---
title: "RM5 zone in Prince George: Multiple Residential"
place: Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/prince-george
zone: RM5
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/rm5/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/zoning/rm5.json"
---

# RM5 zone in Prince George: Multiple Residential

Provide for multiple housing with a maximum density of 125 dwellings/ha for areas defined by the OCP as suitable for higher density housing.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Provide for multiple housing with a maximum density of 125 dwellings/ha for areas defined by the OCP as suitable for higher density housing.
- **Main uses:** community care facility, major; community care facility, minor; housing, apartment; housing, congregate; housing, four-plex; housing, row; housing, stacked row; housing, two-unit; religious assembly (only on sites less than 1.0 ha)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** club; health service, minor; home business 1; retail, convenience; secondary suite; service, massage therapy; service, personal
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** housing, supportive only on Lot 6, District Lot 343, Cariboo District, Plan 18815; retail, general only on Lot 6, District Lot 343, Cariboo District, Plan 18815
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,200 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 22.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 55%
- **Maximum density:** 125 dwellings/ha
- **Maximum height:** 15.0 m; 4 storeys maximum
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.0 m
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m (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 6.0 m; Service, retail, and health service uses must be in a building that also has a residential use; each tenancy is limited to 150 m², and all such uses combined to the lesser of 260 m² or 10% of the gross floor area of all principal buildings

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 (consolidated version, revised October 5, 2026), s. 10.13](https://www.princegeorge.ca/sites/default/files/2026-10/BL7850_CONSOLIDATED_2026-10-05.pdf#page=148) (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/rm5/_