Parksville 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?

Parksville, British ColumbiaChecked against official textSources read 2026-11-05

Short answer

Every property in the City of Parksville has a zone set by the Zoning and Development Bylaw, 1994, No. 2000. Find yours on the City's online zoning map (linked from the Zoning and Land Use page) or ask Community Planning, which asks that zoning inquiries be made in person or in writing.

Zoning map

ResidentialIndustrialPublicAgriculturalCommercialComprehensive development

Search an address or click a lot on the map to see its zone and what it allows.

Zoning shown from the City of Parksville's ParksvilleMAP data, downloaded 2026-11-07.

Zones in Parksville

From Zoning and Development Bylaw, 1994, No. 2000 (consolidated to July 29, 2026). The PDF is marked "Consolidated only for convenience". Zone sections are in Division 200. CD-15 and several other CD numbers no longer exist (repealed or never used), so they are not listed. 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

Industrial zones

I-1 Industrial

Public zones

Agricultural zones

A-1 Agricultural

Commercial zones

Comprehensive development zones

CD-1 Comprehensive Development
CD-2 Comprehensive Development
CD-3 Comprehensive Development
CD-4 Comprehensive Development
CD-5 Comprehensive Development
CD-6 Comprehensive Development
CD-7 Comprehensive Development
CD-8 Comprehensive Development
CD-9 Comprehensive Development
CD-10 Comprehensive Development
CD-11 Comprehensive Development
CD-12 Comprehensive Development
CD-13 Comprehensive Development
CD-14 Comprehensive Development
CD-16B Comprehensive Development
CD-17 Comprehensive Development
CD-18 Comprehensive Development
CD-19A Comprehensive Development
CD-20 Comprehensive Development
CD-21 Comprehensive Development
CD-23 Comprehensive Development
CD-24 Comprehensive Development
CD-25 Comprehensive Development
CD-26 Comprehensive Development
CD-27 Comprehensive Development
CD-28 Comprehensive Development
CD-29 Comprehensive Development
CD-30 Comprehensive Development
CD-31 Comprehensive Development
CD-32 Comprehensive Development
CD-34 Comprehensive Development
CD-35 Comprehensive Development
CD-36 Comprehensive Development
CD-37 Comprehensive Development

Key facts

How to find your zone	Use the City's online zoning map (linked from the Zoning and Land Use page, at map.parksville.ca), or ask Planning staff. The City asks that zoning inquiries be made in person or in writing.Zoning and Land Use, Zoning and Land Use page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 Official wording Link to Zoning Map It is Council policy that all zoning inquiries be made in person or in writing to avoid any misunderstanding about what can or cannot be permitted on a given property
Zoning bylaw	Zoning and Development Bylaw, 1994, No. 2000, adopted August 22, 1994; the consolidated copy (for convenience only) is current to July 29, 2026.Zoning and Development Bylaw, 1994, No. 2000 (consolidated to July 29, 2026, PDF), cover page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 Official wording Adopted: August 22, 1994 Consolidated to: July 29, 2026 CONSOLIDATED ONLY FOR CONVENIENCE
What the zone controls	What a property can be used for, and setbacks, building heights, lot coverage, density, floor area, accessory uses and landscaping.Zoning and Land Use, Zoning and Land Use page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 Official wording regulates what a property can be used for and addresses such matters as setbacks, building heights, lot coverage, density, floor area, accessory uses for property, and landscaping provisions
Contact	Community Planning and Building: general planning inquiries 250 954-4697, planning@parksville.ca.Community Planning and Building, Community Planning and Building page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 Official wording General planning inquiries 250 954-4697 planning@parksville.ca Building permits, development permits, development variance permits, Official Community Plan, tree permits, sign permits, subdivisions, zoning
Bylaw	Zoning and Development Bylaw, 1994, No. 2000Zoning and Land Use, Zoning and Land Use page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 Official wording The Zoning and Development Bylaw, 1994, No. 2000

How it works

Every property in the City of Parksville has a zone. The zone controls what the property can be used for, and setbacks, building heights, lot coverage, density, floor area, accessory uses and landscaping. The rules are in the Zoning and Development Bylaw 2000, adopted August 22, 1994. The consolidated copy is for convenience only and is current to July 29, 2026.

Steps

Open the City's online zoning map (map.parksville.ca), linked from the Zoning and Land Use page, or ask Planning staff. A PDF zoning map consolidated as of June 2024 is also available.
Note the zone code for your lot (for example RS-1).
Read that zone's section in the bylaw for permitted uses and limits.
Ask Community Planning and Building (250 954-4697, planning@parksville.ca) to confirm. The City asks that zoning inquiries be made in person or in writing.

Good to know

Planning is at 100 Jensen Avenue East.
The City's pages do not describe how to get written zoning confirmation or state a fee for it. Ask Planning.

What you'll need

Civic address or legal description of the property

Official forms and pages

The same question in other places

Qualicum Beach · Lantzville · Nanaimo · Port Alberni · Sechelt · Ladysmith

Zoning maps in British Columbia, by municipality →

Sources

Zoning and Land Use, City of Parksville (read 2026-11-05)
Zoning and Development Bylaw, 1994, No. 2000 (consolidated to July 29, 2026, PDF) (read 2026-11-05)
Community Planning and Building, City of Parksville (read 2026-11-05)

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