Summerland 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?
Use the District of Summerland's online Spatial Viewer, which shows zoning, Official Community Plan designations and development permit areas for each parcel, then read your zone in Zoning Bylaw 2000-450 (Schedule A). Email devserv@summerland.ca or call 250-494-1373 to confirm.
Zoning map
Find your zone on the Summerland Spatial Viewer, then look it up below.
Zones in Summerland
From Zoning Bylaw 2000-450 (Schedule "A" to Bylaw 2000-450, adopted September 12, 2011; consolidated copy: file named consolidated to March 3, 2026, cover text says Consolidated Up to March 3, 2025). The consolidated copy is to be used for convenience only; users are asked to refer to the Zoning Bylaw as amended from time to time. CD6 (s. 15.7) is in the bylaw only as a stub saying final reading and adoption has not yet taken place, so it is not listed. 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
- RU1 Residential Urban Infill Zone
- RU2 Residential Urban Zone
- RU3 Residential Sub-Urban Zone
- RMD Residential Medium Density Zone
- RHD Residential High Density Zone
- RMH Residential Manufactured Housing Zone
Commercial zones
- CN Neighbourhood Commercial Zone
- CT1 Tourist Commercial Zone
- CH Highway Commercial Zone
- CT2 Campground Zone
- CB1 Central Business Zone
- CB2 Shopping Centre Zone
- CM Heavy Commercial Zone
- MX1 Mixed Use Zone
Industrial zones
- M1 Light Industrial Zone
- M2 Heavy Industrial Zone
- M3 Agri-Industrial Zone
- M4 Resource Industrial Zone
- M1A Business Industrial Zone
Public zones
- PR1 Parks and Recreation Zone
- FG Forestry Grazing Zone
- PP Preservation & Protection Zone
- I Institutional Zone
- WZ1 Recreational Water Use Zone 1
- WZ2 Recreational Water Use Zone 2
- WZ3 Intensive Water Use Zone
Comprehensive development zones
- CD1 Comprehensive Development Zone
- CD2 Comprehensive Development Zone
- CD3 Comprehensive Development Zone
- CD4 Comprehensive Development Zone
- CD5 Comprehensive Development Zone
- CD7 Comprehensive Development Zone
- CD9 Comprehensive Development Zone
- CD10 Comprehensive Development Zone
Key facts
| How to find your zone | Use the District's online Spatial Viewer (GIS Mapping page): it shows zoning and OCP designations, development permit areas and parcel boundaries, and can produce property reports. The Zoning page warns the online information should not be relied on for real estate, development or permit decisions.GIS Mapping, GIS Mapping page (Spatial Viewer); Zoning, Zoning page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingincludes zoning and OCP designations, development permit areas, water and wastewater infrastructure should not be used as a reference in decision-making when buying real estate |
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| Zoning bylaw | Zoning Bylaw No. 2000-450 (Schedule A), adopted September 12, 2011. The District's consolidated copy is current up to March 3, 2026 and is for convenience only.Zoning Bylaw 2000-450, Schedule A, consolidated to March 3, 2026, cover page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingAdopted: September 12, 2011 Consolidated Up to: March 3, 2026 This is a consolidated copy to be used for This is a consolidated copy to be used for convenience only. |
| What the zone controls | For each zone: permitted principal and accessory uses, minimum lot size and width, lot coverage, number of dwelling units, and siting (setbacks and maximum height) for principal and accessory buildings. General rules on parking, landscaping and specific uses apply on top.Zoning Bylaw 2000-450, Schedule A, consolidated to March 3, 2026, e.g. RU2 zone s. 10.2.2 to 10.2.7 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingThe following Uses and no other Uses shall be the permitted Principal 10.2.4 Subdivision Regulations 10.2.5 Development Regulations 10.2.6 Siting Regulations |
| Contact | Development Services: devserv@summerland.ca, 250-494-1373, Municipal Hall, 13211 Henry Avenue.Zoning, Zoning page; Contact, Contact page (Development Services) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingFor general zoning inquiries on your property Development Services Planning & Zoning InquiriesBuilding Permits & InspectionProperty Information Requests - Phone: 250-494-1373 - Fax: 250-494-1415 - Email: devserv@summerland.ca - Fax: 250-494-1415 - Email: devserv@summerland.ca - Location: Municipal Hall, 13211 Henry Avenue, Summerland, BC V0H 1Z0 |
| Bylaw | Zoning Bylaw No. 2000-450Zoning Bylaw 2000-450, Schedule A, consolidated to March 3, 2026, cover page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingSummerland Zoning Bylaw 2000-450 |
How it works
Each lot in the District of Summerland sits in a zone set by Zoning Bylaw 2000-450, Schedule A. For each zone the bylaw sets permitted principal and accessory uses, minimum lot size and width, lot coverage, number of dwelling units, and siting (setbacks and maximum height) for principal and accessory buildings. General rules on parking, landscaping and specific uses apply on top. The District's copy is current to March 3, 2026 and is for convenience only.
Steps
- Open the Spatial Viewer (GIS Mapping page) and search for your address or parcel.
- Note your zone code, then find that zone in Schedule A of the Zoning Bylaw.
- Check the development permit areas and Official Community Plan designation on the same map.
- Email devserv@summerland.ca to confirm before you design, buy or apply for a permit.
Good to know
- The District's Zoning page warns that the online information should not be relied on for real estate, development or permit decisions.
- The Zoning Bylaw cover says to refer to the bylaw as amended from time to time to verify accuracy.
- Check your property title for covenants or a Land Use Contract, which can limit what zoning allows.
Official forms and pages
The same question in other places
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Sources
- Zoning, District of Summerland (read 2026-11-05)
- GIS Mapping, District of Summerland (read 2026-11-05)
- Zoning Bylaw 2000-450, Schedule A (PDF), consolidated to March 3, 2026 (read 2026-11-05)
- Fees and Charges Bylaw 98-001 (PDF), Schedule D (read 2026-11-05)
- Contact, District of Summerland (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.