{"title":"Fruitvale zoning: find your zone and what it allows","question":"How do I find out how my property is zoned in Fruitvale, and what I can build on it?","slug":"zoning-lookup","place":{"path":"ca/bc/fruitvale","name":"Fruitvale","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"building-and-renovating","name":"Building, renovating and your property"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Village of Fruitvale","url":"https://fruitvale.ca"},"short_answer":"Fruitvale posts a Consolidated Zoning Map (Schedule A to Zoning Bylaw 846) as a PDF on its bylaw page. No online address lookup was found, so call the Village Office at 250-367-7551 to ask which zone a property is in.","aliases":["fruitvale zoning map","what is my zoning fruitvale","fruitvale zoning bylaw","fruitvale zone lookup"],"cost":"Not stated.","how_long":"Not stated.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"1947 Beaver Street, Fruitvale, BC V0G 1L0","note":"Monday to Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-367-7551"},{"type":"email","label":"Village Office","value":"info@village.fruitvale.bc.ca"},{"type":"phone","label":"RDKB Building Officials, Trail","value":"250-368-0222","note":"Office: 202 - 843 Rossland Ave, Trail, BC V1R 4S8."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 846, 2013, consolidated (PDF)","url":"https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/846-Zoning-Bylaw-Final-Consolidated.pdf"},{"title":"Fruitvale Development Guide (PDF)","url":"https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Fruitvale-Development-Guide.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"building-permit","title":"Fruitvale building permits: when you need one and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/building-permit/"},{"slug":"secondary-suite","title":"Fruitvale secondary suite and carriage house rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/secondary-suite/"},{"slug":"home-based-business","title":"Fruitvale home-based business rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/home-based-business/"},{"slug":"fence-rules","title":"Fruitvale fence rules: permits and height limits","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/fence-rules/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/montrose","name":"Montrose","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/trail","name":"Trail","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/trail/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/warfield","name":"Warfield","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/warfield/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/rossland","name":"Rossland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rossland/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/salmo","name":"Salmo","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/castlegar","name":"Castlegar","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/castlegar/zoning-lookup/"}],"topic":{"title":"Zoning maps in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/zoning-lookup/"},"facts":{"how_to_find":{"label":"How to find your zone","value":"The Village posts a Consolidated Zoning Map (PDF, Schedule A to Zoning Bylaw 846) on its bylaw page. No online address lookup was found; call the Village Office at 250-367-7551 to ask which zone a property is in.","short":"PDF zoning map; call Village Office","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/846-Zoning-Bylaw-Final-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 846, 2013, consolidated to February 26, 2026 (PDF)","section":"s. 2.3.2","quotes":["The boundaries of those zones are shown on the “Zoning Map” which is attached as"]},{"url":"https://fruitvale.ca/services/bylaw/","title":"Fruitvale bylaws - Village of Fruitvale","section":"Land/Building/Zoning list","quotes":["846 CONSOLIDATED Zoning Bylaw (2026)- Consolidated Zoning Map"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"zoning_bylaw":{"label":"Zoning bylaw","value":"Village of Fruitvale Zoning Bylaw No. 846, 2013, consolidated for convenience to February 26, 2026.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/846-Zoning-Bylaw-Final-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 846, 2013, consolidated to February 26, 2026 (PDF)","section":"Cover","quotes":["Consolidated for convenience February 26, 2026","ZONING BYLAW 846, 2013"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"what_zone_controls":{"label":"What the zone controls","value":"For each zone: principal and secondary uses, subdivision rules, and building regulations such as height, setbacks and lot coverage. Zones: RLP 1, RR1, RU1, RU2, RM1, RM2, RMP, RD1, RM2D, C1, C2, I1, P1, P2, P3, RMU.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/846-Zoning-Bylaw-Final-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 846, 2013, consolidated to February 26, 2026 (PDF)","section":"s. 2.3.1","quotes":["The Village of Fruitvale is hereby divided into the following zones:","Rural Large Parcel 1","Residential Mixed Use","RD1 - Village Centre Downtown Residential Housing","RM2D – Medium Density Housing/Duplex Mountain Side"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"contact":{"label":"Contact","value":"Village Office: (250) 367-7551, info@village.fruitvale.bc.ca. RDKB Building Officials in Trail: (250) 368-0222.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://fruitvale.ca/contact/","title":"Contact, Village of Fruitvale","section":"Contact page","quotes":["Submit ###### Fruitvale.ca is protected by reCAPTCHA V3 Ph (250) 367-7551 Fax (250) 367-9267 info@village.fruitvale.bc.ca ##### Hours:","by reCAPTCHA V3 Ph (250) 367-7551 Fax (250) 367-9267 info@village.fruitvale.bc.ca ##### Hours: Village Office: Mon - Thurs. 8:30am - 4:00 pm"]},{"url":"https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Fruitvale-Development-Guide.pdf","title":"Fruitvale Development Guide (PDF)","section":"Development Guide","quotes":["V1R 4S8 show all components of construction Phone: (250) 368-0222 show all structural details (i.e. joist size and spacing)"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Village of Fruitvale Zoning Bylaw No. 846, 2013","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/846-Zoning-Bylaw-Final-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 846, 2013, consolidated to February 26, 2026 (PDF)","section":"Cover","quotes":["ZONING BYLAW 846, 2013"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":0},"zoning":{"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 846, 2013 (consolidated for convenience February 26, 2026)","url":"https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/846-Zoning-Bylaw-Final-Consolidated.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The Village says its posted bylaws are provided for convenience only and are not official versions; only the signed printed version issued by the Chief Administrative Officer is official. RD1 (14.6) and RM2D (14.7) are in the bylaw sections but not in the s. 2.3.1 zone table."},"zones":16,"zone_pages":16,"index_url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/zoning/index.json","lookup_url":null,"map":{"has_map":false,"has_addresses":false,"zones_geojson":null,"addresses_json":null,"source_url":null,"viewer":{"title":"Consolidated Zoning Map (Bylaw 846), PDF","url":"https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2025-08-22_Fruitvale_Zoning846-Map.pdf"},"caveat":null,"accessed":null}},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nEach lot in the Village has a zone, and the zone decides what you can do there. The Village's [Zoning Bylaw No. 846, 2013](https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/846-Zoning-Bylaw-Final-Consolidated.pdf), consolidated for convenience to February 26, 2026, sets out for each zone the principal and secondary uses, subdivision rules, and building rules such as height, setbacks and lot coverage. The zones are RLP 1, RR1, RU1, RU2, RM1, RM2, RMP, RD1, RM2D, C1, C2, I1, P1, P2, P3 and RMU.\n\nThe Village posts a Consolidated Zoning Map (Schedule A to the bylaw) as a PDF on its bylaw page. No online address lookup was found.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Open the zoning map PDF and find your lot, or call the Village Office on 250-367-7551 to ask which zone it is in.\n2. Read your zone's section in the Zoning Bylaw for permitted uses and building rules.\n3. For building work, contact the RDKB Building Officials in Trail (250-368-0222). See the building-permit answer.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Email the Village Office at info@village.fruitvale.bc.ca with your address if you prefer to ask in writing.\n- Rules for fences, sheds, suites and home businesses are in the same bylaw. See the related answers.","sources":[{"url":"https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/846-Zoning-Bylaw-Final-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 846, 2013, consolidated to February 26, 2026 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Fruitvale-Development-Guide.pdf","title":"Fruitvale Development Guide (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://fruitvale.ca/contact/","title":"Contact, Village of Fruitvale","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://fruitvale.ca/services/bylaw/","title":"Fruitvale bylaws - Village of Fruitvale","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 5 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/zoning-lookup/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/zoning-lookup.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/zoning-lookup.json"}}