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Qualicum Beach zoning: find your zone and what it allows

How do I find out how my property is zoned in Qualicum Beach and what I can build on it?

Qualicum Beach, British ColumbiaChecked against official textSources read 2026-11-06

Short answer

In Qualicum Beach, look up your zone on the Town's Public Mapping and GIS web map. The zoning map is also in Schedule 3A of Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2024, and available at Town Hall. Planning can help at planning@qualicumbeach.com or 250-752-6921.

Zoning map

RuralCommercialComprehensive developmentMixed usePublicIndustrialResidential

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

Zoning shown from the Town of Qualicum Beach's Qualicum Beach Maps & Open Data data, downloaded 2026-11-07.

Zones in Qualicum Beach

From Town of Qualicum Beach Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2024 (Combined Version). The Town calls this the "Combined Version"; the PDF does not say what amendment it is current to. The text file has a typo in the R5 heading ("Section 6.4.115"). 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.

Rural zones

Commercial zones

Comprehensive development zones

  • CD1 Comprehensive Development Zone 1
  • CD2 Comprehensive Development Zone 2
  • CD3 Comprehensive Development Zone 3
  • CD4 Comprehensive Development Zone 4
  • CD5 Comprehensive Development Zone 5
  • CD6 Comprehensive Development Zone 6
  • CD7 Comprehensive Development Zone 7
  • CD8 Comprehensive Development Zone 8
  • CD9 Comprehensive Development Zone 9
  • CD10 Comprehensive Development Zone 10
  • CD11 Comprehensive Development Zone 11
  • CD12 Comprehensive Development Zone 12
  • CD13 Comprehensive Development Zone 13
  • CD15 Comprehensive Development Zone 15
  • CD16 Comprehensive Development Zone 16
  • CD18 Comprehensive Development Zone 18
  • CD19 Comprehensive Development Zone 19
  • CD21 Comprehensive Development Zone 21

Mixed use zones

Public zones

Industrial zones

Residential zones

Key facts

How to find your zoneUse the Town's Public Mapping and GIS web map (Maps & Open Data page), which shows zoning and legal descriptions. A zoning map is also in Schedule 3A of the Zoning Bylaw and available at Town Hall. For help, use the Public Inquiry Form.Maps & Open Data; Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2024 (Combined Version), Schedule 3A · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
Official wording
Zoning and Legal Descriptions
Web Map
Public Inquiry Form
ZONING MAP AS AMENDED BELOW IS AVAILABLE AT TOWN HALL
Zoning bylawTown of Qualicum Beach Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2024 (adopted at the June 26, 2024 Regular Council Meeting; replaces Land Use and Subdivision Bylaw No. 580, 1999). The posted 'Combined Version' PDF states no amendment date.Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing, Zoning Updates; Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2024 (Combined Version), s. 1 and s. 6 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
Official wording
At the June 26, 2024 Regular Council Meeting, an updated Zoning Bylaw No. 900 was adopted
Town of Qualicum Beach Zoning Bylaw No. 900,
is repealed and replaced with this Bylaw.
What the zone controlsFor each zone: permitted and accessory uses, maximum number and size of buildings (dwelling units, accessory buildings), height, parcel coverage and minimum setbacks. The bylaw also covers off-street parking, general regulations (fences, home occupation, bed and breakfast) and subdivision.Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2024 (Combined Version), Part 3, zone sections (e.g. s. 3.4.111 R1) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
Official wording
A BYLAW TO REGULATE THE SITING, SIZE AND USE OF BUILDINGS AND
Permitted Uses
Maximum Number and Size of Buildings and Structures
Parcel coverage
Minimum Setback Requirements
ContactPlanning, Town of Qualicum Beach: planning@qualicumbeach.com, 250-752-6921.Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2024 (Combined Version), cover page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
Official wording
#201-660 Primrose Street, P.O. Box 130 Qualicum Beach, British Columbia V9K 1S7 Telephone: 250.752.6921 Fax: 250.752.1243 Email: planning@qualicumbeach.com Web Site: www.qualicumbeach.com
BylawTown of Qualicum Beach Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2024Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2024 (Combined Version), s. 1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
Official wording
Town of Qualicum Beach Zoning Bylaw No. 900,

How it works

The Town of Qualicum Beach's Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2024 was adopted at the June 26, 2024 Regular Council Meeting and replaced Land Use and Subdivision Bylaw No. 580, 1999. The posted "Combined Version" states no amendment date.

For each zone, the bylaw sets permitted and accessory uses, the maximum number and size of buildings (dwelling units and accessory buildings), height, parcel coverage and minimum setbacks. It also covers off-street parking, general regulations (fences, home occupation, bed and breakfast) and subdivision.

Steps

  1. Open the Town's Public Mapping and GIS web map on the Maps & Open Data page. It shows zoning and legal descriptions. A zoning map is also in Schedule 3A of the bylaw and at Town Hall.
  2. Find your zone name, then read that zone's section in the Zoning Bylaw.
  3. For help, use the Town's Public Inquiry Form, email planning@qualicumbeach.com or call 250-752-6921.

Good to know

  • The "Combined Version" may not include every later amendment; ask Planning to confirm the current rules.
  • A building permit is a separate step; see building-permit.

Official forms and pages

The same question in other places

Parksville · Lantzville · Port Alberni · Nanaimo · Sechelt · Comox

Zoning maps in British Columbia, by municipality →

Sources

  1. Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2024 (Combined Version) (PDF), Town of Qualicum Beach (read 2026-11-06)
  2. Maps & Open Data, Town of Qualicum Beach (read 2026-11-06)
  3. Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing, Town of Qualicum Beach (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.