--- title: "Vancouver zoning: find your zone and what it allows" question: "How do I find my property’s zoning in Vancouver and check what I can build?" place: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/vancouver category: Building, renovating and your property owner: municipal owner_body: City of Vancouver sources_read: 2026-11-09 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vancouver/zoning-lookup/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vancouver/zoning-lookup.json" --- # Vancouver zoning: find your zone and what it allows **Question:** How do I find my property’s zoning in Vancouver and check what I can build? **Short answer:** Find your Vancouver property on the City’s Digital Zoning Map and note its district. Check the corresponding zoning rules before designing a project. The map is a snapshot, so confirm recent changes with the City. **Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Vancouver, https://vancouver.ca) **Where:** - Online: Digital Zoning Map, https://zoning.vancouver.ca/ - Online: City zoning enquiries and redevelopment guidance, https://vancouver.ca/home-property-development/enquire-about-and-apply-for-rezoning.aspx ## Key facts - **How to find your zone:** Find your Vancouver property on the City’s Digital Zoning Map and note its district. - Source: [Digital Zoning Map, Welcome to the Digital Zoning Map](https://zoning.vancouver.ca/) - Official wording: "This map identifies the boundaries of Vancouver’s zoning districts. This map is a consolidated convenience version of the Zoning District Plan, which is part of the Zoning and Development By-law." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-09 - **Zoning bylaw:** Zoning and Development By-law No. 3575, including the applicable district schedule. - Source: [Zoning and Development By-law No. 3575, City overview and district schedule describing the zoning district plan under By-law 3575](https://vancouver.ca/home-property-development/zoning-and-development-bylaw.aspx) - Official wording: "In Vancouver, the authority to regulate land use is granted by the Vancouver Charter. The charter is a provincial statute that specifies the types of by-laws the City can enact and what the by-laws can regulate. In keeping with the authority granted by the charter, the Zoning and Development By-law establishes regulations for the development of land in Vancouver. ## What the by-law regulates * The types of land uses allowed * Where a building can be located on a site * The building's maximum height and size" - Source: [District schedule, City overview and district schedule describing the zoning district plan under By-law 3575](https://bylaws.vancouver.ca/zoning/zoning-by-law-district-schedule-bcped.pdf) - Official wording: "THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VANCOUVER, in open meeting assembled, enacts as follows: 1. The “Zoning and District Plan” annexed to By-law No. 3575 as Schedule D is hereby amended according to the plan marginally numbered Z-290A and attached to this By-law as Schedule A, and in accordance with the explanatory legends, notations and references inscribed thereon, so that the boundaries and districts shown on the Zoning District Plan are varied, amended or substituted to the extent shown on Schedule A of this By-law, and Schedule A of this By-law is hereby incorporated as an integral part of Schedule D of By-law No. 3575. 2.1 The area shown outlined in black on the said plan is rezoned to a Comprehensive Development District" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-09 - **What the zone controls:** Permitted land uses, where a building may sit on a site, and its maximum height and size. - Source: [Zoning and Development By-law No. 3575, What the by-law regulates](https://vancouver.ca/home-property-development/zoning-and-development-bylaw.aspx) - Official wording: "In keeping with the authority granted by the charter, the Zoning and Development By-law establishes regulations for the development of land in Vancouver. ## What the by-law regulates * The types of land uses allowed * Where a building can be located on a site * The building's maximum height and size * Other provisions necessary to enable good city building" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-09 - **Contact:** Contact the City’s Building and Development Centre about redeveloping a site under its existing zoning. - Source: [Apply to rezone your property, Step 1, questions about existing zoning](https://vancouver.ca/home-property-development/enquire-about-and-apply-for-rezoning.aspx) - Official wording: "Vancouver is divided into zoning districts. Our Zoning and Development By-law sets out the rules for development in each zoning district. Find the zoning district Questions about redeveloping under existing zoning? Contact the Building and Development Centre * If the zoning district allows for your proposed development, apply for a development permit – not a rezoning. * If the zoning district doesn't permit your proposal, go to step 2." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-09 - **Bylaw:** Zoning and Development By-law No. 3575, including the applicable district schedule. - Source: [Zoning and Development By-law No. 3575, City overview and district schedule describing the zoning district plan under By-law 3575](https://vancouver.ca/home-property-development/zoning-and-development-bylaw.aspx) - Official wording: "In Vancouver, the authority to regulate land use is granted by the Vancouver Charter. The charter is a provincial statute that specifies the types of by-laws the City can enact and what the by-laws can regulate. In keeping with the authority granted by the charter, the Zoning and Development By-law establishes regulations for the development of land in Vancouver. ## What the by-law regulates * The types of land uses allowed * Where a building can be located on a site * The building's maximum height and size" - Source: [District schedule, City overview and district schedule describing the zoning district plan under By-law 3575](https://bylaws.vancouver.ca/zoning/zoning-by-law-district-schedule-bcped.pdf) - Official wording: "THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VANCOUVER, in open meeting assembled, enacts as follows: 1. The “Zoning and District Plan” annexed to By-law No. 3575 as Schedule D is hereby amended according to the plan marginally numbered Z-290A and attached to this By-law as Schedule A, and in accordance with the explanatory legends, notations and references inscribed thereon, so that the boundaries and districts shown on the Zoning District Plan are varied, amended or substituted to the extent shown on Schedule A of this By-law, and Schedule A of this By-law is hereby incorporated as an integral part of Schedule D of By-law No. 3575. 2.1 The area shown outlined in black on the said plan is rezoned to a Comprehensive Development District" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-09 ## How it works A zoning search has two parts. The map identifies the district attached to a parcel. The written regulations explain what that district means for a proposed use, building size or location on the lot. Permitted land uses, where a building may sit on a site, and its maximum height and size. ## Steps 1. Start the parcel search with [Digital Zoning Map](https://zoning.vancouver.ca/). Search for the civic address, select the actual parcel and copy the complete zone code, including any suffix. For a parcel crossed by a zone line, identify where the proposed work would sit. 2. Open the matching district or zone section. Read the permitted uses and the relevant dimensions together with definitions and any rules that apply across zones. ## Good to know - Contact the City’s Building and Development Centre about redeveloping a site under its existing zoning. - Save the address, zone code and relevant section with your sketch. Give those details to planning when asking about an amendment, a site-specific provision or a boundary that is hard to read. ## Zones 978 zones are listed from [City of Vancouver Zoning and Development By-law No. 3575 and district schedules](https://vancouver.ca/home-property-development/zoning-and-development-bylaw.aspx). Each zone has its own page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vancouver/zoning/index.json Look up the zone of an address: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vancouver/zoning/lookup?address=123+Main+St ## Related questions - [Vancouver backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vancouver/backyard-chickens.md) - [Vancouver fence rules: permits and height limits](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vancouver/fence-rules.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Zoning maps in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/zoning-lookup.md) - [Richmond](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning-lookup.md) - [Burnaby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/zoning-lookup.md) - [North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning-lookup.md) - [District of North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning-lookup.md) - [New Westminster](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning-lookup.md) - [Delta](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/zoning-lookup.md) ## Sources - [Digital Zoning Map](https://zoning.vancouver.ca/) (read 2026-11-09) - [Zoning and Development By-law No. 3575, City of Vancouver](https://vancouver.ca/home-property-development/zoning-and-development-bylaw.aspx) (read 2026-11-09) - [District schedule, City of Vancouver (PDF)](https://bylaws.vancouver.ca/zoning/zoning-by-law-district-schedule-bcped.pdf) (read 2026-11-09) - [Vancouver municipal office contact information](https://vancouver.ca/your-government/contact-the-city-of-vancouver.aspx) (read 2026-11-09) - [Apply to rezone your property](https://vancouver.ca/home-property-development/enquire-about-and-apply-for-rezoning.aspx) (read 2026-11-09) _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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