AF zone in Prince George: Agriculture & Forestry

Prince George, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

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.

Zone rules

Purpose	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.
Main uses	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
Also allowed (secondary uses)	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)
Minimum lot area	15.0 ha
Minimum lot width	100 m
Maximum lot coverage	30% for lots smaller than 0.4 ha
Maximum density	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)
Maximum height	20.0 m (11.0 m for single detached or manufactured housing); 3 storeys maximum for single-detached housing
Maximum height, accessory buildings	20.0 m (6.0 m for lots smaller than 0.4 ha); secondary dwellings 8.0 m
Front setback	4.5 m (10.0 m for buildings or structures over 10.0 m in height)
Rear setback	6.0 m
Interior side setback	1.2 m
Street side setback	3.0 m
Accessory building setbacks	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
Other rules	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

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 (consolidated version, revised October 5, 2026), s. 9.2 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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