--- title: "Highlands 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 in Highlands?" place: Highlands, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/highlands category: Building, renovating and your property owner: municipal owner_body: District of Highlands sources_read: 2026-11-08 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning-lookup/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning-lookup.json" --- # Highlands 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 in Highlands? **Short answer:** In the District of Highlands, the zoning map is a PDF on the District's Maps page (Schedule A to Zoning Bylaw No. 100), and the page also links to the CRD Regional Map Viewer. Your zone's section in the bylaw sets permitted uses, density, heights and setbacks. **Who handles it:** Municipal (District of Highlands, https://www.highlands.ca) **Cost:** The pages read give no current fee for a zoning confirmation. **How long:** Not stated. **Where:** - Phone: Municipal Planner, 250-474-1773 - Email: Municipal Planner, lbeckett@highlands.ca - In person: Municipal Hall, 1980 Millstream Road, Victoria, BC V9B 6H1 ## Key facts - **How to find your zone:** The District's Maps page has an Address/Zoning Map (PDF) and a link to the CRD Regional Map Viewer. The zoning bylaw's Schedule A is the Zoning Map. - Source: [Maps, Maps page](https://www.highlands.ca/building-development-planning/maps) - Official wording: "Address/Zoning Map" … "CRD Regional Map Viewer" - Source: [Highlands Zoning Bylaw No. 100, 1998, s. 5.1](https://www.highlands.ca/media/1622) - Official wording: "The location and boundaries of the Zones established by this Bylaw are shown on the Zoning Map" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Zoning bylaw:** Highlands Zoning Bylaw No. 100, 1998; consolidated to June 15, 2026 (includes Bylaw 484). - Source: [Highlands Zoning Bylaw No. 100, 1998, Title page](https://www.highlands.ca/media/1622) - Official wording: "Consolidated to June 15, 2026" … "Highlands Zoning Bylaw No. 100, 1998 (consolidated)" … "Consolidated for convenience only" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **What the zone controls:** Each zone sets permitted uses, residential density (for example one principal dwelling and one accessory dwelling per lot), building heights, setbacks, floor areas and subdivision lot sizes. Example, RR1: principal dwelling up to 10.5 m high; buildings 7.5 m from front lot line. - Source: [Highlands Zoning Bylaw No. 100, 1998, s. 6.1 (RR1)](https://www.highlands.ca/media/1622) - Official wording: "the following uses and no others shall" … "There shall be no more than one (1) principal dwelling unit on each lot." … "The height of a principal dwelling unit shall not exceed 10.5 metres." … "No building or structure shall be sited within 7.5 metres of a front lot line." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Contact:** Municipal Planner Laura Beckett, 250-474-1773, lbeckett@highlands.ca. - Source: [Staff Directory](https://www.highlands.ca/staff-directory) - Official wording: "Deputy Emergency Program Coordinator Phone 250-474-1773 Email emergencycoordinator@highlands.ca ### Laura Beckett Title Municipal Planner Phone 250-474-1773 Email lbeckett@highlands.ca" … "250-474-1773 Email emergencycoordinator@highlands.ca ### Laura Beckett Title Municipal Planner Phone 250-474-1773 Email lbeckett@highlands.ca ### Laura Uganecz" … "emergencycoordinator@highlands.ca ### Laura Beckett Title Municipal Planner Phone 250-474-1773 Email lbeckett@highlands.ca ### Laura Uganecz Title Administrative Assistant" … "Laura Beckett Title Municipal Planner Phone 250-474-1773 Email lbeckett@highlands.ca ### Laura Uganecz Title Administrative Assistant Phone 250-474-1773" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Bylaw:** Highlands Zoning Bylaw No. 100, 1998 - Source: [Highlands Zoning Bylaw No. 100, 1998, Title page](https://www.highlands.ca/media/1622) - Official wording: "Highlands Zoning Bylaw No. 100, 1998 (consolidated)" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 ## How it works The District's Maps page has an Address/Zoning Map (a PDF titled "Zoning Designations (Consolidated Schedule A to Bylaw No. 100, 1998)") and a link to the CRD Regional Map Viewer. The Zoning Map is Schedule A of the [Highlands Zoning Bylaw No. 100](https://www.highlands.ca/media/1622), which is consolidated to June 15, 2026 and includes Bylaw 484. The District's page has no address search. Each zone sets permitted uses, residential density (for example one principal dwelling and one accessory dwelling per lot), building heights, setbacks, floor areas and subdivision lot sizes. For example, in RR1 the principal dwelling may be up to 10.5 m high and buildings must be 7.5 m from the front lot line. Other zones have different numbers. Section 3 has general rules on fences, home-based business, parking and accessory dwelling units. ## Steps 1. Open the Address/Zoning Map on the Maps page and find your property. 2. Open the Zoning Bylaw and read your zone's section, plus section 3. 3. Check for development permit areas and other rules that may also apply. 4. If unsure, call or email the Municipal Planner to confirm your zoning. ## Good to know - The consolidated bylaw is for convenience and is not a certified copy. - An older fee bylaw (a 2013 consolidation) lists a written reply on zoning and OCP designation at $42; this may be out of date, so ask the Planner. ## Zones 47 zones are listed from [Zoning Bylaw No. 100, 1998 (consolidated to June 15, 2026, including Bylaw 484)](https://www.highlands.ca/media/1622). Each zone has its own page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning/index.json ## Official forms and pages - [Maps, District of Highlands](https://www.highlands.ca/building-development-planning/maps) - [Highlands Zoning Bylaw No. 100 (PDF)](https://www.highlands.ca/media/1622) ## Related questions - [Highlands building permits: when you need one and how to apply](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/building-permit.md) - [Highlands permits for decks, sheds, carports and garages](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/deck-shed-garage-permit.md) - [Highlands secondary suite and carriage house rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/secondary-suite.md) - [Highlands home-based business rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/home-based-business.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Zoning maps in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/zoning-lookup.md) - [Langford](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning-lookup.md) - [View Royal](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/view-royal/zoning-lookup.md) - [Central Saanich](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/zoning-lookup.md) - [Colwood](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning-lookup.md) - [Esquimalt](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/zoning-lookup.md) - [Saanich](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning-lookup.md) ## Sources - [Maps, District of Highlands](https://www.highlands.ca/building-development-planning/maps) (read 2026-11-08) - [Highlands Zoning Bylaw No. 100, 1998 (PDF)](https://www.highlands.ca/media/1622) (read 2026-11-08) - [Staff Directory, District of Highlands](https://www.highlands.ca/staff-directory) (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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