Oliver zoning: find your zone and what it allows
How do I find out how my property is zoned in Oliver and what I can build on it?
In Oliver, look up your zone on the Regional District's Public Parcel Viewer: find your address, click your parcel, and read the Zoning Information section of the parcel report. The Town also posts a PDF Zoning Map, and Zoning Bylaw 1423 sets the rules.
Zoning map
ResidentialMixed useCommercialIndustrialAgriculturalPublicComprehensive development
Search an address or click a lot on the map to see its zone and what it allows.
Zoning shown from the Town of Oliver's RDOS Public Parcel Map data, downloaded 2026-11-07. The zoning layer is published by the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, not the Town. Map codes ending in "s" (site-specific zoning) are shown under the base zone.
Zones in Oliver
From Town of Oliver Zoning Bylaw 1423 (adopted June 24, 2024). This is the Town's bylaw library copy (Laserfiche portal, DocView id 36093). The text carries only the 2024 adoption dates and no consolidation notice, so later amendments may not be included. Schedule B (zoning map) and Schedule C (floodplain map) are separate documents. 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
- RS1 Residential Low Density One
- RSM Residential Manufactured Home Park
- RM1 Residential Medium Density One
- RM2 Residential Medium Density Two
- RH1 Residential High Density One
- RH2 Residential High Density Two
- RAL Residential Assisted Living
Mixed use zones
Commercial zones
- C1 Neighbourhood Commercial
- C2 Highway Commercial
- C3 General Commercial
- CS1 Service Commercial One
- CS2 Service Commercial Two
- CT1 Tourist Commercial One
- RC Resort Commercial
Industrial zones
Agricultural zones
Public zones
Comprehensive development zones
- CD1 Comprehensive Development One
Key facts
| How to find your zone | Use the RDOS Public Parcel Viewer: find your address, click your parcel, and the parcel report has a Zoning Information section. The Town also has a PDF Zoning Map on its Mapping Services page. Town staff can also help.Building Permit Hub, Find Out What Uses Your Property Is Zoned For; Mapping Services · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingFind your address and click on your parcel. The parcel report will have a section with Zoning Information Zoning - Zoning Map Use the RDOS Parcel Viewer |
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| Zoning bylaw | Town of Oliver Zoning Bylaw 1423. The page does not say what date the copy is current to.Building Permit Hub, Find Out What Uses Your Property Is Zoned For · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingTown of Oliver Zoning Bylaw 1423 |
| What the zone controls | How land, buildings and structures may be used (permitted and prohibited uses); density; siting, size and dimensions of buildings (where they sit on a lot); parcel sizes; off-street parking and loading; landscaping and screening; floodplain regulations.Planning, Zoning Bylaw Overview · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingHow land, buildings, and structures may be used, including permitted and prohibited uses The density of development Off‑street parking and loading requirements Floodplain regulations |
| Contact | Development Services: planning@oliver.ca or 250-485-6250.Building Permit Hub, Pre-Application Planning Meeting · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingplanning@oliver.ca or call 250‑485‑6250 |
| Bylaw | Town of Oliver Zoning Bylaw 1423Building Permit Hub, Find Out What Uses Your Property Is Zoned For · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingTown of Oliver Zoning Bylaw 1423 |
How it works
The Town of Oliver's zoning is set by Zoning Bylaw 1423. The Town's page does not say what date its copy is current to, and the Planning page lists amendments in progress, so confirm with staff before you rely on it.
A zone controls how land, buildings and structures may be used (permitted and prohibited uses), density, the siting, size and dimensions of buildings, parcel sizes, off-street parking and loading, landscaping and screening, and floodplain regulations.
Steps
- Open the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen's Public Parcel Viewer, linked from the Town's Building and Mapping pages.
- Find your address and click your parcel. The parcel report has a Zoning Information section.
- Or open the PDF Zoning Map on the Town's Mapping Services page.
- Ask Development Services (250-485-6250, planning@oliver.ca) what the zone allows. The Town offers a pre-application planning meeting.
Good to know
- Bylaw 1423 itself is in the Town's online bylaw portal, which could not be read for this answer.
- Other rules, such as the Official Community Plan and building permit requirements, apply as well.
Official forms and pages
The same question in other places
Osoyoos · Keremeos · Penticton · Summerland · Midway · Greenwood
Sources
- Building Permit Hub, Town of Oliver (read 2026-11-06)
- Mapping Services, Town of Oliver (read 2026-11-06)
- Planning, Town of Oliver (read 2026-11-06)
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.