--- title: "White Rock zoning: find your zone and what it allows" question: "How do I find out how my property is zoned and what I can build on it?" place: White Rock, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/white-rock category: Building, renovating and your property owner: municipal owner_body: City of White Rock sources_read: 2026-11-05 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/white-rock/zoning-lookup/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/white-rock/zoning-lookup.json" --- # White Rock zoning: find your zone and what it allows **Question:** How do I find out how my property is zoned and what I can build on it? **Short answer:** The City of White Rock shows zoning on its online mapping system (WROMS) and on nine PDF zone map sheets. Find your zone, then read that zone's rules in Zoning Bylaw 2506. Planning and Development Services can confirm at 604-541-2136 or planning@whiterockcity.ca. **Who handles it:** Municipal (City of White Rock, https://www.whiterockcity.ca) **Where:** - Online: WROMS (White Rock Online Mapping System), https://maps.whiterockcity.ca/wroms/ - Phone: Planning and Development Services, 604-541-2136 - Email: Planning, planning@whiterockcity.ca - In person: City Hall, 15322 Buena Vista Avenue, White Rock, BC V4B 1Y6 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) ## Key facts - **How to find your zone:** Use the City's online mapping system, WROMS (White Rock Online Mapping System), which shows zoning, land use and other property information. Zone map PDFs (Sheets 1 to 9) are also on the City website. Check the Zoning Bylaw for the rules of that zone. - Source: [WROMS, White Rock Online Mapping System](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/335/WROMS---White-Rock-Online-Mapping-System) - Official wording: "Launch WROMS to look up property information like:" - Source: [Zone Map](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/384/Zone-Map) - Official wording: "View the Zone Maps below to learn about which zone your property is in" … "Sheet 1 (PDF)" - Source: [Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing, Your property](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/1213/Small-Scale-Multi-Unit-Housing) - Official wording: "Launch the SSMUH Zoning Tool to determine your new zone." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Zoning bylaw:** White Rock Zoning Bylaw, 2024, No. 2506, adopted June 27, 2024. The City's copy is consolidated as of June 2026. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 2024, No. 2506, Title](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/DocumentCenter/View/8003/Zoning-Bylaw-2024-No-2506-Adopted-June-27-2024) - Official wording: "WHITE ROCK ZONING BYLAW, 2024, No. 2506" … "Consolidated as of June 2026." - Source: [Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing, Intro](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/1213/Small-Scale-Multi-Unit-Housing) - Official wording: "On June 27, 2024, Council adopted the City" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **What the zone controls:** Each zone sets the permitted uses and the lot size, lot coverage, density, floor area, building heights, setbacks and landscaping. The bylaw regulates the use of land, buildings and structures and the location, height, siting and intensity of development. - Source: [Zone Map](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/384/Zone-Map) - Official wording: "regulates the location, height, siting, and intensity of development" - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 2024, No. 2506, s. 6.1 (RS-1 example)](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/DocumentCenter/View/8003/Zoning-Bylaw-2024-No-2506-Adopted-June-27-2024) - Official wording: "6.1.1 Permitted Principal Uses:" … "6.1.4 Lot Coverage:" … "6.1.8 Building Heights:" … "6.1.9 Minimum Setback Requirements:" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Contact:** Planning and Development Services: 604-541-2136, planning@whiterockcity.ca. - Source: [Zone Map, Contact](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/384/Zone-Map) - Official wording: "contact Planning & Development Department at 604-541-2136 or email planning@whiterockcity.ca" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** White Rock Zoning Bylaw, 2024, No. 2506 - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 2024, No. 2506, Title](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/DocumentCenter/View/8003/Zoning-Bylaw-2024-No-2506-Adopted-June-27-2024) - Official wording: "WHITE ROCK ZONING BYLAW, 2024, No. 2506" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works Every property in the City of White Rock has a zone under [Zoning Bylaw 2506](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/DocumentCenter/View/8003/Zoning-Bylaw-2024-No-2506-Adopted-June-27-2024), adopted June 27, 2024. Each zone sets the permitted uses and the lot size, lot coverage, density, floor area, building heights, setbacks and landscaping. The City's copy of the bylaw is consolidated as of June 2026 and is for convenience only. ## Steps 1. Open WROMS, the City's online mapping system, and search your address. Zoning is one of its layers. Or find your lot on the zone map PDFs (Sheets 1 to 9) on the City's Zone Map page. 2. The Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing page also links an SSMUH Zoning Tool. 3. Open the Zoning Bylaw and read your zone's section. 4. Email planning@whiterockcity.ca or call 604-541-2136 to confirm before you spend money on plans. ## Good to know - For setback questions the City's Good Neighbour Guide gives planning@whiterockcity.ca and 604-541-2227. The Building Department is 604-541-2149. - The consolidated bylaw is for convenience only. Staff can confirm the current wording. ## Zones 70 zones are listed from [White Rock Zoning Bylaw, 2024, No. 2506 (consolidated as of June 2026)](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/DocumentCenter/View/8003/Zoning-Bylaw-2024-No-2506-Adopted-June-27-2024). Each zone has its own page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/white-rock/zoning/index.json Look up the zone of an address: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/white-rock/zoning/lookup?address=123+Main+St ## Official forms and pages - [Zone Map (nine sheets)](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/384/Zone-Map) - [Zoning Bylaw 2024, No. 2506 (PDF)](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/DocumentCenter/View/8003/Zoning-Bylaw-2024-No-2506-Adopted-June-27-2024) - [Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing page](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/1213/Small-Scale-Multi-Unit-Housing) ## Related questions - [White Rock secondary suite and carriage house rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/white-rock/secondary-suite.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Zoning maps in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/zoning-lookup.md) - [Surrey](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning-lookup.md) - [Langley City](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/zoning-lookup.md) - [Township of Langley](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/zoning-lookup.md) - [Delta](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/zoning-lookup.md) - [New Westminster](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning-lookup.md) - [Burnaby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/zoning-lookup.md) ## Sources - [WROMS, White Rock Online Mapping System, City of White Rock](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/335/WROMS---White-Rock-Online-Mapping-System) (read 2026-11-05) - [Zone Map, City of White Rock](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/384/Zone-Map) (read 2026-11-05) - [Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing, City of White Rock](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/1213/Small-Scale-Multi-Unit-Housing) (read 2026-11-05) - [Zoning Bylaw 2024, No. 2506 (PDF), City of White Rock](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/DocumentCenter/View/8003/Zoning-Bylaw-2024-No-2506-Adopted-June-27-2024) (read 2026-11-05) - [Good Neighbour Guide (PDF), City of White Rock](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/DocumentCenter/View/12898) (read 2026-11-05) _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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