Vernon: zoning, lots and development

How land is zoned

• Houses, duplexes & small multiplexes54.8%
• Townhouses & apartments21.1%
• Commercial & mixed use16.9%
• Industrial & employment3.9%
• Agricultural & rural2.2%
• Parks, schools & institutional1.1%
• Other / special0.0%
• Site-specific (comprehensive development)0.0%

Share of 21,660 lots by zoning category, from City of Vernon public map data (no licence stated). Categories are simplified from the city's own zone codes.

What BC law allows on lots

• 4 homes9,711 lots
• 3 homes (small lots)330 lots

Under BC's Bills 44 and 47 (2023), most house lots inside the urban boundary allow 3 to 6 homes, and land near rapid-transit stations allows taller buildings. Counts are our estimate from lot size, zoning and transit.

Building permits

Vernon doesn't publish issued building permits as data.

Rezoning & development applications

178 open applications on the map. Most recent:

• PEREGRINE WAY Application Accepted: 2023-06-05, Initial Review: 2023-09-1…
  To facilitate a proposed 9 lot subdivision. The proposal triggers the requirement for a Environmental, Riparian, Flood, and Wildfire Interface Development Permit.
  Development Permit (Major) · DP001021 on the map
• PEREGRINE WAY Application Accepted: 2023-02-09, Initial Review: 2023-09-1…
  To vary the following sections of Zoning Bylaw 6000 to facilitate a 9 lot subdivision: - Section 4.9.1 to allow construction on slopes 30% or greater.
  Development Variance Permit (Major) · DVP00610 on the map
• PEREGRINE WAY Application Received: 2023-02-09, File Manager Review: 2023…
  Subdivision into 9 Bare Land Strata Lots. This application sets out the terms and conditions a property owner must fulfill in order to have a subdivision approved by the City Approving Officer.
  Subdivision/Boundary Adjustment · SUB00849 on the map
• 6745 GARNET RD Application Accepted: 2024-09-19, Initial Review: 2024-11-1…
  This application is for a Hillside and Environmental Development Permit, Development Variance Permit for construction over 30% slopes, and subdivision to create one new lot.
  Development Permit (Major) · DP001103 on the map
• 6745 GARNET RD Application Accepted: 2024-09-19, Initial Review: 2024-11-1…
  To vary Zoning Bylaw #6000 - Section 4.9.1 Construction on hillsides with any slope 30% or greater.
  Development Variance Permit (Minor) · DVP00660 on the map
• 6745 GARNET RD Application Received: 2024-09-19, File Manager Review: 2024…
  A subdivision application for one proposed new lot.
  Subdivision/Boundary Adjustment · SUB00888 on the map
• 8815 OKANAGAN LANDING RD Application Accepted: 2022-08-19, Initial Review: 2025-01-3…
  To develop a single detached houses within a Riparian DPA.
  Development Permit (Major) · DP000991 on the map
• 8815 OKANAGAN LANDING RD Application Accepted: 2022-08-19, Initial Review: 2025-01-3…
  To vary the following sections of Zoning Bylaw 6000 to facilitate a proposed single detached dwelling: - Section 9.1.5 to reduce the street setback from 6.0m to 2.5m for the building facade and to 0.9m for the second-floor deck.
  Development Variance Permit (Minor) · DVP00584 on the map
• 8823 OKANAGAN LANDING RD Application Accepted: 2022-08-19, Initial Review: 2025-01-3…
  To develop a single detached house within a Riparian Development Permit Area.
  Development Permit (Major) · DP000992 on the map
• 8823 OKANAGAN LANDING RD Application Accepted: 2022-08-19, Initial Review: 2025-01-3…
  To vary the following sections of Zoning Bylaw 6000 to facilitate a proposed single detached dwelling: - Section 4.2.1 to increase the maximum projection of a cantilevered section of a building into a setback from 0.5m to 1.5m and in excess of 30% of the length of the wall; - Section 4.2.2 to incre…
  Development Variance Permit (Minor) · DVP00585 on the map
• 5875 NEWTON RD Application Received: 2025-08-07, File Manager Review: 2025…
  To facilitate a proposed 2 lot subdivision on the subject property, keeping the existing house on one lot. Note: Back portion of the property is located within Medium/High Environmental Sensitive zone.
  Subdivision/Boundary Adjustment · SUB00905 on the map
• 5826 BARTLETT RD Application Received: , File Manager Review: 2024-09-10, Ap…
  Proposal is to subdivide 1 lot into 2 lots with the new lot access from Flemish Pl.
  Subdivision/Boundary Adjustment · SUB00887 on the map

Neighbourhoods

27 named areas, from the city's own boundaries:

Adventure BayAlexis ParkBella VistaBella Vista RangeBlue JayCommonageCottonwood CreekDowntownEast HillEllisonFoothillsHarwoodJubilee HillMiddleton MountainMidtownMission HillOkanagan HillsOkanagan LandingPolsonPredator RidgeSouth LandingSparkling HillTronsonTurtle MountainUptownWaterfrontWest End

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