--- 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?" place: Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/kelowna category: Building, renovating and your property owner: municipal owner_body: City of Kelowna sources_read: 2026-11-09 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kelowna/zoning-lookup/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kelowna/zoning-lookup.json" --- # 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? **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. **Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Kelowna, https://www.kelowna.ca) **Where:** - Phone: Enquiries, 250-469-8626 ## Key facts - **How to find your zone:** Open Kelowna’s zoning map and find your parcel. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw, View the zoning map](https://www.kelowna.ca/homes-building/planning-development/zoning-bylaw) - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-09 - **Zoning bylaw:** Zoning Bylaw No. 12375. Check the City’s approved amendments awaiting consolidation. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw, What's new in the bylaw](https://www.kelowna.ca/homes-building/planning-development/zoning-bylaw) - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-09 - **What the zone controls:** Land uses and building form and siting. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw](https://www.kelowna.ca/homes-building/planning-development/zoning-bylaw) - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-09 - **Contact:** Call City Development Planning at 250-469-8626. - Source: [Development Planning | City of Kelowna, Development Planning, phone](https://www.kelowna.ca/city-hall/contact-us/development-planning) - Official wording: "# Development Planning Phone: 250-469-8626 Phone number: 250-469-8626" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-09 - **Bylaw:** Zoning Bylaw No. 12375. Check the City’s approved amendments awaiting consolidation. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw, What's new in the bylaw](https://www.kelowna.ca/homes-building/planning-development/zoning-bylaw) - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-09 ## How it works A 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. ## Steps 1. 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. 2. 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. ## Good to know - Call City Development Planning at 250-469-8626. - 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. ## Zones 43 zones are listed from [City of Kelowna Zoning Bylaw No. 12375 (PDF)](https://www.kelowna.ca/sites/files/1/docs/reduced_size_-_bl12375_-_consolidated_-_zoning_bylaw.pdf). Each zone has its own page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kelowna/zoning/index.json Look up the zone of an address: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kelowna/zoning/lookup?address=123+Main+St ## Related questions - [Kelowna backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kelowna/backyard-chickens.md) - [Kelowna home-based business rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kelowna/home-based-business.md) - [Kelowna fence rules: permits and height limits](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kelowna/fence-rules.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Zoning maps in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/zoning-lookup.md) - [West Kelowna](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/west-kelowna/zoning-lookup.md) - [Lake Country](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/zoning-lookup.md) - [Peachland](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/peachland/zoning-lookup.md) - [Coldstream](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/zoning-lookup.md) - [Vernon](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/zoning-lookup.md) - [Summerland](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/zoning-lookup.md) ## Sources - [Zoning Bylaw](https://www.kelowna.ca/homes-building/planning-development/zoning-bylaw) (read 2026-11-09) - [Kelowna Map Viewer](https://maps.kelowna.ca/public/mapviewer/) (read 2026-11-09) - [Kelowna municipal office contact information](https://www.kelowna.ca/parks-recreation/recreation-facilities/city-hall) (read 2026-11-09) - [Development Planning | City of Kelowna](https://www.kelowna.ca/city-hall/contact-us/development-planning) (read 2026-11-09) _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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