Zoning

Recently Updated

The amendments listed below have been recently adopted by Council and have been incorporated into the consolidated Zoning Bylaw.

2024-JUL-17 (Amendment Bylaw 4500.223)

• Amendments to implement the Increasing Housing Options and Provincial Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing Legislation

• Removing setbacks for heat pumps;
• Consolidating site-specific densities and building heights in residential zones into tables, for convenience;

• 2024-MAR-04 (Amendment Bylaw 4500.219) - General amendments throughout the Zoning Bylaw, including:
  • Removing setbacks for heat pumps;
  • Consolidating site-specific densities and building heights in residential zones into tables, for convenience;
  • Updating legal addresses of site-specific zoning provisions; and
  • Housekeeping and formatting fixes.
• 2022-JUL-04 (Amendment Bylaw 4500.199) - Alignment of Zoning Bylaw with new City Plan and migration of Development Permit Area guidelines to Part 18 of the Zoning Bylaw, which can be found here: Part 18 – Development Permit Area (DPA) Guidelines. Other highlights include:
  
  • New Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESA) guidelines for watercourses, marine foreshore, and terrestrial ESAs under DPA1;
  • New Sea Level Rise guidelines under DPA3; and
  • Combined form & character guidelines under DPA8 and new Development Permit exemptions

• 2022-FEB-14 (Amendment Bylaw 4500.186) – Introduction of short-term rental regulations. See the amendment Bylaw. 
  • See the Short Term Rental Operator Guide 
  • The City will accept Business Licence applications for Short-term Rentals starting on April 1^st .
• 2021-DEC-06 (Amendment Bylaw 4500.182) – General amendments throughout the Zoning Bylaw, including:
  • Revisions to the definitions of gross floor area;
  • Recognizing air space parcels;
  • Reducing side yard setback requirements for heat pumps;
  • Exempting guardrails on retaining walls from fence height;
  • Requiring an additional setback on flanking side yard setbacks along major roads;
  • Updating the parking and sustainable transportation incentives in ‘Schedule D’; and
  • Housekeeping and formatting fixes.

Also see: Summary of Amendments (2021-DEC-06).

• 2021-JUN-21 (Amendment Bylaw 4500.180) – Revisions to ‘Schedule D’ of the Zoning Bylaw to provide incentives for purpose-built affordable housing and rental developments.

• 2020-APR-06 (Amendment Bylaw 4500.149) – Update to the ‘Home-Based Business’ regulations.
• 2019-DEC-02 (Amendment Bylaw 4500.158) – General amendments throughout the Zoning Bylaw, including:
  • Allowing secondary suites in modular homes;
  • Exempting service rooms from gross floor area;
  • Updating perimeter wall height regulations; and
  • Housekeeping and formatting fixes.
• 2019-NOV-04 (Amendment Bylaw 4500.154) – Revisions to ‘Schedule D’ of the Zoning Bylaw to provide incentives for developments exceeding the BC Energy Step Code requirements.