{"title":"C1 zone in Prince George: Downtown","code":"C1","slug":"c1","name":"Downtown","group":"Commercial","section":"11.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Provide for a mix of uses for the central business area of the city.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Provide for a mix of uses for the central business area of the city.","quotes":["The purpose of this zone is to provide for a mix of uses for the central","business area of the city."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["apartment hotel","auction, minor","boarding or lodging house","brewery & distillery, minor (only in C1l)","club","community care facility, major","community care facility, minor","education","education, commercial","education, higher","emergency service","entertainment, adult-oriented","entertainment, spectator","exhibition & convention facility","greenhouse & plant nursery","health service, minor","hotel","housing, apartment","housing, congregate","housing, row","housing, stacked row","library & exhibit","liquor primary establishment, major (only in C1l)","liquor primary establishment, minor (only in C1l)","motel","office","park","parking, non-accessory","recreation, indoor","religious assembly","restaurant","retail, adult-oriented","retail, cannabis (only in C1c)","retail, convenience","retail, farmers market","retail, flea market","retail, general","retail, liquor (in C1l only)","service, business support","service, dating or escort","service, financial","service, funeral","service, household repair","service, massage","service, massage therapy","service, personal","service, pet grooming & day care","service station, minor","temporary shelter services","transportation depot","utility, minor","vehicle rental, minor","vehicle repair, minor (only on lots abutting 1st Avenue, not including recreational vehicles)","vehicle sale, minor (only on lots abutting 1st Avenue, not including manufactured housing or recreational vehicles)"],"quotes":["• apartment hotel","• auction, minor","• boarding or lodging","• brewery & distillery,","• club","• community care facility, major","• community care facility, minor","• education","• education, commercial","• education, higher","• emergency service","• entertainment,","• entertainment,","• exhibition & convention","• greenhouse & plant","• health service, minor","• hotel","• housing, apartment","• housing, congregate","• housing, row","• housing, stacked row","• library & exhibit","• liquor primary","• liquor primary","• motel","• office","• park","• parking, non-accessory","• recreation, indoor","• religious assembly","• restaurant","• retail, adult-oriented","• retail, cannabis only in","• retail, convenience","• retail, farmers market","• retail, flea market","• retail, general","• retail, liquor, in C1l only","• service, business support","• service, dating or escort","• service, financial","• service, funeral","• service, household repair","• service, massage","• service, massage therapy","• service, personal","• service, pet grooming &","• service station, minor","• temporary shelter services","• transportation depot","• utility, minor","• vehicle rental, minor","• vehicle repair, minor only","• vehicle sale, minor only on"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["home business 1"],"quotes":["• home business 1"]},"site_specific":{"value":["vehicle repair, minor only on Lots 4-6, Block 21, District Lot 343, Cariboo District, Plan 1268"],"quotes":["• vehicle repair, minor only","on Lots 4-6, Block 21,","District Lot 343, Cariboo","District, Plan 1268"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"135 m²","quotes":["2. The minimum lot area is 135 m²."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["1. The minimum lot width is 4.5 m."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"100%","quotes":["2. The maximum site coverage is 100%."]},"max_density":{"value":"280 dwellings/ha (80 dwelling units on the consolidation of Parcel A (N24555) of Lot 8 and Lots 9-10, Block 173, District Lot 343, Cariboo District, Plan 1268)","quotes":["1. The maximum residential density is 280 dwellings/ha., except the","maximum residential density is 80 dwelling units on the consolidation","of Parcel A (N24555) of Lot 8 and Lots 9-10, Block 173, District","Lot 343, Cariboo District, Plan 1268."]},"max_height":{"value":"55.0 m","quotes":["3. The maximum height is 55.0 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"0.0 m","quotes":["4. The minimum front, side, and rear yard is 0.0 m."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"0.0 m","quotes":["4. The minimum front, side, and rear yard is 0.0 m."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"0.0 m","quotes":["4. The minimum front, side, and rear yard is 0.0 m."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"0.0 m","quotes":["4. The minimum front, side, and rear yard is 0.0 m."]},"other":{"value":["Outdoor use is not permitted except for retail, farmers market; utility; vehicle, sale; vehicle, rental; restaurant; liquor primary establishment; greenhouse & plant nursery; service station, minor; parking and loading, with outdoor storage screened","Outdoor liquor primary establishment patios have a maximum occupant load of 20 people"],"quotes":["1. Outdoor use is not permitted except for retail, farmers market; utility;","vehicle, sale; vehicle, rental; restaurant; liquor primary establishment;","greenhouse & plant nursery; service station, minor; parking and","load of 20 people."]}},"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=158","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/c1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/zoning/c1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/zoning/c1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/zoning/index.json"}}