{"title":"M2 zone in Prince George: General Industrial","code":"M2","slug":"m2","name":"General Industrial","group":"Industrial","section":"12.2","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"A mix of business and light industrial uses (as worded in the bylaw).","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"A mix of business and light industrial uses (as worded in the bylaw).","quotes":["The purpose of this zone is to provide for a mix of business and light","industrial uses."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["animal shelter","auction, major","auction, minor","brewery & distillery, minor","building & garden supply","consulting, scientific and technical","contractor service, major","contractor service, minor","education, commercial","emergency service","equipment, major","equipment, minor","fleet service","industry, light","manufacturing, custom indoor","outdoor storage","medical marihuana production facility (only in M2n)","parking, non-accessory","railway","recycling centre, intermediate","recycling centre, major","recycling centre, minor","restaurant","self-storage facility","service, household repair","service, industrial support","service station, major","service station, minor","transportation depot","truck or rail terminal, major","truck or rail terminal, minor","utility, major","utility, minor","vehicle rental, major","vehicle rental, minor","vehicle repair, major","vehicle repair, minor","vehicle sale, major","vehicle sale, minor","vehicle wash, major","vehicle wash, minor","veterinary service, major","veterinary service, minor","warehousing","wholesale","wrecking yard"],"quotes":["• animal shelter","• auction, major","• auction, minor","• brewery & distillery,","• building & garden supply","• consulting, scientific","• contractor service,","• education, commercial","• emergency service","• equipment, major","• equipment, minor","• fleet service","• industry, light","• manufacturing, custom","• outdoor storage","• medical marihuana","• parking, non-accessory","• railway","• recycling centre,","• recycling centre, major","• recycling centre, minor","• restaurant","• self-storage facility","• service, household repair","• service, industrial support","• service station, major","• service station, minor","• transportation depot","• truck or rail terminal, major","• truck or rail terminal, minor","• utility, major","• utility, minor","• vehicle rental, major","• vehicle rental, minor","• vehicle repair, major","• vehicle repair, minor","• vehicle sale, major","• vehicle sale, minor","• vehicle wash, major","• vehicle wash, minor","• veterinary service, major","• veterinary service, minor","• warehousing","• wholesale","• wrecking yard"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Residential security / operator unit"],"quotes":["• Residential security /"]},"site_specific":{"value":["retail, convenience only on Lots 3 and 5, District Lot 4039, Cariboo District, Plan EPP56988"],"quotes":["retail, convenience only on","Lots 3 and 5, District Lot"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,000 m²","quotes":["The minimum lot area is 1,000 m²."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"18.0 m","quotes":["The minimum lot width is 18.0 m."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"80%","quotes":["The maximum site coverage is 80%."]},"max_height":{"value":"12.0 m","quotes":["The maximum height is 12.0 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"3.0 m","quotes":["The minimum front yard is 3.0 m."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3.0 m (1.2 m if it abuts a lane)","quotes":["The minimum rear yard is 3.0 m, except it is 1.2 m if it abuts a lane."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"0.0 m (3.0 m if it abuts a residential lot)","quotes":["The minimum side yard is 0.0 m, except it is 3.0 m if it abuts a","residential lot or a flanking street."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m (flanking street)","quotes":["The minimum side yard is 0.0 m, except it is 3.0 m if it abuts a","residential lot or a flanking street."]},"other":{"value":["A residential security/operator unit is only permitted in a principal building, or in single detached or manufactured housing.","An unenclosed wrecking yard may be no higher than its solid screen, and never more than 3.0 m above natural grade."],"quotes":["A residential security/operator unit is only permitted in a principal","building, or in single detached or manufactured housing.","The maximum height for any wrecking yard use, not enclosed within","no case shall the wrecking yard use be higher than 3.0 m above the"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 (consolidated version, revised October 5, 2026)","url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2026-10/BL7850_CONSOLIDATED_2026-10-05.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"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."},"source_url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2026-10/BL7850_CONSOLIDATED_2026-10-05.pdf#page=176","place":{"path":"ca/bc/prince-george","name":"Prince George","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/zoning/m2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/zoning/m2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/zoning/m2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/zoning/index.json"}}