Valemount zoning: find your zone and what it allows
How do I find out how my property is zoned in Valemount and what I can build on it?
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.
Zoning map
Find your zone on the Village of Valemount Zoning Map (PDF), then look it up below.
Zones in Valemount
From Zoning Bylaw No. 847, 2021 (consolidated through Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 927, 2026). The Village lists this as "Zoning Bylaw No. 847_Consolidated 2026". The bylaw is a 2021 bylaw with 8 amendments (2022 to 2026) folded in. Zoning map is Part 7 of the bylaw (an image page). 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.
Rural zones
Residential zones
- R1 Residential - Large Lot
- R2 Residential - Single & Two-Unit
- R3 Residential - Multi-Unit
- MHP Residential - Home Park
Mixed use zones
- C1 Village Centre Mixed Use
- C2 Village Centre Fringe Mixed Use
- C3 Main Street (Railtown) Mixed Use
- C5 Neighbourhood Mixed-Use
Commercial zones
Industrial zones
Public zones
Comprehensive development zones
- CD1 Comprehensive Development Zone
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.Community Planning, Development and Subdivision, Maps; Zoning Bylaw No. 847, 2021, s. 5.1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingThe attached maps will help you determine your properties zoning and OCP designation. 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. |
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| 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.Zoning Bylaw No. 847, 2021, Notes; Valemount - Document Center, Bylaw directory · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingZoning 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 Zoning Bylaw No. 847_Consolidated 2026 2026-10-29 |
| 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.Zoning Bylaw No. 847, 2021, Part 5 (zones) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingWithin 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 |
| Contact | Krista Etty, Land Use Planner and Subdivision Approving Officer: planner@valemount.ca, 250.566.4435.Community Planning, Development and Subdivision, Questions? · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingKrista Etty, Land Use Planner / Subdivision Approving Officer 250.566.4435 planner@valemount.ca |
| Bylaw | Village of Valemount Zoning Bylaw No. 847, 2021Community Planning, Development and Subdivision, Important Documents · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingZoning Bylaw No. 847, 2021 |
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 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
- Open the Zoning Map from the Community Planning page and find your lot.
- Read your zone's section in the Zoning Bylaw.
- 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.
Official forms and pages
The same question in other places
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Sources
- Community Planning, Development and Subdivision, Village of Valemount (read 2026-11-08)
- Zoning Bylaw No. 847, 2021 (PDF), Village of Valemount (read 2026-11-08)
- Valemount - Document Center (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.