--- title: "SN1A zone in Mission: Silverdale Neighbourhood One A" place: Mission, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/mission zone: SN1A 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/sn1a/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mission/zoning/sn1a.json" --- # SN1A zone in Mission: Silverdale Neighbourhood One A A wide range of residential development (country residential, single family, cottage clusters, rowhouses, townhouses, apartments) plus employment, commercial and recreational uses, guided by the Silverdale Neighbourhood One Plan. ## Zone rules - **Purpose:** A wide range of residential development (country residential, single family, cottage clusters, rowhouses, townhouses, apartments) plus employment, commercial and recreational uses, guided by the Silverdale Neighbourhood One Plan. - **Main uses:** Agriculture (Minor) (only if no other principal use is on the lot and the lot is greater than 0.4 ha); Cultural Assembly; Religious Assembly; Banquet Hall; Pool and Billiards Hall; Neighbourhood Public House; Restaurant (Major); Restaurant (Minor); Artisan Studio; Care Facility; Child Care Centre; Civic Assembly; College; Education Facility; Hospital; Library; School; University; Office (General Use); Office (Medical Office); Barbershop; Drycleaner; Hair and Body Salon; Spa; Tailor; Indoor Recreation Facility; Park; Apartments; Clustered Cottage; Clustered Residential; Rowhouse; Single Family Dwelling; Townhouse; Cannabis Retail Store (max. one per property; not within 250.0 m of a school or within 150.0 m of another Cannabis Retail Store in the Mission City Downtown or Neighbourhood Centre designation); Liquor Store; Retail (Food Store); Retail (Major); Retail (Minor); Retail (Pharmacy); Animal Daycare; Beverage Container Return Centre; Community Service; Financial Services; General Service Use; Veterinary Clinic (Which uses are allowed depends on the Development Precinct (e.g. Apartments, commercial, institutional and cultural uses only in The Village; Single Family Dwellings in every precinct except Cliffside and The Village).) - **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Building; Accessory Structure; Dormitory (accessory to College and University only); Agriculture (Minor); Agriculture (Urban Hen Keeping); Child Care Centre; Office (Administrative Use); Secondary Suite (only with a Single-Family Dwelling); Residential Care; Boarding Use; Secondary Detached Unit (Coach House or Garden Cottage); Agriculture (Hobby Greenhouse); Detached Garage; Home Occupation; Amenity Space (Common Indoor); Enclosed Storage (Secondary Suite, Residential Care or Boarding Use: only one of these.) - **Minimum lot area:** Country Residential precinct: 0.36 ha; single family lots in other precincts: 325.0 m² (grades under 15% slope, with Lane access), 372.0 m² (grades under 15% slope, no Lane access), 465.0 m² (grades over 15% slope) - **Minimum lot width:** Single family lots (precincts other than Country Residential), at the front lot line: 10.0 m (grades under 15% slope, with Lane access), 12.0 m (grades under 15% slope, no Lane access), 14.0 m (grades over 15% slope) - **Maximum lot coverage:** Country Residential precinct: 25% for buildings and structures (33% including buildings, structures and materials not occurring naturally on the lot); single family lots in other precincts: 50% (grades under 15% slope, with Lane access), 45% (grades under 15% slope, no Lane access), 45% (grades over 15% slope) - **Maximum density:** Country Residential precinct: one dwelling unit per 0.36 ha (not including a Secondary Suite or Coach House) - **Maximum height:** Single Family Dwelling: 9.5 m - **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Coach House combined with parking: 6.0 m; all other accessory buildings: 4.5 m - **Front setback:** 3.0 m - **Rear setback:** Country Residential precinct: 5.0 m; single family lots in other precincts: 7.5 m (5.0 m where the lot is less than 25.0 m deep and the combined interior side setback is at least 4.5 m) - **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m (total of both interior sides at least 4.5 m on non-corner lots in Country Residential, and on single family lots over 465.0 m² except on a cul de sac) - **Street side setback:** 4.5 m - **Accessory building setbacks:** Country Residential precinct: front 3.0 m, interior side 1.5 m, exterior side 3.0 m, rear 1.25 m (agriculture buildings 15.0 m from all lot lines); single family lots in other precincts: 6.0 m from the principal building, interior side 1.5 m, exterior side 3.0 m, rear 1.5 m - **Other rules:** The zone is divided into Development Precincts, and which uses are allowed depends on the precinct; Single family lots outside Country Residential: second storey floor area may not exceed 80% of the first storey; a Secondary Suite is not allowed on a lot with a Coach House; Clustered Cottage, Clustered Residential, Townhouse, Apartment and commercial uses have their own separate regulations in this zone (not summarized here) ## Source - [Zoning Bylaw 5949-2020 (City of Mission consolidation, includes amending bylaws adopted through September 21, 2026 (Bylaw 6434-2026)), s. 501](https://www.mission.ca/media/file/5949-2020-zoning-bylaw-completepdf#page=142) (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/sn1a/_