Courtenay 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?

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

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.

Zoning map

ResidentialMixed useCommercialIndustrialPublicAgriculturalComprehensive development

Search an address or click a lot on the map to see its zone and what it allows.

Zoning shown from the City of Courtenay's City of Courtenay Map data, downloaded 2026-11-07.

Zones in Courtenay

From Zoning Bylaw No. 3203, 2026 (consolidated July 21, 2026). Replaces Zoning Bylaw No. 2500, 2007. Zone sections are in Division 8, one "Part" per zone. The PDF text has no explicit "convenience only" statement, so check the City's page for the legal status of the consolidation. 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.

Residential zones

Mixed use zones

Commercial zones

Industrial zones

Public zones

Agricultural zones

Comprehensive development zones

CD-1 Comprehensive Development One
CD-3 Comprehensive Development Zone Three
CD-4 Comprehensive Development Zone Four
CD-6 Comprehensive Development Zone Six
CD-7 Comprehensive Development Zone Seven
CD-8 Comprehensive Development Eight
CD-9 Comprehensive Development Nine
CD-10 Comprehensive Development Ten
CD-11 Comprehensive Development Eleven
CD-12 Comprehensive Development Twelve
CD-14 Comprehensive Development Fourteen
CD-15 Comprehensive Development Fifteen
CD-16 Comprehensive Development Sixteen
CD-17 Comprehensive Development Seventeen
CD-19 Comprehensive Development Nineteen
CD-21 Comprehensive Development Twenty-One
CD-22 Comprehensive Development Twenty-Two
CD-23 Comprehensive Development Twenty-Three
CD-24 Comprehensive Development Twenty-Four
CD-25 Comprehensive Development Twenty-Five
CD-26 Comprehensive Development Twenty-Six
CD-26A Comprehensive Development Twenty-Six A
CD-27 Comprehensive Development Twenty-Seven
CD-28 Comprehensive Development Twenty-Eight
CD-29 Comprehensive Development Twenty-Nine
CD-30 Comprehensive Development Thirty
CD-31 Comprehensive Development Thirty-One
CD-32 Comprehensive Development Thirty-Two
CD-34 Comprehensive Development Thirty-Four
CD-36 Comprehensive Development Thirty-Six
CD-38 Comprehensive Development Thirty-Eight
CD-39 Comprehensive Development 39
CD-41 Comprehensive Development
CD-43 Comprehensive Development Forty-Three
CD-44 Comprehensive Development Forty-Four

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.Maps, Interactive map; Zoning bylaw, Zoning map · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 Official wording Users can look up property information, view zoning and utilities, search for parks, and more. The zoning map shows the zoning for all properties within Courtenay. downloadable map (PDF)
Zoning bylaw	Zoning Bylaw No. 3203, 2026, consolidated July 21, 2026 (replaces Zoning Bylaw No. 2500, 2007).Zoning Bylaw, File(s); Zoning Bylaw No. 3203 (consolidated July 21, 2026, PDF), Preamble; list of amendments · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 Official wording Zoning Bylaw 3203 - Consolidated July 21, 2026 A bylaw to replace “Zoning Bylaw No. 2500, 2007” Rezone from R-1A to R-SSMUH - 2535 Cumberland Rd
What the zone controls	Permitted uses, density and lot size, building height, setbacks, lot coverage and parking requirements, zone by zone.Zoning Bylaw, Description; Zoning and policy, Zoning bylaw · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 Official wording This includes building heights, setbacks, lot coverage and permitted uses. Density and lot size Parking requirements
Contact	City of Courtenay Planning: planning@courtenay.ca. Office hours Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.Zoning and policy, Need help? · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 Official wording Email: planning@courtenay.ca Office hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Bylaw	Zoning Bylaw No. 3203, 2026Zoning Bylaw No. 3203 (consolidated July 21, 2026, PDF), s. 1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 Official wording This Bylaw shall be cited as “Zoning Bylaw No. 3203, 2026”.

How it works

The City of Courtenay uses Zoning Bylaw No. 3203, 2026 (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

Open CourtenayMap and search your address to see the property's zoning. A downloadable zoning map (PDF) is also posted.
Read your zone's part of Zoning Bylaw 3203.
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.

Official forms and pages

The same question in other places

Comox · Cumberland · Powell River · Campbell River · Port Alberni · Qualicum Beach

Zoning maps in British Columbia, by municipality →

Sources

Zoning bylaw, City of Courtenay (read 2026-11-05)
Maps, City of Courtenay (read 2026-11-05)
Zoning and policy, City of Courtenay (read 2026-11-05)
Zoning Bylaw No. 3203 (consolidated July 21, 2026, PDF), City of Courtenay (read 2026-11-05)
Zoning Bylaw, City of Courtenay (read 2026-11-05)

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