--- 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?" place: Fruitvale, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/fruitvale category: Building, renovating and your property owner: municipal owner_body: Village of Fruitvale sources_read: 2026-11-08 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/zoning-lookup/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/zoning-lookup.json" --- # 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? **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. **Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Fruitvale, https://fruitvale.ca) **Cost:** Not stated. **How long:** Not stated. **Where:** - In person: Village Office, 1947 Beaver Street, Fruitvale, BC V0G 1L0 (Monday to Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) - Phone: Village Office, 250-367-7551 - Email: Village Office, info@village.fruitvale.bc.ca - Phone: RDKB Building Officials, Trail, 250-368-0222 (Office: 202 - 843 Rossland Ave, Trail, BC V1R 4S8.) ## Key facts - **How to find your zone:** 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. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 846, 2013, consolidated to February 26, 2026, s. 2.3.2](https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/846-Zoning-Bylaw-Final-Consolidated.pdf) - Official wording: "The boundaries of those zones are shown on the “Zoning Map” which is attached as" - Source: [Fruitvale bylaws - Village of Fruitvale, Land/Building/Zoning list](https://fruitvale.ca/services/bylaw/) - Official wording: "846 CONSOLIDATED Zoning Bylaw (2026)- Consolidated Zoning Map" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Zoning bylaw:** Village of Fruitvale Zoning Bylaw No. 846, 2013, consolidated for convenience to February 26, 2026. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 846, 2013, consolidated to February 26, 2026, Cover](https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/846-Zoning-Bylaw-Final-Consolidated.pdf) - Official wording: "Consolidated for convenience February 26, 2026" … "ZONING BYLAW 846, 2013" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **What the zone controls:** 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. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 846, 2013, consolidated to February 26, 2026, s. 2.3.1](https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/846-Zoning-Bylaw-Final-Consolidated.pdf) - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Contact:** Village Office: (250) 367-7551, info@village.fruitvale.bc.ca. RDKB Building Officials in Trail: (250) 368-0222. - Source: [Contact, Contact page](https://fruitvale.ca/contact/) - Official wording: "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" - Source: [Fruitvale Development Guide](https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Fruitvale-Development-Guide.pdf) - Official wording: "V1R 4S8 show all components of construction Phone: (250) 368-0222 show all structural details (i.e. joist size and spacing)" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Bylaw:** Village of Fruitvale Zoning Bylaw No. 846, 2013 - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 846, 2013, consolidated to February 26, 2026, Cover](https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/846-Zoning-Bylaw-Final-Consolidated.pdf) - Official wording: "ZONING BYLAW 846, 2013" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 ## How it works Each 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. The Village posts a Consolidated Zoning Map (Schedule A to the bylaw) as a PDF on its bylaw page. No online address lookup was found. ## Steps 1. 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. 2. Read your zone's section in the Zoning Bylaw for permitted uses and building rules. 3. For building work, contact the RDKB Building Officials in Trail (250-368-0222). See the building-permit answer. ## Good to know - Email the Village Office at info@village.fruitvale.bc.ca with your address if you prefer to ask in writing. - Rules for fences, sheds, suites and home businesses are in the same bylaw. See the related answers. ## Zones 16 zones are listed from [Zoning Bylaw No. 846, 2013 (consolidated for convenience February 26, 2026)](https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/846-Zoning-Bylaw-Final-Consolidated.pdf). Each zone has its own page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/zoning/index.json ## Official forms and pages - [Zoning Bylaw No. 846, 2013, consolidated (PDF)](https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/846-Zoning-Bylaw-Final-Consolidated.pdf) - [Fruitvale Development Guide (PDF)](https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Fruitvale-Development-Guide.pdf) ## Related questions - [Fruitvale building permits: when you need one and how to apply](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/building-permit.md) - [Fruitvale secondary suite and carriage house rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/secondary-suite.md) - [Fruitvale home-based business rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/home-based-business.md) - [Fruitvale fence rules: permits and height limits](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/fence-rules.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Zoning maps in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/zoning-lookup.md) - [Montrose](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/zoning-lookup.md) - [Trail](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/trail/zoning-lookup.md) - [Warfield](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/warfield/zoning-lookup.md) - [Rossland](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rossland/zoning-lookup.md) - [Salmo](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/zoning-lookup.md) - [Castlegar](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/castlegar/zoning-lookup.md) ## Sources - [Zoning Bylaw No. 846, 2013, consolidated to February 26, 2026 (PDF)](https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/846-Zoning-Bylaw-Final-Consolidated.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) - [Fruitvale Development Guide (PDF)](https://fruitvale.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Fruitvale-Development-Guide.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) - [Contact, Village of Fruitvale](https://fruitvale.ca/contact/) (read 2026-11-08) - [Fruitvale bylaws - Village of Fruitvale](https://fruitvale.ca/services/bylaw/) (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. 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