--- 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?" place: Comox, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/comox category: Building, renovating and your property owner: municipal owner_body: Town of Comox sources_read: 2026-11-06 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/zoning-lookup/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/zoning-lookup.json" --- # 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? **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. **Who handles it:** Municipal (Town of Comox, https://www.comox.ca) **Cost:** Free. **How long:** Not applicable. **Where:** - Online: Maps page (Zoning Map PDF and Comox Interactive Map), https://www.comox.ca/maps - Phone: Planning Department, 250-339-1118 - Email: Planning Department, planning@comox.ca - In person: Town Hall, 1809 Beaufort Avenue, Comox, BC V9M 1R9 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) ## Key facts - **How to find your zone:** 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. - Source: [Maps, Maps page](https://www.comox.ca/maps) - Official wording: "There is no plug-in required for the interactive map" … "Comox Interactive Map" … "Zoning Maps" - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 2056 (PDF, current to July 8, 2026), s. 1.2(1)](https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-09/Consolidated%20Bylaw%202056%20-%20Zoning%20Bylaw_at%20July8%202026%20%281%29.pdf) - Official wording: "The Town is hereby divided into zones as shown on “Schedule A – Zoning Map”" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Zoning bylaw:** 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. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 2056 (PDF, current to July 8, 2026), Adoption; s. 4](https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-09/Consolidated%20Bylaw%202056%20-%20Zoning%20Bylaw_at%20July8%202026%20%281%29.pdf) - Official wording: "ADOPTED this 18th day of February, 2026" … "Comox Zoning Bylaw 1850 is hereby repealed." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **What the zone controls:** 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. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw, Zoning Bylaw page](https://www.comox.ca/zoningbylaw) - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Contact:** 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). - Source: [Planning, Planning page](https://www.comox.ca/planning) - Official wording: "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" - Source: [Departmental Directory | Town of Comox](https://www.comox.ca/town-hall/departmental-directory) - Official wording: "Email: planning@comox.ca Phone: 250-339-1118" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** Zoning Bylaw No. 2056. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 2056 (PDF, current to July 8, 2026), s. 1.1](https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-09/Consolidated%20Bylaw%202056%20-%20Zoning%20Bylaw_at%20July8%202026%20%281%29.pdf) - Official wording: "This Bylaw may be cited as "Zoning Bylaw No. 2056."" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works The 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. The 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. ## Steps 1. Open the Zoning Map (PDF) on the Town's Maps page (comox.ca/maps) and find your property. 2. Open Zoning Bylaw No. 2056 and read the section for your zone: permitted uses, setbacks, height and lot coverage. 3. To confirm the zone, call Planning at 250-339-1118, email planning@comox.ca, or visit Town Hall. ## Good to know - 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. - Planning is open Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - Some rules, such as fences, sheds and suites, have their own sections of the bylaw; see the related answers. ## Zones 51 zones are listed from [Zoning Bylaw No. 2056 (consolidated as at July 8, 2026)](https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-09/Consolidated%20Bylaw%202056%20-%20Zoning%20Bylaw_at%20July8%202026%20%281%29.pdf). Each zone has its own page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/zoning/index.json Look up the zone of an address: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/zoning/lookup?address=123+Main+St ## Official forms and pages - [Maps, Town of Comox](https://www.comox.ca/maps) - [Zoning Bylaw No. 2056 (PDF)](https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-09/Consolidated%20Bylaw%202056%20-%20Zoning%20Bylaw_at%20July8%202026%20%281%29.pdf) ## Related questions - [Comox building permits: when you need one and how to apply](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/building-permit.md) - [Comox fence rules: permits and height limits](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/fence-rules.md) - [Comox secondary suite and carriage house rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/secondary-suite.md) - [Comox home-based business rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/home-based-business.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Zoning maps in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/zoning-lookup.md) - [Courtenay](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning-lookup.md) - [Cumberland](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/zoning-lookup.md) - [Powell River](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/zoning-lookup.md) - [Campbell River](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/zoning-lookup.md) - [Port Alberni](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/zoning-lookup.md) - [Qualicum Beach](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/qualicum-beach/zoning-lookup.md) ## Sources - [Zoning Bylaw No. 2056 (PDF, current to July 8, 2026), Town of Comox](https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-09/Consolidated%20Bylaw%202056%20-%20Zoning%20Bylaw_at%20July8%202026%20%281%29.pdf) (read 2026-11-06) - [Maps, Town of Comox](https://www.comox.ca/maps) (read 2026-11-06) - [Zoning Bylaw, Town of Comox](https://www.comox.ca/zoningbylaw) (read 2026-11-06) - [Planning, Town of Comox](https://www.comox.ca/planning) (read 2026-11-06) - [Departmental Directory | Town of Comox](https://www.comox.ca/town-hall/departmental-directory) (read 2026-11-06) _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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