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convenience"},{"name":"retail, farmers market"},{"name":"retail, general"},{"name":"retail, liquor","only":["C6l"]},{"name":"self-storage facility"},{"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":"service station, major"},{"name":"service station, minor"},{"name":"vehicle rental, minor"},{"name":"vehicle repair, minor"},{"name":"vehicle sale, minor"},{"name":"vehicle wash, major"},{"name":"vehicle wash, minor"},{"name":"veterinary service, minor"}],"secondaryUses":[{"name":"residential security/operator unit"}],"variants":[{"code":"C6c","meaning":"cannabis retail is also allowed"},{"code":"C6l","meaning":"liquor retail, liquor primary establishments and a minor brewery or distillery are also allowed"}],"lot":{"minWidth":15,"minArea":500},"coverage":50,"coverageVaries":false,"height":12,"storeys":null,"setbacks":{"front":0,"rear":0,"interiorSide":0,"exteriorSide":0},"density":null,"maxUnits":null,"unitsPerHa":null,"floorAreaRatio":null,"amendedBy":["8256","8974","9359","9526"],"bylawUrl":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=168","page":"/zoning/highway-commercial-c6/","corrected":false,"polygons":120,"parcels":325,"areaHa":65,"recentRezonings":[{"bylaw":"9577","adopted":"2025-12-01","type":"Rezoning","subject":"1538 Highway 97 South","purpose":"That Lot 1, District Lot 913, Cariboo District, Plan 29654, Except Plan 29773, be rezoned from C5: Visitor Commercial to C6: Highway Commercial\".","sections":"Schedule \"A\"","from":["C5"],"to":["C6"],"summary":"Rezoned from C5 to C6","url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=4"},{"bylaw":"9480","adopted":"2024-09-09","type":"Rezoning","subject":"2679 Queensway","purpose":"That Parcel B (Being a Consolidation of Lots 7 and 8, see CB976688), Block 20, District Lot 933, Cariboo District, Plan 727, be rezoned from RS2: Single Residential to C6: Highway Commercial.","sections":"Schedule \"A\"","from":["RS2"],"to":["C6"],"summary":"Rezoned from RS2 to C6","url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=5"},{"bylaw":"9427","adopted":"2023-12-04","type":"Rezoning","subject":"2591 Vance Road","purpose":"That Lot 1, District Lot 753, Caroboo District, Plan 10352, be rezoned from C6: Highway Commercial to C6c: Highway Commercial zoning designation.","sections":"Schedule \"A\"","from":["C6"],"to":["C6c"],"summary":"Rezoned from C6 to C6c","url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=8"},{"bylaw":"9427","adopted":"2023-12-04","type":"Rezoning","subject":"2591 Vance Road","purpose":"That Lot 1, District Lot 753, Caroboo District, Plan 10352, be rezoned from C6: Highway Commercial to C6c: Highway Commercial zoning designation.","sections":"Schedule \"A\"","from":["C6"],"to":["C6c"],"summary":"Rezoned from C6 to C6c","url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=8"},{"bylaw":"9398","adopted":"2023-08-28","type":"Rezoning","subject":"4393 Handlen Road","purpose":"That Lot 1, District Lot 404 7, Cariboo District, Plan 31724, Except Plan 31959 be rezoned from C6: Highway Commercial to RM5: Multiple Residential","sections":"Schedule \"A\"","from":["C6"],"to":["RM5"],"summary":"Rezoned from C6 to RM5","url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=9"},{"bylaw":"9288","adopted":"2023-03-13","type":"Rezoning","subject":"7171 Hart Highway","purpose":"Rezone from C3: Neighbourhood Commercial and C6: Highway Commercial to C2: Regional Commercial and RM5: Multiple Residential, to facilitate a mix of commercial and residential buildings on the subject property.","sections":"Schedule \"A\"","from":["C3","C6"],"to":["C2","RM5"],"summary":"Rezoned from C3, C6 to C2, RM5","url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=10"},{"bylaw":"9229","adopted":"2023-02-06","type":"Rezoning","subject":"3221 / 3191 Highway 16","purpose":"Rezone from C5: Visitor Commercial and AG: Greenbelt to C6: Highway Commercial and AG: Greenbelt, to facilitate the development of a power-sports dealership and self-storage facility on the subject property.","sections":"Schedule \"A\"","from":["C5","AG"],"to":["C6","AG"],"summary":"Rezoned from C5, AG to C6, AG","url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=10"},{"bylaw":"9289","adopted":"2022-12-19","type":"Rezoning","subject":"4488 Highway 16 W","purpose":"Rezone from AF: Agriculture and Forestry (0.85 hectares) to C6: Highway Commercial, to facilitate a slef-storage facility on the subject property.","sections":"Schedule \"A\"","from":["AF"],"to":["C6"],"summary":"Rezoned from AF to C6","url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=11"},{"bylaw":"9268","adopted":"2022-05-09","type":"Rezoning","subject":"1933 Queensway","purpose":"Rezone from C6:Highway Commercial to C4l: Local Commercial to facilitate the development of a retail liquor store.","sections":"Schedule \"A\"","from":["C6"],"to":["C4l"],"summary":"Rezoned from C6 to C4l","url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=12"},{"bylaw":"9064","adopted":"2021-10-04","type":"Rezoning","subject":"1880 Bowser Avenue, 1912, 1924, 1936, 1942, 1948, Willow Street and 1947 Vine Street","purpose":"Rezone from RS4: Urban Residential to C6: Highway Commercial","sections":"Schedule \"A\"","from":["RS4"],"to":["C6"],"summary":"Rezoned from RS4 to C6","url":"https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=13"}],"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":362822,"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/C6","next":null,"docs":"/developers/reference/city-data/#get-zones-code"}}