Vernon zoning: find your zone and what it allows
How do I find out how my property is zoned and what I can build on it?
Look up your lot on the City of Vernon's online interactive map, then read your zone's section in Zoning Bylaw 6000. The bylaw sets what can be built where and how big. For help, email planning@vernon.ca or call 250-550-3634.
Zoning map
AgriculturalResidentialCommercialMixed useIndustrialPublicComprehensive development
Search an address or click a lot on the map to see its zone and what it allows.
Zoning shown from the City of Vernon's Interactive Map of Vernon data, downloaded 2026-11-07.
Zones in Vernon
From Zoning Bylaw No. 6000 (2024), consolidated for convenience (amendments through Bylaw 6083). Marked "Consolidated for Convenience" by the City. The amendment table lists bylaws up to 6083 and 6075 (dated September 2026); the adopted bylaw prevails. Each zone has its own page with its uses, lot sizes, heights and setbacks. Zone pages are drafts taken from the bylaw text and not yet reviewed by a person.
Agricultural zones
- ALR Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR)
- AGRL Agriculture & Rural: Large Block (Non-ALR)
- AGRS Agriculture & Rural: Small Block (Non-ALR)
Residential zones
- MUS Multi-Unit: Small Scale
- MUA Multi-Unit Acreage: Small Scale
- MHS Mobile Home Site
- MUM Multi-Unit: Medium Scale
- MSH Medium Scale Housing
Commercial zones
Mixed use zones
- CMUN Commercial Mixed Use: Neighbourhood
- CMUB Commercial Mixed Use: Business
- CMUC Commercial Mixed Use: Centre
Industrial zones
Public zones
Comprehensive development zones
- CD6 Comprehensive Development Area 6
Key facts
| How to find your zone | Use the City's online Interactive Map of Vernon (zoning map). The bylaw also includes Schedule A: Zoning Map as a PDF.Zoning Bylaw 6000, Zoning Bylaw 6000 page; Bylaw 6000 sections, Bylaw 6000 page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingView the new Interactive Map of Vernon Schedule A: Zoning Map |
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| Zoning bylaw | Zoning Bylaw 6000, adopted June 24, 2024 (replaced Zoning Bylaw 5000). The consolidated copy lists text amendments up to Bylaw 6083 (September 8, 2026) and map amendments up to Bylaw 6075 (September 28, 2026).Bylaw 6000 sections, Bylaw 6000 page; Zoning Bylaw 6000, section 3.3.8, Amendment tables · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingOn June 24, 2024, Vernon City Council adopted Zoning Bylaw 6000. Zoning Bylaw 6000 replaces Zoning Bylaw 5000. General text refinement updates to improve clarity and 6092 Okanagan Landing Road CMTY – Community |
| What the zone controls | The zoning bylaw determines what can be built where and to what scale: the permitted uses, number of homes (density), height, setbacks, and landscaping and parking, zone by zone. It does not govern how a building is constructed (the BC Building Code) or business licensing.Zoning & Land Use, Zoning & Land Use page; Zoning Bylaw 6000, Section 9.1 MUS Multi-Unit Small Scale, s. 9.1.2-9.1.6 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingIt determines what can be built where and to what scale. what types of buildings they can be and what types of businesses and activities can happen on a property. It also does not determine the rules for business licensing 9.1.2 Permitted Uses 9.1.5 Siting of Buildings |
| Contact | Planning and Community Services, 3001 32 Ave., Vernon BC V1T 2L8; 250-550-3634; Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Email planning@vernon.ca for zoning and development enquiries.Construction and Renovating, Construction & Renovating page; Contact Us, Contact Us page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingFor Zoning & Development general enquires you can email planning@vernon.ca or use the link below. 3001 32 Ave. Vernon, BC V1T 2L8 250-550-3634 |
| Bylaw | City of Vernon Zoning Bylaw 6000Bylaw 6000 sections, Bylaw 6000 page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingZoning Bylaw 6000 replaces Zoning Bylaw 5000. |
How it works
Zoning Bylaw 6000 was adopted June 24, 2024 and replaced Zoning Bylaw 5000. It determines what can be built where and to what scale: permitted uses, number of homes (density), height, setbacks, landscaping and parking, zone by zone. It does not govern how a building is constructed (the BC Building Code) or business licensing.
The consolidated copy lists text amendments up to Bylaw 6083 (September 8, 2026) and map amendments up to Bylaw 6075 (September 28, 2026). It is marked "Consolidated for Convenience", so check for newer amendments.
Steps
- Open the City's online Interactive Map of Vernon (zoning map) to find your lot's zone. The bylaw also includes Schedule A: Zoning Map as a PDF.
- Open Zoning Bylaw 6000 and read the section for your zone. For example, the MUS zone (Section 9.1) sets permitted uses, density by lot class, setbacks, maximum heights and landscaping.
- If you are unsure what the rules mean for your plan, contact Planning and Community Services at planning@vernon.ca or 250-550-3634 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.).
Good to know
- The building permit checklist also directs you to the Zoning Map for zoning information.
- Zoning rules apply even when no building permit is needed.
Official forms and pages
The same question in other places
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Sources
- Zoning & Land Use, City of Vernon (read 2026-11-05)
- Zoning Bylaw 6000, City of Vernon (read 2026-11-05)
- Bylaw 6000 sections, City of Vernon (read 2026-11-05)
- Contact Us, City of Vernon (read 2026-11-05)
- Zoning Bylaw 6000, section 3.3.8 (read 2026-11-05)
- Zoning Bylaw 6000, Section 9.1 MUS Multi-Unit Small Scale (read 2026-11-05)
- Construction and Renovating, City of Vernon (read 2026-11-05)
Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 5 facts was matched to the official text. How answers are checked.