What are Comprehensive Plan and Zoning designations?
Comprehensive Plan designations provide a general description of the types of activities that are permitted on your property. In the City of Vancouver these designations are: Lower Density Residential, Higher Density Residential, Commercial and Mixed Use, Industrial, Open Space, and Public Facility. The zoning designation is more specific. A list of uses allowed, building setbacks, lot sizes and other detailed information about the zones in each Comprehensive Plan group can be found in the It is important to note that when a Comprehensive Plan designation changes, a zone change is completed during the same process.
