{"title":"Greenwood 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/greenwood","name":"Greenwood","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":"City of Greenwood","url":"https://www.greenwoodcity.com"},"short_answer":"The City of Greenwood sets zoning in Zoning Bylaw No. 683, 1997. Its Schedule A zoning map shows each zone. No online property lookup was found, so confirm your lot's zone with City Hall at 250-445-6644.","aliases":["greenwood zoning map","greenwood zoning bylaw","what is my property zoned greenwood","greenwood permitted uses"],"cost":null,"how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"phone","label":"City Hall","value":"250-445-6644"},{"type":"email","label":"Greenwood City Hall","value":"reception@greenwoodcity.ca"},{"type":"in_person","label":"City Hall","value":"202 South Government Avenue, Greenwood, BC V0H 1J0"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 683, 1997 (PDF)","url":"https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/greenwoodcity-013-ca/media/kd3p3rea/zoning-bylaw-no-683-1997.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"secondary-suite","title":"Greenwood secondary suite and carriage house rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/greenwood/secondary-suite/"},{"slug":"fence-rules","title":"Greenwood fence rules: permits and height limits","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/greenwood/fence-rules/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/midway","name":"Midway","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/midway/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/grand-forks","name":"Grand Forks","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/osoyoos","name":"Osoyoos","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/osoyoos/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/rossland","name":"Rossland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rossland/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/oliver","name":"Oliver","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oliver/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/warfield","name":"Warfield","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/warfield/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 Zoning Map is Schedule A of Zoning Bylaw No. 683, 1997 (page 42 of the City's PDF). Council gave final reading to Bylaw No. 1049, 2026, amending that map, on Sept 8, 2026. No online map found; ask City Hall, 250-445-6644.","short":"Zoning Map (Schedule A); ask City Hall","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/greenwoodcity-013-ca/media/kd3p3rea/zoning-bylaw-no-683-1997.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 683, 1997 (PDF), City of Greenwood","section":"s. 401(2)-(3)","quotes":["The extent and boundary of each zone is shown on City of Greenwood Zoning Map","centre line of such road allowance or watercourse shall be the zone boundary."]},{"url":"https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/greenwoodcity-013-ca/media/c4wfjepc/october-2026-newsletter-1.pdf","title":"October 2026 newsletter (PDF), City of Greenwood","section":"Council highlights, Sept 8, 2026 meeting","quotes":["Bylaw No. 1049, 2026 to amend the \"City of Greenwood Zoning Bylaw No. 683,"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"zoning_bylaw":{"label":"Zoning bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw No. 683, 1997. The City's PDF is the 1997 bylaw with old amendment notes; no 'current to' date is stated. Bylaw No. 1049, 2026 amended the Schedule A zoning map (final reading Sept 8, 2026).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/greenwoodcity-013-ca/media/kd3p3rea/zoning-bylaw-no-683-1997.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 683, 1997 (PDF), City of Greenwood","section":"Title","quotes":["ZONING BYLAW NO. 683, 1997"]},{"url":"https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/greenwoodcity-013-ca/media/c4wfjepc/october-2026-newsletter-1.pdf","title":"October 2026 newsletter (PDF), City of Greenwood","section":"Council highlights, Sept 8, 2026 meeting","quotes":["Bylaw No. 1049, 2026 to amend the \"City of Greenwood Zoning Bylaw No. 683,"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"what_zone_controls":{"label":"What the zone controls","value":"Zones: R1, R1A, R2, R3, R3A, C1, C1A, C2, C3, I, LI, PR, ICF, RU. Each zone sets permitted uses, minimum lot area, setbacks, lot coverage, height and parking.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/greenwoodcity-013-ca/media/kd3p3rea/zoning-bylaw-no-683-1997.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 683, 1997 (PDF), City of Greenwood","section":"s. 401","quotes":["Residential 1 Zone (Single and Two Family)","Residential 3A","Light Industrial"]},{"url":"https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/greenwoodcity-013-ca/media/kd3p3rea/zoning-bylaw-no-683-1997.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 683, 1997 (PDF), City of Greenwood","section":"s. 402","quotes":["402.3 Minimum Lot Area","402.4 Setbacks","402.5 Lot Coverage","402.6 Height"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"contact":{"label":"Contact","value":"Greenwood City Hall, 250-445-6644, reception@greenwoodcity.ca, 202 South Government Avenue. The Building Inspector enforces the Zoning Bylaw.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.greenwoodcity.com/services/forms-permits/","title":"Forms & Permits, City of Greenwood","section":"Contact Us","quotes":["202 South Government Avenue P.O. Box 129 Greenwood, BC V0H 1J0 Phone: (250) 445-6644 Fax: (250) 445-6441 Email: reception@greenwoodcity.ca reception@greenwoodcity.ca"]},{"url":"https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/greenwoodcity-013-ca/media/kd3p3rea/zoning-bylaw-no-683-1997.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 683, 1997 (PDF), City of Greenwood","section":"s. 201","quotes":["The Building Inspector or other such persons appointed by Council of the City of"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw No. 683, 1997","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/greenwoodcity-013-ca/media/kd3p3rea/zoning-bylaw-no-683-1997.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 683, 1997 (PDF), City of Greenwood","section":"Title","quotes":["ZONING BYLAW NO. 683, 1997"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":0},"zoning":{"bylaw":{"title":"City of Greenwood Zoning Bylaw No. 683, 1997 (the City posts the base bylaw; no consolidation found)","url":"https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/greenwoodcity-013-ca/media/kd3p3rea/zoning-bylaw-no-683-1997.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The text layer is real for the base bylaw, but the City's posted amending bylaws (Nos. 925 of 2018, 961 of 2020, 1049 of 2026 and a \"zoning amendment bylaw 9\") are scanned images with no text layer, so their changes are not in this text. The bylaw's zone map (Schedule A) is not in the posted PDF."},"zones":14,"zone_pages":14,"index_url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/greenwood/zoning/index.json","lookup_url":null,"map":{"has_map":false,"has_addresses":false,"zones_geojson":null,"addresses_json":null,"source_url":null,"viewer":null,"caveat":null,"accessed":null}},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\n[Zoning Bylaw No. 683, 1997](https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/greenwoodcity-013-ca/media/kd3p3rea/zoning-bylaw-no-683-1997.pdf) applies to land in the City. Section 401 lists the zones: R1, R1A, R2, R3, R3A, C1, C1A, C2, C3, I, LI, PR, ICF and RU. Each zone sets permitted uses, minimum lot area, setbacks, lot coverage, height and parking.\n\nThe Zoning Map is Schedule A of the bylaw (page 42 of the City's PDF). The City's PDF is the 1997 bylaw with old amendment notes, and no \"current to\" date is stated. Council gave final reading to Bylaw No. 1049, 2026, which amends the zoning map, on Sept 8, 2026.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Call City Hall at 250-445-6644 and ask which zone your lot is in. No online map was found.\n2. Read the section for that zone in the bylaw (section 402 onward) for permitted uses and limits.\n3. Ask City Hall whether any amendment affects your lot.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The Building Inspector enforces the Zoning Bylaw.\n- City Hall is at 202 South Government Avenue.","sources":[{"url":"https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/greenwoodcity-013-ca/media/kd3p3rea/zoning-bylaw-no-683-1997.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 683, 1997 (PDF), City of Greenwood","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/greenwoodcity-013-ca/media/c4wfjepc/october-2026-newsletter-1.pdf","title":"October 2026 newsletter (PDF), City of Greenwood","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.greenwoodcity.com/services/forms-permits/","title":"Forms & Permits, City of Greenwood","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","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/greenwood/zoning-lookup/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/greenwood/zoning-lookup.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/greenwood/zoning-lookup.json"}}