---
title: "C4 zone in Prince George: Local Commercial"
place: Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/prince-george
zone: C4
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/c4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/zoning/c4.json"
---

# C4 zone in Prince George: Local Commercial

Provide for local commercial areas and complementary residential uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Provide for local commercial areas and complementary residential uses.
- **Main uses:** 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
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** home business 1; housing, apartment; residential security/operator unit
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 500 m² (maximum lot area 4,000 m²)
- **Minimum lot width:** 15.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** The lesser of 30 dwellings/ha or 6 dwellings/lot
- **Maximum height:** 10.0 m; 2.5 storeys maximum
- **Front setback:** 3.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 3.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 (consolidated version, revised October 5, 2026), s. 11.4](https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2026-10/BL7850_CONSOLIDATED_2026-10-05.pdf#page=164) (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/c4/_