{"title":"McBride 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 McBride?","slug":"zoning-lookup","place":{"path":"ca/bc/mcbride","name":"McBride","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 McBride","url":"https://mcbride.ca"},"short_answer":"In McBride, the Village posts a Zoning Map as a PDF on its OCP and Zoning page, and staff can confirm a property's zoning. No online address search is described. Call the Village Office at 250-569-2229 or email mcbride@mcbride.ca.","aliases":["zoning mcbride","mcbride zoning map","what is my zoning mcbride","mcbride zoning bylaw"],"cost":"Not stated.","how_long":"Not stated.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"100 Robson Centre, 855 SW Frontage Rd., McBride, BC V0J 2E0","note":"Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Wednesday 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; closed statutory holidays"},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-569-2229"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"OCP and Zoning, Village of McBride","url":"https://mcbride.ca/business-and-development/building-development/zoning-land-use"},{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 839, 2026 (PDF), Village of McBride bylaw library","url":"https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/46872/"},{"title":"Bylaw library, Village of McBride","url":"https://mcbride.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/108/"},{"title":"Building and Development, Village of McBride","url":"https://mcbride.ca/business-and-development/building-development"},{"title":"Contact Us, Village of McBride","url":"https://mcbride.ca/municipal-services/contact-us"}],"related":[{"slug":"building-permit","title":"McBride building permits: when you need one and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/building-permit/"},{"slug":"deck-shed-garage-permit","title":"McBride permits for decks, sheds, carports and garages","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/deck-shed-garage-permit/"},{"slug":"home-based-business","title":"McBride home-based business rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/home-based-business/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/valemount","name":"Valemount","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/wells","name":"Wells","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/wells/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/quesnel","name":"Quesnel","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/williams-lake","name":"Williams Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/williams-lake/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/prince-george","name":"Prince George","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/clearwater","name":"Clearwater","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/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 posts a Zoning Map (Schedule B to the zoning bylaw) as a PDF on its OCP and Zoning page. Staff can confirm a property's current zoning. No online address search is described.","short":"PDF zoning map (Schedule B); ask staff","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://mcbride.ca/business-and-development/building-development/zoning-land-use","title":"OCP and Zoning, Village of McBride","section":"OCP and Zoning page","quotes":["Zoning Map (Schedule 'B' to Bylaw No. 703)","Current zoning of the property to confirm that a rezoning application is required."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"zoning_bylaw":{"label":"Zoning bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw No. 839, 2026 is in the Village bylaw library (posted Sept. 25, 2026). The OCP and Zoning page still names Zoning Bylaw No. 703, consolidated 2023. The date the copy is current to is not stated.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://mcbride.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/108/","title":"Bylaw library, Village of McBride","section":"Bylaw library","quotes":["Bylaw No 839, 2026_Zoning"]},{"url":"https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/46872/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 839, 2026 (PDF), Village of McBride bylaw library","section":"Schedule B map","quotes":["SCHEDULE \"B\" TO ZONING BYLAW NO. 839"]},{"url":"https://mcbride.ca/business-and-development/building-development/zoning-land-use","title":"OCP and Zoning, Village of McBride","section":"OCP and Zoning page","quotes":["Zoning Bylaw No. 703 - Consolidated 25, 2023"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"},"sources_differ":"Zoning rules could not be read: the Village library lists Zoning Bylaw No. 839, 2026 but its text layer is empty (no OCR used), and the older Zoning Bylaw No. 703 link on the Village website now asks for a sign-in. The library entry for 839 appears newer than the web page; adoption status is not stated. The related new OCP is Bylaw No. 838, 2026."},"what_zone_controls":{"label":"What the zone controls","value":"Each property has a zoning classification setting permitted uses and density, setbacks, parcel coverage and building height, off-street parking, loading and landscaping, home occupations, fence height and auxiliary buildings, and minimum parcel size.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://mcbride.ca/business-and-development/building-development/zoning-land-use","title":"OCP and Zoning, Village of McBride","section":"OCP and Zoning page","quotes":["Permitted uses and density","Building setbacks, parcel coverage and building height.","Minimum parcel size and dimensions to be created by subdivision"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"contact":{"label":"Contact","value":"Village of McBride office: 250-569-2229, mcbride@mcbride.ca.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://mcbride.ca/business-and-development/building-development","title":"Building and Development, Village of McBride","section":"Building & Development page","quotes":["Tel: 250-569-2229 Fax: 250-569-3276"]},{"url":"https://mcbride.ca/municipal-services/contact-us","title":"Contact Us, Village of McBride","section":"Contact page","quotes":["Contact Us 250-569-2229 mcbride@mcbride.ca"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw No. 839, 2026 (Village bylaw library). The Village website still names Zoning Bylaw No. 703.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://mcbride.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/108/","title":"Bylaw library, Village of McBride","section":"Bylaw library","quotes":["Bylaw No 839, 2026_Zoning"]},{"url":"https://mcbride.ca/business-and-development/building-development/zoning-land-use","title":"OCP and Zoning, Village of McBride","section":"OCP and Zoning page","quotes":["Zoning Bylaw No. 703 - Consolidated 25, 2023"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"},"sources_differ":"Zoning rules could not be read: the Village library lists Zoning Bylaw No. 839, 2026 but its text layer is empty (no OCR used), and the older Zoning Bylaw No. 703 link on the Village website now asks for a sign-in."}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":0},"zoning":{"bylaw":{"title":"Village of McBride Zoning Bylaw No. 703 - Consolidated 25, 2023","url":"https://mcbride.ca/business-and-development/building-development/zoning-land-use","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The bylaw PDF (mcbride.civicweb.net/document/3536) and the Zoning Map (document/19515, also linked as document/23229) redirect to a CivicWeb sign-in page, so the text could not be fetched. The bylaws folder also lists Bylaw No 839, 2026 (Zoning, document/46872), also gated. Zones not listed."},"zones":0,"zone_pages":0,"index_url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/zoning/index.json","lookup_url":null,"map":{"has_map":false,"has_addresses":false,"zones_geojson":null,"addresses_json":null,"source_url":null,"viewer":{"title":"Village of McBride OCP and Zoning page","url":"https://mcbride.ca/business-and-development/building-development/zoning-land-use"},"caveat":null,"accessed":null}},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe Village of McBride posts a Zoning Map (Schedule B to the zoning bylaw) as a PDF on its [OCP and Zoning page](https://mcbride.ca/business-and-development/building-development/zoning-land-use). Staff can confirm a property's current zoning. No online address search is described.\n\nEach property has a zoning classification that sets permitted uses and density, setbacks, parcel coverage and building height, off-street parking, loading and landscaping, home occupations, fence height and auxiliary buildings, and minimum parcel size.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Open the Zoning Map on the Village's OCP and Zoning page and find your property.\n2. Call the Village Office at 250-569-2229 or email mcbride@mcbride.ca to confirm the zone and what is allowed.\n3. Check whether your project also needs a building permit (see the building-permit answer).\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The website still names Zoning Bylaw No. 703, consolidated 2023. The bylaw library lists [Zoning Bylaw No. 839, 2026](https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/46872/), posted Sept. 25, 2026. The Village does not say which is in force or what date the copy is current to. Confirm with staff.\n- The zone rules themselves could not be read, so this page does not state them.","sources":[{"url":"https://mcbride.ca/business-and-development/building-development/zoning-land-use","title":"OCP and Zoning, Village of McBride","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/46872/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 839, 2026 (PDF), Village of McBride bylaw library","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://mcbride.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/108/","title":"Bylaw library, Village of McBride","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://mcbride.ca/business-and-development/building-development","title":"Building and Development, Village of McBride","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://mcbride.ca/municipal-services/contact-us","title":"Contact Us, Village of McBride","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/mcbride/zoning-lookup/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/zoning-lookup.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/zoning-lookup.json"}}