---
title: "CMTY zone in Vernon: Community"
place: Vernon, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/vernon
zone: CMTY
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 6000 (2024), consolidated for convenience (amendments through Bylaw 6083)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/zoning/cmty/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/zoning/cmty.json"
---

# CMTY zone in Vernon: Community

Community uses including civic services, outdoor recreation, indoor and outdoor entertainment, and accessory commercial uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Community uses including civic services, outdoor recreation, indoor and outdoor entertainment, and accessory commercial uses.
- **Main uses:** 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
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 500 m² (0.12 ac)
- **Maximum density:** 3.0 FAR
- **Maximum height:** 22 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m (abutting a street)
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m (abutting a laneway or alley)
- **Interior side setback:** 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
- **Street side setback:** 6.0 m (abutting a street)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** street 6.0 m; laneway or alley, housing-based lot and non-housing-based lot 1.5 m; party wall 0.0 m
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 6000 (2024), consolidated for convenience (amendments through Bylaw 6083), s. 13.1](https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/planning-building/zoning/bylaw6000/6000%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20-%20COMBINED.pdf#page=125) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Vernon: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/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/vernon/zoning/cmty/_