---
title: "AG zone in Prince George: Greenbelt"
place: Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/prince-george
zone: AG
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 (consolidated version, revised October 5, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/zoning/ag/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/zoning/ag.json"
---

# AG zone in Prince George: Greenbelt

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.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** 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.
- **Main uses:** 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
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** 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)
- **Minimum lot area:** 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)
- **Minimum lot width:** 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)
- **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:** 11 m; 3 storeys maximum for single-detached housing
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 6.0 m (secondary dwellings 8.0 m)
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.2 m
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 4.5 m, 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, 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 (consolidated version, revised October 5, 2026), s. 9.1](https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2026-10/BL7850_CONSOLIDATED_2026-10-05.pdf#page=112) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Prince George: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/zoning/index.json

_Draft: taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and not yet reviewed by a person. Gov Handbook is an independent guide. Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/zoning/ag/_