C3 zone in Prince George: Neighbourhood Commercial
Prince George, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07
In short
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
Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.