{"title":"Princeton 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/princeton","name":"Princeton","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":"Town of Princeton","url":"https://www.princeton.ca"},"short_answer":"Use the Town of Princeton's Public Parcel Viewer, an online map run by the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, to search by address or legal description. For a PDF zoning map, email planning@princeton.ca. The Zoning Bylaw lists what each zone allows.","aliases":["what is my zoning princeton","zoning map princeton bc","princeton zoning bylaw","what can i build princeton","parcel viewer princeton"],"cost":"Not stated on the Town's page.","how_long":"Not stated.","where":[{"type":"online","label":"Public Parcel Viewer (via Building Services page)","value":"https://www.princeton.ca/p/building-services"},{"type":"email","label":"Planning Department","value":"planning@princeton.ca"},{"type":"phone","label":"Town Hall","value":"250-295-3135","note":"Development Coordinator, ext 107 (markm@princeton.ca)"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Zoning Bylaw Number 880, 2013 (PDF)","url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/11311/"}],"related":[{"slug":"building-permit","title":"Princeton building permits: when you need one and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/building-permit/"},{"slug":"secondary-suite","title":"Princeton secondary suite and carriage house rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/secondary-suite/"},{"slug":"home-based-business","title":"Princeton home-based business rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/home-based-business/"},{"slug":"fence-rules","title":"Princeton fence rules: permits and height limits","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/fence-rules/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/keremeos","name":"Keremeos","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/summerland","name":"Summerland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/hope","name":"Hope","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/penticton","name":"Penticton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/peachland","name":"Peachland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/peachland/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/oliver","name":"Oliver","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oliver/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":"Use the Town's Public Parcel Viewer (RDOS online map): search by address or legal description to see zoning, OCP and other land-use information. For a PDF zoning map, email planning@princeton.ca.","short":"Online map (Public Parcel Viewer)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.princeton.ca/p/building-services","title":"Building Services, Town of Princeton","section":"Building Services page","quotes":["You can search properties by address or legal description to obtain additional information on a property within the Town of Princeton or Regional District Okanagan-Similkameen.","To request a PDF Zoning Map contact planning@princeton.ca"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"zoning_bylaw":{"label":"Zoning bylaw","value":"Town of Princeton Zoning Bylaw Number 880, 2013. The posted consolidated copy includes amendments up to and including Bylaw No. 1032, 2022; later amending bylaws are posted separately.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/11311/","title":"Zoning Bylaw Number 880, 2013 (PDF), Town of Princeton","section":"cover page","quotes":["(Including Amending bylaws up to and including Bylaw No. 1032, 2022)","it has no legislative sanction;"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"what_zone_controls":{"label":"What the zone controls","value":"Each zone lists permitted uses ('and no others') and a table of rules: density, minimum parcel size and frontage, parcel coverage, setbacks, and building heights.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/11311/","title":"Zoning Bylaw Number 880, 2013 (PDF), Town of Princeton","section":"s. 11.1 and 11.2 (RS1 example)","quotes":["The following principal uses, and no others, will be permitted in the RS1-Single Family","no building or structure shall be constructed, located or altered, and no plan of subdivision approved which contravenes the regulations"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"contact":{"label":"Contact","value":"Planning Department: planning@princeton.ca, Town Hall 250-295-3135; Development Coordinator ext 107, markm@princeton.ca.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.princeton.ca/p/building-services","title":"Building Services, Town of Princeton","section":"Building Services page","quotes":["Lyle Thomas cao@princeton.ca Building Department building@princeton.ca Planning Department planning@princeton.ca Telephone: 250-295-3135 ext 104 - Main folder - Building Documents"]},{"url":"https://www.princeton.ca/p/contact-us-","title":"Contact Us, Town of Princeton","section":"Contact Us","quotes":["| 250-295-3135 ext 105 | ckassa@princeton.ca | Mark McNaughton | Development Coordinator | 250-295-3135 ext 107 | markm@princeton.ca | James Graham","| ckassa@princeton.ca | Mark McNaughton | Development Coordinator | 250-295-3135 ext 107 | markm@princeton.ca | James Graham | Director of Finance"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Town of Princeton Zoning Bylaw Number 880, 2013","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/11311/","title":"Zoning Bylaw Number 880, 2013 (PDF), Town of Princeton","section":"s. 1.1","quotes":["Town of Princeton Zoning Bylaw Number 880, 2013"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":0},"zoning":{"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw Number 880, 2013 (consolidated for convenience, including amending bylaws up to and including Bylaw No. 1032, 2022)","url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/11311","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The consolidation has no legislative sanction; the original bylaw must be consulted for interpreting and applying the law. Later amending bylaws (for example 1039/2023 and 1040/2023 CD3 Culbertson Way, 1048/2024, 1049/2024 Business Park, 1051/2024, 1064/2025) are posted separately and are not in this consolidation, so zones created only by them (such as CD3) are not listed."},"zones":21,"zone_pages":20,"index_url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/zoning/index.json","lookup_url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/zoning/lookup","map":{"has_map":true,"has_addresses":true,"zones_geojson":"/data/ca/bc/princeton/zones.geojson","addresses_json":"/data/ca/bc/princeton/addresses.json","source_url":"https://maps.rdos.bc.ca/arcgis/rest/services/public/Zoning/FeatureServer/0","viewer":{"title":"RDOS Public Parcel Map","url":"http://rdos.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=2090895ca47744bc8891e0f7f20f06e4"},"caveat":null,"accessed":"2026-11-08"}},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe Town of Princeton's Building Services page links the Public Parcel Viewer, an online map hosted by the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen. Search by address or legal description to see zoning, Official Community Plan and other land-use information.\n\nThe [Zoning Bylaw Number 880, 2013](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/11311/) sets the rules. Each zone lists its permitted uses (\"and no others\") and a table of rules: density, minimum parcel size and frontage, parcel coverage, setbacks and building heights.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Open the Public Parcel Viewer from the Town's Building Services page and search your address.\n2. Note your zone, then find that zone in the Zoning Bylaw.\n3. For a PDF zoning map, email planning@princeton.ca.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The posted consolidated copy includes amendments up to and including Bylaw No. 1032, 2022. Later amending bylaws are posted separately in the Town's bylaw library, so check them too.\n- Contact Planning at planning@princeton.ca or 250-295-3135.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.princeton.ca/p/building-services","title":"Building Services, Town of Princeton","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/11311/","title":"Zoning Bylaw Number 880, 2013 (PDF), Town of Princeton","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.princeton.ca/p/contact-us-","title":"Contact Us, Town of Princeton","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","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/princeton/zoning-lookup/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/zoning-lookup.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/zoning-lookup.json"}}