Quesnel 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?
In Quesnel, use Q-City Maps, the City's online map, to find your property's zone. You can also use the zoning map PDF or call Planning Staff at 250-992-2111. Then read your zone in Zoning Bylaw No. 1980.
Zoning map
Find your zone on the Online Mapping (Lightship), then look it up below.
Zones in Quesnel
From Zoning Bylaw No. 1980. The City's Zoning & Land Use page also links an excerpted zoning map PDF (Schedule B). The Schedule B pages inside this PDF are headed "Zoning Bylaw No. XXXX of 2025". Table 6.1 of the bylaw omits zone C-4A, but section 25 of the bylaw establishes it. 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.
Agricultural zones
Rural zones
Residential zones
- RS-1 Urban Residential
- RS-2 Suburban Residential
- RS-3 Three and Fourplex Residential
- MHP-1 Mobile Home Park
- SR-1 Bareland Strata Residential
- RM-1 Multi-Unit Residential (Low Density)
- RM-2 Multi-Unit Residential (Medium Density)
- RM-3 Multi-Unit Residential (High Density)
- RM-4 Multi-Unit Residential (High Density – Four Storeys)
Commercial zones
- C-1 Local Commercial
- C-2 West Quesnel Business District Commercial
- C-2A North Fraser Drive Local Commercial
- C-3 Downtown Commercial
- C-4 Highway Commercial
- C-5 Automobile Speedway Commercial
- C-6 Tourist Service Commercial
- C-7 Auto Mall Commercial
- C-8 Regional Shopping Centre
Mixed use zones
Industrial zones
Public zones
Comprehensive development zones
- CD Comprehensive Development Opportunity
- CD-1 Quesnel Tillicum Society Comprehensive Development Zone
Key facts
| How to find your zone | Use Q-City Maps, the City's online map, which shows zoning. The City also posts an excerpted zoning map PDF, or you can call Planning Staff to check a property's zone.Online Mapping, Online Mapping page; Zoning and Land Use, Zoning & Land Use page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingQ-City Maps allows you to view property information, including zoning, floodplain, and bus stop locations. identify the zone through the attached map or call Planning Staff to check on the zoning the property. |
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| Zoning bylaw | Zoning Bylaw No. 1980, 2025, signed December 30, 2025. The City's bylaw folder lists no later amending bylaws.Zoning Bylaw No. 1980 (CivicWeb), bylaw text; City of Quesnel bylaws folder (CivicWeb), civicweb folder 136102 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingBylaw No. 1980 of 2025 1980 - CITY OF QUESNEL ZONING BYLAW 1980, 2025 - FINAL - Dec 30, 2025 (signed) |
| What the zone controls | Each zone sets permitted uses, how many units (density), building heights, setbacks, parcel sizes and parking. The bylaw also regulates home-based businesses, off-street parking and fence heights.Zoning and Land Use, Zoning & Land Use page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingprescribe uses within each zone and requirements of development such as building heights, parcel sizes and parking requirements. The zoning also specifies where you can build (required building distances from property lines) and how tall you can build. Zoning also has several other regulations including those for home-based businesses, off-street parking requirements, and fencing heights. |
| Contact | Planning Staff (Development Services): 250-992-2111, developmentservices@quesnel.ca.Zoning and Land Use, Zoning & Land Use page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingContact Planning Staff at 250-992-2111 or email developmentservices@quesnel.ca. |
| Bylaw | City of Quesnel Zoning Bylaw No. 1980.Zoning Bylaw No. 1980 (CivicWeb), cover · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingZoning Bylaw No. 1980 |
How it works
The City of Quesnel's Zoning Bylaw No. 1980, 2025, signed December 30, 2025, sets the rules by zone. Each zone sets permitted uses, how many units (density), building heights, setbacks, parcel sizes and parking. The bylaw also regulates home-based businesses, off-street parking and fence heights. The City's bylaw folder lists no later amending bylaws.
Steps
- Open Q-City Maps, the City's online map, and search your property to see its zone. You can also use the City's excerpted zoning map PDF.
- Or call Planning Staff (Development Services) at 250-992-2111 or email developmentservices@quesnel.ca to check a property's zone. Email gis@quesnel.ca for map questions.
- Open the Zoning Bylaw and read your zone's section.
Good to know
- Q-City Maps data is supplied "as is" with no liability. The City says to treat it as one source, so confirm with staff before relying on it.
- Check the City's bylaw list for any amending bylaws newer than Bylaw 1980.
Official forms and pages
The same question in other places
Wells · Williams Lake · Prince George · McBride · Vanderhoof · 100 Mile House
Sources
- Zoning and Land Use, City of Quesnel (read 2026-11-05)
- Online Mapping, City of Quesnel (read 2026-11-05)
- Zoning Bylaw No. 1980 (CivicWeb) (PDF) (read 2026-11-05)
- City of Quesnel bylaws folder (CivicWeb) (read 2026-11-05)
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.