--- 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?" place: North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/north-vancouver category: Building, renovating and your property owner: municipal owner_body: City of North Vancouver sources_read: 2026-11-05 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning-lookup/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning-lookup.json" --- # 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? **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). **Who handles it:** Municipal (City of North Vancouver, https://www.cnv.org) **Where:** - Online: CityMap, https://gisext2.cnv.org/citymap/ - Phone: Planning, 604-982-WORK (9675) - Email: Planning (Gateway), gateway@cnv.org - Phone: Rezoning and land use planning, 604-983-7357 - Email: Rezoning and land use planning, planning@cnv.org ## Key facts - **How to find your zone:** 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. - Source: [Zoning, Zoning page](https://www.cnv.org/Business-Development/Building/Land-Use-Approvals/Zoning) - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Zoning bylaw:** Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700, consolidated for convenience to March 2, 2026 (includes Ground Oriented Zone, Part 5B, adopted December 8, 2025). - Source: [Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700 (PDF, consolidated March 2, 2026), title page](https://www.cnv.org/-/media/City-of-North-Vancouver/Documents/Bylaws/Consolidated/6700-1C.pdf) - Official wording: "“Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700”" … "CONSOLIDATED FOR CONVENIENCE – MARCH 2, 2026" … "PART 5B: GROUND ORIENTED ZONE REGULATIONS [Bylaw 9137, December 8, 2025]" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **What the zone controls:** 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. - Source: [Zoning, Zoning page](https://www.cnv.org/Business-Development/Building/Land-Use-Approvals/Zoning) - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Contact:** Planning: gateway@cnv.org or 604-982-WORK (9675). Rezoning and land use planning: planning@cnv.org, 604-983-7357. - Source: [Zoning, Zoning page, Contact Us](https://www.cnv.org/Business-Development/Building/Land-Use-Approvals/Zoning) - Official wording: "For general Planning questions, please contact us at gateway@cnv.org or call 604-982-WORK (9675)." - Source: [Permits and Inspections, Permits & Inspections page, Contact Us](https://www.cnv.org/Business-Development/Permits-Inspections) - Official wording: "Rezoning Applications, Land Use Planning & Development Permits" … "Phone: 604-983-7357" … "Email: planning@cnv.org" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700 - Source: [Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700 (PDF, consolidated March 2, 2026), title page](https://www.cnv.org/-/media/City-of-North-Vancouver/Documents/Bylaws/Consolidated/6700-1C.pdf) - Official wording: "“Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700”" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works Every 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. ## Steps 1. Open CityMap, search your address and select the Property Report tool. 2. 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. 3. Read that zone in the Zoning Bylaw. 4. 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. ## Good to know - Rules for fences, sheds, suites and home businesses differ by zone. Check yours before you plan. - 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. ## Zones 643 zones are listed from [Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700, Divisions I-VII (consolidated for convenience, March 2, 2026)](https://www.cnv.org/-/media/City-of-North-Vancouver/Documents/Bylaws/Consolidated/6700-1C.pdf). Each zone has its own page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning/index.json Look up the zone of an address: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning/lookup?address=123+Main+St ## Official forms and pages - [Zoning page](https://www.cnv.org/Business-Development/Building/Land-Use-Approvals/Zoning) - [Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700 (PDF)](https://www.cnv.org/-/media/City-of-North-Vancouver/Documents/Bylaws/Consolidated/6700-1C.pdf) - [Ground Oriented Zone Handout (PDF)](https://www.cnv.org/-/media/City-of-North-Vancouver/Documents/Development-Application-Resources/Ground-Oriented-Zone-Handout.pdf) - [General Zoning Map (PDF)](https://gisext2.cnv.org/PDFMaps/CNV_GenZoning48x36.pdf) ## Related questions - [North Vancouver secondary suite and carriage house rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/secondary-suite.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Zoning maps in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/zoning-lookup.md) - [District of North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning-lookup.md) - [Belcarra](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/zoning-lookup.md) - [Port Moody](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/zoning-lookup.md) - [West Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/west-vancouver/zoning-lookup.md) - [Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vancouver/zoning-lookup.md) - [Burnaby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/zoning-lookup.md) ## Sources - [Zoning, City of North Vancouver](https://www.cnv.org/Business-Development/Building/Land-Use-Approvals/Zoning) (read 2026-11-05) - [Permits and Inspections, City of North Vancouver](https://www.cnv.org/Business-Development/Permits-Inspections) (read 2026-11-05) - [Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700 (PDF, consolidated March 2, 2026)](https://www.cnv.org/-/media/City-of-North-Vancouver/Documents/Bylaws/Consolidated/6700-1C.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 5 facts was matched to the official text. 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