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Invermere 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 in Invermere?

Invermere, British ColumbiaChecked against official textSources read 2026-11-08

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.

Zoning map

ResidentialRuralCommercialComprehensive developmentIndustrialPublic

Search an address or click a lot on the map to see its zone and what it allows.

Zoning shown from the District of Invermere's DOI Public Webmap (Regional District of East Kootenay) data, downloaded 2026-11-08. 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).

Zones in Invermere

From Consolidated Zoning Bylaw No. 1145 (consolidation shown on the District's bylaw library; latest amendment in its summary is Bylaw 1471, 2013). 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. 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

Rural zones

Commercial zones

Comprehensive development zones

  • CD-1 Comprehensive Development Zone 1 (Waterside)
  • CD-2 Comprehensive Development Zone 2 (Cardel)

Industrial zones

Public zones

Key facts

How to find your zoneThe 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.Planning, Planning page; Bylaw library, Zoning Bylaws · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
Zoning Map Areas of responsibility include:
DOI Zoning Map - Current Sept 2025
Zoning bylawZoning 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.Zoning Bylaw No. 1145, 2002, consolidated, Consolidation, page header; Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1691, 2026, Bylaw 1691 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
Zoning Bylaw No. 1145 November. 2002
Consolidated Summary Changes:
ADOPTED this 12th day of May 2026.
What the zone controlsEach 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.Zoning Bylaw No. 1145, 2002, consolidated, s. 5.3 (R-1 zone example) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
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:
ContactPlanning: 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.Planning, Planning page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
Director of Development Services 250-342-9281 ext. 1235 planning@invermere.net
Development Coordinator 250.342.9281 ext. 1257 dpcoordinator@invermere.net
BylawZoning Bylaw No. 1145, 2002https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61141/, Bylaw 1686, 2026, s. 1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
Zoning Bylaw No. 1145, 2002, Amendment Bylaw No. 1686, 2026

How it works

Invermere's zoning is set by Zoning Bylaw No. 1145, 2002 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) 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.

Official forms and pages

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Sources

  1. Planning, District of Invermere (read 2026-11-08)
  2. Zoning Bylaw No. 1145, 2002, consolidated (PDF), District of Invermere (read 2026-11-08)
  3. Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1691, 2026 (PDF), District of Invermere (read 2026-11-08)
  4. Bylaw library, Zoning Bylaws, District of Invermere (read 2026-11-08)
  5. Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1615, 2022 (PDF), District of Invermere (read 2026-11-08)
  6. 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. How answers are checked.