{"title":"Port Moody 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/port-moody","name":"Port Moody","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 Port Moody","url":"https://www.portmoody.ca"},"short_answer":"To find your zone in Port Moody, open the City's ViewPort map (view.portmoody.ca), search the address and turn on the Planning and Zoning layers. Then read that zone's rules in Zoning Bylaw 2937, or call the Planning Division at 604-469-4540.","aliases":["port moody zoning map","what is my zoning port moody","viewport port moody","zoning bylaw port moody"],"cost":null,"how_long":"Not stated by the City.","where":[{"type":"online","label":"ViewPort interactive map","value":"https://view.portmoody.ca/"},{"type":"phone","label":"Planning Division","value":"604-469-4540"},{"type":"email","label":"Planning","value":"planning@portmoody.ca"},{"type":"in_person","label":"City Hall","value":"100 Newport Drive, Port Moody, BC V3H 5C3","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., except statutory holidays"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Zoning page","url":"https://www.portmoody.ca/business-development-and-planning/zoning/"},{"title":"Zoning Bylaw BL2937, consolidated (PDF)","url":"https://api.ghdcdn.com/portmoody-edocs/v1/eDocs/Get?docnumber=461917"},{"title":"Maps page","url":"https://www.portmoody.ca/resident-services/maps/"}],"related":[{"slug":"secondary-suite","title":"Port Moody secondary suite and carriage house rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/secondary-suite/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/belcarra","name":"Belcarra","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/anmore","name":"Anmore","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/coquitlam","name":"Coquitlam","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/new-westminster","name":"New Westminster","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-coquitlam","name":"Port Coquitlam","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/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":"Open the City's ViewPort map (view.portmoody.ca), search the address, and turn on the Planning and Zoning layers to see the zone.","short":"Online map (ViewPort), Zoning layer","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.portmoody.ca/business-development-and-planning/zoning/","title":"Zoning, City of Port Moody","section":"Zoning map","quotes":["Use the interactive ViewPort map to see the zoning designation that applies to your property.","then the relevant layers below it to turn on/off the visibility of the zoning layers."]},{"url":"https://www.portmoody.ca/resident-services/maps/","title":"Maps, City of Port Moody","section":"Maps","quotes":["Please see ViewPort for current OCP and Zoning designations."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"zoning_bylaw":{"label":"Zoning bylaw","value":"City of Port Moody Zoning Bylaw, 2018, No. 2937. The consolidated copy lists amendments up to July 14, 2026; map amendments are not included.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://portmoody-edocs.ghdcdn.com/v1/eDocs/PortMoody?docnumber=461917","title":"Zoning Bylaw, 2018, No. 2937 (consolidated)","section":"Consolidation table","quotes":["City of Port Moody Zoning Bylaw, 2018, No. 2937, Amendment Bylaw No. 116, July 14, 2026","Maps amendments are not included in this Consolidation."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"what_zone_controls":{"label":"What the zone controls","value":"Permitted uses, density (floor area), siting, size and dimensions of buildings, and the size of lots created by subdivision. The bylaw also sets parking, EV parking, adaptable units, density bonusing and cannabis retail rules.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.portmoody.ca/business-development-and-planning/zoning/","title":"Zoning, City of Port Moody","section":"Zoning regulations","quotes":["uses that are permitted on the land","density of permitted land use (e.g. regulates the floor area of buildings and structures)","dimensions and area of all parcels of land created by a subdivision"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"contact":{"label":"Contact","value":"Planning Division, 2nd floor, 100 Newport Drive; 604.469.4540; planning@portmoody.ca. City Hall main line 604.469.4500.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.portmoody.ca/resident-services/maps/","title":"Maps, City of Port Moody","section":"Contact Us","quotes":["Planning Division Second Floor 100 Newport Drive Port Moody, B.C. V3H 5C3 604.469.4540","contact us as at planning@portmoody.ca"]},{"url":"https://www.portmoody.ca/business-development-and-planning/zoning/","title":"Zoning, City of Port Moody","section":"Contact Us","quotes":["City Hall 100 Newport Drive Port Moody, B.C. V3H 5C3 604.469.4500"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"City of Port Moody Zoning Bylaw, 2018, No. 2937","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://portmoody-edocs.ghdcdn.com/v1/eDocs/PortMoody?docnumber=461917","title":"Zoning Bylaw, 2018, No. 2937 (consolidated)","section":"Title","quotes":["City of Port Moody Zoning Bylaw, 2018, No. 2937"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":0},"zoning":{"bylaw":{"title":"City of Port Moody Zoning Bylaw, 2018, No. 2937 (consolidated for convenience, includes amendments to July 14, 2026)","url":"https://api.ghdcdn.com/portmoody-edocs/v1/eDocs/Get?docnumber=461917","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City's PDF (listed as BL2937-C on its Bylaws page) is \"Consolidated for Convenience\". Many older CD zones (CD1 to CD5, CD2R, CD10 to CD15) are listed in s. 3.1 but their text is not in this document; the bylaw says to refer to the original enacting bylaws, so those entries have no lines. CD81, CD94 and CD95 appear in Schedule D but not in the s. 3.1 list. CD zone text is in Schedule D (lines for CD zones are inside Schedule D)."},"zones":113,"zone_pages":39,"index_url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/zoning/index.json","lookup_url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/zoning/lookup","map":{"has_map":true,"has_addresses":true,"zones_geojson":"/data/ca/bc/port-moody/zones.geojson","addresses_json":"/data/ca/bc/port-moody/addresses.json","source_url":"https://services9.arcgis.com/XMHGoEc3tdJ8TphG/arcgis/rest/services/Zoning/FeatureServer/3","viewer":{"title":"ViewPort","url":"https://view.portmoody.ca/"},"caveat":"The City's data portal describes this layer as zoning as reflected from the 2018 Bylaw 2937 with additional changes as amendments are passed, so the Zoning Bylaw is the legal definition of zoning districts.","accessed":"2026-11-07"}},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nPort Moody's [Zoning Bylaw 2937](https://portmoody-edocs.ghdcdn.com/v1/eDocs/PortMoody?docnumber=461917) sets, for each zone, the permitted uses, density (floor area), siting, size and dimensions of buildings, and the size of lots created by subdivision. The bylaw also sets parking, EV (electric vehicle) parking, adaptable units, density bonusing and cannabis retail rules. The consolidated copy lists amendments up to July 14, 2026; map amendments are not included. Refer to the bylaw for the legal definition of zoning districts.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Open ViewPort at view.portmoody.ca and search your address.\n2. Turn on the Planning and Zoning layers to see the zone.\n3. Find that zone in the Zoning Bylaw and read what it permits.\n4. If unsure, email planning@portmoody.ca or call the Planning Division at 604-469-4540 before you apply.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Planning is on the second floor of City Hall, 100 Newport Drive. The City Hall main line is 604-469-4500.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.portmoody.ca/business-development-and-planning/zoning/","title":"Zoning, City of Port Moody","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.portmoody.ca/resident-services/maps/","title":"Maps, City of Port Moody","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://portmoody-edocs.ghdcdn.com/v1/eDocs/PortMoody?docnumber=461917","title":"Zoning Bylaw, 2018, No. 2937 (consolidated)","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/port-moody/zoning-lookup/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/zoning-lookup.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/zoning-lookup.json"}}