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title: "New Hazelton zoning: find your zone and what it allows"
question: "How do I find out how my property is zoned in New Hazelton and what I can build on it?"
place: New Hazelton, British Columbia, Canada
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category: Building, renovating and your property
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owner_body: District of New Hazelton
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# New Hazelton zoning: find your zone and what it allows

**Question:** How do I find out how my property is zoned in New Hazelton and what I can build on it?

**Short answer:** In New Hazelton, zones are shown on the Official Zoning Map, which is Schedule "B" of the Zoning Bylaw. For each zone the bylaw sets permitted uses, lot size, height, coverage and setbacks. No planning contact is posted, so call the District Office to confirm your zone.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (District of New Hazelton, https://newhazelton.ca)  
**How long:** Not applicable.  
**Where:**
- Phone: District Office, 250-842-6571
- Email: District Office email, info@newhazelton.ca
- In person: District Office, 4670 10th Avenue, New Hazelton, BC (mail: PO Box 340, New Hazelton, BC V0J 2J0) (Opening hours are not stated on the official site.)

## Key facts

- **How to find your zone:** Zones are shown on the Official Zoning Map, which is Schedule “B” of the Zoning Bylaw. Zone boundaries along surveyed lines follow the lot lines; along a street, lane or water body they follow its centre line.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 389, 2025, as amended by Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 392, 2026, s. 3.12 Land Use Zones](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-392-Zoning-Amendment.pdf)
  - Official wording: "The locations of zones established by this Bylaw are shown on the Official Zoning Map of the District of New Hazelton" … "Where boundaries of zones are"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Zoning bylaw:** District of New Hazelton Zoning Bylaw No. 389, 2025, as amended by Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 392, 2026 (adopted September 8, 2026). The page headers read 'Zoning Bylaw No. 389, 2025'.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 389, 2025, as amended by Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 392, 2026, Title page; adoption block](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-392-Zoning-Amendment.pdf)
  - Official wording: "This Bylaw may be cited as District of New Hazelton Zoning Amendment Bylaw 392, 2026." … "ADOPTED this 8th day of September, 2026." … "District of New Hazelton Zoning Bylaw No. 389, 2025"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **What the zone controls:** For each zone: permitted uses, minimum lot size and frontage, number of dwelling units, unit size, building height, lot coverage and minimum setbacks, plus conditions of use. Part E has general rules for parking, fences, landscaping, home businesses and short-term rentals.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 389, 2025, as amended by Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 392, 2026, Part D, e.g. s. 4.1 (R-1)](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-392-Zoning-Amendment.pdf)
  - Official wording: "The following uses and no others are permitted in the R-1 Zone:" … "Building, Density and Structure Specifications" … "Minimum Building Setbacks" … "Subdivision Regulations"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Contact:** Not confirmed. The District's pages name no planning or zoning contact, only the general District Office line.
- **Bylaw:** District of New Hazelton Zoning Bylaw No. 389, 2025, as amended by Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 392, 2026 (adopted September 8, 2026)
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 389, 2025, as amended by Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 392, 2026, Title page](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-392-Zoning-Amendment.pdf)
  - Official wording: "This Bylaw may be cited as District of New Hazelton Zoning Amendment Bylaw 392, 2026."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The [Zoning Bylaw No. 389, 2025](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-392-Zoning-Amendment.pdf), as amended by Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 392, 2026 (adopted September 8, 2026), is in the District's [bylaw library](https://newhazelton.ca/bylaws/). Zones are shown on the Official Zoning Map, which is Schedule "B" of the bylaw. Zone boundaries along surveyed lines follow the lot lines; along a street, lane or water body they follow its centre line.

For each zone the bylaw sets permitted uses, minimum lot size and frontage, number of dwelling units, unit size, building height, lot coverage and minimum setbacks, plus conditions of use. Part E has general rules for parking, fences, landscaping, home businesses and short-term rentals.

## Steps

1. Find your lot on the Official Zoning Map (Schedule "B" of the bylaw).
2. Read your zone's section in Part D of the bylaw (for example s. 4.1 for R-1).
3. Read the general rules in Part E.
4. If you cannot tell which zone applies, call the District Office at 250-842-6571 or email info@newhazelton.ca.

## Good to know

- The Zoning Bylaw says the CAO, or a person they designate, administers it (s. 3.5). No planning contact is named on the pages we read.

## Zones

11 zones are listed from [District of New Hazelton Zoning Bylaw No. 389, 2025, as restated by Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 392, 2026 (adopted September 8, 2026)](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-392-Zoning-Amendment.pdf). Each zone has its own page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/zoning/index.json

## Official forms and pages

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 389, 2025, as amended by Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 392, 2026 (PDF)](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-392-Zoning-Amendment.pdf)
- [Bylaws, District of New Hazelton](https://newhazelton.ca/bylaws/)

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## Sources

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 389, 2025, as amended by Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 392, 2026 (PDF)](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-392-Zoning-Amendment.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Bylaws, District of New Hazelton](https://newhazelton.ca/bylaws/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [District of New Hazelton home page](https://newhazelton.ca/) (read 2026-11-08)

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