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C4 zone in Prince George: Local Commercial

Prince George, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

Provide for local commercial areas and complementary residential uses.

Zone rules

PurposeProvide 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 area500 m² (maximum lot area 4,000 m²)
Minimum lot width15.0 m
Maximum lot coverage50%
Maximum densityThe lesser of 30 dwellings/ha or 6 dwellings/lot
Maximum height10.0 m; 2.5 storeys maximum
Front setback3.0 m
Rear setback3.0 m
Interior side setback3.0 m
Street side setback3.0 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 (read 2026-11-07)

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.

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