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Tahsis zoning: find your zone and what it allows

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

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

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.

Zoning map

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

Zoning shown from the Village of Tahsis's Tahsis Zoning Map (March 2023, PDF) data, downloaded 2026-11-08. 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.

Zones in Tahsis

From Zoning Bylaw No. 630, 2020. 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). 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

Rural zones

Commercial zones

Industrial zones

Public zones

Key facts

How to find your zoneThe 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.Zoning and Building; Zoning Bylaw No. 630, 2020, s. 4.2 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
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
The extent of each zone is shown on Map A which is attached to and forms part of this
Zoning bylawZoning 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.Zoning and Building · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 667, 2024
Zoning Amendment Bylaw No.660, 2023
Zoning Bylaw 630, 2020
What the zone controlsFor 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.Zoning Bylaw No. 630, 2020, ss. 1.4(2), 4.1, 5.1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
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.
ContactVillage Municipal Office: 250-934-6344, reception@villageoftahsis.com (977 South Maquinna Dr.).Bylaws and Policies, Municipal Office contact box · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
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
BylawVillage of Tahsis Zoning Bylaw No. 630, 2020Zoning Bylaw No. 630, 2020, s. 1.1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
ZONING BYLAW No. 630, 2020

How it works

The Village of Tahsis posts a PDF "Tahsis Zoning Map 2023" on its Zoning and Building page, 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, 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.

Steps

  1. Open the zoning map on the Village's Zoning and Building page and find your lot.
  2. Find that zone in Zoning Bylaw No. 630.
  3. Read the zone's table, then check the amending bylaws.
  4. Call the Municipal Office (250-934-6344) to confirm.

Good to know

  • 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.
  • Any use not expressly permitted is prohibited.
  • Zoning Bylaw 630 replaced the earlier Zoning Bylaw No. 176, 1981.
  • We found no online map or search tool.

Official forms and pages

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Sources

  1. Zoning and Building, Village of Tahsis (read 2026-11-08)
  2. Zoning Bylaw No. 630, 2020 (PDF), Village of Tahsis (read 2026-11-08)
  3. Bylaws and Policies, Village of Tahsis (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.