New Hazelton zoning: find your zone and what it allows
How do I find out how my property is zoned in New Hazelton and what I can build on it?
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.
Zoning map
Zones in New Hazelton
From District of New Hazelton Zoning Bylaw No. 389, 2025, as restated by Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 392, 2026 (adopted September 8, 2026). Bylaw 392 republishes the whole zoning bylaw (Schedule A) with small changes (for example it drops the affordable-housing density bonus in R-3). The original Bylaw 389 is at https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/BL-389-Zoning.pdf. 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 Single Family Residential
- R-2 Medium Residential Density
- R-3 Multi-Unit Residential
- R-4 Manufactured Home Residential Neighbourhood
- R-6 Modular Home Residential
Rural zones
Commercial zones
Industrial zones
Public zones
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.Zoning Bylaw No. 389, 2025, as amended by Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 392, 2026, s. 3.12 Land Use Zones · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingThe 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 |
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| 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'.Zoning Bylaw No. 389, 2025, as amended by Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 392, 2026, Title page; adoption block · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingThis 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 |
| 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.Zoning Bylaw No. 389, 2025, as amended by Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 392, 2026, Part D, e.g. s. 4.1 (R-1) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingThe following uses and no others are permitted in the R-1 Zone: Building, Density and Structure Specifications Minimum Building Setbacks Subdivision Regulations |
| 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)Zoning Bylaw No. 389, 2025, as amended by Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 392, 2026, Title page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingThis Bylaw may be cited as District of New Hazelton Zoning Amendment Bylaw 392, 2026. |
How it works
The Zoning Bylaw No. 389, 2025, as amended by Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 392, 2026 (adopted September 8, 2026), is in the District's bylaw library. 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
- Find your lot on the Official Zoning Map (Schedule "B" of the bylaw).
- Read your zone's section in Part D of the bylaw (for example s. 4.1 for R-1).
- Read the general rules in Part E.
- 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.
Official forms and pages
The same question in other places
Sources
- Zoning Bylaw No. 389, 2025, as amended by Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 392, 2026 (PDF) (read 2026-11-08)
- Bylaws, District of New Hazelton (read 2026-11-08)
- District of New Hazelton home page (read 2026-11-08)
Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 4 of 5 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed. How answers are checked.