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All areas in the City of Vernon fall within Development Permit Areas. Development Permit Areas are designed to address one or more of the following:
Development Variance Permits are authorized by City Council to allow variances to certain requirements of the City’s Zoning Bylaw, Sign Bylaw, or Subdivision and Development Servicing Bylaw.
A subdivision can create two or more lots out of one lot, adjust an existing lot line, or consolidate two or more lots into one.
Owners of property may apply to amend the zoning on their property. Zoning Bylaw Text Amendments amend a requirement or regulation within the Bylaw affecting a particular zone.
Vernon’s Official Community Plan is the guiding document for growth and development for the city. It outlines what sort of place Vernon will be in the future. The plan focuses primarily on land use, transportation, environmental policies and a number of other topics that are key to how Vernon will grow and change. The Official Community Plan can be amended annually, with a deadline to apply by March 1st of each year.
Owners of property outside of the City of Vernon may apply to have the city’s boundary extended to include their property, this process was formerly referred to as a municipal annexation. Properties must meet the criteria of the Official Community Plan’s Boundary Extension Polices and the Government of British Columbia’s Municipal Boundary Extension Process and Policies.
A landowner may apply to the Agricultural Land Commission to:
These applications must be made through the Agricultural Land Commission’s Application Portal.
