--- title: "Valemount zoning: find your zone and what it allows" question: "How do I find out how my property is zoned in Valemount and what I can build on it?" place: Valemount, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/valemount category: Building, renovating and your property owner: municipal owner_body: Village of Valemount sources_read: 2026-11-08 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/zoning-lookup/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/zoning-lookup.json" --- # Valemount zoning: find your zone and what it allows **Question:** How do I find out how my property is zoned in Valemount and what I can build on it? **Short answer:** Valemount posts a PDF Zoning Map on its Community Planning page, and the map is also in Part 7 of the Zoning Bylaw. No online address search is described, so ask the Village's Land Use Planner to confirm your lot's zone and what the Zoning Bylaw allows there. **Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Valemount, https://valemount.ca) **Cost:** No fee is stated for asking. **How long:** Not stated. **Where:** - Email: Land Use Planner and Subdivision Approving Officer, planner@valemount.ca - Phone: Village Office, 250.566.4435 - Online: Community Planning page (zoning map, OCP, forms), https://valemount.ca/services/community-planning-development-subdivision/ ## Key facts - **How to find your zone:** The Village posts a PDF Zoning Map (also in Part 7 of the Zoning Bylaw), an OCP map and a Development Permit Areas map on its Community Planning page. No online address search is described; ask the Land Use Planner to confirm. - Source: [Community Planning, Development and Subdivision, Maps](https://valemount.ca/services/community-planning-development-subdivision/) - Official wording: "The attached maps will help you determine your properties zoning and OCP designation." - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 847, 2021, s. 5.1](https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/98099/) - Official wording: "The location of the Zones established by this Bylaw are as shown on the signed and dated copy of the Zoning Map of the Village of Valemount, which is found in Part 7 of this Bylaw." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Zoning bylaw:** Zoning Bylaw No. 847, 2021 (adopted August 24, 2021). The Village's consolidated copy was posted October 29, 2026 and includes amendments up to Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 927, 2026. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 847, 2021, Notes](https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/98099/) - Official wording: "Zoning Bylaw No. 847, 2021 was adopted by the Village of Valemount Council on August 24, 2021 and became effective on that date." … "Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 927, 2026" - Source: [Valemount - Document Center, Bylaw directory](https://valemount.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/108/) - Official wording: "Zoning Bylaw No. 847_Consolidated 2026 2026-10-29" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **What the zone controls:** Each zone lists permitted, accessory and conditional uses, minimum parcel size and dimensions, setbacks, maximum height and site or lot coverage; fencing and parking are set by general sections 1.7 and 3. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 847, 2021, Part 5 (zones)](https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/98099/) - Official wording: "Within the R-1 Residential-Large Lot, the following uses only shall be permitted:" … "The following minimum setbacks apply to buildings in the R-1 zone:" … "The following maximum height shall apply to buildings in the R-1 zone:" … "Minimum Parcel Area Requirements" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Contact:** Krista Etty, Land Use Planner and Subdivision Approving Officer: planner@valemount.ca, 250.566.4435. - Source: [Community Planning, Development and Subdivision, Questions?](https://valemount.ca/services/community-planning-development-subdivision/) - Official wording: "Krista Etty, Land Use Planner / Subdivision Approving Officer 250.566.4435 planner@valemount.ca" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Bylaw:** Village of Valemount Zoning Bylaw No. 847, 2021 - Source: [Community Planning, Development and Subdivision, Important Documents](https://valemount.ca/services/community-planning-development-subdivision/) - Official wording: "Zoning Bylaw No. 847, 2021" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 ## How it works The Village of Valemount's Community Planning page posts a PDF Zoning Map, an Official Community Plan map and a Development Permit Areas map. The [Zoning Bylaw No. 847](https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/98099/) was adopted on August 24, 2021, and the Village's consolidated copy includes amendments up to Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 927. The consolidated text has no readable map in Part 7, so use the PDF map. Each zone lists permitted, accessory and conditional uses, minimum parcel size and dimensions, setbacks, maximum height and site or lot coverage. Fencing and parking are set by general sections 1.7 and 3. The zones are ENV, RR1, R1, R2, R3, MHP, C1 to C5, M1, P1, P2 and CD1. ## Steps 1. Open the Zoning Map from the Community Planning page and find your lot. 2. Read your zone's section in the Zoning Bylaw. 3. Email the Land Use Planner at planner@valemount.ca, or call 250.566.4435, to confirm the zone and what you can build. ## Good to know - The Village does not describe an online address search. - The Village's planning page links an older copy of the bylaw than the one on its bylaw directory. Use the newest consolidation and confirm with the Planner. - Related rules, such as fences, sheds and suites, are in the other answers for Valemount. ## Zones 15 zones are listed from [Zoning Bylaw No. 847, 2021 (consolidated through Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 927, 2026)](https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/98099). Each zone has its own page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/zoning/index.json ## Official forms and pages - [Zoning Map (PDF)](https://valemount.ca//wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Zoning_24x36_2021.pdf) - [Zoning Bylaw No. 847, 2021 (PDF)](https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/98099/) ## Related questions - [Valemount secondary suite and carriage house rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/secondary-suite.md) - [Valemount fence rules: permits and height limits](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/fence-rules.md) - [Valemount permits for decks, sheds, carports and garages](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/deck-shed-garage-permit.md) - [Valemount building permits: when you need one and how to apply](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/building-permit.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Zoning maps in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/zoning-lookup.md) - [McBride](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mcbride/zoning-lookup.md) - [Clearwater](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/zoning-lookup.md) - [Wells](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/wells/zoning-lookup.md) - [100 Mile House](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/zoning-lookup.md) - [Barriere](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/zoning-lookup.md) - [Williams Lake](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/williams-lake/zoning-lookup.md) ## Sources - [Community Planning, Development and Subdivision, Village of Valemount](https://valemount.ca/services/community-planning-development-subdivision/) (read 2026-11-08) - [Zoning Bylaw No. 847, 2021 (PDF), Village of Valemount](https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/98099/) (read 2026-11-08) - [Valemount - Document Center](https://valemount.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/108/) (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. 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