{"title":"Gold River 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 in Gold River?","slug":"zoning-lookup","place":{"path":"ca/bc/gold-river","name":"Gold River","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 Gold River","url":"https://goldriver.ca"},"short_answer":"To find your zone in Gold River, use the Zoning Map on the Village's Maps page, or the SRD interactive map linked there. The legal map is Schedule A of Zoning Bylaw No. 761, 2025, which lists the permitted uses and rules for each zone.","aliases":["gold river zoning map","what is my zoning gold river","gold river zoning bylaw"],"cost":"Not stated; no fee for viewing the map or bylaw is listed.","how_long":"Not applicable.","where":[{"type":"online","label":"Maps page, Village of Gold River","value":"https://goldriver.ca/municipal-services/maps/"},{"type":"in_person","label":"Municipal Hall","value":"499 Muchalat Drive, Gold River, BC V0P 1G0","note":"Office hours are not stated on the Village's website."},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Hall","value":"250-283-2202"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 761, 2025 (PDF)","url":"https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No-761-2025-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"building-permit","title":"Gold River building permits: when you need one and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/building-permit/"},{"slug":"secondary-suite","title":"Gold River secondary suite and carriage house rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/secondary-suite/"},{"slug":"fence-rules","title":"Gold River fence rules: permits and height limits","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/fence-rules/"},{"slug":"deck-shed-garage-permit","title":"Gold River permits for decks, sheds, carports and garages","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/deck-shed-garage-permit/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/tahsis","name":"Tahsis","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/campbell-river","name":"Campbell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/tofino","name":"Tofino","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sayward","name":"Sayward","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cumberland","name":"Cumberland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/courtenay","name":"Courtenay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/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's Maps page links a Zoning Map PDF (dated October 2024), an OCP Map, a Development Permit Area Map and the SRD interactive map. The legal map is Schedule A Zoning Map attached to Zoning Bylaw No. 761, 2025 (s. 5.1.2).","short":"PDF zoning map; SRD interactive map","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://goldriver.ca/municipal-services/maps/","title":"Maps, Village of Gold River","section":"Maps page","quotes":["Zoning Map","Official Community Plan (OCP) Map","Development Permit Area Map","Interactive Map (SRD uMapIt)"]},{"url":"https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No-761-2025-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 761, 2025 (PDF), Village of Gold River","section":"s. 5.1.2","quotes":["The extent of each zone is shown upon Schedule “A” Zoning Map which is"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"zoning_bylaw":{"label":"Zoning bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw No. 761, 2025, adopted February 2, 2026. It repeals Zoning Bylaw No. 706, 2018.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No-761-2025-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 761, 2025 (PDF), Village of Gold River","section":"Adoption","quotes":["ADOPTED this","2nd","February","2026","the Village of Gold River Zoning Bylaw No. 706. 2018 and amendments"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"what_zone_controls":{"label":"What the zone controls","value":"For each zone the bylaw sets permitted uses, minimum lot area and frontage, lot coverage, setbacks, building height, parking and fences. Zones include R-L, R-R, R-M, R-M2, R-M3, R-H, M.H.P., M.H.S., C-1, C-2, C-REC, I-H, I-L, Civic Use and CD1.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No-761-2025-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 761, 2025 (PDF), Village of Gold River","section":"Contents","quotes":["LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONE – R-L","RURAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE – R-R","HEAVY INDUSTRIAL ZONE – I-H"]},{"url":"https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No-761-2025-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 761, 2025 (PDF), Village of Gold River","section":"s. 6.1-6.2","quotes":["6.1      Permitted Uses","6.2      Conditions of Use"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"contact":{"label":"Contact","value":"Village Office, 499 Muchalat Drive, phone (250) 283-2202","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://goldriver.ca/village-hall/contact/","title":"Contact, Village of Gold River","section":"Village Hall","quotes":["Contact ### Village Hall 499 Muchalat Drive Gold River, BC V0P 1G0 Phone: (250) 283-2202 After hours emergency, call (250) 283-2202, option 5"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw No. 761, 2025","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No-761-2025-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 761, 2025 (PDF), Village of Gold River","section":"Title","quotes":["VILLAGE OF GOLD RIVER ZONING BYLAW NO. 761, 2025"]}],"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. 761, 2025","url":"https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No-761-2025-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The Village's page is https://goldriver.ca/documents/zoning-bylaw-no-761-2025/. The bylaw text lists zone R-R as \"R.R\" in s. 5.1.1 and \"R-R\" in the zone heading; the Schedule A zoning map pages (PDF pages 79-80) have no text layer."},"zones":15,"zone_pages":14,"index_url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/zoning/index.json","lookup_url":null,"map":{"has_map":false,"has_addresses":false,"zones_geojson":null,"addresses_json":null,"source_url":null,"viewer":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 761, 2025 (Schedule A zoning map is in the bylaw PDF)","url":"https://goldriver.ca/documents/zoning-bylaw-no-761-2025/"},"caveat":null,"accessed":null}},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe Village of Gold River's Maps page links a Zoning Map PDF (dated October 2024), an Official Community Plan map, a Development Permit Area map and the Strathcona Regional District's interactive map. The legal map is Schedule A Zoning Map attached to [Zoning Bylaw No. 761, 2025](https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No-761-2025-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf) (section 5.1.2). The bylaw was adopted February 2, 2026 and repeals Zoning Bylaw No. 706, 2018.\n\nFor each zone the bylaw sets permitted uses, minimum lot area and frontage, lot coverage, setbacks, building height, parking and fences. Zones include R-L, R-R, R-M, R-M2, R-M3, R-H, M.H.P., M.H.S., C-1, C-2, C-REC, I-H, I-L, Civic Use and CD1.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Open the Village's [Maps page](https://goldriver.ca/municipal-services/maps/) and find your lot on the Zoning Map.\n2. Read your zone's section in the Zoning Bylaw for permitted uses and limits.\n3. For a development application, see Development Procedure Bylaw No. 758, 2025, or call the Village.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The Village Office at 499 Muchalat Drive, 250-283-2202, can confirm your zone. No planning email was found.","sources":[{"url":"https://goldriver.ca/municipal-services/maps/","title":"Maps, Village of Gold River","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No-761-2025-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 761, 2025 (PDF), Village of Gold River","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://goldriver.ca/village-hall/contact/","title":"Contact, Village of Gold River","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/gold-river/zoning-lookup/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/zoning-lookup.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/zoning-lookup.json"}}