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Sayward zoning: find your zone and what it allows

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

Sayward, British ColumbiaChecked against official textSources read 2026-11-08

Short answer

In the Village of Sayward, zones are shown on Schedule A-1 of Zoning Bylaw No. 309. The Village also posts a GIS web map library, and sells zoning and OCP maps. Call the Village Office on 250-282-5512 to confirm your zone.

Zoning map

ResidentialMixed useRuralAgriculturalCommercialIndustrialPublic

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

Zoning shown from the Village of Sayward's Strathcona Regional District: Sayward Valley map data, downloaded 2026-11-08.

Zones in Sayward

From Zoning Bylaw No. 309, 2000 (Consolidated; edit date 26 Sep 2025). The Village's consolidated version is "for convenience only". Zone text is in Schedule A, Part 600. The bylaw's own headings call Park One / Park Two "PA-1" / "PA-2" while its zone list and the Village's map say P-1 / P-2. 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.

Residential zones

Mixed use zones

Rural zones

Agricultural zones

Commercial zones

Industrial zones

Public zones

Key facts

How to find your zoneZones are shown on Schedule A-1 of the Zoning Bylaw. The Sayward GIS web map library has property information. Zoning and OCP maps can also be bought from the Village: $5.25 (11x17) or $2.62 (8.5x11 or 8.5x14).Location and Getting Here, Location page; Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 451, 2019 (PDF, consolidated), Schedule G, Maps; Zoning Bylaw No. 309, 2000 (PDF, consolidated, edit date 26 Sep 2025), s. 101(2) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
Browse the map library to find property information, regional parks, development projects, services and infrastructure.
Zoning and Official Community Plan $5.00 $0.25 $5.25
The extent of each zone is shown on Schedule A-1 which is attached to and forms part of
Zoning bylawZoning Bylaw No. 309, 2000 (Consolidated); official copy edit date 26 Sep 2025.Zoning Bylaw No. 309, 2000 (PDF, consolidated, edit date 26 Sep 2025), Title page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
Village of Sayward Zoning Bylaw, 2000
Edit Date 26JSep2025
What the zone controlsThe bylaw divides the Village into zones (R-1, R/C, R/I, RU-1, RU-ALR, C-1, C-2, I-1, CF-1, F-1, PA-1, PA-2, AC-1). Each zone lists permitted uses, lot size, lot coverage and setbacks.Zoning Bylaw No. 309, 2000 (PDF, consolidated, edit date 26 Sep 2025), s. 101(1) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
the Village of Sayward shall be classified and defined into the
Uses not expressly listed as a permitted principal or accessory use within a zone
ContactVillage Office, 250-282-5512.Staff Directory, Staff directory · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
Chief Administrative Officer (250) 282-5512
BylawZoning Bylaw No. 309, 2000Zoning Bylaw No. 309, 2000 (PDF, consolidated, edit date 26 Sep 2025), Title page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
Village of Sayward Zoning Bylaw, 2000

How it works

The Village of Sayward's Zoning Bylaw No. 309 divides the Village into zones (R-1, R/C, R/I, RU-1, RU-ALR, C-1, C-2, I-1, CF-1, F-1, PA-1, PA-2 and AC-1). Each zone lists permitted uses, lot size, lot coverage and setbacks. Height is in s. 402. The Village posts the bylaw as a copy "for convenience only".

Steps

  1. Find your lot on Schedule A-1 of the Zoning Bylaw, or look at the Sayward GIS web map library on the Village's Location page (the page does not say it shows zoning layers).
  2. Read your zone's section for permitted uses, lot size, coverage and setbacks.
  3. Call the Village Office at 250-282-5512 to confirm your zone. The Chief Administrative Officer administers the bylaw.

Good to know

  • Zoning and OCP maps can be bought from the Village: $5.25 (11x17) or $2.62 (8.5x11 or 8.5x14).
  • Uses not listed for a zone are prohibited.

Official forms and pages

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Zoning maps in British Columbia, by municipality →

Sources

  1. Zoning Bylaw No. 309, 2000 (PDF, consolidated, edit date 26 Sep 2025) (read 2026-11-08)
  2. Location and Getting Here, Village of Sayward (read 2026-11-08)
  3. Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 451, 2019 (PDF, consolidated) (read 2026-11-08)
  4. Staff Directory, Village of Sayward (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. How answers are checked.