---
title: "MUS zone in Vernon: Multi-Unit: Small Scale"
place: Vernon, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/vernon
zone: MUS
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 6000 (2024), consolidated for convenience (amendments through Bylaw 6083)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/zoning/mus/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/zoning/mus.json"
---

# MUS zone in Vernon: Multi-Unit: Small Scale

Allow small-scale housing up to 3 storeys (detached, duplex, semi-detached, row housing and townhouses) on lots under 4,050 m² (1 ac).

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Allow small-scale housing up to 3 storeys (detached, duplex, semi-detached, row housing and townhouses) on lots under 4,050 m² (1 ac).
- **Main uses:** Small Scale Multi-Unit Housing; Housing Care Centre; Supportive Housing
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home Based Business; Short-term Rental Accommodation; Urban Agriculture
- **Minimum lot area:** 250 m² (when connected to community sewer); subdivision not permitted if not connected
- **Minimum lot width:** Interior lot 7 m; exterior lot 12 m
- **Maximum density:** 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)
- **Maximum height:** 11 m (3 Storeys)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m (accessory buildings); 8 m (2 Storeys) for accessory dwelling units
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m (class 1); 5.0 m (class 2); 4.0 m (classes 3 to 5)
- **Rear setback:** Abutting a laneway or alley: 6.0 m (class 1); 1.5 m (classes 2 to 5)
- **Interior side setback:** 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
- **Street side setback:** 6.0 m (class 1); 5.0 m (class 2); 4.0 m (classes 3 to 5) when abutting a street
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 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
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 6000 (2024), consolidated for convenience (amendments through Bylaw 6083), s. 9.1](https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/planning-building/zoning/bylaw6000/6000%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20-%20COMBINED.pdf#page=86) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Vernon: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/zoning/index.json

_Draft: taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and not yet reviewed by a person. Gov Handbook is an independent guide. Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/zoning/mus/_