--- title: "Courtenay 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: Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/courtenay category: Building, renovating and your property owner: municipal owner_body: City of Courtenay sources_read: 2026-11-05 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning-lookup/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning-lookup.json" --- # Courtenay 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:** The City of Courtenay shows zoning on its interactive map, CourtenayMap, and on a downloadable zoning map. Then read your zone in Zoning Bylaw No. 3203 for permitted uses, density, lot size, height, setbacks, lot coverage and parking. If unsure, email Planning. **Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Courtenay, https://www.courtenay.ca) **How long:** Not stated on the City's pages. **Where:** - Online: CourtenayMap (interactive map), https://gis.courtenay.ca/map/ - Email: Planning, planning@courtenay.ca (Office hours Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) - In person: City Hall, 830 Cliffe Avenue, Courtenay, BC V9N 2J7 ## Key facts - **How to find your zone:** Use CourtenayMap, the City's interactive web map, to look up property information and zoning. A downloadable zoning map (PDF) is also posted. - Source: [Maps, Interactive map](https://www.courtenay.ca/community-and-culture/maps) - Official wording: "Users can look up property information, view zoning and utilities, search for parks, and more." - Source: [Zoning bylaw, Zoning map](https://www.courtenay.ca/zoning) - Official wording: "The zoning map shows the zoning for all properties within Courtenay." … "downloadable map (PDF)" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Zoning bylaw:** Zoning Bylaw No. 3203, 2026, consolidated July 21, 2026 (replaces Zoning Bylaw No. 2500, 2007). - Source: [Zoning Bylaw, File(s)](https://www.courtenay.ca/services/bylaws/find-bylaw/zoning-bylaw) - Official wording: "Zoning Bylaw 3203 - Consolidated July 21, 2026" - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 3203 (consolidated July 21, 2026, PDF), Preamble; list of amendments](https://www.courtenay.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3203-consolidated-july-21-2026-1) - Official wording: "A bylaw to replace “Zoning Bylaw No. 2500, 2007”" … "Rezone from R-1A to R-SSMUH - 2535 Cumberland Rd" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **What the zone controls:** Permitted uses, density and lot size, building height, setbacks, lot coverage and parking requirements, zone by zone. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw, Description](https://www.courtenay.ca/services/bylaws/find-bylaw/zoning-bylaw) - Official wording: "This includes building heights, setbacks, lot coverage and permitted uses." - Source: [Zoning and policy, Zoning bylaw](https://www.courtenay.ca/Development-services/planning-and-land-use/zoning-and-policy) - Official wording: "Density and lot size" … "Parking requirements" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Contact:** City of Courtenay Planning: planning@courtenay.ca. Office hours Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - Source: [Zoning and policy, Need help?](https://www.courtenay.ca/Development-services/planning-and-land-use/zoning-and-policy) - Official wording: "Email: planning@courtenay.ca" … "Office hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** Zoning Bylaw No. 3203, 2026 - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 3203 (consolidated July 21, 2026, PDF), s. 1](https://www.courtenay.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3203-consolidated-july-21-2026-1) - Official wording: "This Bylaw shall be cited as “Zoning Bylaw No. 3203, 2026”." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works The City of Courtenay uses [Zoning Bylaw No. 3203, 2026](https://www.courtenay.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3203-consolidated-july-21-2026-1) (consolidated July 21, 2026), which replaces Zoning Bylaw No. 2500, 2007. For each zone it sets permitted uses, density and lot size, building height, setbacks, lot coverage and parking. ## Steps 1. Open CourtenayMap and search your address to see the property's zoning. A downloadable zoning map (PDF) is also posted. 2. Read your zone's part of Zoning Bylaw 3203. 3. Email planning@courtenay.ca if you are unsure how the rules apply to your property. ## Good to know - The City's pages do not state a planning phone number or a response time. Planning's office hours are Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - The consolidated bylaw is for convenience only; the latest amendment included is Bylaw No. 3226. - The Maps page also has a Tree Bylaw map. ## Zones 70 zones are listed from [Zoning Bylaw No. 3203, 2026 (consolidated July 21, 2026)](https://www.courtenay.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3203-consolidated-july-21-2026-1). Each zone has its own page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/index.json Look up the zone of an address: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning/lookup?address=123+Main+St ## Official forms and pages - [Zoning bylaw page](https://www.courtenay.ca/zoning) - [Zoning Bylaw No. 3203 (consolidated July 21, 2026, PDF)](https://www.courtenay.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3203-consolidated-july-21-2026-1) - [Civic zoning map (PDF)](https://www.courtenay.ca/media/file/civic-zoning-map) ## Related questions - [Courtenay secondary suite and carriage house rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/secondary-suite.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Zoning maps in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/zoning-lookup.md) - [Comox](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/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, City of Courtenay](https://www.courtenay.ca/zoning) (read 2026-11-05) - [Maps, City of Courtenay](https://www.courtenay.ca/community-and-culture/maps) (read 2026-11-05) - [Zoning and policy, City of Courtenay](https://www.courtenay.ca/Development-services/planning-and-land-use/zoning-and-policy) (read 2026-11-05) - [Zoning Bylaw No. 3203 (consolidated July 21, 2026, PDF), City of Courtenay](https://www.courtenay.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3203-consolidated-july-21-2026-1) (read 2026-11-05) - [Zoning Bylaw, City of Courtenay](https://www.courtenay.ca/services/bylaws/find-bylaw/zoning-bylaw) (read 2026-11-05) _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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