{"title":"CMUC zone in Vernon: Commercial Mixed Use: Centre","code":"CMUC","slug":"cmuc","name":"Commercial Mixed Use: Centre","group":"Mixed use","section":"11.3","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Large scale commercial, residential and mixed-use housing up to 16 storeys, providing employment, services, retail, entertainment and housing in the City Centre areas.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Large scale commercial, residential and mixed-use housing up to 16 storeys, providing employment, services, retail, entertainment and housing in the City Centre areas.","quotes":["To allow for a range of large scale commercial,","development up to 16 Storeys in Height to","retail, entertainment, and housing in the City"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Large Scale Multi-Unit Housing","Medium Scale Multi-Unit Housing","Mixed Use Housing","Bar","Cannabis Retail Store","Food and Beverage Service","Grocery Store","Health Service","Hotel","Indoor Sales and Service","Light Manufacturing","Liquor Store","Major Indoor Entertainment","Minor Indoor Entertainment","Office","Child Care Service","Community Service","Housing Care Centre","Supportive Housing","Emergency Services","Health Care Facility"],"quotes":["Large Scale Multi-Unit Housing","Medium Scale Multi-Unit Housing","Mixed Use Housing","Bar","Cannabis Retail Store","Food and Beverage Service","Grocery Store","Health Service","Hotel","Indoor Sales and Service","Light Manufacturing","Liquor Store","Major Indoor Entertainment","Minor Indoor Entertainment","Office","Child Care Service","Community Service","Housing Care Centre","Supportive Housing","Emergency Services","Health Care Facility"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Parking","Cannabis Lounge","Home Based Business","Housing Sales Centre","Outdoor Vending","Short-term Rental Accommodation","Temporary Storage","Special Event","Essential Utility"],"quotes":["Accessory Parking","Cannabis Lounge","Home Based Business","Housing Sales Centre","Outdoor Vending","Short-term Rental Accommodation","Temporary Storage","Special Event","Essential Utility"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Small, Medium and Large Scale Multi-Unit Housing on 30th Ave between 35 St. and 27 St. can only be on the same lot as Mixed-Use Housing with at least one principal commercial use"],"quotes":["Small Scale Multi-Unit Housing, Medium Scale Multi-Unit Housing and/or Large Scale","Multi-Unit Housing can only be located on the same Lot or Site as a Mixed-Use Housing","i. 30th Ave between 35 St. and 27 St."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"2,025 m² (0.5 ac)","quotes":["Minimum Lot Area: 2,025 m2 (0.5 ac)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"20 m","quotes":["Minimum Lot Width: 20 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"100%","quotes":["Maximum Site Coverage","100%"]},"max_density":{"value":"5.0 FAR","quotes":["The maximum Density is 5.0 FAR."]},"max_height":{"value":"60 m (16 Storeys)","quotes":["Principal Building(s) 60 m (16 Storeys)"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["Accessory Building(s) 4.5 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"1.0 m (abutting a street)","quotes":["Street 1.0 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"1.5 m (abutting a laneway or alley)","quotes":["Laneway or Alley 1.5 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"0.0 m (abutting a lot or at a party wall)","quotes":["Housing-based Lot 0.0 m","Non-housing-based Lot 0.0 m","Party Wall 0.0 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"1.0 m (abutting a street)","quotes":["Street 1.0 m"]},"other":{"value":["Amenity area: 5 m² per studio, 10 m² per 1 bedroom, 15 m² per unit with more than 1 bedroom","Maximum building frontage length is 100 m","Surface parking lots and loading, storage and waste collection areas must not be between a principal building and a street","For height, parking below grade and up to 2 levels of parking above grade do not count as a storey"],"quotes":["5 m2 / studio Dwelling Unit","10 m2 / 1 bedroom Dwelling Unit","15 m2 / Dwelling Unit with more than 1 bedroom","including the length of an existing Building Frontage, is 100 m.","Surface Parking Lots and loading, storage, and waste collection areas must not be","Grade will not count as a Storey. (Bylaw 6012)"]}},"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=117","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/cmuc/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/zoning/cmuc.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/zoning/cmuc.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/zoning/index.json"}}