{"title":"AG zone in Prince George: Greenbelt","code":"AG","slug":"ag","name":"Greenbelt","group":"Agricultural","section":"9.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Preserve sensitive lands (steep slopes, poor drainage, flooding or other hazards, scenic values, vegetation, wildlife habitat) in a natural state, with lots of at least 15.0 ha in rural areas.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Preserve sensitive lands (steep slopes, poor drainage, flooding or other hazards, scenic values, vegetation, wildlife habitat) in a natural state, with lots of at least 15.0 ha in rural areas.","quotes":["The purpose of this zone is primarily to preserve sensitive lands in a","natural state.","slopes, poor drainage, flooding or other hazards, unique scenic values,","of uses with regulations that maintain lot sizes of at least 15.0 ha within"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["agriculture, general (only in the Agricultural Land Reserve)","agriculture, intensive impact (only in the Agricultural Land Reserve)","community care facility, minor","housing, manufactured","housing, single detached"],"quotes":["• agriculture, general only","• agriculture, intensive","• community care facility,","• housing, manufactured","• housing, single"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["animal breeding & boarding","animal shelter","bed & breakfast","equestrian centre, major (only in the Agricultural Land Reserve)","equestrian centre, minor","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":["• animal breeding & boarding","• animal shelter","• bed & breakfast","• equestrian centre, major","• equestrian centre, minor","• 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 (845 m² where a split-zoned lot is subdivided and the AG portion forms the remainder entirely within the Urban Containment Boundary, with a registered covenant)","quotes":["2. The minimum lot area is 15.0 ha, except the minimum lot area is","845 m² where a split-zoned lot is subdivided, the AG portion forms the"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"100 m (20.0 m where a split-zoned lot is subdivided and the AG portion forms the remainder entirely within the Urban Containment Boundary, with a registered covenant)","quotes":["1. The minimum lot width is 100 m, except the minimum lot width is 20.0","m where a split-zoned lot is subdivided, the AG portion forms the"]},"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":"11 m; 3 storeys maximum for single-detached housing","quotes":["3. The maximum height is 11 m.","4. The maximum number of storeys for single-detached housing is 3."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"6.0 m (secondary dwellings 8.0 m)","quotes":["2. The maximum height is 6.0 m.","8. The maximum height is 8.0 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["5. The minimum front yard is 4.5 m."]},"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, interior side 1.2 m, exterior side 3.0 m, rear 1.2 m","quotes":["The minimum front yard is 4.5 m","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, plus the accessory building area","Animal breeding & boarding and animal shelter are not permitted on lots less than 4.0 ha or within 100 m of lots zoned AR2, AR3, AR4, RS, RT, RM, C, P, or Z","Any feedlot is not permitted within 200 m of those zones"],"quotes":["is 90 m² for lots smaller than 0.4 ha.","the maximum ground floor area is 100.0 m2.","lots less than 4.0 ha or within 100 m of any lot zoned AR2, AR3, AR4,","Any feedlot is not permitted within 200 m of any lot zoned AR2, AR3,"]}},"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=112","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/ag/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/zoning/ag.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/zoning/ag.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/zoning/index.json"}}