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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":362824,"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/Z8","next":null,"docs":"/developers/reference/city-data/#get-zones-code"}}