--- 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?" place: Invermere, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/invermere category: Building, renovating and your property owner: municipal owner_body: District of Invermere sources_read: 2026-11-08 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/zoning-lookup/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/zoning-lookup.json" --- # 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? **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. **Who handles it:** Municipal (District of Invermere, https://invermere.net) **Cost:** Viewing the map and bylaw online is free. A printed Composite or Zoning Map costs $20. **How long:** Not applicable. **Where:** - Online: Zoning Map (PDF), https://invermere.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/doi-zoning-map-current.pdf (The bylaw library also holds "DOI Zoning Map - Current Sept 2025".) - Phone: Director of Development Services, 250-342-9281 ext. 1235 - Email: Planning, planning@invermere.net - Phone: Development Coordinator, 250-342-9281 ext. 1257 - Email: Development Coordinator, dpcoordinator@invermere.net ## Key facts - **How to find your zone:** 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. - Source: [Planning, Planning page](https://invermere.net/operations/departments/planning/) - Official wording: "Zoning Map Areas of responsibility include:" - Source: [Bylaw library, Zoning Bylaws](https://invermere.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/20334/) - Official wording: "DOI Zoning Map - Current Sept 2025" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Zoning bylaw:** 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. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 1145, 2002, consolidated, Consolidation, page header](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/20335/) - Official wording: "Zoning Bylaw No. 1145 November. 2002" … "Consolidated Summary Changes:" - Source: [Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1691, 2026, Bylaw 1691](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/62001/) - Official wording: "ADOPTED this 12th day of May 2026." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **What the zone controls:** 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. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 1145, 2002, consolidated, s. 5.3 (R-1 zone example)](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/20335/) - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Contact:** 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. - Source: [Planning, Planning page](https://invermere.net/operations/departments/planning/) - Official wording: "Director of Development Services 250-342-9281 ext. 1235 planning@invermere.net" … "Development Coordinator 250.342.9281 ext. 1257 dpcoordinator@invermere.net" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Bylaw:** Zoning Bylaw No. 1145, 2002 - Source: [https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61141/, Bylaw 1686, 2026, s. 1](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61141/) - Official wording: "Zoning Bylaw No. 1145, 2002, Amendment Bylaw No. 1686, 2026" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 ## How it works Invermere'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. Each 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. ## Steps 1. Open the [Zoning Map (PDF)](https://invermere.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/doi-zoning-map-current.pdf) and find your parcel. 2. Find your zone's section in the zoning bylaw (Section 5) and read its uses and rules. 3. Check the amending bylaws on the District's bylaw library for changes since the consolidation. 4. Ask Planning to confirm: 250-342-9281 ext. 1235 or planning@invermere.net. ## Good to know - The Planning page lists no online address search tool. - A printed Composite or Zoning Map costs $20. - The zoning bylaw sets a maximum fine of $2,000. ## Zones 34 zones are listed from [Consolidated Zoning Bylaw No. 1145 (consolidation shown on the District's bylaw library; latest amendment in its summary is Bylaw 1471, 2013)](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/20335). Each zone has its own page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/zoning/index.json Look up the zone of an address: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/zoning/lookup?address=123+Main+St ## Official forms and pages - [Planning, District of Invermere](https://invermere.net/operations/departments/planning/) - [Zoning Bylaw No. 1145, 2002, consolidated (PDF)](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/20335/) - [Zoning Map (PDF)](https://invermere.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/doi-zoning-map-current.pdf) ## Related questions - [Invermere building permits: when you need one and how to apply](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/building-permit.md) - [Invermere fence rules: permits and height limits](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/fence-rules.md) - [Invermere secondary suite and carriage house rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/secondary-suite.md) - [Invermere short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/short-term-rental.md) - [Invermere home-based business rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/home-based-business.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Zoning maps in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/zoning-lookup.md) - [Radium Hot Springs](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/zoning-lookup.md) - [Canal Flats](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/canal-flats/zoning-lookup.md) - [Kaslo](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/zoning-lookup.md) - [Elkford](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/elkford/zoning-lookup.md) - [Kimberley](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kimberley/zoning-lookup.md) - [Cranbrook](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/zoning-lookup.md) ## Sources - [Planning, District of Invermere](https://invermere.net/operations/departments/planning/) (read 2026-11-08) - [Zoning Bylaw No. 1145, 2002, consolidated (PDF), District of Invermere](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/20335/) (read 2026-11-08) - [Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1691, 2026 (PDF), District of Invermere](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/62001/) (read 2026-11-08) - [Bylaw library, Zoning Bylaws, District of Invermere](https://invermere.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/20334/) (read 2026-11-08) - [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1615, 2022 (PDF), District of Invermere](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/43891/) (read 2026-11-08) - [https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61141/](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61141/) (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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