{"title":"Tahsis zoning: find your zone and what it allows","question":"How do I find out how my property is zoned in Tahsis, and what I can build on it?","slug":"zoning-lookup","place":{"path":"ca/bc/tahsis","name":"Tahsis","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"building-and-renovating","name":"Building, renovating and your property"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Village of Tahsis","url":"https://villageoftahsis.com"},"short_answer":"Tahsis posts a PDF \"Tahsis Zoning Map 2023\" on its Zoning and Building page. Match your lot to a zone, then read that zone's rules in Zoning Bylaw No. 630. No online map or search tool was found. Call the Municipal Office to confirm your zone.","aliases":["zoning map tahsis","what is my zoning tahsis","zoning bylaw tahsis","tahsis zoning"],"cost":"Not stated.","how_long":"Not stated.","where":[{"type":"online","label":"Zoning and Building page","value":"https://villageoftahsis.com/government/zoning-building/"},{"type":"phone","label":"Municipal Office","value":"250-934-6344"},{"type":"email","label":"Municipal Office","value":"reception@villageoftahsis.com"},{"type":"in_person","label":"Municipal Office","value":"977 South Maquinna Dr., Tahsis, BC V0P 1X0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Zoning and Building, Village of Tahsis","url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/government/zoning-building/"},{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 630, 2020 (PDF)","url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/bylaw-630.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"secondary-suite","title":"Tahsis secondary suite and carriage house rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/secondary-suite/"},{"slug":"deck-shed-garage-permit","title":"Tahsis permits for decks, sheds, carports and garages","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/deck-shed-garage-permit/"},{"slug":"home-based-business","title":"Tahsis home-based business rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/home-based-business/"},{"slug":"fence-rules","title":"Tahsis fence rules: permits and height limits","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/fence-rules/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/gold-river","name":"Gold River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sayward","name":"Sayward","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/alert-bay","name":"Alert Bay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/alert-bay/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-alice","name":"Port Alice","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alice/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-mcneill","name":"Port McNeill","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/campbell-river","name":"Campbell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/zoning-lookup/"}],"topic":{"title":"Zoning maps in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/zoning-lookup/"},"facts":{"how_to_find":{"label":"How to find your zone","value":"The Village posts a PDF \"Tahsis Zoning Map 2023\" on its Zoning & Building page. In the bylaw, the extent of each zone is shown on Map A. No online map or search tool was found.","short":"PDF zoning map; no online map","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/government/zoning-building/","title":"Zoning and Building, Village of Tahsis","section":"Zoning","quotes":["Zoning and land use in Tahsis is determined by Zoning Bylaws, the zoning map and the Village of Tahsis Official Community Plan.","Tahsis Zoning Map 2023"]},{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/bylaw-630.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 630, 2020 (PDF), Village of Tahsis","section":"s. 4.2","quotes":["The extent of each zone is shown on Map A which is attached to and forms part of this"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"zoning_bylaw":{"label":"Zoning bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw No. 630, 2020, with Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 660, 2023 (tiny homes in RM-2) and No. 667, 2024 (suites and accessory dwelling units). No consolidated copy or \"current to\" date is posted.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/government/zoning-building/","title":"Zoning and Building, Village of Tahsis","section":"Zoning","quotes":["Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 667, 2024","Zoning Amendment Bylaw No.660, 2023","Zoning Bylaw 630, 2020"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"what_zone_controls":{"label":"What the zone controls","value":"For each of 11 zones the tables set permitted principal and accessory uses, minimum setbacks, maximum lot coverage, maximum density and conditions of use. Any use not expressly permitted is prohibited.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/bylaw-630.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 630, 2020 (PDF), Village of Tahsis","section":"ss. 1.4(2), 4.1, 5.1","quotes":["The Tables set out in this part set out the regulations that must be complied with in","a) permitted principal and accessory uses;","d) maximum density;","that is not expressly permitted in this Bylaw is prohibited."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"contact":{"label":"Contact","value":"Village Municipal Office: 250-934-6344, reception@villageoftahsis.com (977 South Maquinna Dr.).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/bylaws-policies/","title":"Bylaws and Policies, Village of Tahsis","section":"Municipal Office contact box","quotes":["Address 977 South Maquinna Dr. P.O. Box 219 Tahsis, BC V0P 1X0 Phone (250) 934-6344 Fax","(250) 934-6344 Fax (250) 934-6622 Email reception@villageoftahsis.com Hours Open 8:30 - 4:30 Monday - Friday. Closed Stat Holidays"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Village of Tahsis Zoning Bylaw No. 630, 2020","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/bylaw-630.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 630, 2020 (PDF), Village of Tahsis","section":"s. 1.1","quotes":["ZONING BYLAW No. 630, 2020"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":0},"zoning":{"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 630, 2020","url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/bylaw-630.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"This is the original 2020 bylaw. The Village also posts Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 667, 2024 (adds small-scale multi-unit housing to R-1, R-2, RM-1 and RU-1 and secondary-suite definitions; text layer OK) and No. 660, 2023 (image-only PDF, no text layer), plus earlier amendments 610, 612 and 616 of 2019 that amended the older Bylaw 176. No consolidated version is published. The PDF text layer has some character errors (for example \"R-l\" for R-1 and \"1-1\" for I-1)."},"zones":11,"zone_pages":11,"index_url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/zoning/index.json","lookup_url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/zoning/lookup","map":{"has_map":true,"has_addresses":true,"zones_geojson":"/data/ca/bc/tahsis/zones.geojson","addresses_json":"/data/ca/bc/tahsis/addresses.json","source_url":"https://services1.arcgis.com/Uj11SaUIGBo5JYFY/arcgis/rest/services/TahsisFeatureLyrs/FeatureServer/2","viewer":{"title":"Tahsis Zoning Map (March 2023, PDF)","url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/TahsisZoning_Mar2023.pdf"},"caveat":"The zoning layer is published by the Strathcona Regional District for the Village, not by the Village itself; the Village's own March 2023 zoning map PDF and the bylaw's Map A are the reference.","accessed":"2026-11-08"}},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe Village of Tahsis posts a PDF \"Tahsis Zoning Map 2023\" on its [Zoning and Building page](https://villageoftahsis.com/government/zoning-building/), along with a \"Tahsis Addressing Map\". In the bylaw, the extent of each zone is shown on Map A. The rules are in [Zoning Bylaw No. 630, 2020](https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/bylaw-630.pdf), amended by Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 660, 2023 (tiny homes in RM-2) and No. 667, 2024 (suites and accessory dwelling units). No consolidated copy or \"current to\" date is posted.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Open the zoning map on the Village's Zoning and Building page and find your lot.\n2. Find that zone in Zoning Bylaw No. 630.\n3. Read the zone's table, then check the amending bylaws.\n4. Call the Municipal Office (250-934-6344) to confirm.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- For each of the 11 zones, the tables set permitted principal and accessory uses, minimum setbacks, maximum lot coverage, maximum density and conditions of use.\n- Any use not expressly permitted is prohibited.\n- Zoning Bylaw 630 replaced the earlier Zoning Bylaw No. 176, 1981.\n- We found no online map or search tool.","sources":[{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/government/zoning-building/","title":"Zoning and Building, Village of Tahsis","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/bylaw-630.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 630, 2020 (PDF), Village of Tahsis","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/bylaws-policies/","title":"Bylaws and Policies, Village of Tahsis","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 5 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/zoning-lookup/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/zoning-lookup.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/zoning-lookup.json"}}