{"data":{"code":"C4","codes":["C4","C4c","C4l"],"name":"Local Commercial","family":"Commercial","section":"11.4","summary":"C4 (Local Commercial) is a commercial zone for shops and services, vehicle sales and service, schools and institutions and offices. Density is capped at about 30 homes per hectare. Buildings can be up to 10 m tall (2.5 storeys) and cover up to 50% of the lot. New lots need at least 500 m² and 15 m of frontage.","purpose":"The purpose of this zone is to provide for local commercial areas and complementary residential uses.","principalUses":[{"name":"community care facility, major"},{"name":"community care facility, minor"},{"name":"health service, minor"},{"name":"liquor primary establishment, major","note":"only on Strata Lot 1, District Lot 2508, Cariboo District, Plan PGS353"},{"name":"liquor primary establishment, minor","only":["C4l"]},{"name":"office"},{"name":"recreation, indoor"},{"name":"restaurant"},{"name":"retail, cannabis","only":["C4c"]},{"name":"retail, convenience"},{"name":"retail, general"},{"name":"retail, liquor","only":["C4l"]},{"name":"service, business support"},{"name":"service, financial"},{"name":"service, household repair"},{"name":"service, massage therapy"},{"name":"service, personal"},{"name":"service, pet grooming & day care"},{"name":"vehicle rental, minor","note":"only on Lot B, District Lots 417 and 934, Cariboo District, Plan 28447"},{"name":"vehicle sale, minor","note":"only on Lot B, District Lots 417 and 934, Cariboo District, Plan 28447"},{"name":"vehicle sale, minor","note":"only on Parcel A (PM6183), Block 9, District Lot 934, Cariboo District, Plan 701; Lot 5, Block 9, District Lot 934, Cariboo District, Plan 701; and Lot 6, Block 9, District Lot 934, Cariboo District, "},{"name":"vehicle rental, minor","note":"only on Parcel A (PM6183), Block 9, District Lot 934, Cariboo District, Plan 701; Lot 5, Block 9, District Lot 934, Cariboo District, Plan 701; and Lot 6, Block 9, District Lot 934, Cariboo District, "},{"name":"vehicle wash, minor","note":"only on Lot 3 and Lot 4, Block 10, District Lot 934, Cariboo District, Plan 701"}],"secondaryUses":[{"name":"home business 1"},{"name":"housing, apartment"},{"name":"residential security/operator unit"}],"variants":[{"code":"C4c","meaning":"cannabis retail is also allowed"},{"code":"C4l","meaning":"liquor retail, liquor primary establishments and a minor brewery or distillery are also allowed"}],"lot":{"minWidth":15,"minArea":500,"maxArea":4000},"coverage":50,"coverageVaries":false,"height":10,"storeys":2.5,"setbacks":null,"density":"The maximum residential density is the lesser of 30 dwellings/ha or 6 dwellings/lot.","maxUnits":null,"unitsPerHa":30,"floorAreaRatio":null,"amendedBy":["8256","8449","8974","9312"],"bylawUrl":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=164","page":"/zoning/local-commercial-c4/","corrected":false,"polygons":43,"parcels":103,"areaHa":19,"recentRezonings":[{"bylaw":"9536","adopted":"2025-05-26","type":"Rezoning","subject":"498-450 Ospika Blvd","purpose":"That Parcel 1, District Lot 2610, Cariboo District, Plan BCP26493 be rezoned from C4:Local Commercial to C4c: Local Commercial","sections":"Schedule \"A\"","from":["C4"],"to":["C4c"],"summary":"Rezoned from C4 to C4c","url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=5"},{"bylaw":"9536","adopted":"2025-05-26","type":"Rezoning","subject":"498-450 Ospika Blvd","purpose":"That Parcel 1, District Lot 2610, Cariboo District, Plan BCP26493 be rezoned from C4:Local Commercial to C4c: Local Commercial","sections":"Schedule \"A\"","from":["C4"],"to":["C4c"],"summary":"Rezoned from C4 to C4c","url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=5"},{"bylaw":"9440","adopted":"2024-03-25","type":"Rezoning","subject":"444-484 Douglas Road","purpose":"That Parcel 1, District Lot 937, Cariboo District, Plan 31125 be rezoned from C4: Local Commercial to C4c: Local commercial as shown on Appendix “A”, attached to and forming part of this Bylaw","sections":"Schedule \"A\"","from":["C4"],"to":["C4c"],"summary":"Rezoned from C4 to C4c","url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=7"},{"bylaw":"9440","adopted":"2024-03-25","type":"Rezoning","subject":"444-484 Douglas Road","purpose":"That Parcel 1, District Lot 937, Cariboo District, Plan 31125 be rezoned from C4: Local Commercial to C4c: Local commercial as shown on Appendix “A”, attached to and forming part of this Bylaw","sections":"Schedule \"A\"","from":["C4"],"to":["C4c"],"summary":"Rezoned from C4 to C4c","url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=7"},{"bylaw":"9279","adopted":"2024-02-05","type":"Rezoning","subject":"2026 McAndrew Crescent","purpose":"That Lot 26, District Lot 4377, Cariboo District, Plan 8233, be rezoned from AG: Greenbelt to RS2: Single Residential That Parcel A (W19288), Parcel C (Plan B7858), Lot 19, and Lot 20, Block 257, District Lot 343, Cariboo District, Plan 1268 be rezoned from C5: Visitor Commercial and C4: Local Commercial to RM7: High-rise Residential","sections":"Schedule \"A\"","from":["AG","C5","C4"],"to":["RS2","RM7"],"summary":"Rezoned from AG, C5, C4 to RS2, RM7","url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=8"},{"bylaw":"9414","adopted":"2023-09-25","type":"Rezoning","subject":"2270 - 2302 John Hart Highway","purpose":"That a 0.28 hectare portion of Parcel C (H7379), District Lot 4377, Cariboo District, Plan 1329, Except Plans H226, 17194, 26220, 29441 and 34131, be rezoned from C5: Visitor Commercial and C4l: Local Commercial to C2c: Regional Commercial","sections":"Schedule \"A\"","from":["C5","C4l"],"to":["C2c"],"summary":"Rezoned from C5, C4l to C2c","url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=8"},{"bylaw":"9312","adopted":"2023-08-16","type":"Rezoning and text amendment","subject":"2414 Queensway","purpose":"That Section 11.4.2 - “C4: Local Commercial:” “Principal Uses” be amended by inserting the words “vehicle wash, minor only on Lot 3 and Lot 4, Block 10, District Lot 934, Cariboo District, Plan 701”; Rezoning Lot 3 and Lot 4, Block 10, District Lot 934, Cariboo District, Plan 701 from M1: Light industrial to C4: Local Commercial","sections":"Schedule \"A\" 11.4.2","from":["M1"],"to":["C4"],"summary":"Rezoned from M1 to C4","url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=9"},{"bylaw":"9337","adopted":"2023-01-16","type":"Rezoning","subject":"1724 Strathcona Avenue","purpose":"Rezone from C4l: Local Commercial to C4lc: Local Commercial to facilitate the existing \"Retail, Cannabis\" use on the subject property.","sections":"Schedule \"A\"","from":["C4l"],"to":["C4lc"],"summary":"Rezoned from C4l to C4lc","url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=11"},{"bylaw":"9238","adopted":"2022-08-15","type":"Rezoning","subject":"2361 and 2385 Hart Highway","purpose":"Rezone from C4: Local Commercial to RT2: Two-Unit Residential, to faciliate property redevelopment or retrofitting of the existing residences into a two-unit use on the subject properties.","sections":"Schedule \"A\"","from":["C4"],"to":["RT2"],"summary":"Rezoned from C4 to RT2","url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=11"},{"bylaw":"9303","adopted":"2022-07-25","type":"Rezoning","subject":"7550 Hart Highway","purpose":"Rezone from C4: Local Commercial to C4c: Local Commercial, to facilitate the existing \"Retail, Cannabis\" use on the subject property.","sections":"Schedule \"A\"","from":["C4"],"to":["C4c"],"summary":"Rezoned from C4 to C4c","url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=11"}],"note":"Guidance from public data, not a legal determination: other bylaw sections, covenants, land use contracts and development permit areas can apply. Confirm with the City before you buy, build or apply."},"meta":{"source":"City of Prince George: Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 (consolidated)","sourceUrl":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/business-development/zoning-land-use/zoning-bylaw","updatedAt":"2026-10-12T11:25:05.711Z","ageSec":362820,"license":"Facts and short quotes from the bylaw with links to each section; plain-language summaries CC BY 4.0","attribution":"City of Prince George: Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 (consolidated), via PG Pulse (princegeorgepulse.ca)"},"links":{"self":"/api/v1/zones/C4","next":null,"docs":"/developers/reference/city-data/#get-zones-code"}}