{"title":"Golden 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?","slug":"zoning-lookup","place":{"path":"ca/bc/golden","name":"Golden","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":"Town of Golden","url":"https://www.golden.ca"},"short_answer":"In Golden, zoning is set by Zoning Bylaw No. 1294, 2011, and the Town posts the zoning map as a PDF. No online address-search map was found. Because the posted map predates later rezonings, confirm your lot's zone with Development Services at 250-344-2271.","aliases":["zoning map golden bc","what is my zoning golden","town of golden zoning bylaw","golden zone lookup"],"cost":"Not stated. No fee for a zoning enquiry is given on the Town pages we read.","how_long":"Not stated.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Planning and Development","value":"250-344-2271"},{"type":"email","label":"Director of Planning & Development","value":"planner@golden.ca","note":"Ext. 236."},{"type":"email","label":"Planning Technician","value":"colin.macphee@golden.ca","note":"Ext. 240."},{"type":"in_person","label":"Town Hall","value":"810 9th Ave. South, Golden, BC"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1294, 2011, with zoning map in Schedule A (PDF)","url":"https://www.golden.ca/sites/default/files/2022-01/Bylaw-No-1294%2C-2011-ToG-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf"},{"title":"Planning and Development, Town of Golden","url":"https://www.golden.ca/town-hall/department-directory/planning-and-development"}],"related":[{"slug":"building-permit","title":"Golden building permits: when you need one and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/golden/building-permit/"},{"slug":"fence-rules","title":"Golden fence rules: permits and height limits","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/golden/fence-rules/"},{"slug":"secondary-suite","title":"Golden secondary suite and carriage house rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/golden/secondary-suite/"},{"slug":"home-based-business","title":"Golden home-based business rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/golden/home-based-business/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/revelstoke","name":"Revelstoke","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/revelstoke/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/radium-hot-springs","name":"Radium Hot Springs","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/invermere","name":"Invermere","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/nakusp","name":"Nakusp","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/new-denver","name":"New Denver","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-denver/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sicamous","name":"Sicamous","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sicamous/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 Town posts a zoning map as a PDF (Zoning Bylaw Map, Bylaw 1294, 2011), linked from its business licence page; Schedule A of the zoning bylaw is the zoning map. No online address-search map was found.","short":"PDF zoning map; no online map","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.golden.ca/business-development/business-licences","title":"Business Licences, Town of Golden","section":"Cannabis zoning","quotes":["View the zoning map"]},{"url":"https://www.golden.ca/sites/default/files/2022-01/Bylaw-No-1294%2C-2011-ToG-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1294, 2011 (PDF)","section":"Schedule A","quotes":["Town of Golden Zoning Bylaw No. 1294,2011 Schedule A ZontngMap Town of Golden Zoning Bylaw No. 1294,2011"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"zoning_bylaw":{"label":"Zoning bylaw","value":"Town of Golden Zoning Bylaw No. 1294, 2011 (adopted August 2012). The posted copy shows no consolidation date and does not include later amendments.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.golden.ca/sites/default/files/2022-01/Bylaw-No-1294%2C-2011-ToG-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1294, 2011 (PDF)","section":"Title and Section 10","quotes":["Zoning Bylaw 1294,2011","AUGUST ,2012, BY A TINANIMOUS"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"what_zone_controls":{"label":"What the zone controls","value":"For each zone: permitted and accessory uses, lot size and frontage, floor area ratio, lot coverage, yard setbacks and building heights. General rules on fences, accessory buildings, parking, landscaping and specific uses (suites, home businesses) apply across zones.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.golden.ca/sites/default/files/2022-01/Bylaw-No-1294%2C-2011-ToG-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1294, 2011 (PDF)","section":"Schedule C (R1S)","quotes":["Lot Area and Lot Frontage","Maximum Floor Area Ratio 0.45","Maximum Lot Coverage 40%","Minimum Yard Setbacks"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"contact":{"label":"Contact","value":"Planning and Development: 250-344-2271. Director of Planning & Development planner@golden.ca (ext. 236); Planning Technician colin.macphee@golden.ca (ext. 240).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.golden.ca/town-hall/department-directory/planning-and-development","title":"Planning and Development, Town of Golden","section":"Contact Information","quotes":["planner@golden.ca 250 344-2271 ext. 236","colin.macphee@golden.ca 250-344-2271 ext. 240"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Town of Golden Zoning Bylaw No. 1294, 2011","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.golden.ca/sites/default/files/2022-01/Bylaw-No-1294%2C-2011-ToG-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1294, 2011 (PDF)","section":"Title","quotes":["Zoning Bylaw 1294,2011","Zoning Bylaw No. 1294,2011"]}],"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. 1294, 2011","url":"https://www.golden.ca/sites/default/files/2021-11/Bylaw-1294-2011-ToG-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The Town posts the original 2011 bylaw, not a consolidation, so later amending bylaws are not in this text. The PDF is a scan whose embedded text layer is full of recognition errors (for example \"Sinele\", \"Hieh\", \"Lieht\"); no OCR was run by us. Verify every figure against the PDF page images. Each zone is a separate Schedule (B to FF) of the bylaw; \"section\" gives the schedule letter."},"zones":31,"zone_pages":0,"index_url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/golden/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 Map (Schedule A, PDF)","url":"https://www.golden.ca/sites/default/files/2021-11/Zoning-Bylaw-Map1294-2011.pdf"},"caveat":null,"accessed":null}},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nGolden's zoning is set by [Zoning Bylaw No. 1294, 2011]() (adopted August 2012). Schedule A of the bylaw is the zoning map, and the Town also links the Zoning Bylaw Map as a PDF from its business licence page. No online address-search map was found.\n\nThe posted copy shows no consolidation date and does not include later amendments. Later bylaws have changed zones, for example Bylaw No. 1492, 2024 rezoned all R1 lots to R1S.\n\nFor each zone the bylaw sets permitted and accessory uses, lot size and frontage, floor area ratio, lot coverage, yard setbacks and building heights. General rules on fences, accessory buildings, parking, landscaping and specific uses such as suites and home businesses apply across zones.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Open the zoning map in the bylaw (Schedule A) and find your lot.\n2. Read your zone's schedule for permitted uses and building limits.\n3. Read the general rules in the bylaw that apply to your project.\n4. Confirm the zone with Planning and Development before you plan, because the posted map predates later rezonings.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Planning and Development: 250-344-2271. The Director of Planning & Development is at planner@golden.ca (ext. 236) and the Planning Technician at colin.macphee@golden.ca (ext. 240).\n- The Town's Maps page had no content when we checked.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.golden.ca/sites/default/files/2022-01/Bylaw-No-1294%2C-2011-ToG-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1294, 2011 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.golden.ca/business-development/business-licences","title":"Business Licences, Town of Golden","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.golden.ca/town-hall/department-directory/planning-and-development","title":"Planning and Development, Town of Golden","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/golden/zoning-lookup/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/golden/zoning-lookup.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/golden/zoning-lookup.json"}}