{"title":"MUS zone in Vernon: Multi-Unit: Small Scale","code":"MUS","slug":"mus","name":"Multi-Unit: Small Scale","group":"Residential","section":"9.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Allow small-scale housing up to 3 storeys (detached, duplex, semi-detached, row housing and townhouses) on lots under 4,050 m² (1 ac).","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Allow small-scale housing up to 3 storeys (detached, duplex, semi-detached, row housing and townhouses) on lots under 4,050 m² (1 ac).","quotes":["To allow for a range of small-scale housing","development up to 3 Storeys in Height","Row Housing and","Townhouses on Lots under 4,050 m2 (1 ac)."]},"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","Short-term Rental Accommodation","Urban Agriculture"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"250 m² (when connected to community sewer); subdivision not permitted if not connected","quotes":["250 m2 (0.125 ac)","Subdivision not permitted"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"Interior lot 7 m; exterior lot 12 m","quotes":["Interior Lot: 7 m","Exterior Lot: 12 m"]},"max_density":{"value":"Class 1 (no community sewer): 1 Dwelling Unit plus 1 Secondary Suite; Class 2 (community sewer): 1 Dwelling Unit plus 1 Secondary Suite plus 1 Accessory Dwelling Unit; Class 3 (water and sewer, inside Urban Containment Boundary, lot up to 280 m²): 3 Dwelling Units; Class 4 (lot 280 to 4,050 m²): the greater of 4 Dwelling Units or 60 Dwelling Units / ha (24 / ac); Class 5 (within 400 m of a frequent Transit Route): the greater of 6 Dwelling Units or 60 Dwelling Units / ha (24 / ac)","quotes":["1 Dwelling Unit,","plus 1 Secondary Suite","plus 1 Accessory Dwelling Unit","3 Dwelling Units","a) 4 Dwelling Units; or","a) 6 Dwelling Units; or","b) 60 Dwelling Units / ha","(24 Dwelling Units / ac)","(within 400 m","280 m2","4,050 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":"6.0 m (class 1); 5.0 m (class 2); 4.0 m (classes 3 to 5)","quotes":["Street 6.0 m 6.0 m 6.0 m","Street 5.0 m 5.0 m 6.0 m","Street 4.0 m 4.0 m 6.0 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"Abutting a laneway or alley: 6.0 m (class 1); 1.5 m (classes 2 to 5)","quotes":["Laneway or Alley 6.0 m 1.5 m N/A","Laneway or Alley 1.5 m 1.5 m N/A"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"Abutting a housing-based lot: 3.0 m (class 1); 1.5 m (classes 2 to 5). Abutting a non-housing-based lot: 3.0 m. Party wall: 0.0 m","quotes":["Housing-based Lot 3.0 m 1.5 m N/A","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":"6.0 m (class 1); 5.0 m (class 2); 4.0 m (classes 3 to 5) when abutting a street","quotes":["Street 6.0 m 6.0 m 6.0 m","Street 5.0 m 5.0 m 6.0 m","Street 4.0 m 4.0 m 6.0 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Street: 6.0 m (class 1), 5.0 m (class 2), 4.0 m (classes 3 to 5); laneway or alley 1.5 m; abutting a lot 1.5 m; garage or carport facing a street 6.0 m","quotes":["Street 6.0 m 6.0 m 6.0 m","Street 5.0 m 5.0 m 6.0 m","Street 4.0 m 4.0 m 6.0 m","Laneway or Alley 6.0 m 1.5 m N/A","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: 50% (class 1), 40% (class 2), 25% (class 3), 30% (class 4), 25% (class 5)","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 (classes 4 and 5)","Maximum building frontage length is 30 m","Vehicle access must be from an abutting laneway where one is available"],"quotes":["Minimum Landscaping","1 50% N/A","2 40% N/A","3 25% 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=86","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/mus/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/zoning/mus.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/zoning/mus.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/zoning/index.json"}}