---
title: "C6 zone in Prince George: Highway Commercial"
place: Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/prince-george
zone: C6
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/c6/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/zoning/c6.json"
---

# C6 zone in Prince George: Highway Commercial

Provide for uses appropriate for some highway locations.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Provide for uses appropriate for some highway locations.
- **Main uses:** auction, minor; brewery & distillery, minor (only in C6l); building & garden supply; education, commercial; greenhouse & plant nursery; health service, minor; office; parking, non-accessory; recreation, indoor; recycling centre, minor; restaurant; retail, adult-oriented; retail, cannabis (only in C6c); retail, convenience; retail, farmers market; retail, general; retail, liquor (only in C6l); self-storage facility; service, business support; service, financial; service, household repair; service, massage therapy; service, personal; service, pet grooming & day care; service station, major; service station, minor; vehicle rental, minor; vehicle repair, minor; vehicle sale, minor; vehicle wash, major; vehicle wash, minor; veterinary service, minor
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** residential security/operator unit
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Community Care Facility, Major only on Lot 3, District Lot 754, Cariboo District, Plan 23130; liquor primary establishment, minor only on Lot A, District Lot 1432, Cariboo District, Plan 26796; recycling centre, intermediate, only on Lots 21 and 22, District Lot 753, Cariboo District, Plan 8391
- **Minimum lot area:** 500 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 15.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum height:** 12.0 m
- **Front setback:** 0.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 0.0 m (3.0 m abutting an AR, RS, RT, RM, or Z7 zone)
- **Interior side setback:** 0.0 m (3.0 m abutting an AR, RS, RT, RM, or Z7 zone)
- **Street side setback:** 0.0 m (3.0 m abutting an AR, RS, RT, RM, or Z7 zone)
- **Other rules:** A residential security/operator unit is only permitted in a principal building or in single detached housing; Service, financial; retail or health service use: maximum 280 m² per tenancy (retail up to 2,500 m² on sites designated Highway Commercial in the Official Community Plan); Office and service, financial uses: maximum 1400 m² total for any site; Outdoor retail farmers market: maximum lot area 100 m²

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 (consolidated version, revised October 5, 2026), s. 11.6](https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2026-10/BL7850_CONSOLIDATED_2026-10-05.pdf#page=168) (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/c6/_