City Zoning Bylaw
The Official Community Plan (OCP) designates general, high-level land uses throughout the City through Land Use Designations.
Every property in the City is assigned a zone in the Zoning Bylaw. The Zoning Bylaw regulates the specific permitted uses, development density, siting of buildings, building heights, lot coverage, minimum amounts of off-street parking and loading spaces, as well as other items.
Rezoning
Property owners may apply to amend the zoning on their property. Any Rezoning (Zoning Bylaw Map Amendment) must comply with the OCP.
Contact Development Planning by email or call 604-927-3430 for more information, or refer to the relevant bylaws and other documents for specific regulations and requirements.
Zoning Bylaw Text Amendments
Zoning Bylaw Text Amendments change a requirement or regulation within the Zoning Bylaw affecting a particular zone (e.g. permitted uses or density). Such amendments would affect all properties within that zone. Like a Rezoning, a Text Amendment must also comply with the OCP.
Bylaw Third Reading Extensions
Once an application has received a third reading from Council, the applicant has one year from the date of third reading to complete the application requirements, and obtain Council’s final adoption of the related bylaw amendment.
If the applicant has not met all of the requirements within the one year timeframe, the bylaw amendment will lapse. The applicant may submit a request to extend this one-year period between third and final adoption.
Development Application Signs
If you are pursuing a Development Application, you are required to install a Development Application Sign on the development site. Please visit Development Application Signs for more information.
Public Information Meetings
Developers may host public information meetings at the request of the Planning and Development Department or on their own initiative to:
- Provide information about a proposed complex development project to the residents in the area
- Obtain feedback so that issues and concerns can be identified and addressed early in the development application process
For guidelines on holding public information meetings, please refer to: