--- title: "Grand Forks 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: Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/grand-forks category: Building, renovating and your property owner: municipal owner_body: City of Grand Forks sources_read: 2026-11-05 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/zoning-lookup/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/zoning-lookup.json" --- # Grand Forks 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 Grand Forks, your zone is shown on Schedule A, the Official Zoning Map of Zoning Bylaw No. 2039. The City's document library has zoning maps, but they may be out of date. Call City Hall at 250-442-8266 to confirm your zone, then read that zone's section of the bylaw. **Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Grand Forks, https://www.grandforks.ca) **Cost:** Not stated on the City's pages. **How long:** Not stated on the City's pages. **Where:** - Phone: Development and Planning, City of Grand Forks, 250-442-8266 - Email: City of Grand Forks, info@grandforks.ca - In person: City Hall, 7217 4th Street, Grand Forks, BC V0H 1H0 (Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.) - Online: Zoning maps, City document library, https://www.grandforks.ca/document-library/?document_type=zoning-map ## Key facts - **How to find your zone:** The zone is shown on Schedule A, the Official Zoning Map of the Zoning Bylaw. The City's document library has a Zoning Map category (a May 2024 map and one consolidated to A37; later amendments may not appear). The Development and Planning page also links a Spatial Data Viewer, not confirmed to show zones. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 2039, 2018, unofficial consolidation to Amendment 40, s. 35.1](https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/By2039-Zoning-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED.pdf) - Official wording: "35.1 The location of each zone is defined on "Schedule A" entitled "Official Zoning Map" of" - Source: [Development, Engineering and Planning, More resources](https://www.grandforks.ca/development-engineering-planning/) - Official wording: "City of Grand Forks Spatial Data Viewer" - Source: [Documents (Document Library), Document categories](https://www.grandforks.ca/document-library/) - Official wording: "- Strategic Plans -> https://www.grandforks.ca/http://document-library/?document_type=strategic-plans - Studies and Surveys -> https://www.grandforks.ca/http://document-library/?document_type=studies-and-surveys - Zoning Map -> https://www.grandforks.ca/http://document-library/?document_type=zoning-map - Bylaws -> https://www.grandforks.ca/document-library/?document_type=bylaws - General Regulations -> https://www.grandforks.ca/document-library/?document_type=general-regulations" - Source: [Zoning Map category, Document Library](https://www.grandforks.ca/document-library/?document_type=zoning-map) - Official wording: "Grand Forks Zoning Map – May 2024" … "Map Zoning Bylaw 2039 Consolidated to A37" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Zoning bylaw:** Zoning Bylaw No. 2039, 2018, unofficial consolidation of amendments A1 to A40, last updated October 13, 2026. The consolidation is not the authoritative text; the original bylaw and amendments are. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 2039, 2018, unofficial consolidation to Amendment 40, Cover page](https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/By2039-Zoning-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED.pdf) - Official wording: "ZONING BYLAW NO. 2039, 2018" … "Amendments A1-A40" … "Last Updated: Tuesday, October 13, 2026" … "This office consolidation is not an authoritative text of the law" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **What the zone controls:** Each zone sets permitted uses, dwelling types, minimum parcel sizes, maximum lot coverage, building height, accessory buildings and setbacks (for example, R-1: 9.75 m principal height; setbacks of 6 m front, 1.5 m interior side, 4.6 m exterior side, 6 m rear). General rules are in sections 12 to 33. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 2039, 2018, unofficial consolidation to Amendment 40, s. 36](https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/By2039-Zoning-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED.pdf) - Official wording: "36.6 No principal building or structure shall exceed 9.75 metres in height." … "6 metres of a front parcel line;" … "1.5 metres of an interior side parcel line;" … "4.6 metres of an exterior side parcel line; or" … "36.12 See Sections 12 to 33 of this Bylaw." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Contact:** Development and Planning: Planner Adriana Cameron and Manager Dolores Sheets, (250) 442-8266, info@grandforks.ca, Box 220, 7217 4th Street, Grand Forks, B.C. V0H 1H0. - Source: [Development, Engineering and Planning, Department staff](https://www.grandforks.ca/development-engineering-planning/) - Official wording: "Planner: Adriana Cameron (250) 442-8266 info@grandforks.ca" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** Zoning Bylaw No. 2039, 2018 - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 2039, 2018, unofficial consolidation to Amendment 40, title](https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/By2039-Zoning-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED.pdf) - Official wording: "ZONING BYLAW NO. 2039, 2018" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works The City of Grand Forks [Zoning Bylaw 2039](https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/By2039-Zoning-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED.pdf) shows each zone on Schedule A, the Official Zoning Map. Each zone sets permitted uses, dwelling types, minimum parcel sizes, maximum lot coverage, building height, accessory buildings and setbacks. For example, R-1 allows a principal building 9.75 m high, with setbacks of 6 m front, 1.5 m interior side, 4.6 m exterior side and 6 m rear. General rules are in sections 12 to 33. Zones: R-1, R-1A, R-1B, R-2, R-3, R-3A, R-4, R-4A, R-5, AUC, NC, HC, CC, TC, I-1 to I-4, LF, AP, CU and comprehensive development (CD) zones. ## Steps 1. Look for your parcel on a map in the City's [zoning map library](https://www.grandforks.ca/document-library/?document_type=zoning-map). It lists a May 2024 map and one consolidated to Amendment 37, so later amendments may not appear. 2. Read your zone's section in the bylaw and the general rules. 3. Phone or email the Development and Planning department to confirm your zone and anything unclear. ## Good to know - The City's Development and Planning page also links a Spatial Data Viewer, but the page does not say it shows zones, so check its map layers. - The bylaw consolidation (Amendments 1 to 40, updated October 13, 2026) is not the authoritative text; the original bylaw and its amendments are. - Staff listed: Planner Adriana Cameron and Manager Dolores Sheets (names may change). - The Official Community Plan and any development permit area can add requirements beyond zoning. ## Zones 22 zones are listed from [Zoning Bylaw No. 2039, 2018 (unofficial consolidation to Amendment 37, July 24, 2024)](https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-Bylaw-2039-CONSOLIDATED-to-Amendment-37July2024.pdf). Each zone has its own page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/zoning/index.json Look up the zone of an address: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/zoning/lookup?address=123+Main+St ## Official forms and pages - [Zoning Bylaw No. 2039 consolidated to Amendment 40 (PDF)](https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/By2039-Zoning-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED.pdf) - [Zoning maps, City document library](https://www.grandforks.ca/document-library/?document_type=zoning-map) ## Related questions - [Grand Forks secondary suite and carriage house rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/secondary-suite.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Zoning maps in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/zoning-lookup.md) - [Greenwood](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/greenwood/zoning-lookup.md) - [Midway](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/midway/zoning-lookup.md) - [Rossland](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rossland/zoning-lookup.md) - [Warfield](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/warfield/zoning-lookup.md) - [Trail](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/trail/zoning-lookup.md) - [Montrose](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/zoning-lookup.md) ## Sources - [Zoning Bylaw No. 2039, 2018, unofficial consolidation to Amendment 40 (PDF), City of Grand Forks](https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/By2039-Zoning-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Development, Engineering and Planning, City of Grand Forks](https://www.grandforks.ca/development-engineering-planning/) (read 2026-11-05) - [Zoning Map category, Document Library, City of Grand Forks](https://www.grandforks.ca/document-library/?document_type=zoning-map) (read 2026-11-05) - [Payment Options (PDF), City of Grand Forks](https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/PAYMENT-OPTIONS.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Documents (Document Library), City of Grand Forks](https://www.grandforks.ca/document-library/) (read 2026-11-05) _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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