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title: "C3 zone in Prince George: Neighbourhood Commercial"
place: Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/prince-george
zone: C3
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/c3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/zoning/c3.json"
---

# C3 zone in Prince George: Neighbourhood Commercial

Provide for neighbourhood commercial areas and complementary residential uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Provide for neighbourhood commercial areas and complementary residential uses.
- **Main uses:** 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
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** home business 1; housing, apartment; housing, congregate
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 0.8 ha
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** 30 dwellings/ha
- **Maximum height:** 12.0 m
- **Front setback:** 3.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 3.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m (side yard)
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m (side yard)
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 (consolidated version, revised October 5, 2026), s. 11.3](https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2026-10/BL7850_CONSOLIDATED_2026-10-05.pdf#page=162) (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/c3/_