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title: "C1 zoning in Prince George: Downtown | PG Pulse"
description: "C1 (Downtown) in Prince George: what C1 allows, its lot and building limits, where it applies and recent rezonings."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/downtown-c1/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/downtown-c1.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:12:25.393Z
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Commercial zone · section 11.1 of Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007

# C1: Downtown

C1 (Downtown) is a commercial zone for shops and services, schools and institutions, homes (row houses, stacked townhouses, apartments and congregate housing) and vehicle sales and service. Density is capped at about 280 homes per hectare. Buildings can be up to 55 m tall and cover the whole lot. New lots need at least 135 m² and 4.5 m of frontage.

[Read section 11.1 of the bylaw (PDF, opens in a new tab)](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=158) [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 a mix of uses for the central business area of the city.”

Section 11.1.1 of the bylaw.

## What you can build and run here

In short: row houses, stacked townhouses, apartments, congregate housing; shops and services; schools and institutions; vehicle sales and service; hotels; parks and recreation; entertainment; offices; farming.

### Main uses

Allowed on their own (principal uses).

- [apartment hotel](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#apartment-hotel)
- [auction, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#auction-minor)
- [boarding or lodging house](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#boarding-or-lodging-house)
- [brewery & distillery, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#brewery-and-distillery-minor) · only in C1l
- [club](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#club)
- [community care facility, major](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#community-care-facility-major)
- [community care facility, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#community-care-facility-minor)
- [education](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#education)
- [education, commercial](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#education-commercial)
- [education, higher](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#education-higher)
- [emergency service](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#emergency-service)
- [entertainment, adult-oriented](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#entertainment-adult-oriented)
- [entertainment, spectator](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#entertainment-spectator)
- [exhibition & convention facility](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#exhibition-and-convention-facility)
- [greenhouse & plant nursery](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#greenhouse-and-plant-nursery)
- [health service, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#health-service-minor)
- [hotel](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#hotel)
- [housing, apartment](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#housing-apartment)
- [housing, congregate](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#housing-congregate)
- [housing, row](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#housing-row)
- [housing, stacked row](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#housing-stacked-row)
- [library & exhibit](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#library-and-exhibit)
- [liquor primary establishment, major](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#liquor-primary-establishment-major) · only in C1l
- [liquor primary establishment, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#liquor-primary-establishment-minor) · only in C1l
- [motel](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#motel)
- [office](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#office)
- [park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#park)
- [parking, non-accessory](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#parking-non-accessory)
- [recreation, indoor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#recreation-indoor)
- [religious assembly](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#religious-assembly)
- [restaurant](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#restaurant)
- [retail, adult-oriented](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#retail-adult-oriented)
- [retail, cannabis](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#retail-cannabis) · only in C1c
- [retail, convenience](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#retail-convenience)
- [retail, farmers market](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#retail-farmers-market)
- [retail, flea market](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#retail-flea-market)
- [retail, general](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#retail-general)
- [retail, liquor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#retail-liquor) · only in C1l
- [service, business support](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-business-support)
- [service, dating or escort](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-dating-or-escort)
- [service, financial](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-financial)
- [service, funeral](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-funeral)
- [service, household repair](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-household-repair)
- [service, massage](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-massage)
- [service, massage therapy](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-massage-therapy)
- [service, personal](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-personal)
- [service, pet grooming & day care](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-pet-grooming-and-day-care)
- [service station, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-station-minor)
- [temporary shelter services](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#temporary-shelter-services)
- [transportation depot](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#transportation-depot)
- [utility, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#utility-minor)
- [vehicle rental, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#vehicle-rental-minor)
- [vehicle repair, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#vehicle-repair-minor) only on lots abutting 1st Avenue (not including recreational vehicles)
- [vehicle sale, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#vehicle-sale-minor) only on lots abutting 1st Avenue (not including manufactured housing or recreational vehicles)
- [vehicle repair, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#vehicle-repair-minor) only on Lots 4-6, Block 21, District Lot 343, Cariboo District, Plan 1268

### Extra uses

Allowed alongside a main use (secondary uses).

- [home business 1](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#home-business-1)

### Variants of C1

- C1c: same as C1, and cannabis retail is also allowed.
- C1l: same as C1, and liquor retail, liquor primary establishments and a minor brewery or distillery are also allowed.

## Limits

_Main limits of the C1 zone_

| Minimum lot width | 4.5 m |
| --- | --- |
| Minimum lot area | 135 m² |
| Site coverage | 100% |
| Height | 55 m |
| Density | 280 homes per hectare |

Density rule: “The maximum residential density is 280 dwellings/ha., except the maximum residential density is 80 dwelling units on the consolidation of Parcel A (N24555) of Lot 8 and Lots 9-10, Block 173, District Lot 343, Cariboo District, Plan 1268.”

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 C1 applies

110 areas on the City’s zoning map, about 32 ha, covering 603 parcels.

## Rezonings

From the bylaw’s list of amendments since 2011: 3 into C1, 3 out of it.

- 101 George Street
  Jul 28, 2025 · Rezoned from P1 to C1
- 356 George Street
  Mar 24, 2025 · Rezoned from C1 to C1c
- 145 Brunswick Street
  May 27, 2024 · Rezoned from C1 to M1
- 409-445 George Str.
  Dec 21, 2020 · Rezoned from C1 to C1c
- 1180 3rd Ave.
  Nov 26, 2018 · Rezone from C1: Downtown to C1I: Downtown to facilitate a liquor primary license
- 725 Canada Games Way
  Apr 16, 2018 · Rezone from C1: Downtown to C1 Downtown and C1l: Downtown
- 808 Canada Games Way
  May 29, 2017 · Rezoned from C1 to C1l
- 1466 3rd Ave.
  May 29, 2017 · Rezoned from C1 to C1l

[All 15 rezonings involving C1](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/rezonings/?zone=C1)

This section was last changed by bylaws 8256, 8974, 9388, 9417.

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: RM9 Manufactured Home Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/manufactured-home-park-rm9/) [Next: C2 Regional Commercial](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/regional-commercial-c2/)

Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, section 11.1](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=158) (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/C1).

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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/c1

- **code**: C1
- **codes**: C1, C1c, C1l
- **name**: Downtown
- **family**: Commercial
- **section**: 11.1
- **summary**: C1 (Downtown) is a commercial zone for shops and services, schools and institutions, homes (row houses, stacked townhouses, apartments and congregate housing) and vehicle sales and service. Density is capped at about 280 homes per hectare. Buildings can be up to 55 m tall and cover the whole lot. New lots need at least 135 m² and 4.5 m of frontage.
- **purpose**: The purpose of this zone is to provide for a mix of uses for the central business area of the city.
- **coverage**: 100
- **coverageVaries**: false
- **height**: 55
- **storeys**: _none_
- **setbacks**: _none_
- **density**: The maximum residential density is 280 dwellings/ha., except the maximum residential density is 80 dwelling units on the consolidation of Parcel A (N24555) of Lot 8 and Lots 9-10, Block 173, District Lot 343, Cariboo District, Plan 1268.
- **maxUnits**: _none_
- **unitsPerHa**: 280
- **floorAreaRatio**: _none_
- **amendedBy**: 8256, 8974, 9388, 9417
- **bylawUrl**: <https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=158>
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/downtown-c1/>
- **corrected**: false
- **polygons**: 110
- **parcels**: 603
- **areaHa**: 32
- **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 | only | note |
| --- | --- | --- |
| apartment hotel |  |  |
| auction, minor |  |  |
| boarding or lodging house |  |  |
| brewery & distillery, minor | C1l |  |
| club |  |  |
| community care facility, major |  |  |
| community care facility, minor |  |  |
| education |  |  |
| education, commercial |  |  |
| education, higher |  |  |
| emergency service |  |  |
| entertainment, adult-oriented |  |  |
| entertainment, spectator |  |  |
| exhibition & convention facility |  |  |
| greenhouse & plant nursery |  |  |
| health service, minor |  |  |
| hotel |  |  |
| housing, apartment |  |  |
| housing, congregate |  |  |
| housing, row |  |  |
| housing, stacked row |  |  |
| library & exhibit |  |  |
| liquor primary establishment, major | C1l |  |
| liquor primary establishment, minor | C1l |  |
| motel |  |  |
| office |  |  |
| park |  |  |
| parking, non-accessory |  |  |
| recreation, indoor |  |  |
| religious assembly |  |  |
| restaurant |  |  |
| retail, adult-oriented |  |  |
| retail, cannabis | C1c |  |
| retail, convenience |  |  |
| retail, farmers market |  |  |
| retail, flea market |  |  |
| retail, general |  |  |
| retail, liquor | C1l |  |
| service, business support |  |  |
| service, dating or escort |  |  |
| service, financial |  |  |
| service, funeral |  |  |
| service, household repair |  |  |
| service, massage |  |  |
| service, massage therapy |  |  |
| service, personal |  |  |
| service, pet grooming & day care |  |  |
| service station, minor |  |  |
| temporary shelter services |  |  |
| transportation depot |  |  |
| utility, minor |  |  |
| vehicle rental, minor |  |  |
| vehicle repair, minor |  | only on lots abutting 1st Avenue (not including recreational vehicles) |
| vehicle sale, minor |  | only on lots abutting 1st Avenue (not including manufactured housing or recreational vehicles) |
| vehicle repair, minor |  | only on Lots 4-6, Block 21, District Lot 343, Cariboo District, Plan 1268 |


#### secondaryUses

| name |
| --- |
| home business 1 |


#### variants

| code | meaning |
| --- | --- |
| C1c | cannabis retail is also allowed |
| C1l | liquor retail, liquor primary establishments and a minor brewery or distillery are also allowed |


#### lot

- **minWidth**: 4.5
- **minArea**: 135


#### recentRezonings

| bylaw | adopted | type | subject | purpose | sections | from | to | summary | url |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 9561 | 2025-07-28 | Rezoning | 101 George Street | That Block E, District Lot 343, CD, Plan 8816, be rezoned from P1: Parks and Recreation to C1: Downtown | Schedule "A" | P1 | C1 | Rezoned from P1 to C1 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=5 |
| 9520 | 2025-03-24 | Rezoning | 356 George Street | That Lot 5, Block 135, District Lot 343, Cariboo District, Plan 1268, be rezoned from C1: Downtown to C1c: Downtown | Schedule "A" | C1 | C1c | Rezoned from C1 to C1c | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=5 |
| 9520 | 2025-03-24 | Rezoning | 356 George Street | That Lot 5, Block 135, District Lot 343, Cariboo District, Plan 1268, be rezoned from C1: Downtown to C1c: Downtown | Schedule "A" | C1 | C1c | Rezoned from C1 to C1c | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=5 |
| 9342 | 2024-05-27 | Rezoning | 145 Brunswick Street | That Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, Block 19, District Lot 343, Plan 1268 be rezoned from C1: Downtown to M1: Light Industrial, as shown on Appendix "A", attached to … | Schedule "A" | C1 | M1 | Rezoned from C1 to M1 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=7 |
| 9139 | 2020-12-21 | Rezoning | 409-445 George Str. | Rezone from C1: Downtown to C1c: Downtown to facilitate the continued operation of Retail, Cannabis | Schedule "A" | C1 | C1c | Rezoned from C1 to C1c | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=14 |
| 9139 | 2020-12-21 | Rezoning | 409-445 George Str. | Rezone from C1: Downtown to C1c: Downtown to facilitate the continued operation of Retail, Cannabis | Schedule "A" | C1 | C1c | Rezoned from C1 to C1c | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=14 |
| 8963 | 2018-11-26 | Rezoning | 1180 3rd Ave. | Rezone from C1: Downtown to C1I: Downtown to facilitate a liquor primary license | Schedule "A" | C1 |  | Rezone from C1: Downtown to C1I: Downtown to facilitate a liquor primary license | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=16 |
| 8925 | 2018-04-16 | Rezoning | 725 Canada Games Way | Rezone from C1: Downtown to C1 Downtown and C1l: Downtown | Schedule "A" | C1, C1l |  | Rezone from C1: Downtown to C1 Downtown and C1l: Downtown | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=17 |
| 8925 | 2018-04-16 | Rezoning | 725 Canada Games Way | Rezone from C1: Downtown to C1 Downtown and C1l: Downtown | Schedule "A" | C1, C1l |  | Rezone from C1: Downtown to C1 Downtown and C1l: Downtown | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=17 |
| 8859 | 2017-05-29 | Rezoning | 808 Canada Games Way | Rezone from C1: Downtown to C1l: Downtown | Schedule "A" | C1 | C1l | Rezoned from C1 to C1l | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=19 |

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