{"title":"North Vancouver 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?","slug":"zoning-lookup","place":{"path":"ca/bc/north-vancouver","name":"North Vancouver","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":"City of North Vancouver","url":"https://www.cnv.org"},"short_answer":"Search your address in the City of North Vancouver's free CityMap and select the Property Report tool to see your zone, Official Community Plan designation and heritage status. Then read your zone in Zoning Bylaw No. 6700. Planning can help at gateway@cnv.org or 604-982-WORK (9675).","aliases":["what is my zoning north vancouver","citymap north vancouver","zoning map north vancouver","property report north vancouver"],"cost":null,"how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"online","label":"CityMap","value":"https://gisext2.cnv.org/citymap/"},{"type":"phone","label":"Planning","value":"604-982-WORK (9675)"},{"type":"email","label":"Planning (Gateway)","value":"gateway@cnv.org"},{"type":"phone","label":"Rezoning and land use planning","value":"604-983-7357"},{"type":"email","label":"Rezoning and land use planning","value":"planning@cnv.org"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Zoning page","url":"https://www.cnv.org/Business-Development/Building/Land-Use-Approvals/Zoning"},{"title":"Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700 (PDF)","url":"https://www.cnv.org/-/media/City-of-North-Vancouver/Documents/Bylaws/Consolidated/6700-1C.pdf"},{"title":"Ground Oriented Zone Handout (PDF)","url":"https://www.cnv.org/-/media/City-of-North-Vancouver/Documents/Development-Application-Resources/Ground-Oriented-Zone-Handout.pdf"},{"title":"General Zoning Map (PDF)","url":"https://gisext2.cnv.org/PDFMaps/CNV_GenZoning48x36.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"secondary-suite","title":"North Vancouver secondary suite and carriage house rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/secondary-suite/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/north-vancouver-district","name":"District of North Vancouver","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/belcarra","name":"Belcarra","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-moody","name":"Port Moody","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/west-vancouver","name":"West Vancouver","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/west-vancouver/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/vancouver","name":"Vancouver","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vancouver/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/burnaby","name":"Burnaby","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/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":"Use the City's free mapping service, CityMap: search the property address and select the 'Property Report' tool to see the zone, OCP designation, heritage status and more.","short":"Online map (CityMap), Property Report","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.cnv.org/Business-Development/Building/Land-Use-Approvals/Zoning","title":"Zoning, City of North Vancouver","section":"Zoning page","quotes":["You can find the zone of any property in the City by using our free mapping service CityMap.","simply search any property address and select the ‘Property Report’ tool to see the zone, OCP designation, heritage status, and more."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"zoning_bylaw":{"label":"Zoning bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700, consolidated for convenience to March 2, 2026 (includes Ground Oriented Zone, Part 5B, adopted December 8, 2025).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.cnv.org/-/media/City-of-North-Vancouver/Documents/Bylaws/Consolidated/6700-1C.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700 (PDF, consolidated March 2, 2026)","section":"title page","quotes":["“Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700”","CONSOLIDATED FOR CONVENIENCE – MARCH 2, 2026","PART 5B: GROUND ORIENTED ZONE REGULATIONS [Bylaw 9137, December 8, 2025]"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"what_zone_controls":{"label":"What the zone controls","value":"Each zone determines the development potential of a property and its permitted uses. The zone regulations cover things like gross floor area, lot coverage, height, setbacks and parking.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.cnv.org/Business-Development/Building/Land-Use-Approvals/Zoning","title":"Zoning, City of North Vancouver","section":"Zoning page","quotes":["Each zone determines the development potential of any property, as well as the permitted uses.","including regulations on Gross Floor Area, Lot Coverage, height, setbacks, parking, and more."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"contact":{"label":"Contact","value":"Planning: gateway@cnv.org or 604-982-WORK (9675). Rezoning and land use planning: planning@cnv.org, 604-983-7357.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.cnv.org/Business-Development/Building/Land-Use-Approvals/Zoning","title":"Zoning, City of North Vancouver","section":"Zoning page, Contact Us","quotes":["For general Planning questions, please contact us at gateway@cnv.org or call 604-982-WORK (9675)."]},{"url":"https://www.cnv.org/Business-Development/Permits-Inspections","title":"Permits and Inspections, City of North Vancouver","section":"Permits & Inspections page, Contact Us","quotes":["Rezoning Applications, Land Use Planning & Development Permits","Phone: 604-983-7357","Email: planning@cnv.org"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.cnv.org/-/media/City-of-North-Vancouver/Documents/Bylaws/Consolidated/6700-1C.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700 (PDF, consolidated March 2, 2026)","section":"title page","quotes":["“Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700”"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":0},"zoning":{"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700, Divisions I-VII (consolidated for convenience, March 2, 2026)","url":"https://www.cnv.org/-/media/City-of-North-Vancouver/Documents/Bylaws/Consolidated/6700-1C.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"Consolidated for convenience only. Zones are grouped by topic in Parts 5 to 8, so most general zones share a Part-wide line range; each Comprehensive Development zone has its own range."},"zones":643,"zone_pages":37,"index_url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning/index.json","lookup_url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning/lookup","map":{"has_map":true,"has_addresses":true,"zones_geojson":"/data/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zones.geojson","addresses_json":"/data/ca/bc/north-vancouver/addresses.json","source_url":"https://gisext2.cnv.org/arcgis/rest/services/BaseMapServices/query_layers/MapServer/16","viewer":{"title":"CityMap","url":"https://gisext2.cnv.org/citymap/"},"caveat":null,"accessed":"2026-11-07"}},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nEvery property in the City of North Vancouver (not the District of North Vancouver, which has its own zoning) has a zone under [Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700](https://www.cnv.org/-/media/City-of-North-Vancouver/Documents/Bylaws/Consolidated/6700-1C.pdf). Each zone determines the development potential of the property and its permitted uses, covering gross floor area, lot coverage, height, setbacks and parking. The bylaw includes the Ground Oriented zone (Part 5B), adopted December 8, 2025.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Open CityMap, search your address and select the Property Report tool.\n2. Note your zone. The City's zone families include GO, RS, RT, RG, RM, RH, commercial (C, CS, LL, W), industrial (M), public (P) and site-specific CD zones.\n3. Read that zone in the Zoning Bylaw.\n4. Ask Planning if you are unsure what your zone allows: gateway@cnv.org or 604-982-WORK (9675). For rezoning and land use planning, contact planning@cnv.org or 604-983-7357.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Rules for fences, sheds, suites and home businesses differ by zone. Check yours before you plan.\n- The City's page says its regulations may still need to change to match provincial housing legislation, so confirm with Planning before relying on the bylaw alone.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.cnv.org/Business-Development/Building/Land-Use-Approvals/Zoning","title":"Zoning, City of North Vancouver","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.cnv.org/Business-Development/Permits-Inspections","title":"Permits and Inspections, City of North Vancouver","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.cnv.org/-/media/City-of-North-Vancouver/Documents/Bylaws/Consolidated/6700-1C.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700 (PDF, consolidated March 2, 2026)","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","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/north-vancouver/zoning-lookup/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning-lookup.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning-lookup.json"}}