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Fort St. John 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?

Fort St. John, British ColumbiaChecked against official textSources read 2026-11-05

Short answer

In Fort St. John, check your parcel's zone on the City's Fort St. John Interactive Map. Zoning maps are also on the City's Maps page and in Schedule A of Zoning Bylaw 2470, 2019. Then read that zone's section of the bylaw. Development Services can confirm at 250-787-8150.

Zoning map

AgriculturalResidentialCommercialIndustrialPublicRuralComprehensive 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 Fort St. John's Fort St. John Interactive Map data, downloaded 2026-11-07.

Zones in Fort St. John

From Zoning Bylaw No. 2470, 2019 (Consolidated Version, listing amendments up to Bylaw 2573, 2022). The City's consolidated version is "for convenience only"; the adopted bylaw and its amending bylaws prevail. 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.

Agricultural zones

Residential zones

Commercial zones

Industrial zones

Public zones

Rural zones

Comprehensive development zones

  • CD-01 Comprehensive Development Parkwood Southlands
  • CD-02 Comprehensive Development
  • CD-03 Comprehensive Development Zone
  • CD-04 Comprehensive Development Zone

Key facts

How to find your zoneUse the City's Fort St. John Interactive Map, an online map that shows parcel and zoning information. Zoning maps are also on the City's Maps page (Documents Library) and in Schedule A of the Zoning Bylaw.Maps, Maps page; Zoning Bylaw No. 2470, 2019 (PDF, consolidated), Schedule A · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
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An interactive map allowing parcel and zoning information to be displayed.
A variety of City produced maps including aerial, snow clearing, and zoning maps.
The location of each zone is established on Schedule A, the Zoning Bylaw Map of this Bylaw.
Zoning bylawZoning Bylaw No. 2470, 2019, adopted October 28, 2019. The consolidated version is for convenience only and includes amendments through Bylaw 2630, 2026, adopted August 24, 2026.Zoning Bylaw No. 2470, 2019 (PDF, consolidated), cover and amendment table · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
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Adopted October 28, 2019
CONSOLIDATED VERSION FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY
2630, 2026
August 24, 2026
What the zone controlsEach zone sets its permitted uses (principal and accessory), minimum parcel area and width, setbacks, parcel coverage, number of dwellings, density and building height, plus other regulations such as parking. General regulations in section 4.0 apply across zones.Zoning Bylaw No. 2470, 2019 (PDF, consolidated), s. 8.2, 8.3 (R-1 example); Zoning Bylaw No. 2470, 2019 (PDF, consolidated), s. 4.0 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
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The following uses and no others are permitted in the R-1 Zone:
Minimum parcel area
Maximum parcel coverage
Maximum principal dwelling and structure height
Except as otherwise specified in this Bylaw, this section 4.0 applies to all zones established under
ContactDevelopment Services, 10648 - 100 Street: 250-787-8150 (Planning Manager 250-787-8188), or the email form on the City's Contact Us page.Building Permits, Building Permits page; Business Licence Application Process, Payment; Contact Us, Contact Us page (page 1 of list) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
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contacting the Planning and Engineering Department at 250-787-8150.
Development Services 10648 – 100 Street
Planning Manager | Development Services | 250 787 8188 | Email
BylawZoning Bylaw No. 2470, 2019Zoning Bylaw No. 2470, 2019 (PDF, consolidated), cover · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
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ZONING BYLAW 2470, 2019

How it works

The City of Fort St. John sets land use in Zoning Bylaw 2470, 2019. The consolidated version is for convenience only and includes amendments through Bylaw 2630, 2026, adopted August 24, 2026. Each zone sets its permitted uses (principal and accessory), minimum parcel area and width, setbacks, parcel coverage, number of dwellings, density and building height, plus other rules such as parking. General regulations in section 4.0 apply across zones.

Steps

  1. Open the Fort St. John Interactive Map and search your address to see the parcel and its zone. Zoning maps are also on the City's Maps page and in Schedule A of the bylaw.
  2. Open the Zoning Bylaw and go to the section for your zone. Check the permitted uses and regulations.
  3. Read the general rules in section 4.0 too.
  4. If unsure, call Development Services at 250-787-8150 (Planning Manager 250-787-8188), or use the email form on the City's Contact Us page.

Good to know

  • The City recommends contacting Development Services before buying property or signing a lease to check that your use is permitted.
  • Example: the R-1 zone has a 550 m² minimum parcel, 40% coverage, a 7.5 m front setback and up to 4 dwelling units on a parcel on municipal services.
  • The amendment list in the PDF is the check for how current it is. The adopted bylaws and amendments are the legal text.

Official forms and pages

The same question in other places

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Zoning maps in British Columbia, by municipality →

Sources

  1. Maps, City of Fort St. John (read 2026-11-05)
  2. Zoning Bylaw No. 2470, 2019 (PDF, consolidated) (read 2026-11-05)
  3. Building Permits, City of Fort St. John (read 2026-11-05)
  4. Contact Us, City of Fort St. John (read 2026-11-05)
  5. Business Licence Application Process, City of Fort St. John (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. How answers are checked.