---
title: "C5 zone in Prince George: Visitor Commercial"
place: Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/prince-george
zone: C5
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/c5/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/zoning/c5.json"
---

# C5 zone in Prince George: Visitor Commercial

Provide for uses to serve visitors and travelers.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Provide for uses to serve visitors and travelers.
- **Main uses:** campground; hotel; motel; parking, non-accessory; restaurant; service station, minor; vehicle rental, minor; vehicle wash, minor
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** residential security/operator unit; exhibition & convention facility (secondary to hotels & motels only); liquor primary establishment, minor (secondary to hotels & motels only); office (secondary to hotels & motels only); service, business support (secondary to hotels & motels only); service, massage (secondary to hotels & motels only); service, massage therapy (secondary to hotels & motels only); service, personal (secondary to hotels & motels only); service, pet grooming & day care (secondary to hotels & motels only); retail, convenience (secondary to hotels & motels only); recreation, indoor (secondary to hotels & motels only); recreation, outdoor (secondary to hotels & motels only)
- **Minimum lot area:** 835 m² (1.0 ha for a campground)
- **Minimum lot width:** 18.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum height:** 12.0 m (30.0 m for a hotel or motel)
- **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:** A residential security/operator unit is only permitted in a principal building, or in single detached or manufactured housing that is secondary to a campground; Office, retail or service use: maximum 100 m² gross leasable floor area per tenancy and 400 m² total for any site; Outdoor restaurant patios have a maximum occupant load of 40 people; liquor primary patios 20 people

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 (consolidated version, revised October 5, 2026), s. 11.5](https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2026-10/BL7850_CONSOLIDATED_2026-10-05.pdf#page=166) (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/c5/_