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title: "Z1 zoning in Prince George: Airport | PG Pulse"
description: "Z1 (Airport) is a site specific zone. What Z1 allows, its lot and building limits, where it applies and recent rezonings."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/airport-z1/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/airport-z1.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:13:09.145Z
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Site specific zone · section 15.1 of Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007

# Z1: Airport

Z1 (Airport) is a site specific zone.

[Read section 15.1 of the bylaw (PDF, opens in a new tab)](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=195) [Look up an address](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/) [Zoning map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/maps/?layer=zoning)

From the bylaw consolidated to Oct 5, 2026 · read 4 days ago.

## Purpose

> “The purpose of this zone is to provide for the orderly operation of an airport.”

Section 15.1.1 of the bylaw.

## What you can build and run here

### Main uses

Allowed on their own (principal uses).

- [airport](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#airport)

### Extra uses

Allowed alongside a main use (secondary uses).

- [aircraft sale & rental](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#aircraft-sale-and-rental)
- [fleet service](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#fleet-service)
- [hotel](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#hotel)
- [liquor primary establishment, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#liquor-primary-establishment-minor)
- [residential security/operator unit](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#residential-security-operator-unit)
- [restaurant](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#restaurant)
- [retail, cannabis](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#retail-cannabis) only on Lot A, District Lots 626, 627, 629, 630 and 631, Cariboo District, Plan EPP49265
- [retail, convenience](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#retail-convenience)
- [retail, general](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#retail-general)
- [service station, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-station-minor)
- [transportation depot](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#transportation-depot)
- [truck or rail terminal, major](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#truck-or-rail-terminal-major)
- [truck or rail terminal, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#truck-or-rail-terminal-minor)
- [utility, major](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#utility-major)
- [utility, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#utility-minor)
- [vehicle rental, major](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#vehicle-rental-major)
- [vehicle rental, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#vehicle-rental-minor)

## Limits

_Main limits of the Z1 zone_

| Front yard | 6 m |
| --- | --- |
| Interior side yard | 4.5 m |
| Exterior side yard | 4.5 m |
| Rear yard | 4.5 m |

These are the zone’s general limits for principal buildings. Accessory buildings, secondary dwellings, corner lots and parking have their own rules, and other sections of the bylaw (general rules, specific uses, landscaping, parking, development permit areas) also apply.

## Where Z1 applies

2 areas on the City’s zoning map, about 429 ha, covering 5 parcels.

## Rezonings

From the bylaw’s list of amendments since 2022: 1 into Z1, 0 out of it.

- 7920 Highway 97 S
  Feb 28, 2022 · Rezoned from AF to M1, Z1

This section was last changed by bylaw 8256.

A plain-language reading of the bylaw, not legal advice. Confirm with [City of Prince George Planning and Development](https://www.princegeorge.ca/business-development/zoning-land-use/zoning-bylaw) before you plan.

[Previous: U2 Major Utilities](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/major-utilities-u2/) [Next: Z2 Exhibition Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/exhibition-park-z2/)

Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, section 15.1](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=195) (uses, limits and purpose; quotes are short extracts), and City of Prince George open data for where the zone applies (Open Government Licence – City of Prince George). Summary written by PG Pulse. Data: [JSON](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1/zones/Z1).

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## Data

Machine-readable data behind this page, from the free PG Pulse API (https://princegeorgepulse.ca/developers/).

### Zone

Source: [City of Prince George: Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 (consolidated)](https://www.princegeorge.ca/business-development/zoning-land-use/zoning-bylaw). Licence: Facts and short quotes from the bylaw with links to each section; plain-language summaries CC BY 4.0. Updated 2026-10-12T11:25:05.711Z.
JSON: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1/zones/z1

- **code**: Z1
- **codes**: Z1
- **name**: Airport
- **family**: Site specific
- **section**: 15.1
- **summary**: Z1 (Airport) is a site specific zone.
- **purpose**: The purpose of this zone is to provide for the orderly operation of an airport.
- **variants**: _none_
- **lot**: _none_
- **coverage**: _none_
- **coverageVaries**: false
- **height**: _none_
- **storeys**: _none_
- **density**: _none_
- **maxUnits**: _none_
- **unitsPerHa**: _none_
- **floorAreaRatio**: _none_
- **amendedBy**: 8256
- **bylawUrl**: <https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=195>
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/airport-z1/>
- **corrected**: false
- **polygons**: 2
- **parcels**: 5
- **areaHa**: 429
- **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.

#### principalUses

| name |
| --- |
| airport |


#### secondaryUses

| name | note |
| --- | --- |
| aircraft sale & rental |  |
| fleet service |  |
| hotel |  |
| liquor primary establishment, minor |  |
| residential security/operator unit |  |
| restaurant |  |
| retail, cannabis | only on Lot A, District Lots 626, 627, 629, 630 and 631, Cariboo District, Plan EPP49265 |
| retail, convenience |  |
| retail, general |  |
| service station, minor |  |
| transportation depot |  |
| truck or rail terminal, major |  |
| truck or rail terminal, minor |  |
| utility, major |  |
| utility, minor |  |
| vehicle rental, major |  |
| vehicle rental, minor |  |


#### setbacks

- **front**: 6
- **rear**: 4.5
- **interiorSide**: 4.5
- **exteriorSide**: 4.5


#### recentRezonings

| bylaw | adopted | type | subject | purpose | sections | from | to | summary | url |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 9219 | 2022-02-28 | Rezoning | 7920 Highway 97 S | Rezone from AF: Agriculture and Forestry to M1: Light Industrial, to facilitate the development of light industrial uses on the subject property. Retail, canna… | Schedule "A" | AF | M1, Z1 | Rezoned from AF to M1, Z1 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=13 |

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