M3 zone in Prince George: Business Industrial

Prince George, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

A mix of business and light industrial uses, generally without outdoor storage.

Zone rules

Purpose	A mix of business and light industrial uses, generally without outdoor storage.
Main uses	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
Also allowed (secondary uses)	residential security/operator unit outdoor storage
Extra uses on specific lots	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
Minimum lot area	600 m²
Minimum lot width	18.0 m
Maximum lot coverage	80%
Maximum density	Maximum floor area ratio 1.6
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. Outdoor use is not permitted except for a listed set of uses, and all outdoor storage areas must be enclosed by a screen.

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 (consolidated version, revised October 5, 2026), s. 12.3 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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