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Greenwood 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?

Greenwood, British ColumbiaChecked against official textSources read 2026-11-05

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.

Zoning map

Zones in Greenwood

From City of Greenwood Zoning Bylaw No. 683, 1997 (the City posts the base bylaw; no consolidation found). 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. 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

Commercial zones

Industrial zones

Public zones

Rural zones

Key facts

How to find your zoneThe 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.Zoning Bylaw No. 683, 1997, s. 401(2)-(3); October 2026 newsletter, Council highlights, Sept 8, 2026 meeting · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
Official wording
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.
Bylaw No. 1049, 2026 to amend the "City of Greenwood Zoning Bylaw No. 683,
Zoning bylawZoning 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).Zoning Bylaw No. 683, 1997, Title; October 2026 newsletter, Council highlights, Sept 8, 2026 meeting · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
Official wording
ZONING BYLAW NO. 683, 1997
Bylaw No. 1049, 2026 to amend the "City of Greenwood Zoning Bylaw No. 683,
What the zone controlsZones: 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.Zoning Bylaw No. 683, 1997, s. 401; Zoning Bylaw No. 683, 1997, s. 402 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
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Residential 1 Zone (Single and Two Family)
Residential 3A
Light Industrial
402.3 Minimum Lot Area
402.4 Setbacks
402.5 Lot Coverage
402.6 Height
ContactGreenwood City Hall, 250-445-6644, reception@greenwoodcity.ca, 202 South Government Avenue. The Building Inspector enforces the Zoning Bylaw.Forms & Permits, Contact Us; Zoning Bylaw No. 683, 1997, s. 201 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
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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
The Building Inspector or other such persons appointed by Council of the City of
BylawZoning Bylaw No. 683, 1997Zoning Bylaw No. 683, 1997, Title · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
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ZONING BYLAW NO. 683, 1997

How it works

Zoning Bylaw No. 683, 1997 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.

The 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.

Steps

  1. Call City Hall at 250-445-6644 and ask which zone your lot is in. No online map was found.
  2. Read the section for that zone in the bylaw (section 402 onward) for permitted uses and limits.
  3. Ask City Hall whether any amendment affects your lot.

Good to know

  • The Building Inspector enforces the Zoning Bylaw.
  • City Hall is at 202 South Government Avenue.

Official forms and pages

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Zoning maps in British Columbia, by municipality →

Sources

  1. Zoning Bylaw No. 683, 1997 (PDF), City of Greenwood (read 2026-11-05)
  2. October 2026 newsletter (PDF), City of Greenwood (read 2026-11-05)
  3. Forms & Permits, City of Greenwood (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.