{"title":"C3 zone in Prince George: Neighbourhood Commercial","code":"C3","slug":"c3","name":"Neighbourhood Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"11.3","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Provide for neighbourhood commercial areas and complementary residential uses.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Provide for neighbourhood commercial areas and complementary residential uses.","quotes":["The purpose of this zone is to provide for neighbourhood commercial areas","and complementary residential uses."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["community care facility, major","community care facility, minor","education, commercial","emergency service","health service, minor","greenhouse & plant nursery","office","recreation, indoor","recycling centre, minor","restaurant","retail, convenience","retail, farmers market","retail, general","service, business support","service, financial","service, household repair","service, massage therapy","service, personal","service, pet grooming & day care","service station, minor","vehicle wash, minor"],"quotes":["• community care facility, major","• community care facility, minor","• education, commercial","• emergency service","• health service, minor","• greenhouse & plant","• office","• recreation, indoor","• recycling centre, minor","• restaurant","• retail, convenience","• retail, farmers market","• retail, general","• service, business support","• service, financial","• service, household repair","• service, massage therapy","• service, personal","• service, pet grooming &","• service station, minor","• vehicle wash, minor"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["home business 1","housing, apartment","housing, congregate"],"quotes":["• home business 1","• housing, apartment","• housing, congregate"]},"site_specific":{"value":["exhibition & convention facility only on Lot 6, District Lot 343, Cariboo District, Plan 18815","retail, adult-oriented only on Lot A, District Lot 343, Cariboo District, Plan 9637","retail, liquor only on Lot 1, District Lot 450, Cariboo District, Plan 25854, Except Plan EPP89775","service, industrial support only on Block C, District Lot 1574, Cariboo District, Plan 8540, Except Plans 11535, 14080, 27425 and H699","liquor primary establishment, major (secondary) only on Block C, District Lot 1574, Cariboo District, Plan 8540, Except Plans 11535, 14080, 27425, and H699"],"quotes":["• exhibition & convention","facility, only on Lot 6,","District Lot 343, Cariboo","District, Plan 18815","• retail, adult-oriented","only on Lot A, District Lot","Plan 9637","• retail, Liquor only on Lot","1, District Lot 450,","Cariboo District, Plan","25854, Except Plan","EPP89775","• Service, Industrial Support","only on Block C, District","Lot 1574, Cariboo District,","Plan 8540, Except Plans","11535, 14080, 27425","and H699","• Liquor Primary","Establishment, Major only","on Block C, District Lot","1574, Cariboo District,","Plan 8540, Except Plans","11535, 14080, 27425,","and H699"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"0.8 ha","quotes":["1. The minimum lot area is 0.8 ha."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50%","quotes":["2. The maximum site coverage is 50%."]},"max_density":{"value":"30 dwellings/ha","quotes":["1. The maximum residential density is 30 dwellings/ha."]},"max_height":{"value":"12.0 m","quotes":["3. The maximum height is 12.0 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"3.0 m","quotes":["4. The minimum front yard is 3.0 m."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3.0 m","quotes":["6. The minimum rear yard is 3.0 m."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.0 m (side yard)","quotes":["5. The minimum side yard is 3.0 m."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m (side yard)","quotes":["5. The minimum side yard is 3.0 m."]},"other":{"value":["Dwellings may only be located above the first storey of a principal building","Office use: maximum 280 m² per tenancy and 840 m² total for any site","Industrial support service uses: maximum 1,177 m² total for any site","Outdoor restaurant patios have a maximum occupant load of 40 people"],"quotes":["1. Dwellings may only be located above the first storey of a principal","is 280 m².","is 840 m².","is 1,177 m².","7. Outdoor restaurant patios have a maximum occupant load of 40"]}},"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=162","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/c3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/zoning/c3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/zoning/c3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/zoning/index.json"}}