--- 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?" place: Golden, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/golden category: Building, renovating and your property owner: municipal owner_body: Town of Golden sources_read: 2026-11-08 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/golden/zoning-lookup/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/golden/zoning-lookup.json" --- # 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? **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. **Who handles it:** Municipal (Town of Golden, https://www.golden.ca) **Cost:** Not stated. No fee for a zoning enquiry is given on the Town pages we read. **How long:** Not stated. **Where:** - Phone: Planning and Development, 250-344-2271 - Email: Director of Planning & Development, planner@golden.ca (Ext. 236.) - Email: Planning Technician, colin.macphee@golden.ca (Ext. 240.) - In person: Town Hall, 810 9th Ave. South, Golden, BC ## Key facts - **How to find your zone:** 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. - Source: [Business Licences, Cannabis zoning](https://www.golden.ca/business-development/business-licences) - Official wording: "View the zoning map" - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 1294, 2011, Schedule A](https://www.golden.ca/sites/default/files/2022-01/Bylaw-No-1294%2C-2011-ToG-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf) - Official wording: "Town of Golden Zoning Bylaw No. 1294,2011 Schedule A ZontngMap Town of Golden Zoning Bylaw No. 1294,2011" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Zoning bylaw:** Town of Golden Zoning Bylaw No. 1294, 2011 (adopted August 2012). The posted copy shows no consolidation date and does not include later amendments. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 1294, 2011, Title and Section 10](https://www.golden.ca/sites/default/files/2022-01/Bylaw-No-1294%2C-2011-ToG-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf) - Official wording: "Zoning Bylaw 1294,2011" … "AUGUST ,2012, BY A TINANIMOUS" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **What the zone controls:** 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. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 1294, 2011, Schedule C (R1S)](https://www.golden.ca/sites/default/files/2022-01/Bylaw-No-1294%2C-2011-ToG-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf) - Official wording: "Lot Area and Lot Frontage" … "Maximum Floor Area Ratio 0.45" … "Maximum Lot Coverage 40%" … "Minimum Yard Setbacks" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Contact:** Planning and Development: 250-344-2271. Director of Planning & Development planner@golden.ca (ext. 236); Planning Technician colin.macphee@golden.ca (ext. 240). - Source: [Planning and Development, Contact Information](https://www.golden.ca/town-hall/department-directory/planning-and-development) - Official wording: "planner@golden.ca 250 344-2271 ext. 236" … "colin.macphee@golden.ca 250-344-2271 ext. 240" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Bylaw:** Town of Golden Zoning Bylaw No. 1294, 2011 - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 1294, 2011, Title](https://www.golden.ca/sites/default/files/2022-01/Bylaw-No-1294%2C-2011-ToG-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf) - Official wording: "Zoning Bylaw 1294,2011" … "Zoning Bylaw No. 1294,2011" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 ## How it works Golden'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. The 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. For 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. ## Steps 1. Open the zoning map in the bylaw (Schedule A) and find your lot. 2. Read your zone's schedule for permitted uses and building limits. 3. Read the general rules in the bylaw that apply to your project. 4. Confirm the zone with Planning and Development before you plan, because the posted map predates later rezonings. ## Good to know - 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). - The Town's Maps page had no content when we checked. ## Zones 31 zones are listed from [Zoning Bylaw No. 1294, 2011](https://www.golden.ca/sites/default/files/2021-11/Bylaw-1294-2011-ToG-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf). Each zone has its own page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/golden/zoning/index.json ## Official forms and pages - [Zoning Bylaw No. 1294, 2011, with zoning map in Schedule A (PDF)](https://www.golden.ca/sites/default/files/2022-01/Bylaw-No-1294%2C-2011-ToG-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf) - [Planning and Development, Town of Golden](https://www.golden.ca/town-hall/department-directory/planning-and-development) ## Related questions - [Golden building permits: when you need one and how to apply](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/golden/building-permit.md) - [Golden fence rules: permits and height limits](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/golden/fence-rules.md) - [Golden secondary suite and carriage house rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/golden/secondary-suite.md) - [Golden home-based business rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/golden/home-based-business.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Zoning maps in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/zoning-lookup.md) - [Revelstoke](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/revelstoke/zoning-lookup.md) - [Radium Hot Springs](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/zoning-lookup.md) - [Invermere](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/zoning-lookup.md) - [Nakusp](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/zoning-lookup.md) - [New Denver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-denver/zoning-lookup.md) - [Sicamous](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sicamous/zoning-lookup.md) ## Sources - [Zoning Bylaw No. 1294, 2011 (PDF)](https://www.golden.ca/sites/default/files/2022-01/Bylaw-No-1294%2C-2011-ToG-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) - [Business Licences, Town of Golden](https://www.golden.ca/business-development/business-licences) (read 2026-11-08) - [Planning and Development, Town of Golden](https://www.golden.ca/town-hall/department-directory/planning-and-development) (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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