Squamish zoning: find your zone and what it allows

How do I find my property’s zoning in Squamish and check what I can build?

Squamish, British ColumbiaChecked against official textSources read 2026-11-09

Short answer

Find your Squamish property on the Parcel & Land Use Map. Open Layers and turn on Zoning, then use the zone in the zoning bylaw to check permitted uses, heights and setbacks.

Zoning map

AgriculturalCommercialComprehensive developmentIndustrialMixed useOtherPublicResidential

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

Zoning shown from the District of Squamish's Squamish Parcel & Land Use Map data, downloaded 2026-11-09. Address points and zoning are from the published layers. Confirm zoning for split lots, recent amendments and addresses without a single mapped zone.

Zones in Squamish

From Zoning Bylaw No. 2200, 2011, consolidated September 2026. Read the linked consolidation and check amendments with planning before relying on a zone for a project. A sheet lists only the rules traced to that zone. Additional definitions, exceptions and general provisions may apply. 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

Commercial zones

C-1 LOCAL COMMERCIAL
C-11 ADVENTURE HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL
C-12 HIGHWAY 99 ECOTOURISM
C-13 NEIGHBOURHOOD NODE COMMERCIAL
C-2 VEHICLE FUELING STATION COMMERCIAL
C-3 TOURIST COMMERCIAL
C-4 DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL
C-5 RECREATION COMMERCIAL
C-6 Neighbourhood Pub Commercial
C-7 HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL
C-8 CREMATORIUM COMMERCIAL
C-9 SPECIALIZED HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL
I-9 SPECIALIZED BUSINESS SERVICE CENTRE

Comprehensive development zones

CD-1 COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT ZONE
CD-10 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-101 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-102 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-103 Comprehensive Development
CD-104 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-105 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-106 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-113 Comprehensive Development
CD-12 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-13 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-14 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-15 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-16 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-19 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-2 COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT ZONE
CD-20 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-22 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-27 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-29 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-34 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-35 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-36 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-37 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-38 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-40 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-42 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-43 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-44 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-48 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-5 COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT ZONE 5
CD-50 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-51 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-53 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-54 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-57 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-58 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-6 COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT ZONE 6
CD-60 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-61 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-65 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-66 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-68 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-69 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-7 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-70 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-71 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-74 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-76 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-77 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-78 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-79 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-81 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-82 Comprehensive Development
CD-83 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-86 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-87 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-88 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-89 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-90 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-91 Comprehensive Development
CD-96 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-97 Comprehensive Development Zone
CD-99 Comprehensive Development Zone

Industrial zones

Mixed use zones

M-2 MARINE MIXED USE
MUD-1 MIXED USE DISTRICT
MUD-2 CREATIVE MIXED USE DISTRICT

Other zones

C-10 ARTISAN VILLAGE
I-2 RAIL MARSHALLING YARD
I-5 LOG SORT
I-6 RAIL TRANSPORTATION
I-7 ROCK PROCESSING
M - 2 Marine Navigation
M-1 MARINE GENERAL
M-3 MARINE RECREATION
M-4 MARINE LOG STORAGE
M-5 MARINE TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES
P-2 ASSEMBLY DISTRICT
P-4 ECOLOGICAL RESERVE
RE Resource
UC-1 UNIVERSITY CAMPUS – 1
Unzoned IR Unzoned IR

Public zones

Residential zones

Key facts

How to find your zone	Find your Squamish property on the Parcel & Land Use Map.FAQ - Building Permit, What is the zoning for my property? · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-09 Official wording To confirm your property zone, use the Parcel & Land Use Map (open Layers menu and use the check box to turn on Zoning layer).
Zoning bylaw	District of Squamish Zoning Bylaw No. 2200, 2011, consolidated September 2026.Zoning Bylaw No. 2200, 2011, consolidated September 2026, PDF p. 7 / PDF p. 1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-09 Official wording This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the District of Squamish Zoning Bylaw No. 2200, No. 2200, 2011 Consolidated September 2026
What the zone controls	Each zone identifies permitted uses and can set minimum lot size, principal and accessory building heights and maximum lot coverage.Zoning Bylaw No. 2200, 2011, consolidated September 2026, Section 10, multiple-unit residential example · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-09 Official wording SECTION 10 \| MULTIPLE UNIT RESIDENTIAL 1 (RM-1) (Revised: Bylaw 2235, 2012) The intent of this zone is to accommodate low density multi-unit development. 10.1 PERMITTED USES The following principal uses and no others are permitted: (a) two-unit dwellings; (Bylaw 2512, 2016) (b) townhouse dwelling; (c) community care facility; 10.2 MINIMUM LOT SIZE Min Lot Area Min Lot Width Min Lot Depth 1600 sq. m 32 m 50 m 10.3 MAXIMUM HEIGHT Principal Building Accessory Building 10.68 m 4.58 m 10.4 MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE The lot coverage shall not exceed 33% of the area of the lot.
Contact	Call the District Planning Department at 604-815-5002.Squamish municipal office contact information, Building and Planning, Planning · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-09 Official wording ### Planning Email planning Department phone number: 604-815-5002
Bylaw	District of Squamish Zoning Bylaw No. 2200, 2011, consolidated September 2026.Zoning Bylaw No. 2200, 2011, consolidated September 2026, PDF p. 7 / PDF p. 1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-09 Official wording This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the District of Squamish Zoning Bylaw No. 2200, No. 2200, 2011 Consolidated September 2026

How it works

A zoning search has two parts. The map identifies the district attached to a parcel. The written regulations explain what that district means for a proposed use, building size or location on the lot. Each zone identifies permitted uses and can set minimum lot size, principal and accessory building heights and maximum lot coverage.

Steps

Start the parcel search with Squamish Parcel & Land Use Map. Search for the civic address, select the actual parcel and copy the complete zone code, including any suffix. For a parcel crossed by a zone line, identify where the proposed work would sit.
Open the matching district or zone section. Read the permitted uses and the relevant dimensions together with definitions and any rules that apply across zones.

Good to know

Call the District Planning Department at 604-815-5002.
Save the address, zone code and relevant section with your sketch. Give those details to planning when asking about an amendment, a site-specific provision or a boundary that is hard to read.
Read the applicable provisions in Zoning Bylaw No. 2200, 2011, consolidated September 2026.

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Zoning maps in British Columbia, by municipality →

Sources

FAQ - Building Permit (read 2026-11-09)
Squamish Parcel & Land Use Map (read 2026-11-09)
Zoning Bylaw No. 2200, 2011, consolidated September 2026 (read 2026-11-09)
Squamish municipal office contact information (read 2026-11-09)

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