---
title: "ENV zone in Valemount: Environmental"
place: Valemount, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/valemount
zone: ENV
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 847, 2021 (consolidated through Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 927, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/zoning/env/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/zoning/env.json"
---

# ENV zone in Valemount: Environmental

To accommodate and preserve rural, wilderness, and sensitive landscapes.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** To accommodate and preserve rural, wilderness, and sensitive landscapes.
- **Main uses:** Agriculture; Dwelling, Single Detached; Greenhouse Operation; Outdoor Recreation Facility; Public Works & Utilities
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Dwelling, Attached Accessory Unit - Residential; Dwelling, Detached Accessory Unit; Home Based Business 1 – Minor; Home Based Business 2 – Major; Short Term Vacation Rental - Minor; Short Term Vacation Rental – Major; Other uses, buildings and structures accessory to a permitted use
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Campground is permitted on Lot 1 District Lot 7356 Cariboo District Plan 25545 Except Plan 30454 (1340 Main Street)
- **Minimum lot area:** 10.0 ha (24.7 acres)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 10% (all buildings combined, including principal and accessory buildings)
- **Maximum density:** One Single-Detached Dwelling per parcel
- **Maximum height:** 10.5 m (34.45 ft.)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 10.5 m (34.45 ft.)
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m minimum
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m minimum
- **Interior side setback:** 6.0 m minimum
- **Street side setback:** 6.0 m minimum
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 10.0 m minimum from all yards

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 847, 2021 (consolidated through Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 927, 2026), s. 5.2](https://valemount.civicweb.net/document/98099#page=43) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Valemount: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/zoning/index.json

_Draft: taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and not yet reviewed by a person. Gov Handbook is an independent guide. Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/valemount/zoning/env/_