{"title":"Comox zoning: find your zone and what it allows","question":"How do I find out how my property is zoned in Comox and what I can build on it?","slug":"zoning-lookup","place":{"path":"ca/bc/comox","name":"Comox","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"building-and-renovating","name":"Building, renovating and your property"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Town of Comox","url":"https://www.comox.ca"},"short_answer":"In Comox, check the Zoning Map (PDF, current to July 8, 2026) on the Town's Maps page, then read your zone in Zoning Bylaw No. 2056. Planning staff can also confirm a zone: 250-339-1118.","aliases":["zoning map comox","what is my zoning comox","zoning bylaw comox","comox property zone"],"cost":"Free.","how_long":"Not applicable.","where":[{"type":"online","label":"Maps page (Zoning Map PDF and Comox Interactive Map)","value":"https://www.comox.ca/maps"},{"type":"phone","label":"Planning Department","value":"250-339-1118"},{"type":"email","label":"Planning Department","value":"planning@comox.ca"},{"type":"in_person","label":"Town Hall","value":"1809 Beaufort Avenue, Comox, BC V9M 1R9","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Maps, Town of Comox","url":"https://www.comox.ca/maps"},{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 2056 (PDF)","url":"https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-09/Consolidated%20Bylaw%202056%20-%20Zoning%20Bylaw_at%20July8%202026%20%281%29.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"building-permit","title":"Comox building permits: when you need one and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/building-permit/"},{"slug":"fence-rules","title":"Comox fence rules: permits and height limits","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/fence-rules/"},{"slug":"secondary-suite","title":"Comox secondary suite and carriage house rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/secondary-suite/"},{"slug":"home-based-business","title":"Comox home-based business rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/home-based-business/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/courtenay","name":"Courtenay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cumberland","name":"Cumberland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/powell-river","name":"Powell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/campbell-river","name":"Campbell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-alberni","name":"Port Alberni","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/qualicum-beach","name":"Qualicum Beach","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/qualicum-beach/zoning-lookup/"}],"topic":{"title":"Zoning maps in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/zoning-lookup/"},"facts":{"how_to_find":{"label":"How to find your zone","value":"The Town publishes a Zoning Map (PDF, current to July 8, 2026) on its Maps page, and a Comox Interactive Map (an online map that needs no plug-in). The Zoning Bylaw's Schedule A is the zoning map. Planning staff can also confirm a zone at 250-339-1118.","short":"PDF zoning map; Comox Interactive Map","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.comox.ca/maps","title":"Maps, Town of Comox","section":"Maps page","quotes":["There is no plug-in required for the interactive map","Comox Interactive Map","Zoning Maps"]},{"url":"https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-09/Consolidated%20Bylaw%202056%20-%20Zoning%20Bylaw_at%20July8%202026%20%281%29.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 2056 (PDF, current to July 8, 2026), Town of Comox","section":"s. 1.2(1)","quotes":["The Town is hereby divided into zones as shown on “Schedule A – Zoning Map”"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"zoning_bylaw":{"label":"Zoning bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw No. 2056, adopted February 18, 2026; the consolidated copy on the Town site is current to July 8, 2026. It repeals Zoning Bylaw 1850.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-09/Consolidated%20Bylaw%202056%20-%20Zoning%20Bylaw_at%20July8%202026%20%281%29.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 2056 (PDF, current to July 8, 2026), Town of Comox","section":"Adoption; s. 4","quotes":["ADOPTED this 18th day of February, 2026","Comox Zoning Bylaw 1850 is hereby repealed."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"what_zone_controls":{"label":"What the zone controls","value":"The zoning bylaw sets what uses are permitted on specific properties and standards such as building height, density, setbacks, lot coverage and parking. If a project does not meet the bylaw, a zoning amendment, development variance permit or temporary use permit may be needed.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.comox.ca/zoningbylaw","title":"Zoning Bylaw, Town of Comox","section":"Zoning Bylaw page","quotes":["sets out what uses are permitted on specific properties and establishes standards such as building height, density, setbacks, lot coverage, and parking","a zoning amendment, development variance permit, or temporary use permit may be required"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"contact":{"label":"Contact","value":"Planning Department: planning@comox.ca, 250-339-1118, Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., or in person at Town Hall (1809 Beaufort Avenue).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.comox.ca/planning","title":"Planning, Town of Comox","section":"Planning page","quotes":["our planners are available to assist Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, or by email or by phone at 250-339-1118"]},{"url":"https://www.comox.ca/town-hall/departmental-directory","title":"Departmental Directory | Town of Comox","section":"Departmental Directory","quotes":["Email: planning@comox.ca Phone: 250-339-1118"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw No. 2056.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-09/Consolidated%20Bylaw%202056%20-%20Zoning%20Bylaw_at%20July8%202026%20%281%29.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 2056 (PDF, current to July 8, 2026), Town of Comox","section":"s. 1.1","quotes":["This Bylaw may be cited as \"Zoning Bylaw No. 2056.\""]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":0},"zoning":{"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 2056 (consolidated as at July 8, 2026)","url":"https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-09/Consolidated%20Bylaw%202056%20-%20Zoning%20Bylaw_at%20July8%202026%20%281%29.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"Replaces Zoning Bylaw No. 1850 (adopted early 2026). Zones in Sections 9 to 15 share tables, so those zones all point to their whole section's line range; only the CD zones (Section 16) have their own ranges."},"zones":51,"zone_pages":23,"index_url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/zoning/index.json","lookup_url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/zoning/lookup","map":{"has_map":true,"has_addresses":true,"zones_geojson":"/data/ca/bc/comox/zones.geojson","addresses_json":"/data/ca/bc/comox/addresses.json","source_url":"https://services6.arcgis.com/3Y9RPK8WUZjQtJe7/arcgis/rest/services/Zoning_and_DPAs_Public_View/FeatureServer/53","viewer":{"title":"Town of Comox Public Interactive Map","url":"https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/ef066532b9ed4d398f31648a2148344c/"},"caveat":null,"accessed":"2026-11-07"}},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe Town of Comox [Zoning Bylaw No. 2056](https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-09/Consolidated%20Bylaw%202056%20-%20Zoning%20Bylaw_at%20July8%202026%20%281%29.pdf) was adopted February 18, 2026 and repeals Zoning Bylaw 1850. The consolidated copy on the Town's site is current to July 8, 2026. Schedule A of the bylaw is the zoning map.\n\nThe zoning bylaw sets what uses are permitted on specific properties and standards such as building height, density, setbacks, lot coverage and parking. If your project does not meet the bylaw, you may need a zoning amendment, a development variance permit or a temporary use permit.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Open the Zoning Map (PDF) on the Town's Maps page (comox.ca/maps) and find your property.\n2. Open Zoning Bylaw No. 2056 and read the section for your zone: permitted uses, setbacks, height and lot coverage.\n3. To confirm the zone, call Planning at 250-339-1118, email planning@comox.ca, or visit Town Hall.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The Maps page also lists the Comox Interactive Map, an online map that needs no plug-in. It does not say that map has a zoning layer, so rely on the PDF map or Planning.\n- Planning is open Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.\n- Some rules, such as fences, sheds and suites, have their own sections of the bylaw; see the related answers.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-09/Consolidated%20Bylaw%202056%20-%20Zoning%20Bylaw_at%20July8%202026%20%281%29.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 2056 (PDF, current to July 8, 2026), Town of Comox","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://www.comox.ca/maps","title":"Maps, Town of Comox","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://www.comox.ca/zoningbylaw","title":"Zoning Bylaw, Town of Comox","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://www.comox.ca/planning","title":"Planning, Town of Comox","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://www.comox.ca/town-hall/departmental-directory","title":"Departmental Directory | Town of Comox","accessed":"2026-11-06"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-06","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 5 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/zoning-lookup/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/zoning-lookup.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/zoning-lookup.json"}}