RTH zone in Vernon
Resort Tourist Housing. A variety of housing forms within a comprehensively planned resort community (s.10.1).
1,549lots in this zone on the map
770 m²median lot size (8,294 ft²)
51–189,334 m²smallest to largest lot
11 mmaximum height (36 ft)
The rules
| Name | Resort Tourist Housing |
|---|---|
| Homes allowed | Class 4 (water + sewer, inside UCB, 280-4,050 m2): greater of 4 units or 60 units/ha; class 3 (<= 280 m2) 3 units; class 2 (sewer only) 1 + suite + ADU; class 1 1 + suite (s.10.1.3) |
| Floor space notes | No FAR (s.10.1.3). |
| Height | 11 m (36 ft) · 3 storeys |
| Height notes | Dwelling unit 11 m (3 storeys); ADU 8 m (2 storeys); accessory 4.5 m (s.10.1.6). |
| Coverage notes | No coverage limit; minimum landscaping class 1 50%, class 2 40%, class 3 25%, class 4 30% (s.10.1.7). |
| Setbacks | front 4 m (13 ft), side 1.5 m (5 ft), rear 1.5 m (5 ft), flank 4 m (13 ft) |
| Setback notes | Vernon sets setbacks by the type of abutting lot line, not front/side/rear. Mapping used here: front and flank = 'Street', side and rear = abutting 'Housing-based Lot' (or 'Lot'). Street 4.0 m (garage 6.0 m); lane 1.5 m; housing-based lot 1.5 m; non-housing-based lot 3.0 m (s.10.1.5). Min lot 250 m2 / 10 m connected to sewer; 10,000 m2 / 30 m otherwise (s.10.1.4). |
| Bylaw sections | s.10.1.2-10.1.7 |
What you can use it for
Small Scale Multi-Unit HousingResort AccommodationShort-term Rental AccommodationHome Based Business
Example lots in RTH
No addressed lots in this zone on the map.
Other zones in Vernon
Read from City of Vernon Zoning Bylaw No. 6000 (adopted 2024-06-24; replaced Zoning Bylaw 5000). Section PDFs carry no consolidation date; the Amendment Index lists text amendments through Bylaws 6082 and 6083 (adopted 2026-09-08) and map amendments through Bylaw 6075 (adopted 2026-09-28). ↗, checked 2026-10-23. Summaries are our reading of the bylaw: confirm with Vernon before buying or designing. Page rebuilt October 25, 2026.