---
title: "M2 zone in Prince George: General Industrial"
place: Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/prince-george
zone: M2
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/m2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/zoning/m2.json"
---

# M2 zone in Prince George: General Industrial

A mix of business and light industrial uses (as worded in the bylaw).

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A mix of business and light industrial uses (as worded in the bylaw).
- **Main uses:** 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
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Residential security / operator unit
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** retail, convenience only on Lots 3 and 5, District Lot 4039, Cariboo District, Plan EPP56988
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,000 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 18.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 80%
- **Maximum height:** 12.0 m
- **Front setback:** 3.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 3.0 m (1.2 m if it abuts a lane)
- **Interior side setback:** 0.0 m (3.0 m if it abuts a residential lot)
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m (flanking street)
- **Other rules:** 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.

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 (consolidated version, revised October 5, 2026), s. 12.2](https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2026-10/BL7850_CONSOLIDATED_2026-10-05.pdf#page=176) (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/m2/_