---
title: "S20 zone in Mission: Suburban 20"
place: Mission, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/mission
zone: S20
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/s20/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mission/zoning/s20.json"
---

# S20 zone in Mission: Suburban 20

Allow a single family dwelling, duplex, triplex, fourplex or infill townhouses with compatible accessory uses on Suburban Residential land.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Allow a single family dwelling, duplex, triplex, fourplex or infill townhouses with compatible accessory uses on Suburban Residential land.
- **Main uses:** Single Family Dwelling; Duplex (where municipal water and sanitary sewer is available); Triplex (where municipal water and sanitary sewer is available); Fourplex (where municipal water and sanitary sewer is available); Infill Townhouse (where municipal water and sanitary sewer is available) (Only one of these residential uses is allowed on a lot.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Building; Accessory Structure; Enclosed Storage (Shipping Container); Agriculture (Hobby Greenhouse); Agriculture (Minor) (lot at least 0.2 ha); Home Occupation; One Secondary Suite; Boarding Use (in a Single Family Dwelling or Duplex only); Residential Care (in a Single Family Dwelling only); Enclosed Storage (Boarding Use or Residential Care may be added, but only one of the two.)
- **Minimum lot area:** 0.2 ha (with municipal water); 0.7 ha (without municipal water) (Applies to lots created by subdivision.)
- **Minimum lot width:** 30.0 m (corner lot); 25.0 m (non-corner lot)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 20% of the lot area
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio not applicable; lots without municipal water and sewer may have two dwelling units (a Single Family Dwelling and a Secondary Suite) (The text for the serviced-lot dwelling unit counts is partly missing from the source.)
- **Maximum height:** 11.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 6.0 m (accessory building/structure)
- **Front setback:** 4.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 5.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 7.5 m, rear 1.3 m, interior side 1.5 m, exterior side 4.5 m
- **Other rules:** Buildings must be at least 6.0 m from undevelopable areas; Impervious surfaces may cover no more than 30% of the lot; Agriculture (Minor) buildings need 15.0 m setbacks on all sides; Hobby greenhouse limited to one building up to 35.0 sq m

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw 5949-2020 (City of Mission consolidation, includes amending bylaws adopted through September 21, 2026 (Bylaw 6434-2026)), s. 1003](https://www.mission.ca/media/file/5949-2020-zoning-bylaw-completepdf#page=206) (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/s20/_