{"title":"Kelowna zoning: find your zone and what it allows","question":"How do I find my property’s zoning in Kelowna and check what I can build?","slug":"zoning-lookup","place":{"path":"ca/bc/kelowna","name":"Kelowna","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":"City of Kelowna","url":"https://www.kelowna.ca"},"short_answer":"Open Kelowna’s zoning map and find your parcel. Match its zone to the zoning bylaw, then check the City’s list of approved amendments that have yet to be incorporated.","aliases":[],"cost":null,"how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Enquiries","value":"250-469-8626"}],"documents":[],"forms":[],"related":[{"slug":"backyard-chickens","title":"Kelowna backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kelowna/backyard-chickens/"},{"slug":"home-based-business","title":"Kelowna home-based business rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kelowna/home-based-business/"},{"slug":"fence-rules","title":"Kelowna fence rules: permits and height limits","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kelowna/fence-rules/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/west-kelowna","name":"West Kelowna","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/west-kelowna/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lake-country","name":"Lake Country","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/peachland","name":"Peachland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/peachland/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/coldstream","name":"Coldstream","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/vernon","name":"Vernon","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/summerland","name":"Summerland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/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":"Open Kelowna’s zoning map and find your parcel.","short":"Online zoning map","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.kelowna.ca/homes-building/planning-development/zoning-bylaw","title":"Zoning Bylaw","section":"View the zoning map","quotes":["Use the Kelowna Map Viewer to see how zoning applies to a specific property or area. This interactive map lets you explore zoning across the city and view the Official Community Plan in 2D."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-09"}},"zoning_bylaw":{"label":"Zoning bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw No. 12375. Check the City’s approved amendments awaiting consolidation.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.kelowna.ca/homes-building/planning-development/zoning-bylaw","title":"Zoning Bylaw","section":"What's new in the bylaw","quotes":["Zoning Bylaw No. 12375 was adopted on September 26, 2022. From time to time, City Council updates the bylaw to reflect new policies, priorities, or legislation. Below you’ll find a list of approved changes that are not yet reflected in the consolidated bylaw."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-09"}},"what_zone_controls":{"label":"What the zone controls","value":"Land uses and building form and siting.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.kelowna.ca/homes-building/planning-development/zoning-bylaw","title":"Zoning Bylaw","section":"Zoning Bylaw","quotes":["The Zoning Bylaw regulates land use and the form and siting of buildings and other structures in the City of Kelowna. These rules help to provide for the orderly development of the community and to avoid conflicts between incompatible uses."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-09"}},"contact":{"label":"Contact","value":"Call City Development Planning at 250-469-8626.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.kelowna.ca/city-hall/contact-us/development-planning","title":"Development Planning | City of Kelowna","section":"Development Planning, phone","quotes":["# Development Planning Phone: 250-469-8626 Phone number: 250-469-8626"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-09"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw No. 12375. Check the City’s approved amendments awaiting consolidation.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.kelowna.ca/homes-building/planning-development/zoning-bylaw","title":"Zoning Bylaw","section":"What's new in the bylaw","quotes":["Zoning Bylaw No. 12375 was adopted on September 26, 2022. From time to time, City Council updates the bylaw to reflect new policies, priorities, or legislation. Below you’ll find a list of approved changes that are not yet reflected in the consolidated bylaw."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-09"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":0},"zoning":{"bylaw":{"title":"City of Kelowna Zoning Bylaw No. 12375 (PDF)","url":"https://www.kelowna.ca/sites/files/1/docs/reduced_size_-_bl12375_-_consolidated_-_zoning_bylaw.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-09","note":"Read the linked consolidation and check amendments with planning before relying on a zone for a project. A sheet lists only the rules traced to that zone. Additional definitions, exceptions and general provisions may apply. The accessible consolidation is older than the current City master PDF. The purposes shown were cross-checked against the City zoning layer. The map reports base districts. Consult the City map for parcel-specific subzones and conditions. Check the current PDF and posted amendments for any project."},"zones":43,"zone_pages":33,"index_url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kelowna/zoning/index.json","lookup_url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kelowna/zoning/lookup","map":{"has_map":true,"has_addresses":true,"zones_geojson":"/data/ca/bc/kelowna/zones.geojson","addresses_json":"/data/ca/bc/kelowna/addresses.json","source_url":"https://geoportal.kelowna.ca/arcgis/rest/services/ArcGISOnline/OpenData_Planning_and_other/MapServer/2","viewer":{"title":"Kelowna Map Viewer","url":"https://maps.kelowna.ca/public/mapviewer/"},"caveat":"Address points and zoning are from the published layers. Confirm zoning for split lots, recent amendments and addresses without a single mapped zone.","accessed":"2026-11-09"}},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nA zoning search has two parts. The map identifies the district attached to a parcel. The written regulations explain what that district means for a proposed use, building size or location on the lot. Land uses and building form and siting.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Start the parcel search with [Kelowna Map Viewer](https://maps.kelowna.ca/public/mapviewer/). Search for the civic address, select the actual parcel and copy the complete zone code, including any suffix. For a parcel crossed by a zone line, identify where the proposed work would sit.\n2. Open the matching district or zone section. Read the permitted uses and the relevant dimensions together with definitions and any rules that apply across zones.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Call City Development Planning at 250-469-8626.\n- Save the address, zone code and relevant section with your sketch. Give those details to planning when asking about an amendment, a site-specific provision or a boundary that is hard to read.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.kelowna.ca/homes-building/planning-development/zoning-bylaw","title":"Zoning Bylaw","accessed":"2026-11-09"},{"url":"https://maps.kelowna.ca/public/mapviewer/","title":"Kelowna Map Viewer","accessed":"2026-11-09"},{"url":"https://www.kelowna.ca/parks-recreation/recreation-facilities/city-hall","title":"Kelowna municipal office contact information","accessed":"2026-11-09"},{"url":"https://www.kelowna.ca/city-hall/contact-us/development-planning","title":"Development Planning | City of Kelowna","accessed":"2026-11-09"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-09","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/kelowna/zoning-lookup/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kelowna/zoning-lookup.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kelowna/zoning-lookup.json"}}