{"title":"Metchosin 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 Metchosin?","slug":"zoning-lookup","place":{"path":"ca/bc/metchosin","name":"Metchosin","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":"District of Metchosin","url":"https://www.metchosin.ca"},"short_answer":"Metchosin's Land Use and Zoning page links a Zoning Map, and the zones are set in the Land Use Bylaw No. 259. The page is for reference only, so confirm with Development Services at 250-474-3167.","aliases":["zoning map metchosin","metchosin land use bylaw","what is my zoning metchosin","metchosin zoning"],"cost":"A Property Information request (zoning information) is $25 per parcel, except to the owner.","how_long":"Not stated.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Development Services (Municipal Hall)","value":"250-474-3167"},{"type":"email","label":"Development Services","value":"building@metchosin.ca"},{"type":"in_person","label":"Municipal Hall","value":"4450 Happy Valley Road, Victoria, BC V9C 3Z3","note":"Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Land Use and Zoning page, District of Metchosin","url":"https://www.metchosin.ca/municipal-hall/building-development/land-use-and-zoning"},{"title":"Metchosin Land Use Bylaw No. 259","url":"https://metchosin.civicweb.net/document/4091/"}],"related":[{"slug":"building-permit","title":"Metchosin building permits: when you need one and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/building-permit/"},{"slug":"deck-shed-garage-permit","title":"Metchosin permits for decks, sheds, carports and garages","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/deck-shed-garage-permit/"},{"slug":"secondary-suite","title":"Metchosin secondary suite and carriage house rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/secondary-suite/"},{"slug":"home-based-business","title":"Metchosin home-based business rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/home-based-business/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/colwood","name":"Colwood","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/langford","name":"Langford","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/view-royal","name":"View Royal","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/view-royal/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sooke","name":"Sooke","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/esquimalt","name":"Esquimalt","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/victoria","name":"Victoria","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/victoria/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 District's Land Use and Zoning page links a Zoning Map (in the District's document library). The page says the information is for reference only and to confirm with staff at 250-474-3167.","short":"Zoning Map; confirm with staff","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.metchosin.ca/municipal-hall/building-development/land-use-and-zoning","title":"Land Use and Zoning, District of Metchosin","section":"Land Use and Zoning","quotes":["the information is provided for reference only","Please confirm accuracy with municipal staff by calling 250-474-3167"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"zoning_bylaw":{"label":"Zoning bylaw","value":"Metchosin Land Use Bylaw No. 259 (consolidated March 2026 on the District page).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.metchosin.ca/municipal-hall/building-development/land-use-and-zoning","title":"Land Use and Zoning, District of Metchosin","section":"Land Use and Zoning","quotes":["Land Use Bylaw - Consolidated March 2026"]},{"url":"https://metchosin.civicweb.net/document/4091/","title":"Metchosin Land Use Bylaw No. 259 (consolidated March 2026, reference copy)","section":"Title","quotes":["This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the Metchosin Land Use Bylaw No. 259.","NOT THE OFFICIAL VERSION"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"what_zone_controls":{"label":"What the zone controls","value":"Each zone sets the permitted use of land and buildings, the density of uses, the siting, size and dimensions of buildings and uses, locations of uses, and the minimum lot size for subdivision.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.metchosin.ca/municipal-hall/building-development/land-use-and-zoning","title":"Land Use and Zoning, District of Metchosin","section":"Land Use and Zoning","quotes":["Each zone sets out the permitted use of land and buildings, the density of the uses; siting, size and dimensions of buildings and uses"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"contact":{"label":"Contact","value":"Development Services, 250-474-3167 (Municipal Hall) or building@metchosin.ca; Development, Land Use, Subdivision and GIS: Susan Dyble, Development Services Coordinator, sdyble@metchosin.ca.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.metchosin.ca/contact-us-0","title":"Contact Us, District of Metchosin","section":"Contact Us","quotes":["Development, Land Use, Subdivision & GIS","sdyble@metchosin.ca"]},{"url":"https://www.metchosin.ca/municipal-hall/building-development/land-use-and-zoning","title":"Land Use and Zoning, District of Metchosin","section":"Land Use and Zoning","quotes":["Please confirm accuracy with municipal staff by calling 250-474-3167"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Metchosin Land Use Bylaw No. 259","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://metchosin.civicweb.net/document/4091/","title":"Metchosin Land Use Bylaw No. 259 (consolidated March 2026, reference copy)","section":"s. 1","quotes":["This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the Metchosin Land Use Bylaw No. 259."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":0},"zoning":{"bylaw":{"title":"Metchosin Land Use Bylaw No. 259, 1995 (consolidated March 2026)","url":"https://www.metchosin.ca/sites/7/files/2026-04/259LUB_Con_March2026.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The District's consolidation is marked \"NOT THE OFFICIAL VERSION - FOR REFERENCE ONLY\" and \"consolidated for convenience only\". Metchosin's zoning bylaw is called the Land Use Bylaw. Zone names carry (ALR) or (FLR) where the bylaw does. Zone regulations are Part 10 (sections 51 to 72)."},"zones":22,"zone_pages":22,"index_url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/zoning/index.json","lookup_url":null,"map":{"has_map":false,"has_addresses":false,"zones_geojson":null,"addresses_json":null,"source_url":null,"viewer":{"title":"Zoning Map (PDF)","url":"http://metchosin.civicweb.net/Documents/DocumentDisplay.aspx?Id=5971"},"caveat":null,"accessed":null}},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nMetchosin has no separate zoning bylaw. Zones come from the [Land Use Bylaw No. 259](https://metchosin.civicweb.net/document/4091/) (consolidated March 2026 on the District page). Each zone sets the permitted use of land and buildings, the density of uses, the siting, size and dimensions of buildings and uses, locations of uses, and the minimum lot size for subdivision.\n\nThe District's Land Use and Zoning page links a Zoning Map in its document library. The page says the information is for reference only and to confirm with staff.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Open the Land Use and Zoning page and the Zoning Map linked from it to find your zone.\n2. Read your zone's section in the Land Use Bylaw.\n3. Confirm with Development Services, 250-474-3167 or building@metchosin.ca. For development, land use, subdivision and GIS questions, the contact is Susan Dyble, Development Services Coordinator, sdyble@metchosin.ca.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The bylaw copy in the District's library is marked \"Not the official version, for reference only\".\n- A Property Information request (zoning information) is $25 per parcel, except to the owner.\n- We could not read the map file, so ask staff if you cannot tell which zone a lot is in.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.metchosin.ca/municipal-hall/building-development/land-use-and-zoning","title":"Land Use and Zoning, District of Metchosin","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://metchosin.civicweb.net/document/4091/","title":"Metchosin Land Use Bylaw No. 259 (consolidated March 2026, reference copy)","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://www.metchosin.ca/contact-us-0","title":"Contact Us, District of Metchosin","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://metchosin.civicweb.net/document/8/","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw 2024, No. 696 (Schedule 1)","accessed":"2026-11-06"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-06","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/metchosin/zoning-lookup/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/zoning-lookup.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/zoning-lookup.json"}}