Nakusp zoning: find your zone and what it allows
How do I find out how my property is zoned in Nakusp and what I can build on it?
To find your zone in Nakusp, open the Zoning Map (PDF) from the Village's Land Use Planning page or the Develop Nakusp website, then read your zone code in Section 6 of Zoning Bylaw No. 729, 2023. No address-search tool is named. Call the Village Office at 250.265.3689.
Zoning map
ResidentialAgriculturalRuralCommercialMixed useIndustrialPublic
Search an address or click a lot on the map to see its zone and what it allows.
Zoning shown from the Village of Nakusp's RDCK Public Web Map (zoning layer) data, downloaded 2026-11-08. The RDCK says its web map data are an approximate representation for reference only; Schedule A of the bylaw is the legal zoning map.
Zones in Nakusp
From Zoning Bylaw No. 729, 2023 (consolidated November 2024). The Village's consolidation table lists amending bylaws up to No. 744, 2024 (adopted November 25, 2024). Bylaw 755 (an R-3 amendment) appears on the RDCK zoning map but is not in this consolidation. The Village says bylaws on its site are provided for information only and are subject to amendment. Each zone has its own page with its uses, lot sizes, heights and setbacks. Zone pages are drafts taken from the bylaw text and not yet reviewed by a person.
Residential zones
- R-1 Small Parcel Residential
- R-2 Low-Density Residential
- R-3 Multiple Unit Residential
- RM-1 Mobile Home Park
Agricultural zones
Rural zones
Commercial zones
- C-1 Core Commercial
- C-2 Service Commercial
- C-3 Tourist Commercial (Nakusp Hot Springs)
- C-4 Highway Commercial
Mixed use zones
Industrial zones
Public zones
Key facts
| How to find your zone | Open the Zoning Map (PDF) from the Land Use Planning page or the Develop Nakusp website; the bylaw library also posts "Bylaw 729, 2023 - Zoning Schedule A (Map)". The zone codes are then read in Section 6 of the Zoning Bylaw.Land Use Planning, Quick Links; Bylaw library · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingZoning Map Here you can find copies of our Zoning Bylaw, Official Community Plan, permit applications, and contact information for the Building Inspector. Bylaw 729, 2023 - Zoning Schedule A (Map) |
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| Zoning bylaw | Zoning Bylaw No. 729, 2023 (consolidated November 2024). The posted Schedule A (Map) bylaw was updated 2025-12-17.Zoning Bylaw No. 729, 2023, Title; Bylaw library · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingZoning Bylaw No. 729, 2023 Consolidated November 2024 Bylaw 729, 2023 - Zoning Bylaw Bylaw 729, 2023 - Zoning Schedule A (Map) |
| What the zone controls | For each zone: permitted principal and accessory uses, minimum parcel area and frontage, density (number of dwelling units), parcel coverage, setbacks, building height, and conditions of use.Zoning Bylaw No. 729, 2023, s. 6.1 (example R-1) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wording6.1.2 Uses Permitted 6.1.3 Subdivision Regulations 6.1.4 Density 6.1.5 Parcel Coverage 6.1.6 Setbacks 6.1.7 Height 6.1.8 Conditions of Use |
| Contact | Village Office, 250.265.3689 or info@nakusp.com. The RDCK Building Inspector in Nakusp is 250.265.4111.Change of Occupancy Business Licence, Contact; Licences and Permits, Building Permits · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingplease contact the Village Office at 250-265-3689 or info@nakusp.com. #### RDCK Building Inspector Contact 204 6th Ave NW, Nakusp BC T 250.265.4111 F 250.265.2203 RDCK Building Inspection |
| Bylaw | Zoning Bylaw No. 729, 2023 (consolidated November 2024)Zoning Bylaw No. 729, 2023, Title · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingZoning Bylaw No. 729, 2023 Consolidated November 2024 |
How it works
Nakusp's zones are set by the Village's Zoning Bylaw No. 729, 2023 (consolidated November 2024), with a map as Schedule A. The Village's bylaw library also posts "Bylaw 729, 2023 - Zoning Schedule A (Map)", updated 2025-12-17. The Land Use Planning page directs developers to the Develop Nakusp website.
Steps
- Open the Zoning Map (PDF) from the Land Use Planning page (https://www.nakusp.com/landuseplanning) or the Develop Nakusp website, or from the bylaw library.
- Find your parcel and note its zone code.
- Read that zone in Section 6 of the bylaw.
Good to know
- For each zone the bylaw sets permitted principal and accessory uses, minimum parcel area and frontage, density (number of dwelling units), parcel coverage, setbacks, building height, and conditions of use.
- Contact the Village Office at 250.265.3689 or info@nakusp.com. The RDCK Building Inspector in Nakusp is 250.265.4111.
- The consolidation's latest amendment is Bylaw 744, 2024. Ask the Village Office whether later amendments apply.
Official forms and pages
The same question in other places
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Sources
- Land Use Planning, Village of Nakusp (read 2026-11-08)
- Zoning Bylaw No. 729, 2023, Village of Nakusp (consolidated November 2024) (read 2026-11-08)
- Bylaw library, Village of Nakusp (read 2026-11-08)
- Change of Occupancy Business Licence, Village of Nakusp (read 2026-11-08)
- Licences and Permits, Village of Nakusp (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. How answers are checked.