---
title: "C1 zone in Prince George: Downtown"
place: Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/prince-george
zone: C1
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/c1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/zoning/c1.json"
---

# C1 zone in Prince George: Downtown

Provide for a mix of uses for the central business area of the city.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Provide for a mix of uses for the central business area of the city.
- **Main uses:** 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)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** home business 1
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** vehicle repair, minor only on Lots 4-6, Block 21, District Lot 343, Cariboo District, Plan 1268
- **Minimum lot area:** 135 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 4.5 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 100%
- **Maximum density:** 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)
- **Maximum height:** 55.0 m
- **Front setback:** 0.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 0.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 0.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 0.0 m
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 (consolidated version, revised October 5, 2026), s. 11.1](https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2026-10/BL7850_CONSOLIDATED_2026-10-05.pdf#page=158) (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/c1/_