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title: "Z16 zoning in Prince George: Blackburn Commercial | PG Pulse"
description: "Z16 (Blackburn Commercial) is a site specific zone for shops and services, industry and warehousing, parks and recreation and schools and institutions."
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Site specific zone · section 15.16 of Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007

# Z16: Blackburn Commercial

Z16 (Blackburn Commercial) is a site specific zone for shops and services, industry and warehousing, parks and recreation and schools and institutions. Buildings can be up to 15 m tall and cover up to 70% of the lot. New lots need at least 15 ha.

[Read section 15.16 of the bylaw (PDF, opens in a new tab)](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=215) [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 to serve residents of the Blackburn area by offering retail and service commercial uses that are accessed primarily by vehicle. Deleted by Bylaw No. 9443,”

Section 15.16.1 of the bylaw.

## What you can build and run here

In short: shops and services; industry and warehousing; parks and recreation; schools and institutions; vehicle sales and service; farming.

### Main uses

Allowed on their own (principal uses).

- [animal shelter](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#animal-shelter)
- [auction, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#auction-minor)
- [building & garden supply](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#building-and-garden-supply)
- [contractor service, major](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#contractor-service-major)
- [contractor service, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#contractor-service-minor)
- [education, commercial](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#education-commercial)
- [greenhouse & plant nursery](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#greenhouse-and-plant-nursery)
- [health service, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#health-service-minor)
- [manufacturing, custom indoor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#manufacturing-custom-indoor)
- [outdoor storage](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#outdoor-storage)
- [recreation, indoor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#recreation-indoor)
- [recreation, outdoor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#recreation-outdoor)
- recycling center, minor
- [restaurant](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#restaurant)
- [retail, convenience](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#retail-convenience)
- [retail, farmers market](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#retail-farmers-market)
- [retail, general](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#retail-general)
- [retail, liquor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#retail-liquor)
- [self-storage facility](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#self-storage-facility)
- [service, business support](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-business-support)
- [service, financial](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-financial)
- [service, household repair](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-household-repair)
- [service, massage therapy](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-massage-therapy)
- [service, personal](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-personal)
- service, pet grooming & daycare
- [service station, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-station-minor)
- [vehicle repair, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#vehicle-repair-minor)
- [vehicle wash, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#vehicle-wash-minor)
- [veterinary service, major](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#veterinary-service-major)
- [veterinary service, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#veterinary-service-minor)
- warehousing 15.16.3 2024

### Extra uses

Allowed alongside a main use (secondary uses).

- [residential security/operator unit](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#residential-security-operator-unit)

## Limits

_Main limits of the Z16 zone_

| Minimum lot area | 15 ha |
| --- | --- |
| Site coverage | 70% |
| Height | 15 m |
| Rear yard | 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 Z16 applies

No areas of this zone on the City’s map right now.

## Rezonings

From the bylaw’s list of amendments since 2024: 1 into Z16, 1 out of it.

- 4330 Giscome Road
  Oct 6, 2025 · Rezoned from Z16 to M2
- 4330 Giscome Road
  Jul 8, 2024 · Rezoned from AF to Z16

This section was last changed by bylaws 8256, 8406, 9443.

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: Z15 Highland Community Centre](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/highland-community-centre-z15/) [Next: Z17 Monterey Road Comprehensive](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/monterey-road-comprehensive-z17/)

Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, section 15.16](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=215) (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/Z16).

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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/z16

- **code**: Z16
- **codes**: Z16
- **name**: Blackburn Commercial
- **family**: Site specific
- **section**: 15.16
- **summary**: Z16 (Blackburn Commercial) is a site specific zone for shops and services, industry and warehousing, parks and recreation and schools and institutions. Buildings can be up to 15 m tall and cover up to 70% of the lot. New lots need at least 15 ha.
- **purpose**: The Purpose of this zone is to provide site-specific regulations to serve residents of the Blackburn area by offering retail and service commercial uses that are accessed primarily by vehicle. Deleted by Bylaw No. 9443,
- **variants**: _none_
- **coverage**: 70
- **coverageVaries**: false
- **height**: 15
- **storeys**: _none_
- **density**: _none_
- **maxUnits**: _none_
- **unitsPerHa**: _none_
- **floorAreaRatio**: _none_
- **amendedBy**: 8256, 8406, 9443
- **bylawUrl**: <https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=215>
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/blackburn-commercial-z16/>
- **corrected**: false
- **polygons**: 0
- **parcels**: 0
- **areaHa**: 0
- **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 |
| --- |
| animal shelter |
| auction, minor |
| building & garden supply |
| contractor service, major |
| contractor service, minor |
| education, commercial |
| greenhouse & plant nursery |
| health service, minor |
| manufacturing, custom indoor |
| outdoor storage |
| recreation, indoor |
| recreation, outdoor |
| recycling center, minor |
| restaurant |
| retail, convenience |
| retail, farmers market |
| retail, general |
| retail, liquor |
| self-storage facility |
| service, business support |
| service, financial |
| service, household repair |
| service, massage therapy |
| service, personal |
| service, pet grooming & daycare |
| service station, minor |
| vehicle repair, minor |
| vehicle wash, minor |
| veterinary service, major |
| veterinary service, minor |
| warehousing 15.16.3 2024 |


#### secondaryUses

| name |
| --- |
| residential security/operator unit |


#### lot

- **minArea**: 150000


#### setbacks

- **rear**: 5


#### recentRezonings

| bylaw | adopted | type | subject | purpose | sections | from | to | summary | url |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 9546 | 2025-10-06 | Rezoning | 4330 Giscome Road | That Lot A, District Lot 632, Cariboo District, Plan 20590, Except Plans PGP36403 and PGP40335 be rezoned from "Z16: Blackburn Commercial" to "M2: General Indu… | Schedule "A" | Z16 | M2 | Rezoned from Z16 to M2 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=4 |
| 9443 | 2024-07-08 | Rezoning and text amendment | 4330 Giscome Road | Schedule Site-specific text amendments to Section 15.16 - "Z16: Blackburn Commercial" Sections: 15.6.2; That Lot A, District Lot 632, Cariboo District, Plan 20… | "G"; Schedule "A" 15.16.1; 15.16.3; 15.16.6 1. 15.16.6 2. 15.16.6 3. 15.16.7 1. 15.16.7 2. 15.16.7 4. 15.16.7 7. | AF | Z16 | Rezoned from AF to Z16 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=6 |

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