Sechelt zoning: find your zone and what it allows
How do I find out how my property is zoned in Sechelt and what I can build on it?
To find your zoning in Sechelt, enter your address in the District's online Sechelt Explorer map and zoom in until the zoning labels show. The rules are in Zoning Bylaw 580. Call Planning at 604-740-8459 with questions.
Zoning map
ResidentialRuralAgriculturalCommercialIndustrialPublicComprehensive development
Search an address or click a lot on the map to see its zone and what it allows.
Zoning shown from the District of Sechelt's Sechelt Explorer data, downloaded 2026-11-07.
Zones in Sechelt
From Zoning Bylaw No. 580, 2022 (consolidated for convenience, May 2025, to Bylaw 580-17, 2024). The District's consolidation is for convenience only and is not admissible in court unless certified by the Corporate Officer; the original bylaws prevail. Amendments adopted after May 2025 are not in this text. 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
- R1 Residential One Zone — Large Lot, Low Density
- R2 Residential Two Zone — Low Density, SSMUH capability
- R3 Residential Three Zone — Small Lot - SSMUH
- R4 Residential Four Zone — Urban Infill - SSMUH
- R5 Residential Five Zone — Medium Density
- R6 Residential Six Zone — SSMUH 1
- RM1 Residential Multiple One Zone
- RM2 Residential Manufactured Home Park Zone
Rural zones
Agricultural zones
Commercial zones
- C1 Neighbourhood Commercial One Zone
- C2 Tourist and Marine Commercial Two Zone
- C3 Regional Commercial Three Zone
- C4 Downtown Centre Commercial Four Zone
- C4A Downtown Centre Service Commercial Four A Zone
Industrial zones
- I1 Light Industrial One Zone
- I2 Heavy Industrial Two Zone
- I3 Industrial Airport Three Zone
- M1 Working Waterfront Marine One Zone
- M2 Marine Aquaculture Two Zone
Public zones
- W1 Water One Zone
- W2 Water Two Zone
- PA1 Park Conservation One Zone
- CC1 Community and Civic One Zone
- IN1 Institutional One Zone
- IN2 Institutional Two Zone
Comprehensive development zones
- CD1 Comprehensive Development Zone — East Porpoise Bay Resort and Residential
- CD2 Comprehensive Development Zone — Business Park
- CD3 Comprehensive Development Zone — Seniors Lodge
- CD4 Comprehensive Development Zone — Emerson
- CD5 Comprehensive Development Zone — RTC Properties
- CD6 Comprehensive Development Zone — Greenecourt
- CD7 Comprehensive Development Zone — The Trails
Key facts
| How to find your zone | Use the District's online Sechelt Explorer map: enter the property address, then zoom in until the zoning labels display. A PDF zoning map (Schedules A1-A3) and written step-by-step instructions are also posted.Zoning, How do I find zoning for my property? · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingIf you know the address of the property you are trying to lookup, you can use our online Sechelt Explorer map. The zoning labels will display once you zoom in closer. Alternatively, you can review the pdf map |
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| Zoning bylaw | District of Sechelt Zoning Bylaw No. 580, 2022, consolidated for convenience only May 2025 (including amendments through 580-17, 2024)Zoning Bylaw No. 580, 2022 (PDF, consolidated May 2025), cover · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingZoning Bylaw No. 580, 2022 Consolidated for convenience only May 2025 580-17, 2024 |
| What the zone controls | Each zone specifies permitted uses. The bylaw also limits building height, setbacks and the total footprint of buildings (lot coverage), and regulates some specific issues.Zoning · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingEach “zone” specifies permitted uses. Also, the zoning bylaw provides limits to the height of buildings, setbacks, the total footprint of buildings (coverage). |
| Contact | Planning Department 604-740-8459 (Planning and Development Division), 2nd Floor, 5797 Cowrie Street, Sechelt; Municipal Hall 604-885-1986.Contacts Directory, Planning and Development Division; Zoning · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingPlanning Department T: 604.740.8459 please contact the Planning and Development Division. |
| Bylaw | District of Sechelt Zoning Bylaw No. 580, 2022Zoning Bylaw No. 580, 2022 (PDF, consolidated May 2025), cover; Zoning · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingZoning Bylaw No. 580, 2022 Zoning Bylaw 580, 2022 |
How it works
The District of Sechelt divides land into zones. Each zone in Zoning Bylaw 580 lists the permitted uses, and the bylaw also limits building height, setbacks and total building footprint (lot coverage), and regulates some specific issues. Zone sections also set density and subdivision rules.
Steps
- Open the Sechelt Explorer map from the District's Zoning page and enter your property address.
- Zoom in until the zoning labels display.
- Find that zone in the Zoning Bylaw to read the permitted uses and limits.
- A PDF zoning map (Schedules A1 to A3) and written step-by-step instructions are also posted on the Zoning page.
- Call Planning (604-740-8459) or Municipal Hall (604-885-1986) with questions.
Good to know
- The posted bylaw is a consolidation for convenience only (consolidated May 2025, including amendments through 580-17, 2024). The original amending bylaws govern.
Official forms and pages
The same question in other places
Gibsons · Bowen Island · Lantzville · Nanaimo · Lions Bay · West Vancouver
Sources
- Zoning, District of Sechelt (read 2026-11-06)
- Zoning Bylaw No. 580, 2022 (PDF, consolidated May 2025) (read 2026-11-06)
- Contacts Directory, District of Sechelt (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.