1, CD2, VR) the bylaw sets permitted uses and a table of regulations: parcel size and width, setbacks, parcel coverage, building height and accessory buildings. General rules cover suites, short-term rentals, home occupations, parking and fences. ## Steps 1. Find your parcel on Schedule B of the Zoning Bylaw to read your zone. 2. Read that zone's section for permitted uses and the regulations table. 3. Check the general rules for what you plan to do. 4. To confirm, call or email the Village office. The Zoning Bylaw is administered by the Village Clerk or a person Council appoints. ## Good to know - A Building Information Request costs $75; email admin@ashcroftbc.ca. - The bylaw is new and gives no consolidation date. Other Village bylaws may still refer to the repealed No. 823. ## Zones 12 zones are listed from [Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf). Each zone has its own page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/zoning/index.json Look up the zone of an address: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/zoning/lookup?address=123+Main+St ## Official forms and pages - [Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf) - [Village Maps, Village of Ashcroft](https://ashcroftbc.ca/service/village-maps/) ## Related questions - [Ashcroft fence rules: permits and height limits](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/fence-rules.md) - [Ashcroft secondary suite and carriage house rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/secondary-suite.md) - [Ashcroft permits for decks, sheds, carports and garages](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/deck-shed-garage-permit.md) - [Ashcroft home-based business rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/home-based-business.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Zoning maps in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/zoning-lookup.md) - [Cache Creek](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/zoning-lookup.md) - [Logan Lake](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/zoning-lookup.md) - [Lillooet](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/zoning-lookup.md) - [Clinton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clinton/zoning-lookup.md) - [Lytton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lytton/zoning-lookup.md) - [Kamloops](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/zoning-lookup.md) ## Sources - [Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) - [Village Maps, Village of Ashcroft](https://ashcroftbc.ca/service/village-maps/) (read 2026-11-08) - [Contact, Village of Ashcroft](https://ashcroftbc.ca/governance/contact/) (read 2026-11-08) - [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 887, 2026 (PDF)](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-887-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Fees-and-Charges.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 5 facts was matched to the official text. 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