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Cumberland 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?

Cumberland, British ColumbiaChecked against official textSources read 2026-11-08

Short answer

To find your zone in the Village of Cumberland, use the Village iMap Viewer or the zoning maps in Zoning Bylaw No. 1238, then read your zone's section of the bylaw. Development Services can help at planning@cumberland.ca or 250-336-2291.

Zoning map

ResidentialMixed useIndustrialPublicRural

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

Zoning shown from the Village of Cumberland's Cumberland iMap data, downloaded 2026-11-08.

Zones in Cumberland

From Zoning Bylaw No. 1238, 2025 (consolidated July 27, 2026). Consolidated for convenience only; if there are discrepancies the amendment bylaws prevail. Zones are grouped by Part, so each zone's lines range covers its whole Part (shared tables). 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

Industrial zones

Public zones

Rural zones

Key facts

How to find your zoneUse the Village iMap Viewer or the Zoning Bylaw maps (Schedule A, Zoning Map, and Schedule B, Zoning Map within the Urban Containment Boundary) to find the zone, then read that zone's section of the Zoning Bylaw.Business Licences, Application Process; Zoning Bylaw, Zoning Bylaw page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
Use the iMap Viewer to or Zoning Bylaw map to determine the zoning of your property.
Schedule A – Zoning Map
Schedule B – Zoning Map within Urban Containment Boundary
Zoning bylawZoning Bylaw No. 1238, 2025, consolidated July 27, 2026 (convenience copy; amendment bylaws prevail).Zoning Bylaw, Zoning Bylaw page; Zoning Bylaw No. 1238, 2025, consolidated July 27, 2026, Amendments page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
Zoning Bylaw 1238, 2025 (Consolidated July 27, 2026)
If there are any discrepancies between this consolidated
What the zone controlsUse of land, buildings and structures; density (number of homes); minimum and maximum parcel sizes; siting, height and setbacks; and parking requirements for different uses.Zoning Bylaw, Zoning Bylaw page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
Use of land, buildings, and other structures
Density, or the number of homes that can be built on a property
Siting of buildings and structures, including height and setbacks from property lines
Parking requirements for different types of uses, such as restaurants or apartments
ContactDevelopment Services: planning@cumberland.ca or 250-336-2291.Development Permits, Development Permits page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
Contact the Development Services Department at: 250-336-2291 or email us at planning@cumberland.ca
BylawZoning Bylaw No. 1238, 2025Zoning Bylaw No. 1238, 2025, consolidated July 27, 2026, s. 1.1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
This Bylaw may be cited as “Village of Cumberland Zoning Bylaw No. 1238, 2025”.

How it works

Zoning controls the use of land, buildings and structures; density (the number of homes); minimum and maximum parcel sizes; siting, height and setbacks; and parking requirements for different uses.

The current rules are in Zoning Bylaw No. 1238, 2025, consolidated July 27, 2026. The consolidation is a convenience copy; amending bylaws prevail.

Steps

  1. Open the Village iMap Viewer, or the Zoning Map (Schedule A) and the Zoning Map within the Urban Containment Boundary (Schedule B) in the bylaw, and find your property's zone.
  2. Read that zone's section of the Zoning Bylaw for permitted uses, siting, height and parking.
  3. Ask Development Services (planning@cumberland.ca or 250-336-2291) to confirm before you buy, build or start a business.

Good to know

  • Other answers here (fences, sheds, suites, home businesses) depend on your zone.
  • Some old bylaws and the ticket schedule still cite Zoning Bylaw No. 1027, 2016, which Bylaw 1238 repeals.

Official forms and pages

The same question in other places

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

Zoning maps in British Columbia, by municipality →

Sources

  1. Zoning Bylaw, Village of Cumberland (read 2026-11-08)
  2. Zoning Bylaw No. 1238, 2025, consolidated July 27, 2026 (PDF) (read 2026-11-08)
  3. Business Licences, Village of Cumberland (read 2026-11-08)
  4. Development Permits, Village of Cumberland (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. How answers are checked.