--- 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?" place: McBride, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/mcbride category: Building, renovating and your property owner: municipal owner_body: Village of McBride sources_read: 2026-11-08 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/zoning-lookup/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/zoning-lookup.json" --- # 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? **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. **Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of McBride, https://mcbride.ca) **Cost:** Not stated. **How long:** Not stated. **Where:** - In person: Village Office, 100 Robson Centre, 855 SW Frontage Rd., McBride, BC V0J 2E0 (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) - Phone: Village Office, 250-569-2229 ## Key facts - **How to find your zone:** 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. - Source: [OCP and Zoning, OCP and Zoning page](https://mcbride.ca/business-and-development/building-development/zoning-land-use) - Official wording: "Zoning Map (Schedule 'B' to Bylaw No. 703)" … "Current zoning of the property to confirm that a rezoning application is required." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Zoning bylaw:** 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. (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.) - Source: [Bylaw library](https://mcbride.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/108/) - Official wording: "Bylaw No 839, 2026_Zoning" - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 839, 2026, Schedule B map](https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/46872/) - Official wording: "SCHEDULE "B" TO ZONING BYLAW NO. 839" - Source: [OCP and Zoning, OCP and Zoning page](https://mcbride.ca/business-and-development/building-development/zoning-land-use) - Official wording: "Zoning Bylaw No. 703 - Consolidated 25, 2023" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **What the zone controls:** 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. - Source: [OCP and Zoning, OCP and Zoning page](https://mcbride.ca/business-and-development/building-development/zoning-land-use) - Official wording: "Permitted uses and density" … "Building setbacks, parcel coverage and building height." … "Minimum parcel size and dimensions to be created by subdivision" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Contact:** Village of McBride office: 250-569-2229, mcbride@mcbride.ca. - Source: [Building and Development, Building & Development page](https://mcbride.ca/business-and-development/building-development) - Official wording: "Tel: 250-569-2229 Fax: 250-569-3276" - Source: [Contact Us, Contact page](https://mcbride.ca/municipal-services/contact-us) - Official wording: "Contact Us 250-569-2229 mcbride@mcbride.ca" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Bylaw:** Zoning Bylaw No. 839, 2026 (Village bylaw library). The Village website still names Zoning Bylaw No. 703. (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.) - Source: [Bylaw library](https://mcbride.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/108/) - Official wording: "Bylaw No 839, 2026_Zoning" - Source: [OCP and Zoning, OCP and Zoning page](https://mcbride.ca/business-and-development/building-development/zoning-land-use) - Official wording: "Zoning Bylaw No. 703 - Consolidated 25, 2023" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 ## How it works The 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. Each 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. ## Steps 1. Open the Zoning Map on the Village's OCP and Zoning page and find your property. 2. Call the Village Office at 250-569-2229 or email mcbride@mcbride.ca to confirm the zone and what is allowed. 3. Check whether your project also needs a building permit (see the building-permit answer). ## Good to know - 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. - The zone rules themselves could not be read, so this page does not state them. ## Zones 0 zones are listed from [Village of McBride Zoning Bylaw No. 703 - Consolidated 25, 2023](https://mcbride.ca/business-and-development/building-development/zoning-land-use). Each zone has its own page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/zoning/index.json ## Official forms and pages - [OCP and Zoning, Village of McBride](https://mcbride.ca/business-and-development/building-development/zoning-land-use) - [Zoning Bylaw No. 839, 2026 (PDF), Village of McBride bylaw library](https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/46872/) - [Bylaw library, Village of McBride](https://mcbride.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/108/) - [Building and Development, Village of McBride](https://mcbride.ca/business-and-development/building-development) - [Contact Us, Village of McBride](https://mcbride.ca/municipal-services/contact-us) ## Related questions - [McBride building permits: when you need one and how to apply](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/building-permit.md) - [McBride permits for decks, sheds, carports and garages](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/deck-shed-garage-permit.md) - [McBride home-based business rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/home-based-business.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Zoning maps in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/zoning-lookup.md) - [Valemount](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/zoning-lookup.md) - [Wells](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/wells/zoning-lookup.md) - [Quesnel](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/zoning-lookup.md) - [Williams Lake](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/williams-lake/zoning-lookup.md) - [Prince George](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/zoning-lookup.md) - [Clearwater](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/zoning-lookup.md) ## Sources - [OCP and Zoning, Village of McBride](https://mcbride.ca/business-and-development/building-development/zoning-land-use) (read 2026-11-08) - [Zoning Bylaw No. 839, 2026 (PDF), Village of McBride bylaw library](https://mcbride.civicweb.net/document/46872/) (read 2026-11-08) - [Bylaw library, Village of McBride](https://mcbride.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/108/) (read 2026-11-08) - [Building and Development, Village of McBride](https://mcbride.ca/business-and-development/building-development) (read 2026-11-08) - [Contact Us, Village of McBride](https://mcbride.ca/municipal-services/contact-us) (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. 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