--- title: "Z5 zoning in Prince George: Auto-Oriented Retail | PG Pulse" description: "Z5 (Auto-Oriented Retail) is a site specific zone for vehicle sales and service, shops and services, hotels and industry and warehousing." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/auto-oriented-retail-z5/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/auto-oriented-retail-z5.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:12:48.017Z --- Site specific zone · section 15.5 of Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 # Z5: Auto-Oriented Retail Z5 (Auto-Oriented Retail) is a site specific zone for vehicle sales and service, shops and services, hotels and industry and warehousing. Buildings can be up to 12 m tall and cover up to 30% of the lot. New lots need at least 1.6 ha and 50 m of frontage. [Read section 15.5 of the bylaw (PDF, opens in a new tab)](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=200) [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 site-specific regulations for a specific area, primarily for auto-oriented retail and wholesale uses that have screened outdoor storage or display.” Section 15.5.1 of the bylaw. ## What you can build and run here In short: vehicle sales and service; shops and services; hotels; industry and warehousing. ### Main uses Allowed on their own (principal uses). - [building & garden supply](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#building-and-garden-supply) - [hotel](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#hotel) - [motel](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#motel) - [parking, non-accessory](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#parking-non-accessory) - [restaurant](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#restaurant) - [retail, general](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#retail-general) - [service station, major](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-station-major) - [service station, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-station-minor) - [vehicle repair, major](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#vehicle-repair-major) - [vehicle repair, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#vehicle-repair-minor) - [vehicle sale, major](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#vehicle-sale-major) - [vehicle sale, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#vehicle-sale-minor) - [wholesale](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#wholesale) ### Extra uses Allowed alongside a main use (secondary uses). None listed. ## Limits _Main limits of the Z5 zone_ | Minimum lot width | 50 m | | --- | --- | | Minimum lot area | 1.6 ha | | Site coverage | 30% | | Height | 12 m | | Front yard | 9 m | | Interior side yard | 9 m | | Exterior side yard | 9 m | | Rear yard | 9 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 Z5 applies 1 areas on the City’s zoning map, about 3 ha, covering 1 parcels. ## Rezonings From the bylaw’s list of amendments: 0 into Z5, 0 out of it. No rezonings to or from Z5 in the amendment list. 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: Z4 Limited Retail](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/limited-retail-z4/) [Next: Z6 Casino & Accommodation](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/casino-and-accommodation-z6/) Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, section 15.5](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=200) (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/Z5). ## More in City [See all in City](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/browse/#city) - [City services Garbage, water, taxes, permits](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/city/) - [Garbage day Your next pickup](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/tools/garbage-day/) - [Emergency and safety Numbers, urgent care, live alerts](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/emergency/) - [What’s being built Permits and rezonings by street](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/development/) - [Public services Offices, clinics, open now](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/services/) - [Pools, arenas and halls City hall, rec centres, halls to rent](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/facilities/) ## 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/z5 - **code**: Z5 - **codes**: Z5 - **name**: Auto-Oriented Retail - **family**: Site specific - **section**: 15.5 - **summary**: Z5 (Auto-Oriented Retail) is a site specific zone for vehicle sales and service, shops and services, hotels and industry and warehousing. Buildings can be up to 12 m tall and cover up to 30% of the lot. New lots need at least 1.6 ha and 50 m of frontage. - **purpose**: The purpose of this zone is to provide site-specific regulations for a specific area, primarily for auto-oriented retail and wholesale uses that have screened outdoor storage or display. - **secondaryUses**: _none_ - **variants**: _none_ - **coverage**: 30 - **coverageVaries**: false - **height**: 12 - **storeys**: _none_ - **density**: _none_ - **maxUnits**: _none_ - **unitsPerHa**: _none_ - **floorAreaRatio**: _none_ - **amendedBy**: 8256 - **bylawUrl**: - **page**: - **corrected**: false - **polygons**: 1 - **parcels**: 1 - **areaHa**: 3 - **recentRezonings**: _none_ - **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 | | --- | | building & garden supply | | hotel | | motel | | parking, non-accessory | | restaurant | | retail, general | | service station, major | | service station, minor | | vehicle repair, major | | vehicle repair, minor | | vehicle sale, major | | vehicle sale, minor | | wholesale | #### lot - **minWidth**: 50 - **minArea**: 16000 #### setbacks - **front**: 9 - **rear**: 9 - **interiorSide**: 9 - **exteriorSide**: 9 --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/auto-oriented-retail-z5/. Guide for AI agents: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/llms.txt. Free API: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/developers/