{"title":"CMTY zone in Vernon: Community","code":"CMTY","slug":"cmty","name":"Community","group":"Public","section":"13.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Community uses including civic services, outdoor recreation, indoor and outdoor entertainment, and accessory commercial uses.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Community uses including civic services, outdoor recreation, indoor and outdoor entertainment, and accessory commercial uses.","quotes":["To provide a zone for community Uses including civic","services, outdoor recreation, indoor and outdoor","entertainment, and Accessory commercial Uses."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Health Service","Major Indoor Entertainment","Minor Indoor Entertainment","Office","Outdoor Entertainment","Child Care Service","Community Service","Government Services","Housing Care Centre","Library","Outdoor Recreation Facility","Park","School","Supportive Housing","Cemetery","Detention Facility","Emergency Services","Health Care Facility"],"quotes":["Health Service","Major Indoor Entertainment","Minor Indoor Entertainment","Office","Outdoor Entertainment","Child Care Service","Community Service","Government Services","Housing Care Centre","Library","Outdoor Recreation Facility","Park","School","Supportive Housing","Cemetery","Detention Facility","Emergency Services","Health Care Facility"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Security or Operator Dwelling Unit","Accessory Parking","Food and Beverage Service","Indoor Sales and Service","Outdoor Vending","Temporary Storage","Special Event","Essential Utility","Minor Utility Services","Transit Facility"],"quotes":["Security or Operator Dwelling Unit","Accessory Parking","Food and Beverage Service","Indoor Sales and Service","Outdoor Vending","Temporary Storage","Special Event","Essential Utility","Minor Utility Services","Transit Facility"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"500 m² (0.12 ac)","quotes":["The minimum Lot Area is 500 m2 (0.12 ac)."]},"max_density":{"value":"3.0 FAR","quotes":["The maximum Density is 3.0 FAR."]},"max_height":{"value":"22 m","quotes":["Principal Building(s) 22 m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["Accessory Building(s) 4.5 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 m (abutting a street)","quotes":["Street 6.0 m 6.0 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m (abutting a laneway or alley)","quotes":["Laneway or Alley 7.5 m 1.5 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"4.5 m next to a housing-based lot; 3.0 m next to a non-housing-based lot; 0.0 m at a party wall","quotes":["Housing-based Lot 4.5 m 1.5 m","Non-housing-based Lot 3.0 m 1.5 m","Party Wall 0.0 m 0.0 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"6.0 m (abutting a street)","quotes":["Street 6.0 m 6.0 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"street 6.0 m; laneway or alley, housing-based lot and non-housing-based lot 1.5 m; party wall 0.0 m","quotes":["Street 6.0 m 6.0 m","Laneway or Alley 7.5 m 1.5 m","Housing-based Lot 4.5 m 1.5 m","Non-housing-based Lot 3.0 m 1.5 m","Party Wall 0.0 m 0.0 m"]},"other":{"value":["Minimum landscaping 10%","One Security or Operator Dwelling Unit is permitted on a lot","Vehicle access must be from an abutting laneway where one is available"],"quotes":["The minimum Landscaping area is 10%.","One Security or Operator Dwelling Unit is permitted on a Lot.","Vehicle access must be from an abutting Laneway where a Laneway is available. Where no"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 6000 (2024), consolidated for convenience (amendments through Bylaw 6083)","url":"https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/planning-building/zoning/bylaw6000/6000%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20-%20COMBINED.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"Marked \"Consolidated for Convenience\" by the City. The amendment table lists bylaws up to 6083 and 6075 (dated September 2026); the adopted bylaw prevails."},"source_url":"https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/planning-building/zoning/bylaw6000/6000%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20-%20COMBINED.pdf#page=125","place":{"path":"ca/bc/vernon","name":"Vernon","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/zoning/cmty/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/zoning/cmty.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/zoning/cmty.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/zoning/index.json"}}