{"title":"M3 zone in Prince George: Business Industrial","code":"M3","slug":"m3","name":"Business Industrial","group":"Industrial","section":"12.3","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"A mix of business and light industrial uses, generally without outdoor storage.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"A mix of business and light industrial uses, generally without outdoor storage.","quotes":["The purpose of this zone is to provide for a mix of business and light","industrial uses, generally without outdoor storage."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["auction, minor","broadcasting studio","building & garden supply","consulting, scientific and technical","contractor service, minor","education, commercial","equipment, major","equipment, minor","greenhouse & plant nursery","industry, light","manufacturing, custom indoor","medical marihuana production facility (only in M3n)","parking, non-accessory","recreation, indoor","recycling centre, intermediate","recycling centre, minor","restaurant","retail, convenience","retail, flea market","self-storage facility","service, business support","service, industrial support","service, household repair","service, pet grooming & daycare","service station, major","service station, minor","transportation depot","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, minor","warehousing","wholesale"],"quotes":["• auction, minor","• broadcasting studio","• building & garden supply","• consulting, scientific","• contractor service,","• education, commercial","• equipment, major","• equipment, minor","• greenhouse & plant","• industry, light","• manufacturing, custom","• medical marihuana","• parking, non-accessory","• recreation, indoor","• recycling centre,","• recycling centre, minor","• restaurant","• retail, convenience","• retail,","• self-storage facility","• service, business support","• service, industrial support","• service, household repair","• service, pet grooming &","• service station, major","• service station, minor","• transportation depot","• utility, minor","• vehicle rental, major","• vehicle rental, minor","• vehicle repair,","• vehicle repair, minor","• vehicle sale, major","• vehicle sale, minor","• vehicle wash, major","• vehicle wash,","• veterinary service, minor","• warehousing","• wholesale"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["residential security/operator unit","outdoor storage"],"quotes":["• residential","• outdoor storage"]},"site_specific":{"value":["retail, general of only business or office supplies; and home furnishings only on Lot 1, DL 2508, Cariboo District, Plan 19210","contractor service, major only on Lot 6, District Lot 4039, Cariboo District, Plan EPP56988"],"quotes":["• retail, general of only","Lot 1,","Plan 19210","contractor service,","major only on Lot 6,","EPP56988"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"600 m²","quotes":["The minimum lot area is 600 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_density":{"value":"Maximum floor area ratio 1.6","quotes":["The maximum floor area ratio is 1.6."]},"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.","Outdoor use is not permitted except for a listed set of uses, and all outdoor storage areas must be enclosed by a screen."],"quotes":["A residential security/operator unit is only permitted in a principal","building, or in single detached or manufactured housing.","Outdoor use is not permitted except for auction; building & garden","all outdoor storage"]}},"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=178","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/m3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/zoning/m3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/zoning/m3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/zoning/index.json"}}