{"title":"AR1 zone in Prince George: Rural Residential","code":"AR1","slug":"ar1","name":"Rural Residential","group":"Rural","section":"9.3","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Foster agriculture and a rural lifestyle on properties of at least 4.0 ha, with compatible residential-related uses.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Foster agriculture and a rural lifestyle on properties of at least 4.0 ha, with compatible residential-related uses.","quotes":["The purpose of this zone is to foster agriculture and a rural lifestyle on","properties of at least 4.0 ha."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["agriculture, general","agriculture, intensive impact (only in the Agricultural Land Reserve)","community care facility, minor","forestry","greenhouse & plant nursery","housing, manufactured","housing, single detached","veterinary service, major","veterinary service, minor"],"quotes":["• agriculture, general","• agriculture, intensive","• community care facility,","• forestry","• greenhouse & plant","• housing, manufactured","• housing, single detached","• veterinary service, major","• veterinary service, minor"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["agri-tourist accommodation","animal breeding & boarding","animal shelter","auction, major","bed & breakfast","equestrian centre, major","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":["• agri-tourist","• animal breeding &","• animal shelter","• auction, major","• 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"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Animal breeding & boarding and animal shelter are permitted on Lot 1, District Lot 4030, Cariboo District, Plan 30943 despite the lot size and distance limits"],"quotes":["except they are permitted on Lot 1, District Lot","4030, Cariboo District, Plan 30943."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"4.0 ha","quotes":["2. The minimum lot area is 4.0 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","quotes":["The maximum residential density is one principal dwelling and one","secondary suite per lot."]},"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 single detached","4. The maximum number of storeys for single-detached housing is 3."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"15.0 m (6.0 m for lots smaller than 0.4 ha); secondary dwellings 8.0 m","quotes":["2. The maximum height is 15.0 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, 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","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,","5. 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=118","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/ar1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/zoning/ar1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/zoning/ar1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/zoning/index.json"}}