{"title":"C4 zone in Prince George: Local Commercial","code":"C4","slug":"c4","name":"Local Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"11.4","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Provide for local commercial areas and complementary residential uses.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Provide for local commercial areas and complementary residential uses.","quotes":["The purpose of this zone is to provide for local commercial areas and","complementary residential uses."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["community care facility, major","community care facility, minor","health service, minor","liquor primary establishment, minor (only in C4l)","office","recreation, indoor","restaurant","retail, cannabis (only in C4c)","retail, convenience","retail, general","retail, liquor (only in C4l)","service, business support","service, financial","service, household repair","service, massage therapy","service, personal","service, pet grooming & day care"],"quotes":["• community care facility, major","• community care facility, minor","• health service, minor","• liquor primary","• office","• recreation, indoor","• restaurant","• retail, cannabis only in","• retail, convenience","• retail, general","• retail, liquor only in C4l","• service, business support","• service, financial","• service, household repair","• service, massage therapy","• service, personal","• service, pet grooming &"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["home business 1","housing, apartment","residential security/operator unit"],"quotes":["• home business 1","• housing, apartment","• residential"]},"site_specific":{"value":["liquor primary establishment, major only on Strata Lot 1, District Lot 2508, Cariboo District, Plan PGS353","vehicle rental, minor and vehicle sale, minor only on Lot B, District Lots 417 and 934, Cariboo District, Plan 28447","vehicle sale, minor and vehicle rental, minor only on Parcel A (PM6183), Block 9, District Lot 934, Cariboo District, Plan 701; Lot 5, Block 9, District Lot 934, Cariboo District, Plan 701; and Lot 6, Block 9, District Lot 934, Cariboo District, Plan 701","vehicle wash, minor only on Lot 3 and Lot 4, Block 10, District Lot 934, Cariboo District, Plan 701"],"quotes":["establishment, major","only on Strata Lot 1,","District Lot 2508,","Plan","PGS353","• vehicle rental, minor only","on Lot B, District Lots 417","and 934, Cariboo District,","Plan 28447","• vehicle sale, minor only on","Lot B, District Lots 417","Parcel A (PM6183), Block","9, District Lot 934,","Cariboo District, Plan 701;","Lot 5, Block 9, District Lot","934, Cariboo District, Plan","701; and Lot 6, Block 9,","District, Plan 701","• vehicle wash, minor only","on Lot 3 and Lot 4, Block","10, District Lot 934,","Cariboo District, Plan 701"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"500 m² (maximum lot area 4,000 m²)","quotes":["2. The minimum lot area is 500 m².","3. The maximum lot area is 4,000 m²."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"15.0 m","quotes":["1. The minimum lot width is 15.0 m."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50%","quotes":["2. The maximum site coverage is 50%."]},"max_density":{"value":"The lesser of 30 dwellings/ha or 6 dwellings/lot","quotes":["1. The maximum residential density is the lesser of 30 dwellings/ha or 6","dwellings/lot."]},"max_height":{"value":"10.0 m; 2.5 storeys maximum","quotes":["3. The maximum height is 10.0 m.","4. The maximum number of storeys is 2.5."]},"setback_front":{"value":"3.0 m","quotes":["5. The minimum front, side, and rear yard is 3.0 m."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3.0 m","quotes":["5. The minimum front, side, and rear yard is 3.0 m."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.0 m","quotes":["5. The minimum front, side, and rear yard is 3.0 m."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m","quotes":["5. The minimum front, side, and rear yard is 3.0 m."]},"other":{"value":["Dwellings may only be located above the first storey of a principal building","Restaurant or retail of food: maximum 420 m² gross leasable floor area","Service, financial; office; or retail use: maximum 280 m² per tenancy; office uses 560 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","food is 420 m².","retail use in one tenancy is 280 m².","is 560 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=164","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/c4/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/zoning/c4.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/zoning/c4.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/zoning/index.json"}}