Zoning & land use across British Columbia

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139 of 161 municipalities in British Columbia have an adopted bylaw on zoning & land use on file. Each row links the municipality's answer page and, where transcribed, the full text of the document.

Municipality	Adopted document	Key facts	Verified
100 Mile House District Municipality	Zoning Bylaw No. 1466 adopted 2026-03-01	—	2026-09-24
Abbotsford City	Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (No. 2400-2014) - Section 330 (Suburban Residential Zone SR), incl. Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3670-2025 +3 more	—	2026-08-28
Alert Bay Village	2025 Official Community Plan adopted 2025-10-14	—	2026-08-28
Anmore Village	Development Procedures Bylaw +1 more	—	2026-09-24
Armstrong City	Zoning Bylaw No. 1921, 2024 (Consolidated) +2 more adopted 2024-06-24	—	2026-09-24
Ashcroft Village	Zoning Bylaw No. 823, 2018 +1 more adopted 2018-10-01	—	2026-09-24
Barriere District Municipality	Zoning Bylaw No. 111 (Consolidated) adopted 2014-06-23	—	2026-09-24
Belcarra Village	Zoning Bylaw No. 510 +3 more	—	2026-08-28
Bowen Island Island Municipality	Land Use Bylaw, Amendments & Schedules +1 more	—	2026-09-24
Burnaby City	Zoning Bylaw	—	2026-08-28
Burns Lake Village	Corporation of The Village of Burns Lake Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw	—	2026-09-27
Cache Creek Village	Zoning Bylaw No. 423 adopted 1990-01-01	—	2026-09-24
Campbell River City	Zoning Bylaw [PDF/7.8MB]	—	2026-08-28
Canal Flats Village	Village of Canal Flats Zoning Bylaw No. 215, 2019 (Consolidated) adopted 2019-06-24	—	2026-09-24
Castlegar City	Zoning (Consolidated) +3 more	—	2026-08-28
Central Saanich District Municipality	Zoning Bylaw No. 2180 +3 more	—	2026-08-28
Chase Village	Village of Chase Zoning Bylaw No. 683-2006 (Consolidated)	—	2026-09-24
Chetwynd District Municipality	Zoning Bylaw No. 1150, 2023 +4 more adopted 2023-01-01	—	2026-08-28
Chilliwack City	Land Development Bylaw 2014, No. 3055 +5 more adopted 2014-01-01	—	2026-08-28
Clearwater District Municipality	Zoning Bylaw No. 133, 2016 (Consolidated to April 1, 2025) adopted 2016-01-01	—	2026-09-24
Clinton Village	Bylaw No. 607-2025 Zoning Bylaw +2 more	—	2026-08-28
Colwood City	Land Use Application Procedures Bylaw - Consolidated +3 more	—	2026-09-27
Comox Town	Zoning Bylaw No. 2056 +2 more	—	2026-08-28
Coquitlam City	Zoning Bylaw Number 3000, 1996 +2 more	—	2026-08-28
Courtenay City	Zoning Bylaw +7 more	—	2026-08-28
Cranbrook City	Zoning Bylaw No. 3977, 2019 adopted 2019-01-01	—	2026-09-24
Creston Town	Zoning Bylaw +1 more	—	2026-08-28
Cumberland Village	Zoning Bylaw 1238, 2025 +1 more	—	2026-08-28
Daajing Giids Village	Consolidated Zoning Bylaw +3 more adopted 2013-10-24	—	2026-09-24
Dawson Creek City	Land Use Procedures Bylaw No. 4394, 2018 (Consolidated) +4 more adopted 2018-10-01	—	2026-08-28
Delta City	Zoning Bylaw +1 more	—	2026-08-28
Duncan City	Zoning Bylaw No. 3166, 2017 (Consolidated June 23, 2025) adopted 2017-08-04	—	2026-09-24
Elkford District Municipality	Zoning Bylaw No. 737, 2013 (Consolidated) adopted 2013-01-01	—	2026-09-24
Enderby City	Bylaw No. 1550, 2014 – Zoning Bylaw (Consolidated) +3 more	—	2026-09-27
Fernie City	Zoning Bylaw No. 1750 (Consolidated to Bylaw 2522)	—	2026-09-24
Fort St. John City	Zoning Bylaw +3 more adopted 2019-10-28	—	2026-09-27
Fraser Lake Village	2025 Zoning Bylaw	—	2026-08-28
Fruitvale Village	Zoning Bylaw No. 846 (Consolidated 2026) adopted 2013-01-01	—	2026-09-24
Gibsons Town	Zoning Bylaw No. 1342 \| 2025 +1 more	—	2026-09-24
Gold River Village	Bylaw No 761, 2025 Zoning Bylaw +4 more adopted 2026-02-02	—	2026-08-28
Golden Town	Zoning Bylaw No. 1294, 2011 +2 more	—	2026-09-24
Grand Forks City	Bylaw No. 2039-A39 – Zoning Amendment Bylaw +2 more	—	2026-09-24
Granisle Village	Village of Granisle Zoning By-Law No. 148	—	2026-09-24
Greenwood City	Bylaw No. 683, 1997 – Zoning Bylaw	—	2026-09-24
Hazelton Village	Zoning Bylaw No. 478, 2015 +1 more adopted 2015-01-01	—	2026-09-24
Hope District Municipality	Zoning Bylaw (Consolidated to March 20 2025) +4 more adopted 2025-03-20	—	2026-08-28
Houston District Municipality	Development Bylaw No. 1040, 2013 - Consolidated Version (2025) +1 more	—	2026-09-24
Hudson's Hope District Municipality	Zoning Bylaw 949, 2024 +2 more	—	2026-08-28
Invermere District Municipality	District of Invermere DCC Bylaw	—	2026-09-24
Kamloops City	Subdivision and Development Control Bylaw No. 4-35, 2026 adopted 2026-03-10	—	2026-08-28
Kelowna City	Zoning Bylaw No. 12375	—	2026-09-24
Kent District Municipality	Zoning Bylaw No. 1219, 2001 +1 more adopted 2002-02-28	—	2026-09-24
Keremeos Village	Zoning Bylaw No. 851 +1 more adopted 2021-02-01	—	2026-09-24
Kimberley City	Zoning Bylaw No. 1850 (Consolidated January 2026) +3 more adopted 1994-03-28	—	2026-09-24
Kitimat District Municipality	Kitimat Municipal Code — Part 9: Planning and Zoning	—	2026-09-27
Ladysmith Town	1860 Zoning Bylaw +3 more	—	2026-08-28
Lake Country District Municipality	Zoning Bylaw 561 +3 more	—	2026-08-28
Lake Cowichan Town	1055 Zoning Bylaw +2 more	—	2026-08-28
Langford City	Zoning Bylaw No. 300 – Consolidated +2 more adopted 1999-02-15	—	2026-08-28
Langley City	Zoning Bylaw +2 more adopted 2026-03-09	—	2026-08-28
Langley District Municipality	Zoning Bylaw No. 2500 +2 more	—	2026-09-24
Lillooet District Municipality	Zoning Bylaw No. 2025-026 adopted 2026-01-20	—	2026-09-27
Lions Bay Village	Zoning and Development Bylaw No. 520, 2017 +2 more	—	2026-08-28
Logan Lake District Municipality	Zoning Bylaw No. 675, 2010 (Consolidated to June 2024) adopted 2010-09-21	—	2026-09-24
Lumby Village	Lumby Zoning Bylaw No. 750 — Consolidated (October 2024)	—	2026-09-24
Lytton Village	Development Approval Procedures Bylaw 731, 2023 adopted 2023-06-14	—	2026-08-28
Mackenzie District Municipality	Zoning (Bylaw 1368 with Industrial and Townsite Maps) +2 more	—	2026-08-28
Maple Ridge City	Zoning Bylaw +1 more	—	2026-09-24
Masset Village	Bylaw 628 — Official Community Plan (Masset 2040 IOCP) adopted 2017-12-01	—	2026-09-24
McBride Village	Zoning Bylaw No. 703 (Consolidated October 2024) adopted 2010-06-08	—	2026-09-24
Merritt City	Zoning Bylaw 2284, 2020 +3 more	—	2026-08-28
Metchosin District Municipality	Land Use Bylaw - Consolidated March 2026	—	2026-09-24
Midway Village	Bylaw 464 – Zoning Bylaw +2 more	—	2026-08-28
Montrose Village	771-Zoning-Bylaw	—	2026-09-24
Nakusp Village	Zoning Bylaw No. 729, 2023 (Consolidated November 2024)	—	2026-09-24
Nanaimo City	City of Nanaimo Zoning Bylaw No. 4500 +3 more	—	2026-08-28
Nelson City	Zoning Bylaw No. 3652, 2026 +1 more adopted 2026-04-14	—	2026-09-24
New Denver Village	Zoning Bylaw (Consolidated to January 3, 2019) +2 more	—	2026-08-28
New Hazelton District Municipality	Development Approval Procedures Bylaw (Amendment) +1 more	—	2026-08-28
New Westminster City	Zoning Bylaw No. 6680, 2001 +7 more	—	2026-08-28
North Cowichan District Municipality	Zoning Bylaw +2 more	—	2026-08-28
North Saanich District Municipality	Zoning Bylaw No. 1255 (Consolidated 2023) +3 more	—	2026-08-28
North Vancouver District Municipality	Zoning Bylaw 3210	—	2026-09-24
Oak Bay District Municipality	Oak Bay Zoning Bylaw 3531 (Consolidated) +4 more adopted 1986-09-22	—	2026-08-28
Osoyoos Town	Land Use Procedures (LUP) Bylaw No. 1235, 2007 +4 more	—	2026-09-27
Parksville City	Zoning and Development Bylaw No. 2000 (1994), consolidated to July 29, 2026 +2 more adopted 1994-08-22	—	2026-08-28
Peachland District Municipality	Zoning Bylaw +3 more adopted 2023-08-01	—	2026-09-24
Pemberton Village	Zoning Bylaw adopted 2018-07-24	—	2026-09-24
Penticton City	City of Penticton Zoning Bylaw No 2024-22 - Schedule B (April 2026) +4 more	—	2026-08-28
Pitt Meadows City	Zoning Bylaw No. 2505, 2011 +7 more adopted 2011-10-04	—	2026-08-28
Port Alberni City	Zoning Bylaw No. 5105, 2024 adopted 2024-06-10	—	2026-09-27
Port Alice Village	688 Port Alice Zoning Bylaw +1 more adopted 2024-02-28	—	2026-08-28
Port Coquitlam City	Board of Variance Bylaw +1 more	—	2026-08-28
Port Edward District Municipality	Consolidated Zoning Bylaw No. 713 (2023 consolidation)	—	2026-09-24
Port McNeill Town	Zoning Bylaw No. 705, 2021	—	2026-09-24
Port Moody City	Zoning Bylaw, 2018, No. 2937-C adopted 2018-07-10	—	2026-09-24
Powell River City	Zoning Bylaw No. 2100, 2006 (Consolidated) adopted 2006-01-01	—	2026-09-24
Prince George City	Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 +4 more adopted 2007-04-30	—	2026-08-28
Prince Rupert City	Zoning Bylaw	—	2026-08-28
Princeton Town	Zoning Bylaw No. 880, 2013 (and amendments) adopted 2013-11-18	—	2026-09-24
Quesnel City	Zoning Bylaw No. 1880 (Consolidated, updated October 28, 2024) +3 more adopted 2024-10-28	—	2026-08-28
Radium Hot Springs Village	Official Community Plan & Zoning Bylaw	—	2026-09-24
Revelstoke City	Zoning Bylaw No. 2406, 2025 +3 more adopted 2025-04-10	—	2026-09-24
Richmond City	Zoning Bylaw 8500 (2009) +6 more adopted 2009-11-16	—	2026-08-28
Rossland City	Land Development Applications Procedures Bylaw No. 2690 (Consolidated 2023) +2 more	—	2026-09-24
Saanich District Municipality	Land Use and Development Procedures Bylaw, 2025, No. 10215 +2 more	—	2026-08-28
Salmo Village	489 – Zoning Bylaw (Consolidated with 663, 698, 708, 754 and 757) +2 more	—	2026-08-28
Salmon Arm City	Zoning Bylaw No 2303 +3 more	—	2026-08-28
Sayward Village	Zoning Bylaw No. 309, 2000 (Consolidated)	—	2026-08-28
Sechelt District Municipality	Zoning Bylaw No. 580, 2022 (Consolidated May 2025) adopted 2022-01-01	—	2026-08-28
Sidney Town	Land Use Procedures Bylaw No. 1380 +3 more	—	2026-08-28
Silverton Village	Village of Silverton Zoning Bylaw No. 466 - 2011	—	2026-09-24
Slocan Village	#633 – ZONING BYLAW 2013 CONSOLIDATED, UPDATED FEB. 10-25 +1 more adopted 2013-10-15	—	2026-09-24
Sooke District Municipality	Zoning Bylaw No. 600 - Consolidated adopted 2025-04-30	—	2026-09-24
Spallumcheen District Municipality	BYLAW 1700, 2008, Zoning - CONSOLIDATED 2024-06-11 +2 more	—	2026-08-28
Sparwood District Municipality	Zoning Bylaw +4 more	—	2026-09-24
Squamish District Municipality	Zoning Bylaw	—	2026-09-24
Stewart District Municipality	Zoning Bylaw 881-2014 adopted 2020-11-09	—	2026-09-24
Summerland District Municipality	Zoning Bylaw Schedule A - Consolidated to March 3, 2026 +6 more adopted 2011-09-12	—	2026-08-28
Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality	Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality Zoning Bylaw 1400 - Consolidated adopted 2025-05-09	—	2026-09-24
Surrey City	Zoning Bylaw (12000) +2 more	—	2026-09-24
Tahsis Village	Zoning Bylaw No. 630, 2020 +3 more	—	2026-09-24
Taylor District Municipality	Zoning Bylaw +1 more	—	2026-08-28
Telkwa Village	Zoning Bylaw No. 747 adopted 2022-01-01	—	2026-09-24
Terrace City	Zoning Consolidated Bylaw No. 2069 adopted 2014-01-01	—	2026-09-24
Tofino District Municipality	Zoning Bylaw 770, 1997 (Consolidated Version) +4 more	—	2026-09-24
Trail City	Zoning Bylaw No. 2503 +2 more adopted 2025-01-01	—	2026-08-28
Ucluelet District Municipality	Zoning Bylaw - Unofficial Consolidation +2 more	—	2026-08-28
Vancouver City	Zoning and Development By-law No. 3575 +1 more	—	2026-09-24
Vernon City	Zoning Bylaw 6000 +2 more adopted 2024-06-24	—	2026-09-27
Victoria City	Land Use Procedures Bylaw +2 more	—	2026-08-28
View Royal Town	Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014 adopted 2014-09-16	—	2026-09-24
Warfield Village	Zoning Bylaw No. 896, 2021 adopted 2021-01-01	—	2026-09-24
Wells District Municipality	Bylaw No. 26, 2000 Zoning Bylaw +1 more	—	2026-09-24
West Kelowna City	Zoning Bylaw No. 0320 +1 more	—	2026-09-24
West Vancouver District Municipality	Zoning Bylaw No. 4662, 2010 adopted 2010-01-01	—	2026-09-24
White Rock City	Zoning Bylaw No. 2506 +4 more adopted 2024-06-27	—	2026-08-28
Williams Lake City	Zoning Bylaw +7 more	—	2026-08-28
Zeballos Village	Bylaw 466, 2013 – Zoning Setback Bylaw +1 more	—	2026-09-24

Nothing on file for zoning & land use

Absence here is explicit, not a gap: each municipality below was checked, and its status says why there is no document.

Other bylaws on file, none on this topic (21) — Coldstream, Esquimalt, Fort St. James, Harrison Hot Springs, Highlands, Kaslo, Lantzville, Mission, North Vancouver, Northern Rockies, Oliver, Port Hardy, Pouce Coupe, Qualicum Beach, Sicamous, Smithers, Tumbler Ridge, Valemount, Vanderhoof, Whistler, shíshálh Nation.

No bylaws published online (1, verified negatives) — Port Clements.

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