{"title":"Invermere 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 Invermere?","slug":"zoning-lookup","place":{"path":"ca/bc/invermere","name":"Invermere","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":"District of Invermere","url":"https://invermere.net"},"short_answer":"In Invermere, look up your property on the District's PDF Zoning Map, then read your zone in Zoning Bylaw No. 1145, 2002. No online address search is listed. Planning staff can confirm a zone at 250-342-9281 ext. 1235 or planning@invermere.net.","aliases":["zoning map invermere","what is my zoning invermere","zoning bylaw invermere","property zoning invermere"],"cost":"Viewing the map and bylaw online is free. A printed Composite or Zoning Map costs $20.","how_long":"Not applicable.","where":[{"type":"online","label":"Zoning Map (PDF)","value":"https://invermere.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/doi-zoning-map-current.pdf","note":"The bylaw library also holds \"DOI Zoning Map - Current Sept 2025\"."},{"type":"phone","label":"Director of Development Services","value":"250-342-9281 ext. 1235"},{"type":"email","label":"Planning","value":"planning@invermere.net"},{"type":"phone","label":"Development Coordinator","value":"250-342-9281 ext. 1257"},{"type":"email","label":"Development Coordinator","value":"dpcoordinator@invermere.net"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Planning, District of Invermere","url":"https://invermere.net/operations/departments/planning/"},{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1145, 2002, consolidated (PDF)","url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/20335/"},{"title":"Zoning Map (PDF)","url":"https://invermere.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/doi-zoning-map-current.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"building-permit","title":"Invermere building permits: when you need one and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/building-permit/"},{"slug":"fence-rules","title":"Invermere fence rules: permits and height limits","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/fence-rules/"},{"slug":"secondary-suite","title":"Invermere secondary suite and carriage house rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/secondary-suite/"},{"slug":"short-term-rental","title":"Invermere short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/short-term-rental/"},{"slug":"home-based-business","title":"Invermere home-based business rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/home-based-business/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/radium-hot-springs","name":"Radium Hot Springs","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/canal-flats","name":"Canal Flats","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/canal-flats/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kaslo","name":"Kaslo","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/elkford","name":"Elkford","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/elkford/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kimberley","name":"Kimberley","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kimberley/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cranbrook","name":"Cranbrook","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/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 Planning page links a PDF Zoning Map (https://invermere.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/doi-zoning-map-current.pdf). The bylaw library also holds 'DOI Zoning Map - Current Sept 2025'. No online address search tool is listed.","short":"PDF zoning map","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://invermere.net/operations/departments/planning/","title":"Planning, District of Invermere","section":"Planning page","quotes":["Zoning Map Areas of responsibility include:"]},{"url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/20334/","title":"Bylaw library, Zoning Bylaws, District of Invermere","section":"Bylaw library, Zoning Bylaws","quotes":["DOI Zoning Map - Current Sept 2025"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"zoning_bylaw":{"label":"Zoning bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1145, 2002. The posted consolidated copy is dated November 2002 with a changes table ending in 2013; later amendments are posted separately, the latest read being Bylaw No. 1691, adopted May 12, 2026.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/20335/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1145, 2002, consolidated (PDF), District of Invermere","section":"Consolidation, page header","quotes":["Zoning Bylaw No. 1145 November. 2002","Consolidated Summary Changes:"]},{"url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/62001/","title":"Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1691, 2026 (PDF), District of Invermere","section":"Bylaw 1691","quotes":["ADOPTED this 12th day of May 2026."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"what_zone_controls":{"label":"What the zone controls","value":"Each zone lists permitted uses and accessory uses, then a table of rules: number of dwellings, lot frontage, minimum parcel size, setbacks (principal and accessory buildings), maximum height, parcel coverage, plus off-street parking and zone-specific rules.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/20335/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1145, 2002, consolidated (PDF), District of Invermere","section":"s. 5.3 (R-1 zone example)","quotes":["Column 1 identifies the matter to be regulated. Column 2 establishes the regulations.","(a) Number of dwellings one single family dwelling per","Minimum setbacks:","Maximum height for:"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"contact":{"label":"Contact","value":"Planning: Rory Hromadnik, Director of Development Services, 250-342-9281 ext. 1235, planning@invermere.net; Meghan Faries, Development Coordinator, 250-342-9281 ext. 1257, dpcoordinator@invermere.net.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://invermere.net/operations/departments/planning/","title":"Planning, District of Invermere","section":"Planning page","quotes":["Director of Development Services 250-342-9281 ext. 1235 planning@invermere.net","Development Coordinator 250.342.9281 ext. 1257 dpcoordinator@invermere.net"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1145, 2002","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61141/","title":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61141/","section":"Bylaw 1686, 2026, s. 1","quotes":["Zoning Bylaw No. 1145, 2002, Amendment Bylaw No. 1686, 2026"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":0},"zoning":{"bylaw":{"title":"Consolidated Zoning Bylaw No. 1145 (consolidation shown on the District's bylaw library; latest amendment in its summary is Bylaw 1471, 2013)","url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/20335","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"This consolidation is old. Many later amendments are separate documents in the District's zoning bylaw folder (https://invermere.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/111) and are not in this text, including Bylaw 1654 (short-term rentals), 1662 (CDZ-6), 1670 (CDZ-7), 1676 (CastleRock Phase 5), 1685 (R6 multi-family infill zone), 1686 (secondary suites) and 1691 (2026). The District's online bylaws are for information only; the Clerk's office has the official versions."},"zones":34,"zone_pages":32,"index_url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/zoning/index.json","lookup_url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/zoning/lookup","map":{"has_map":true,"has_addresses":true,"zones_geojson":"/data/ca/bc/invermere/zones.geojson","addresses_json":"/data/ca/bc/invermere/addresses.json","source_url":"https://services1.arcgis.com/SsOSFuyUWJh1AOU5/arcgis/rest/services/DOI_Public_Webmap_WFL1/FeatureServer/24","viewer":{"title":"DOI Public Webmap (Regional District of East Kootenay)","url":"https://rdek.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/basic/index.html?appid=03b1533f7e50484db5f4f305dff10d25"},"caveat":"The map is run by the Regional District of East Kootenay for the District and shows zones added by amendments after the consolidated bylaw text (CDZ-3, CDZ-4, CDZ-5).","accessed":"2026-11-08"}},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nInvermere's zoning is set by [Zoning Bylaw No. 1145, 2002](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/20335/) and shown on the District's PDF Zoning Map. The posted consolidated copy is dated November 2002 with a changes table ending in 2013; later amendments are posted separately, the latest read being Bylaw No. 1691, adopted May 12, 2026. The consolidation is therefore not current, so check the amendments too.\n\nEach zone lists permitted uses and accessory uses, then a table of rules: number of dwellings, lot frontage, minimum parcel size, setbacks, maximum height, parcel coverage, off-street parking and zone-specific rules. General rules for home based businesses, accessory buildings, fences and suites are in Section 3, and parking in Section 4.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Open the [Zoning Map (PDF)](https://invermere.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/doi-zoning-map-current.pdf) and find your parcel.\n2. Find your zone's section in the zoning bylaw (Section 5) and read its uses and rules.\n3. Check the amending bylaws on the District's bylaw library for changes since the consolidation.\n4. Ask Planning to confirm: 250-342-9281 ext. 1235 or planning@invermere.net.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The Planning page lists no online address search tool.\n- A printed Composite or Zoning Map costs $20.\n- The zoning bylaw sets a maximum fine of $2,000.","sources":[{"url":"https://invermere.net/operations/departments/planning/","title":"Planning, District of Invermere","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/20335/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1145, 2002, consolidated (PDF), District of Invermere","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/62001/","title":"Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1691, 2026 (PDF), District of Invermere","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/20334/","title":"Bylaw library, Zoning Bylaws, District of Invermere","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/43891/","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1615, 2022 (PDF), District of Invermere","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61141/","title":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61141/","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","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/invermere/zoning-lookup/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/zoning-lookup.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/zoning-lookup.json"}}