---
title: "C8 zone in Prince George: Commercial Conversion"
place: Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/prince-george
zone: C8
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/c8/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/zoning/c8.json"
---

# C8 zone in Prince George: Commercial Conversion

Provide for the conversion and replacement of older dwellings to a limited range of non-retail commercial uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Provide for the conversion and replacement of older dwellings to a limited range of non-retail commercial uses.
- **Main uses:** community care facility, major; community care facility, minor; education; education, commercial; health service, minor; housing, single detached; office; restaurant; service, massage therapy; service, personal; service, pet grooming & day care
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** bed & breakfast; home business 1; home business 2; housing, apartment (except in single detached housing); secondary suite
- **Minimum lot area:** 600 m² (maximum lot area 3,000 m²)
- **Minimum lot width:** 18.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 30%
- **Maximum density:** One principal building per site
- **Maximum height:** 10.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.0 m
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.2 m
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 4.5 m, interior side 1.2 m, exterior side 3.0 m, rear 1.2 m
- **Other rules:** Accessory buildings: 90.0 m² total gross floor area; Restaurant: maximum 300 m² gross leasable floor area; office use 280 m² per tenancy; Health service and office uses: maximum 560 m² total for any site; Outdoor restaurant patios have a maximum occupant load of 16 people

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 (consolidated version, revised October 5, 2026), s. 11.8](https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2026-10/BL7850_CONSOLIDATED_2026-10-05.pdf#page=171) (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/c8/_