---
title: "RU16 zone in Mission: Rural 16"
place: Mission, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/mission
zone: RU16
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw 5949-2020 (City of Mission consolidation, includes amending bylaws adopted through September 21, 2026 (Bylaw 6434-2026))
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mission/zoning/ru16/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mission/zoning/ru16.json"
---

# RU16 zone in Mission: Rural 16

Provide one single family dwelling with a range of agricultural uses and compatible accessory uses on Rural land.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Provide one single family dwelling with a range of agricultural uses and compatible accessory uses on Rural land.
- **Main uses:** Agriculture (Major); Single Family Dwelling (one); Manufactured Home (one)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Building; Accessory Structure; Enclosed Storage (Shipping Container); Agriculture (Hobby Greenhouse); Secondary Suite (not with a Manufactured Home); Secondary Family Dwelling by covenant (lot at least 1.6 ha, not with a Duplex or Manufactured Home); Boarding Use; Residential Care; Home Occupation; Produce Sales; Enclosed Storage (One of the residential options is allowed, plus Home Occupation.)
- **Minimum lot area:** 1.6 ha (bare land strata: 1.35 ha minimum, 1.6 ha average) (Applies to lots created by subdivision.)
- **Minimum lot width:** 40.0 m (corner lot); 35.0 m (non-corner lot)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 15% of the lot area; up to 30% for lots that existed before October 2009 and are under 1,860.0 sq m
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio not applicable
- **Maximum height:** 11.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 6.0 m (accessory building/structure); 15.0 m (accessory building/structure for agriculture use)
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m (residential); 7.5 m (lots existing before October 2009 under 1860 sq. m)
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 4.5 m; 1.5 m (lots existing before October 2009 under 1860 sq. m)
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m; 3.0 m (lots existing before October 2009 under 1860 sq. m)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Same as principal (7.5 m front and rear, 4.5 m sides); lots existing before October 2009 under 1860 sq. m: front 7.5 m, rear 1.5 m, interior side 1.5 m, exterior side 3.0 m
- **Other rules:** Agriculture (Major) with livestock (not swine, poultry, fur-bearing) or silos needs 15.0 m setbacks; with swine, poultry, fur-bearing animals or manure storage 30.0 m; Impervious surfaces may cover no more than 25% of the lot (45% for lots existing before October 2009 under 1,860.0 sq m); Hobby greenhouse limited to two buildings totalling 150.0 sq m, with a 2.0 m solid landscape buffer

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw 5949-2020 (City of Mission consolidation, includes amending bylaws adopted through September 21, 2026 (Bylaw 6434-2026)), s. 1201](https://www.mission.ca/media/file/5949-2020-zoning-bylaw-completepdf#page=219) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Mission: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mission/zoning/index.json

_Draft: taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and not yet reviewed by a person. Gov Handbook is an independent guide. Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mission/zoning/ru16/_