{"title":"MUA zone in Vernon: Multi-Unit Acreage: Small Scale","code":"MUA","slug":"mua","name":"Multi-Unit Acreage: Small Scale","group":"Residential","section":"9.2","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Allow small-scale, low-density housing up to 3 storeys (detached, duplex, semi-detached, row housing and townhouses) on lots greater than 4,050 m² (1 ac).","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Allow small-scale, low-density housing up to 3 storeys (detached, duplex, semi-detached, row housing and townhouses) on lots greater than 4,050 m² (1 ac).","quotes":["To allow for a range of small-scale low-","density housing development up to 3 Storeys","greater than 4,050 m2 (1 ac) in Lot Area."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Small Scale Multi-Unit Housing","Housing Care Centre","Supportive Housing"],"quotes":["Small Scale Multi-Unit Housing","Housing Care Centre","Supportive Housing"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Home Based Business","Short-term Rental Accommodation","Urban Agriculture"],"quotes":["Home Based Business","Accommodation","Urban Agriculture"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"10,000 m² (2.47 ac) if not on community sewer; 4,050 m² (1 ac) if connected (subdivision)","quotes":["Not Connected 10,000 m2 (2.47 ac)","Connected 4,050 m2 (1 ac)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"Interior lot 28 m; exterior lot 34 m","quotes":["Interior Lot: 28 m","Exterior Lot: 34 m"]},"max_density":{"value":"Class 1 (no community sewer, lot 4,050 to 10,000 m²): 1 Dwelling Unit plus 1 Secondary Suite; Class 2 (no community sewer, lot over 10,000 m²) and Class 3 (community sewer, any lot): 1 Dwelling Unit plus 1 Secondary Suite plus 1 Accessory Dwelling Unit; Class 4 (water and sewer, inside Urban Containment Boundary): 60 Dwelling Units / ha (24 / ac)","quotes":["1 Dwelling Unit,","plus 1 Secondary Suite","plus 1 Accessory Dwelling Unit","60 Dwelling Units / ha","(24 Dwelling Units / ac)","4,050 m2","> 10,000 m2"]},"max_height":{"value":"11 m (3 Storeys)","quotes":["Dwelling Unit(s) 11 m (3 Storeys)"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 m (accessory buildings); 8 m (2 Storeys) for accessory dwelling units","quotes":["Accessory Building(s) 4.5 m","Accessory Dwelling Unit(s) 8 m (2 Storeys)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.0 m (abutting a street)","quotes":["Street 4.0 m 4.0 m 6.0 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"1.5 m (abutting a laneway or alley)","quotes":["Laneway or Alley 1.5 m 1.5 m N/A"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m (abutting a housing-based lot); 3.0 m (abutting a non-housing-based lot); 0.0 m at a party wall","quotes":["Housing-based Lot 1.5 m 1.5 m N/A","Non-housing-based Lot 3.0 m 1.5 m N/A","Party Wall 0.0 m 0.0 m N/A"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.0 m (abutting a street)","quotes":["Street 4.0 m 4.0 m 6.0 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"street 4.0 m, laneway or alley 1.5 m, housing-based or non-housing-based lot 1.5 m; garage or carport facing a street 6.0 m","quotes":["Street 4.0 m 4.0 m 6.0 m","Laneway or Alley 1.5 m 1.5 m N/A","Non-housing-based Lot 3.0 m 1.5 m N/A"]},"other":{"value":["Minimum landscaping: 60% (class 1), 50% (class 2), 50% (class 3), 30% (class 4)","Developments with 5 or more Dwelling Units need amenity area: 5 m² per studio, 10 m² per 1 bedroom, 15 m² per unit with more than 1 bedroom (class 4)","Maximum building frontage length is 30 m","Vehicle access must be from an abutting laneway where one is available"],"quotes":["1 60% n/a","2 50% n/a","3 50% n/a","4 30%","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 30 m.","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=91","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/mua/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/zoning/mua.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/zoning/mua.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/zoning/index.json"}}