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title: "M5 zone in Prince George: Heavy Industrial"
place: Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/prince-george
zone: M5
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/m5/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/zoning/m5.json"
---

# M5 zone in Prince George: Heavy Industrial

Heavy industries and other uses that may have an impact beyond site boundaries.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Heavy industries and other uses that may have an impact beyond site boundaries.
- **Main uses:** auction, major; brewery & distillery, major; cannabis production facility (only in M5n); concrete & asphalt plant; consulting, scientific and technical; contractor service, major; contractor service, minor; equipment, major; equipment, minor; industry, heavy; industry, light; manufacturing, custom indoor; outdoor storage; railway; recycling centre, intermediate; recycling centre, major; recycling centre, minor; self-storage facility; truck or rail terminal, major; truck or rail terminal, minor; utility, major; utility, minor; vehicle repair, major; vehicle repair, minor; vehicle sale, major; warehousing; wrecking yard
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** residential security/operator unit
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** office, only on Lot 2, District Lot 2061, Cariboo District, Plan BCP41101
- **Minimum lot area:** 0.4 ha
- **Minimum lot width:** 35.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 75%
- **Maximum height:** 15.0 m
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 6.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 6.0 m (side yard)
- **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 m above natural grade.

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 (consolidated version, revised October 5, 2026), s. 12.5](https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2026-10/BL7850_CONSOLIDATED_2026-10-05.pdf#page=182) (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/m5/_