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RS3 zone in Prince George: Single Residential

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

In short

Foster an urban lifestyle on properties larger than 400 m², primarily with lanes, for innovative cluster housing and compact housing.

Zone rules

PurposeFoster an urban lifestyle on properties larger than 400 m², primarily with lanes, for innovative cluster housing and compact housing.
Main uses
  • community care facility, minor
  • housing, apartment
  • housing, four-plex
  • housing, row
  • housing, single detached
  • housing, stacked row
  • housing, two-unit
Also allowed (secondary uses)
  • bed & breakfast
  • home business 1
  • home business 2
  • secondary dwellings
  • secondary suite
Minimum lot area400 m²
Minimum lot width12.0 m
Maximum lot coverage45%
Maximum density3 dwelling units on a parcel 280 m² or less; 4 dwelling units on a parcel greater than 280 m² (where Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing densities are exempt by Section 5.18: one principal dwelling and one secondary suite or dwelling)
Maximum height11.0 m; 3 storeys maximum
Maximum height, accessory buildings7.0 m (secondary dwellings 8.0 m)
Front setback4.5 m
Rear setback6.0 m
Interior side setback1.2 m; where there is no direct vehicular access from a highway or lane to the rear yard or to a garage or carport, one side yard must be at least 4.5 m
Street side setback3.0 m
Accessory building setbacksfront 4.5 m, interior side 1.2 m, exterior side 3.0 m, rear 1.2 m
Other rules
  • Maximum lot area 845 m²
  • Accessory buildings: 70.0 m² total gross floor area
  • Secondary dwellings: maximum ground floor area 100.0 m², interior side and rear yards 1.5 m

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 (consolidated version, revised October 5, 2026), s. 10.3 (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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