{"title":"MUM zone in Vernon: Multi-Unit: Medium Scale","code":"MUM","slug":"mum","name":"Multi-Unit: Medium Scale","group":"Residential","section":"9.4","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Allow small to medium scale housing up to 4 storeys, such as low-rise apartments, stacked townhouses and townhouses, in developing and redeveloping areas.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Allow small to medium scale housing up to 4 storeys, such as low-rise apartments, stacked townhouses and townhouses, in developing and redeveloping areas.","quotes":["To allow for a range of small to medium scale","housing development up to 4 Storeys in","Housing, Stacked Townhouses, and"]},"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":["Home Based Business","Office","Short-term Rental Accommodation","Urban Agriculture"],"quotes":["Home Based Business","Office","Short-term Rental Accommodation","Urban Agriculture"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,000 m² (0.25 ac)","quotes":["Minimum Lot Area: 1,000 m2 (0.25 ac)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"Interior lot 20 m; exterior lot 26 m","quotes":["Interior Lot: 20 m","Exterior Lot: 26 m"]},"max_density":{"value":"1.25 FAR","quotes":["The maximum Density is 1.25 FAR."]},"max_height":{"value":"18 m (4 Storeys)","quotes":["Dwelling Unit(s) 18 m (4 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); 3.0 m (abutting a lot)","quotes":["Laneway or Alley 1.5 m 1.5 m N/A","Lot 3.0 m 1.5 m N/A"]},"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 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, lot 1.5 m; garage, carport or parkade entrance 6.0 m from a street","quotes":["Street 4.0 m 4.0 m 6.0 m","Laneway or Alley 1.5 m 1.5 m N/A","Lot 3.0 m 1.5 m N/A"]},"other":{"value":["Minimum landscaping 30%","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","One office may be operated to manage the development"],"quotes":["30%","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.","One Office may be operated for management and operation of the multi-unit housing"]}},"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=98","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/mum/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/zoning/mum.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/zoning/mum.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/zoning/index.json"}}