--- title: "Duncan 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: Duncan, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/duncan category: Building, renovating and your property owner: municipal owner_body: City of Duncan sources_read: 2026-11-05 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/duncan/zoning-lookup/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/duncan/zoning-lookup.json" --- # Duncan 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:** Every property in the City of Duncan has a zone under Zoning Bylaw No. 3166, 2017. Find yours on the City's Zoning and Address Map (PDF) on the Zoning page, then read that zone's section of the bylaw. Planning staff can confirm at 250-746-6126. **Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Duncan, https://duncan.ca) **Cost:** Free to look up. The City's pages do not state a fee for a zoning enquiry. **Where:** - Online: Zoning page (bylaw sections and map), https://duncan.ca/city-hall/planning-and-development/zoning/ - Phone: Planning Department, 250-746-6126 - Email: Development Services, developmentservices@duncan.ca - In person: City Hall (Planning and Development Services), 200 Craig Street, Duncan, BC V9L 1W3 ## Key facts - **How to find your zone:** Use the City's Zoning and Address Map (PDF, February 2026) on the Zoning page, or view the Zoning Map at the Planning & Development Services Department at City Hall. - Source: [Zoning, Zoning page](https://duncan.ca/city-hall/planning-and-development/zoning/) - Official wording: "Zoning maps show the zoning category for every property in Duncan" … "You can review the Zoning Map online or at the City’s Planning & Development Services Department at City Hall" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Zoning bylaw:** Zoning Bylaw No. 3166, 2017, consolidated (with amendments to August 24, 2026), for convenience only; certified copies govern. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 3166, 2017 (consolidated with amendments to August 24, 2026), Cover page](https://duncan.civicweb.net/document/175322) - Official wording: "Zoning Bylaw No. 3166, 2017" … "(With Amendments to August 24, 2026)" … "Consolidated for Convenience Only" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **What the zone controls:** Which uses are allowed, plus maximum floor area and height, minimum distances to property lines, off-street parking, and other land-use factors. Zones: Low, Medium and High Density Residential; Downtown Comprehensive; Neighbourhood Commercial; Highway Corridor Commercial (HCC, HCC2, HCC3); Community Services; Community Park. - Source: [Zoning, Zoning page](https://duncan.ca/city-hall/planning-and-development/zoning/) - Official wording: "Each zoning category specifies the activities that can take place on the properties within it." … "maximum floor area and height of buildings, minimum distances between buildings and property lines, the amount of off-street parking required" - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 3166, 2017 (consolidated with amendments to August 24, 2026), Table of contents](https://duncan.civicweb.net/document/175322) - Official wording: "Low Density Residential Zone" … "Highway Corridor Commercial Zone" … "Community Park Zone" … "Highway Corridor Commercial 2 Zone" … "Highway Corridor Commercial 3 Zone" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Contact:** Planning Department / Development Services: 250-746-6126, developmentservices@duncan.ca. - Source: [Zoning, Zoning page](https://duncan.ca/city-hall/planning-and-development/zoning/) - Official wording: "contact the Planning Department at developmentservices@duncan.ca or 250-746-6126" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** Zoning Bylaw No. 3166, 2017 - Source: [Zoning, Zoning page](https://duncan.ca/city-hall/planning-and-development/zoning/) - Official wording: "Zoning Bylaw No. 3166, 2017" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works Every property in the City of Duncan has a zone set out in [Zoning Bylaw No. 3166, 2017](https://duncan.civicweb.net/document/175322). The zone controls which uses are allowed, plus maximum floor area and height, minimum distances to property lines, off-street parking and other land-use factors. The consolidated bylaw (with amendments to August 24, 2026) is for convenience only; certified copies govern. ## Steps 1. Find your property on the Zoning and Address Map (PDF, February 2026) on the City's Zoning page, or view the Zoning Map at the Planning and Development Services Department at City Hall. No interactive online map was found. 2. Open the bylaw and read the part for your zone: Low, Medium or High Density Residential; Downtown Comprehensive; Neighbourhood Commercial; Highway Corridor Commercial (HCC, HCC2, HCC3); Community Services; or Community Park. 3. Before developing, contact Development Services at 250-746-6126 or developmentservices@duncan.ca to confirm what applies. ## Good to know - The City's pages do not state a fee for a zoning enquiry. - Some uses are limited to certain zones. For example, short-term rentals are allowed only in Low Density Residential. - Not all housing forms are allowed on all parcels. Low Density Residential parcels east of the Trans Canada Highway are in a flood plain with extra requirements. ## Zones 10 zones are listed from [City of Duncan Zoning Bylaw No. 3166, 2017 (with amendments to August 24, 2026)](https://duncan.civicweb.net/document/175322/). Each zone has its own page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/duncan/zoning/index.json ## Official forms and pages - [Zoning and Address Map, February 2026 (PDF)](https://duncan.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Zoning-and-Addressing-2026.02.13.pdf) - [Zoning Bylaw No. 3166, 2017 (Consolidated, PDF)](https://duncan.civicweb.net/document/175322) ## Related questions - [Duncan secondary suite and carriage house rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/duncan/secondary-suite.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Zoning maps in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/zoning-lookup.md) - [North Cowichan](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-cowichan/zoning-lookup.md) - [Ladysmith](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/zoning-lookup.md) - [North Saanich](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning-lookup.md) - [Lake Cowichan](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-cowichan/zoning-lookup.md) - [Sidney](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sidney/zoning-lookup.md) - [Central Saanich](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/zoning-lookup.md) ## Sources - [Zoning, City of Duncan](https://duncan.ca/city-hall/planning-and-development/zoning/) (read 2026-11-05) - [Zoning Bylaw No. 3166, 2017 (consolidated with amendments to August 24, 2026) (PDF), City of Duncan](https://duncan.civicweb.net/document/175322) (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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