---
title: "AR3 zone in Prince George: Rural Residential"
place: Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/prince-george
zone: AR3
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/ar3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/zoning/ar3.json"
---

# AR3 zone in Prince George: Rural Residential

Foster a suburban lifestyle primarily on properties larger than 0.4 ha, with compatible residential-related uses; areas designated AR3m allow manufactured housing.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Foster a suburban lifestyle primarily on properties larger than 0.4 ha, with compatible residential-related uses; areas designated AR3m allow manufactured housing.
- **Main uses:** community care facility, minor; housing, apartment; housing, four-plex; housing, manufactured (only in AR3m); housing, row; housing, single detached; housing, stacked row; housing, two-unit
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** bed & breakfast; equestrian centre, minor; home business 1; home business 2; home business 3 (only in HBO); secondary dwelling; secondary suite
- **Minimum lot area:** 0.4 ha
- **Minimum lot width:** 35.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 30%
- **Maximum density:** 3 dwelling units on a parcel 280 m² or less; 4 dwelling units on a parcel greater than 280 m² (where Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing densities are exempt by Section 5.18: one principal dwelling and one secondary suite or dwelling)
- **Maximum height:** 11.0 m; 3 storeys maximum for single-detached housing
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 7.0 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: 90.0 m² total ground floor area; Secondary dwellings: maximum ground floor area 100.0 m²; Minor equestrian centre: no horses on lots less than 0.4 ha; 2 on lots 0.4 ha to under 1.2 ha; 1 per 0.4 ha on sites 1.2 ha or more, up to a maximum of 8

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 (consolidated version, revised October 5, 2026), s. 9.5](https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2026-10/BL7850_CONSOLIDATED_2026-10-05.pdf#page=123) (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/ar3/_