--- 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?" place: Princeton, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/princeton category: Building, renovating and your property owner: municipal owner_body: Town of Princeton sources_read: 2026-11-08 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/zoning-lookup/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/zoning-lookup.json" --- # 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? **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. **Who handles it:** Municipal (Town of Princeton, https://www.princeton.ca) **Cost:** Not stated on the Town's page. **How long:** Not stated. **Where:** - Online: Public Parcel Viewer (via Building Services page), https://www.princeton.ca/p/building-services - Email: Planning Department, planning@princeton.ca - Phone: Town Hall, 250-295-3135 (Development Coordinator, ext 107 (markm@princeton.ca)) ## Key facts - **How to find your zone:** 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. - Source: [Building Services, Building Services page](https://www.princeton.ca/p/building-services) - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Zoning bylaw:** 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. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw Number 880, 2013, cover page](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/11311/) - Official wording: "(Including Amending bylaws up to and including Bylaw No. 1032, 2022)" … "it has no legislative sanction;" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **What the zone controls:** 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. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw Number 880, 2013, s. 11.1 and 11.2 (RS1 example)](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/11311/) - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Contact:** Planning Department: planning@princeton.ca, Town Hall 250-295-3135; Development Coordinator ext 107, markm@princeton.ca. - Source: [Building Services, Building Services page](https://www.princeton.ca/p/building-services) - Official wording: "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" - Source: [Contact Us](https://www.princeton.ca/p/contact-us-) - Official wording: "| 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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Bylaw:** Town of Princeton Zoning Bylaw Number 880, 2013 - Source: [Zoning Bylaw Number 880, 2013, s. 1.1](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/11311/) - Official wording: "Town of Princeton Zoning Bylaw Number 880, 2013" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 ## How it works The 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. The [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. ## Steps 1. Open the Public Parcel Viewer from the Town's Building Services page and search your address. 2. Note your zone, then find that zone in the Zoning Bylaw. 3. For a PDF zoning map, email planning@princeton.ca. ## Good to know - 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. - Contact Planning at planning@princeton.ca or 250-295-3135. ## Zones 21 zones are listed from [Zoning Bylaw Number 880, 2013 (consolidated for convenience, including amending bylaws up to and including Bylaw No. 1032, 2022)](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/11311). Each zone has its own page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/zoning/index.json Look up the zone of an address: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/zoning/lookup?address=123+Main+St ## Official forms and pages - [Zoning Bylaw Number 880, 2013 (PDF)](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/11311/) ## Related questions - [Princeton building permits: when you need one and how to apply](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/building-permit.md) - [Princeton secondary suite and carriage house rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/secondary-suite.md) - [Princeton home-based business rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/home-based-business.md) - [Princeton fence rules: permits and height limits](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/fence-rules.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Zoning maps in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/zoning-lookup.md) - [Keremeos](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/zoning-lookup.md) - [Summerland](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/zoning-lookup.md) - [Hope](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/zoning-lookup.md) - [Penticton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/zoning-lookup.md) - [Peachland](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/peachland/zoning-lookup.md) - [Oliver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oliver/zoning-lookup.md) ## Sources - [Building Services, Town of Princeton](https://www.princeton.ca/p/building-services) (read 2026-11-08) - [Zoning Bylaw Number 880, 2013 (PDF), Town of Princeton](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/11311/) (read 2026-11-08) - [Contact Us, Town of Princeton](https://www.princeton.ca/p/contact-us-) (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. 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