{"title":"AF zone in Prince George: Agriculture & Forestry","code":"AF","slug":"af","name":"Agriculture & Forestry","group":"Agricultural","section":"9.2","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Conserve and manage agricultural and forestry land with parcels of at least 15.0 ha, allowing a dwelling on large parcels (and a second dwelling on parcels greater than 30.0 ha) and compatible residential-related uses.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Conserve and manage agricultural and forestry land with parcels of at least 15.0 ha, allowing a dwelling on large parcels (and a second dwelling on parcels greater than 30.0 ha) and compatible residential-related uses.","quotes":["The purpose of this zone is to conserve and manage agricultural and","forestry land by providing for a compatible range of uses with regulations","that maintain parcels of at least 15.0 ha.","dwelling on large parcels (and a second dwelling on parcels greater than"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["agriculture, general","agriculture, intensive impact (only in the Agricultural Land Reserve)","aquaculture","community care facility, minor","equestrian centre, major","equestrian centre, minor","fish hatchery","forestry","greenhouse & plant nursery","housing, manufactured","housing, single detached","veterinary service, major","veterinary service, minor"],"quotes":["• agriculture, general","• agriculture, intensive","• aquaculture","• community care facility,","• equestrian centre, major","• equestrian centre, minor","• fish hatchery","• forestry","• greenhouse & plant","• housing, manufactured","• housing, single","• veterinary service, major","• veterinary service, minor"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["agri-tourist accommodation","animal breeding & boarding","animal shelter","auction, major","bed & breakfast","home business 1","home business 2","home business 3 (only in HBO)","secondary dwelling","secondary suite (only in single detached housing)","temporary sawmill","winery & cidery (only in agriculture, general)"],"quotes":["• agri-tourist accommodation","• animal breeding & boarding","• animal shelter","• auction, major","• bed & breakfast","• home business 1","• home business 2","• home business 3 only in","• secondary dwelling","• secondary suite only in","• temporary sawmill","• winery & cidery only in"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"15.0 ha","quotes":["2. The minimum lot area is 15.0 ha."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"100 m","quotes":["1. The minimum lot width is 100 m."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"30% for lots smaller than 0.4 ha","quotes":["The maximum site coverage is 30% for lots smaller than 0.4 ha."]},"max_density":{"value":"One principal dwelling and one secondary suite per lot if less than 30.0 ha; on lots 30.0 ha or larger within the Agricultural Land Reserve, up to two principal dwellings and one secondary suite (the second being a secondary agricultural use manufactured home up to 9.0 m wide)","quotes":["The maximum residential density is one principal dwelling and one","secondary suite per lot if less than 30.0","principal dwellings and one secondary suite are permitted on lots 30.0","Reserve, the second principal dwelling is a secondary agricultural use,","and is a manufactured home up to a maximum width of 9.0 m."]},"max_height":{"value":"20.0 m (11.0 m for single detached or manufactured housing); 3 storeys maximum for single-detached housing","quotes":["3. The maximum height is 20.0 m, except it is 11.0 m for a single","4. The maximum number of storeys for single-detached housing is 3."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"20.0 m (6.0 m for lots smaller than 0.4 ha); secondary dwellings 8.0 m","quotes":["2. The maximum height is 20.0 m, except it is 6.0 m for lots smaller than","8. The maximum height is 8.0 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.5 m (10.0 m for buildings or structures over 10.0 m in height)","quotes":["5. The minimum front yard is 4.5 m, except it is 10.0 m for buildings or","structures over 10.0 m in height."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["7. The minimum rear yard is 6.0 m."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.2 m","quotes":["6. The minimum interior side yard is 1.2 m and the minimum exterior side"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m","quotes":["yard is 3.0 m."]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 4.5 m (10.0 m for buildings over 10.0 m in height), interior side 1.2 m, exterior side 3.0 m, rear 1.2 m","quotes":["3. The minimum front yard is 4.5 m, except it is 10.0 m for buildings or","The minimum interior side yard is 1.2 m","The minimum exterior side yard is 3.0 m","The minimum rear yard is 1.2 m"]},"other":{"value":["Accessory buildings: 90 m² total ground floor area on lots smaller than 0.4 ha","Secondary dwellings: maximum ground floor area 100.0 m²","Log storage is not permitted within 300 m of any lot zoned AR, RS, RT, RM, C, P, or Z","Major auctions are limited to livestock or agricultural equipment, for not more than 3 days in a calendar year"],"quotes":["is 90 m² for lots smaller than 0.4 ha.","the maximum ground floor area is 100.0 m2.","Log storage is not permitted within 300 m of any lot zoned AR, RS, RT,","only, for not more than 3 days in a calendar year."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 (consolidated version, revised October 5, 2026)","url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2026-10/BL7850_CONSOLIDATED_2026-10-05.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City says this version is consolidated for convenience. Zone sections that share a heading cover variant codes (AR3m, RS1m, RS2m, RM9r, C1c/C1l, C2c, C4c/C4l/C4lc, C6c/C6l/C6lc, M1n, M2n, M3n, M5n). Sections 10.5 (deleted), 15.13 (Z13 not in the bylaw) and 15.18 (Z18, deleted by Bylaw 9466) are not zones. Schedule A, the zoning map, is the zoning layer in PGMap."},"source_url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2026-10/BL7850_CONSOLIDATED_2026-10-05.pdf#page=115","place":{"path":"ca/bc/prince-george","name":"Prince George","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/zoning/af/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/zoning/af.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/zoning/af.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/zoning/index.json"}}