--- 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?" place: Gold River, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/gold-river category: Building, renovating and your property owner: municipal owner_body: Village of Gold River sources_read: 2026-11-08 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/zoning-lookup/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/zoning-lookup.json" --- # 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? **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. **Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Gold River, https://goldriver.ca) **Cost:** Not stated; no fee for viewing the map or bylaw is listed. **How long:** Not applicable. **Where:** - Online: Maps page, Village of Gold River, https://goldriver.ca/municipal-services/maps/ - In person: Municipal Hall, 499 Muchalat Drive, Gold River, BC V0P 1G0 (Office hours are not stated on the Village's website.) - Phone: Village Hall, 250-283-2202 ## Key facts - **How to find your zone:** 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). - Source: [Maps, Maps page](https://goldriver.ca/municipal-services/maps/) - Official wording: "Zoning Map" … "Official Community Plan (OCP) Map" … "Development Permit Area Map" … "Interactive Map (SRD uMapIt)" - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 761, 2025, s. 5.1.2](https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No-761-2025-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf) - Official wording: "The extent of each zone is shown upon Schedule “A” Zoning Map which is" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Zoning bylaw:** Zoning Bylaw No. 761, 2025, adopted February 2, 2026. It repeals Zoning Bylaw No. 706, 2018. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 761, 2025, Adoption](https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No-761-2025-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf) - Official wording: "ADOPTED this" … "2nd" … "February" … "2026" … "the Village of Gold River Zoning Bylaw No. 706. 2018 and amendments" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **What the zone controls:** 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. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 761, 2025, Contents](https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No-761-2025-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf) - Official wording: "LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONE – R-L" … "RURAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE – R-R" … "HEAVY INDUSTRIAL ZONE – I-H" - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 761, 2025, s. 6.1-6.2](https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No-761-2025-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf) - Official wording: "6.1 Permitted Uses" … "6.2 Conditions of Use" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Contact:** Village Office, 499 Muchalat Drive, phone (250) 283-2202 - Source: [Contact, Village Hall](https://goldriver.ca/village-hall/contact/) - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Bylaw:** Zoning Bylaw No. 761, 2025 - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 761, 2025, Title](https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No-761-2025-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf) - Official wording: "VILLAGE OF GOLD RIVER ZONING BYLAW NO. 761, 2025" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 ## How it works The 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. 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. ## Steps 1. Open the Village's [Maps page](https://goldriver.ca/municipal-services/maps/) and find your lot on the Zoning Map. 2. Read your zone's section in the Zoning Bylaw for permitted uses and limits. 3. For a development application, see Development Procedure Bylaw No. 758, 2025, or call the Village. ## Good to know - The Village Office at 499 Muchalat Drive, 250-283-2202, can confirm your zone. No planning email was found. ## Zones 15 zones are listed from [Zoning Bylaw No. 761, 2025](https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No-761-2025-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf). Each zone has its own page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/zoning/index.json ## Official forms and pages - [Zoning Bylaw No. 761, 2025 (PDF)](https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No-761-2025-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf) ## Related questions - [Gold River building permits: when you need one and how to apply](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/building-permit.md) - [Gold River secondary suite and carriage house rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/secondary-suite.md) - [Gold River fence rules: permits and height limits](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/fence-rules.md) - [Gold River permits for decks, sheds, carports and garages](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/deck-shed-garage-permit.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Zoning maps in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/zoning-lookup.md) - [Tahsis](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/zoning-lookup.md) - [Campbell River](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/zoning-lookup.md) - [Tofino](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/zoning-lookup.md) - [Sayward](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/zoning-lookup.md) - [Cumberland](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/zoning-lookup.md) - [Courtenay](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning-lookup.md) ## Sources - [Maps, Village of Gold River](https://goldriver.ca/municipal-services/maps/) (read 2026-11-08) - [Zoning Bylaw No. 761, 2025 (PDF), Village of Gold River](https://goldriver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No-761-2025-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) - [Contact, Village of Gold River](https://goldriver.ca/village-hall/contact/) (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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