Northern Rockies zoning: find your zone and what it allows
How do I find out how my property is zoned and what I can build on it in Northern Rockies?
Northern Rockies Regional Municipality describes no online zoning map or lookup tool. The zoning maps are in the Zoning Bylaw (townsite) and the Rural Zoning Bylaw, both posted on the Maps page. For your lot, call Regional Development and Planning.
Zoning map
Find your zone on the Zoning Bylaw (maps included): Fort Nelson townsite, then look it up below.
Zones in Northern Rockies
From Zoning Bylaw No. 119, 2016 (Townsite), office consolidation May 2026. The Regional Municipality has two zoning bylaws: this one for the Fort Nelson townsite, and Rural Zoning Bylaw No. 137, 2017 (office consolidation December 2024, https://nr.civicweb.net/document/125394/) for the Rural Official Community Plan area; the rural zones below carry that bylaw as source_url, and their pdf_page numbers are pages of that PDF. Both are office consolidations "not the official version of the bylaw". Codes C-1, C-2, RR-1, RR-2 and A-1/A-2 vs A exist in both bylaws with different meanings. 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
- RS-1 Residential Single Detached and Duplex
- RS-1A Residential Single Detached
- RS-2 Residential Single Detached - Mixed
- RS-3 Residential Single Detached - Small Lot
- RR-1 Rural Residential - Large Lot
- RR-2 Rural Residential - Small Lot
- RM-1 Residential Multi-Unit Dwelling One
- RMH Residential Manufactured Home Park
- RR-1 (Rural) Rural Residential - Large Parcel
- RR-2 (Rural) Rural Residential - Small Parcel
Agricultural zones
Commercial zones
- C-1 Commercial Core
- C-2 Highway Commercial
- C-3 Service Commercial
- C-4 Campground Commercial
- C-5 Off-Highway Commercial Recreation
- C-6 Service Station Commercial
- C-7 Cordova Retail Commercial
- C-1 (Rural) Rural Commercial
- C-2 (Rural) Commercial Camp
Industrial zones
Public zones
- PI Public Institutional
- PR Parks and Recreation
- AP Airport
- LF Landfill
- U Utilities
- P-1 Parks and Protected Areas
- P-2 Public Utility and Works Yard
- P-3 Institutional Use
Comprehensive development zones
- CD-2 Comprehensive Development Two
- CD-3 Comprehensive Development Three
Rural zones
Key facts
| How to find your zone | No online zoning map or lookup tool is described. Zoning maps are in the Zoning Bylaw (townsite) and the Rural Zoning Bylaw, both posted on the Maps page; the municipality can produce other maps for a fee, or call Regional Development and Planning.Maps, Northern Rockies Regional Municipality, Planning and Zoning; Zoning Bylaw No. 119, 2016, Townsite (PDF, consolidated May 2026, information copy), Map schedules · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingZoning Bylaw (Maps included) Rural Zoning Bylaw (Maps included) Some maps can be produced by our mapping department for a fee. Schedule B-1 Fort Nelson Area Map Schedule B-2 Rural West Area Map |
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| Zoning bylaw | Zoning Bylaw No. 119, 2016 (Townsite), consolidated May 2026 (information copy; the municipality says it is not the official version). Rural areas: Rural Zoning Bylaw No. 137, 2017, consolidated December 2024.Zoning Bylaw No. 119, 2016, Townsite (PDF, consolidated May 2026, information copy), Title page; Rural Zoning Bylaw No. 137, 2017 (PDF, consolidated December 2024), Title page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingZoning Bylaw No. 119, 2016 Consolidated May 2026 for ease of public use This document is not the official version of the bylaw. Rural Zoning Bylaw No. 137, 2017 Consolidated December, 2024 for ease of public use |
| What the zone controls | Each zone lists its permitted uses, minimum parcel width and area, yard setbacks, maximum building height and accessory building limits; general, parking and landscaping rules are in Sections 3 to 5.Zoning Bylaw No. 119, 2016, Townsite (PDF, consolidated May 2026, information copy), Section 6 (zones) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingThe following Uses, and no others, are permitted in the RR-1 Zone. Minimum Parcel Width: Minimum Rear Yard Setback: Maximum Building Height: Other regulations apply to this zoning designation. Please refer to Section 3 for General Regulations, |
| Contact | Regional Development and Planning, 250.774.2541 option 8; mapping and GIS 250.774.2541 extension 2070, technology@northernrockies.ca.Contact, Northern Rockies Regional Municipality, Regional Development and Planning; Maps, Northern Rockies Regional Municipality, Mapping and GIS · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingRegional Development and Planning Phone 250.774.2541 option 8 P: 250.774.2541 extension 2070 technology@northernrockies.ca |
| Bylaw | Zoning Bylaw No. 119, 2016 (Townsite); Rural Zoning Bylaw No. 137, 2017Zoning Bylaw No. 119, 2016, Townsite (PDF, consolidated May 2026, information copy), Title page; Rural Zoning Bylaw No. 137, 2017 (PDF, consolidated December 2024), Title page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingZoning Bylaw No. 119, 2016 Rural Zoning Bylaw No. 137, 2017 |
How it works
Northern Rockies Regional Municipality has two zoning bylaws. The Zoning Bylaw No. 119, 2016 (Townsite) is consolidated to May 2026, and the municipality says that copy is not the official version. Rural areas fall under the Rural Zoning Bylaw No. 137, 2017, consolidated to December 2024. Their zoning maps are map schedules in the bylaws, posted on the Maps page.
Each zone lists its permitted uses, minimum parcel width and area, yard setbacks, maximum building height and accessory building limits. General, parking and landscaping rules are in Sections 3 to 5 of the townsite bylaw.
Steps
- Open the Maps page and the zoning bylaw that covers your property (townsite or rural).
- Find your parcel on the map schedule and note its zone.
- Read that zone's section for permitted uses and limits.
- Confirm with Regional Development and Planning, 250-774-2541 option 8.
Good to know
- No online zoning map or lookup tool is described. The municipality can produce other maps for a fee.
- Mapping and GIS: 250-774-2541 ext. 2070 or technology@northernrockies.ca.
Official forms and pages
The same question in other places
Stewart · Hudson's Hope · Hazelton · New Hazelton · Granisle · Mackenzie
Sources
- Maps, Northern Rockies Regional Municipality (read 2026-11-08)
- Zoning Bylaw No. 119, 2016, Townsite (PDF, consolidated May 2026, information copy) (read 2026-11-08)
- Rural Zoning Bylaw No. 137, 2017 (PDF, consolidated December 2024) (read 2026-11-08)
- Contact, Northern Rockies Regional Municipality (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.