AR2 zone in Prince George: Rural Residential

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

In short

Foster a rural lifestyle on properties larger than 2.0 ha, with compatible residential-related uses.

Zone rules

Purpose	Foster a rural lifestyle on properties larger than 2.0 ha, with compatible residential-related uses.
Main uses	agriculture, general agriculture, intensive impact (only in the Agricultural Land Reserve) community care facility, minor greenhouse & plant nursery forestry housing, manufactured housing, single detached
Also allowed (secondary uses)	agri-tourist accommodation auction, major bed & breakfast equestrian centre, minor home business 1 home business 2 home business 3 (only in HBO) secondary dwelling secondary suite (only in single detached housing) winery & cidery (only in agriculture, general)
Extra uses on specific lots	animal breeding and boarding (only on Lot C, District Lot 1597, Cariboo District, Plan 20539)
Minimum lot area	2.0 ha
Minimum lot width	70.0 m
Maximum lot coverage	30% for lots smaller than 0.4 ha
Maximum density	One principal dwelling and one secondary suite per lot
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	6.0 m (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, 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 AR3, AR4, RS, RT, RM, C, P, or Z Any feedlot is not permitted within 200 m of any lot zoned AR2, AR3, AR4, RS, RT, RM, C, P, or Z

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 (consolidated version, revised October 5, 2026), s. 9.4 (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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