{"title":"MSH zone in Vernon: Medium Scale Housing","code":"MSH","slug":"msh","name":"Medium Scale Housing","group":"Residential","section":"9.5","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Allow medium to large scale housing up to 6 storeys, such as apartments and stacked townhouses, on individual lots and land assemblies.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Allow medium to large scale housing up to 6 storeys, such as apartments and stacked townhouses, on individual lots and land assemblies.","quotes":["To allow for a range of medium to large scale housing","development up to 6 Storeys in Height"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Large Scale Multi-Unit Housing","Medium Scale Multi-Unit Housing","Small Scale Multi-Unit Housing","Housing Care Centre","Supportive Housing"],"quotes":["Large Scale Multi-Unit Housing","Medium Scale Multi-Unit Housing","Small Scale Multi-Unit Housing","Housing Care Centre","Supportive Housing"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Parking","Home Based Business","Office","Short-term Rental Accommodation","Urban Agriculture"],"quotes":["Accessory Parking","Home Based Business","Office","Short-term Rental Accommodation","Urban Agriculture"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,400 m² (0.35 ac)","quotes":["Minimum Lot Area: 1,400 m2 (0.35 ac)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"Interior lot 30 m; exterior lot 36 m","quotes":["Minimum Lot Width: Interior Lot: 30 m","Exterior Lot: 36 m"]},"max_density":{"value":"3.0 FAR","quotes":["The maximum Density is 3.0 FAR."]},"max_height":{"value":"30 m (6 Storeys)","quotes":["Dwelling Unit(s) 30 m (6 Storeys)"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["Accessory Building(s) 4.5 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.0 m (abutting a street)","quotes":["Street 4.0 m 4.0 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"1.5 m (abutting a laneway or alley); 3.0 m (abutting a lot)","quotes":["Laneway or Alley 1.5 m 1.5 m","Lot 3.0 m 1.5 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.0 m (abutting a lot); 0.0 m at a party wall","quotes":["Lot 3.0 m 1.5 m","Party Wall 0.0 m 0.0 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.0 m (abutting a street)","quotes":["Street 4.0 m 4.0 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"street 4.0 m, laneway or alley 1.5 m, lot 1.5 m","quotes":["Street 4.0 m 4.0 m","Laneway or Alley 1.5 m 1.5 m","Lot 3.0 m 1.5 m"]},"other":{"value":["Minimum landscaping 25%","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","For height, parking below grade and up to 2 levels of parking above grade do not count as a storey"],"quotes":["25%","5 m2 / studio Dwelling Unit","10 m2 / 1 bedroom Dwelling Unit","15 m / Dwelling Unit with more than 1 bedroom","including the length of an existing Building Frontage, is 100 m.","up to 2 levels of parking above Finished Grade will not count"]}},"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=101","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/msh/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/zoning/msh.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/zoning/msh.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/zoning/index.json"}}