{"title":"Masset zoning: find your zone and what it allows","question":"How do I find out how my property is zoned in Masset and what I can build on it?","slug":"zoning-lookup","place":{"path":"ca/bc/masset","name":"Masset","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":"Village of Masset","url":"https://massetbc.com"},"short_answer":"The Village of Masset posts a draft Zoning Bylaw and a draft zoning map on its bylaws page. Neither is shown to be adopted. Find your lot on the map, then confirm with Municipal Hall (250-626-3995).","aliases":["zoning masset","masset zoning map","what is my zoning masset","masset zoning bylaw"],"cost":"Not stated on the Village's website","how_long":"Not stated on the Village's website","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Municipal Hall","value":"1686 Main Street, Masset, BC","note":"Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"Municipal Hall","value":"250-626-3995"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Draft Village of Masset Zoning Bylaw No. 677, 2025 (PDF), Village of Masset","url":"http://massetbc.com/images/uploads/pdfs/677_DRAFT_Village_of_Masset_Zoning_Bylaw_-_FINAL.pdf"},{"title":"Draft Zoning Bylaw Map (PDF), Village of Masset","url":"http://massetbc.com/images/uploads/pdfs/Village_of_Masset_-_Zoning_Map_Draft.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"fence-rules","title":"Masset fence rules: permits and height limits","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/masset/fence-rules/"},{"slug":"secondary-suite","title":"Masset secondary suite and carriage house rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/masset/secondary-suite/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/port-clements","name":"Port Clements","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-clements/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/daajing-giids","name":"Daajing Giids","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/daajing-giids/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/prince-rupert","name":"Prince Rupert","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-rupert/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-edward","name":"Port Edward","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-edward/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kitimat","name":"Kitimat","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/terrace","name":"Terrace","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/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 Village's bylaws page posts a Draft Zoning Bylaw Map (PDF) and the draft Zoning Bylaw. The draft bylaw divides the Village into zones shown on its Schedule A Zoning Map.","short":"Draft PDF zoning map","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://massetbc.com/residents/bylaws","title":"Bylaws, Village of Masset","section":"Bylaws page","quotes":["#### Draft Zoning Bylaw Map","Zoning_Bylaw_-_FINAL.pdf"]},{"url":"http://massetbc.com/images/uploads/pdfs/677_DRAFT_Village_of_Masset_Zoning_Bylaw_-_FINAL.pdf","title":"Draft Village of Masset Zoning Bylaw No. 677, 2025 (PDF), Village of Masset","section":"s. 1.2(1)","quotes":["The Village of Masset is hereby divided into zones as shown on"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"zoning_bylaw":{"label":"Zoning bylaw","value":"Village of Masset Zoning Bylaw No. 677, 2025 (draft, posted on the Village's bylaws page; not shown to be adopted)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"http://massetbc.com/images/uploads/pdfs/677_DRAFT_Village_of_Masset_Zoning_Bylaw_-_FINAL.pdf","title":"Draft Village of Masset Zoning Bylaw No. 677, 2025 (PDF), Village of Masset","section":"Cover, s. 1.1, 1.4","quotes":["Village of Masset Zoning Bylaw No. 677, 2025","Zoning Bylaw No. 422, 1994, including all amendments, is hereby repealed."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"what_zone_controls":{"label":"What the zone controls","value":"The draft bylaw says no land, building or structure may be developed, used, built, altered or subdivided except as the bylaw allows. Each zone sets permitted uses, lot coverage, height and setbacks.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"http://massetbc.com/images/uploads/pdfs/677_DRAFT_Village_of_Masset_Zoning_Bylaw_-_FINAL.pdf","title":"Draft Village of Masset Zoning Bylaw No. 677, 2025 (PDF), Village of Masset","section":"s. 1.2(3)","quotes":["No land, building, or structure within the Village of Masset shall be developed, used, constructed,"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"contact":{"label":"Contact","value":"Village of Masset office, 1686 Main Street, 250-626-3995, Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m..","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://massetbc.com/contact/","title":"Contact, Village of Masset","section":"Contact page","quotes":["Street Address: 1686 Main Street","Ph: 250-626-3995","Hours: Monday to Friday 9 am to 4 pm"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Village of Masset Zoning Bylaw No. 677, 2025 (draft, posted on the Village's bylaws page; not shown to be adopted)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"http://massetbc.com/images/uploads/pdfs/677_DRAFT_Village_of_Masset_Zoning_Bylaw_-_FINAL.pdf","title":"Draft Village of Masset Zoning Bylaw No. 677, 2025 (PDF), Village of Masset","section":"Cover, s. 1.1","quotes":["Village of Masset Zoning Bylaw No. 677, 2025"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":0},"zoning":{"bylaw":{"title":"Village of Masset Zoning Bylaw No. 677, 2025 (published as a DRAFT)","url":"http://massetbc.com/images/uploads/pdfs/677_DRAFT_Village_of_Masset_Zoning_Bylaw_-_FINAL.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The Village posts only a draft of Bylaw 677 (\"Adopted: Month XX, 2025\"), which would repeal Zoning Bylaw No. 422, 1994. No adopted version or copy of Bylaw 422 was found on the Village site, so adoption status must be confirmed. Table 8.1 lists a Manufactured Home Park (MHP) zone and different codes for the multi-unit and mixed residential zones than the section headings; this list follows the section headings and has no MHP section."},"zones":17,"zone_pages":17,"index_url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/masset/zoning/index.json","lookup_url":null,"map":{"has_map":false,"has_addresses":false,"zones_geojson":null,"addresses_json":null,"source_url":null,"viewer":{"title":"Draft Zoning Bylaw Map (PDF)","url":"http://massetbc.com/images/uploads/pdfs/Village_of_Masset_-_Zoning_Map_Draft.pdf"},"caveat":"The Village publishes this map as a draft with the draft bylaw.","accessed":null}},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe Village of Masset's [bylaws page](https://massetbc.com/residents/bylaws) posts a Draft Zoning Bylaw and a [Draft Zoning Bylaw Map (PDF)](http://massetbc.com/images/uploads/pdfs/Village_of_Masset_-_Zoning_Map_Draft.pdf). The [draft Zoning Bylaw No. 677](http://massetbc.com/images/uploads/pdfs/677_DRAFT_Village_of_Masset_Zoning_Bylaw_-_FINAL.pdf) is not shown to be adopted: its cover reads \"Adopted: Month XX, 2025\", and it says it repeals Zoning Bylaw No. 422, 1994. The Village's news page also lists a zoning item, so ask Municipal Hall which bylaw is in force.\n\nThe draft says no land, building or structure may be developed, used, built, altered or subdivided except as the bylaw allows. It divides the Village into zones shown on its Schedule A Zoning Map. Each zone sets permitted uses, lot coverage, height and setbacks.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Open the draft zoning map and find your lot.\n2. Open the draft bylaw and read the section for that zone.\n3. Ask Municipal Hall (250-626-3995, 1686 Main Street, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.) to confirm your zone and what is in force.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The Village does not say which staff member answers zoning questions.\n- There is no online address search on the pages we read.","sources":[{"url":"https://massetbc.com/residents/bylaws","title":"Bylaws, Village of Masset","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"http://massetbc.com/images/uploads/pdfs/677_DRAFT_Village_of_Masset_Zoning_Bylaw_-_FINAL.pdf","title":"Draft Village of Masset Zoning Bylaw No. 677, 2025 (PDF), Village of Masset","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"http://massetbc.com/images/uploads/pdfs/Village_of_Masset_-_Zoning_Map_Draft.pdf","title":"Draft Zoning Bylaw Map (PDF), Village of Masset","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://massetbc.com/contact/","title":"Contact, Village of Masset","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/masset/zoning-lookup/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/masset/zoning-lookup.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/masset/zoning-lookup.json"}}