---
title: "RM3 zone in Prince George: Multiple Residential"
place: Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/prince-george
zone: RM3
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/rm3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/zoning/rm3.json"
---

# RM3 zone in Prince George: Multiple Residential

Provide for multiple housing with a maximum density of 60 dwellings/ha.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Provide for multiple housing with a maximum density of 60 dwellings/ha.
- **Main uses:** community care facility, major; community care facility, minor; housing, apartment; housing, congregate; housing, four-plex; housing, row; housing, single detached; housing, stacked row; housing, two-unit
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** bed & breakfast (only in single detached and two-unit housing); home business 1; home business 2 (only in single detached and two-unit housing); secondary suite
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Housing, Supportive only on Parcel Z (DF24049) of District Lot 1429, Cariboo District, Plan 646 Except the East 256 Feet Thereof and Plans 20803 and PGP40268; Housing Supportive only on Lots 1 – 3, District Lot 937, Cariboo District, Plan 18167
- **Minimum lot area:** 750 m² (500 m² for single detached housing)
- **Minimum lot width:** 18.0 m (15.0 m for single detached housing)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 55%
- **Maximum density:** 60 dwellings/ha; except 3 dwelling units on a parcel 280 m² or less, and a minimum of four (4) dwelling units on a parcel greater than 280 m²
- **Maximum height:** 12.0 m (11.0 m for single detached and two-unit housing); 3 storeys maximum
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.0 m
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m (1.2 m for single detached and two-unit housing); not required for a common wall for attached housing
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 15.0 m, interior side 1.2 m, exterior side 3.0 m, rear 1.2 m
- **Other rules:** Minimum distance between principal buildings is 4.5 m

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 (consolidated version, revised October 5, 2026), s. 10.11](https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2026-10/BL7850_CONSOLIDATED_2026-10-05.pdf#page=145) (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/rm3/_