Grand Forks zoning: find your zone and what it allows
How do I find out how my property is zoned and what I can build on it?
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 The City's document library has zoning maps, but they may be out of date.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.
Zoning map
ResidentialRuralCommercialIndustrialPublicComprehensive development
Search an address or click a lot on the map to see its zone and what it allows.
Zoning shown from the City of Grand Forks's City of Grand Forks Open Data Hub data, downloaded 2026-11-07.
Zones in Grand Forks
From Zoning Bylaw No. 2039, 2018 (unofficial consolidation to Amendment 37, July 24, 2024). The City's office consolidation is not an authoritative text and is produced for convenience only; the original bylaw and amending bylaws are authoritative. Amendments 2039-A38 and A39 (January 2026) are published separately and are not in this consolidation. Sections 57 and 58 (Cannabis overlays CPO and CRO) are overlays, not zones, and are not listed. Each zone has its own page with its uses, lot sizes, heights and setbacks. Zone pages are drafts taken from the bylaw text and not yet reviewed by a person.
Residential zones
- R-1 Residential - Single & Two Family
- R-1A Residential - Single Family
- R-1B Residential Care
- R-2 Residential - Small Lot
- R-3 Multi-Family Residential
- R-3A Compact Multi-Family Residential
- R-5 Mobile Home Park
Rural zones
Commercial zones
- AUC Adaptive Use Commercial
- NC Neighbourhood Commercial
- HC Highway Commercial
- CC Core Commercial
- TC Tourist Commercial
Industrial zones
- I-1 Light Industrial
- I-2 General Industrial
- I-3 Value Added Industrial
- I-4 Gravel/Mineral Processing
- LF Landfill
- AP Airport Industrial
Public zones
Comprehensive development zones
- CD-1 Comprehensive Development 1
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.Zoning Bylaw No. 2039, 2018, unofficial consolidation to Amendment 40, s. 35.1; Development, Engineering and Planning, More resources; Documents (Document Library), Document categories; Zoning Map category, Document Library · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wording35.1 The location of each zone is defined on "Schedule A" entitled "Official Zoning Map" of City of Grand Forks Spatial Data Viewer - 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 Grand Forks Zoning Map – May 2024 Map Zoning Bylaw 2039 Consolidated to A37 |
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| 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.Zoning Bylaw No. 2039, 2018, unofficial consolidation to Amendment 40, Cover page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingZONING BYLAW NO. 2039, 2018 Amendments A1-A40 Last Updated: Tuesday, October 13, 2026 This office consolidation is not an authoritative text of the law |
| 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.Zoning Bylaw No. 2039, 2018, unofficial consolidation to Amendment 40, s. 36 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wording36.6 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. |
| 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.Development, Engineering and Planning, Department staff · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingPlanner: Adriana Cameron (250) 442-8266 info@grandforks.ca |
| Bylaw | Zoning Bylaw No. 2039, 2018Zoning Bylaw No. 2039, 2018, unofficial consolidation to Amendment 40, title · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingZONING BYLAW NO. 2039, 2018 |
How it works
The City of Grand Forks Zoning Bylaw 2039 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
- Look for your parcel on a map in the City's zoning map library. It lists a May 2024 map and one consolidated to Amendment 37, so later amendments may not appear.
- Read your zone's section in the bylaw and the general rules.
- 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.
Official forms and pages
The same question in other places
Sources
- Zoning Bylaw No. 2039, 2018, unofficial consolidation to Amendment 40 (PDF), City of Grand Forks (read 2026-11-05)
- Development, Engineering and Planning, City of Grand Forks (read 2026-11-05)
- Zoning Map category, Document Library, City of Grand Forks (read 2026-11-05)
- Payment Options (PDF), City of Grand Forks (read 2026-11-05)
- Documents (Document Library), City of Grand Forks (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. How answers are checked.