--- title: "RM7 zoning in Prince George: High-rise Residential" description: "RM7 (High-rise Residential) in Prince George: what RM7 allows, its lot and building limits, where it applies and recent rezonings." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/high-rise-residential-rm7/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/high-rise-residential-rm7.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:13:11.921Z --- Residential zone · section 10.15 of Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 # RM7: High-rise Residential RM7 (High-rise Residential) is a residential zone for homes (row houses, stacked townhouses, apartments, congregate housing and supportive housing) and schools and institutions. Density is capped at about 280 homes per hectare. Buildings can be up to 55 m tall and cover up to 55% of the lot. New lots need at least 1,800 m² and 30 m of frontage. [Read section 10.15 of the bylaw (PDF, opens in a new tab)](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=152) [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 high-rise multiple housing with a maximum density of 280 dwellings/ha for areas defined by the OCP as suitable for higher density housing.” Section 10.15.1 of the bylaw. ## What you can build and run here In short: row houses, stacked townhouses, apartments, congregate housing, supportive housing; schools and institutions. ### Main uses Allowed on their own (principal uses). - [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) - [apartment hotel](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#apartment-hotel) - [housing, apartment](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#housing-apartment) - [housing, congregate](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#housing-congregate) - housing, fourplex - [housing, row](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#housing-row) - [housing, stacked row](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#housing-stacked-row) - [religious assembly](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#religious-assembly) only on sites less than 1.0 ha. - [housing, supportive](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#housing-supportive) only on Parcel A (W19288), Parcel C (Plan B7858), Lot 19 and Lot 20, Block 257, District Lot 343, Cariboo District, Plan ### Extra uses Allowed alongside a main use (secondary uses). - [club](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#club) - [health service, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#health-service-minor) - [home business 1](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#home-business-1) - [retail, convenience](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#retail-convenience) - [secondary suite](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#secondary-suite) - [service, massage therapy](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-massage-therapy) - [service, personal](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-personal) ## Limits _Main limits of the RM7 zone_ | Minimum lot width | 30 m | | --- | --- | | Minimum lot area | 1,800 m² | | Site coverage | 55% | | Height | 55 m | | Front yard | 4.5 m | | Interior side yard | 3 m | | Exterior side yard | 3 m | | Rear yard | 4.5 m | | Density | 280 homes per hectare | Density rule: “The maximum density is 280 dwellings/ha.” 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 RM7 applies 13 areas on the City’s zoning map, about 4 ha, covering 159 parcels. ## Rezonings From the bylaw’s list of amendments since 2017: 2 into RM7, 1 out of it. - 2026 McAndrew Crescent Feb 5, 2024 · Rezoned from AG, C5, C4 to RS2, RM7 - 1584 8th Avenue Jun 28, 2021 · Rezoned from RM7 to C7 - 3450 15th Ave. Mar 27, 2017 · Rezoned from RM4 to RM7 This section was last changed by bylaws 8256, 9358. 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: RM6 Mid-rise Residential](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/mid-rise-residential-rm6/) [Next: RM8 Mixed-Use Residential](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/mixed-use-residential-rm8/) Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, section 10.15](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=152) (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/RM7). ## 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/rm7 - **code**: RM7 - **codes**: RM7 - **name**: High-rise Residential - **family**: Residential - **section**: 10.15 - **summary**: RM7 (High-rise Residential) is a residential zone for homes (row houses, stacked townhouses, apartments, congregate housing and supportive housing) and schools and institutions. Density is capped at about 280 homes per hectare. Buildings can be up to 55 m tall and cover up to 55% of the lot. New lots need at least 1,800 m² and 30 m of frontage. - **purpose**: The purpose of this zone is to provide for high-rise multiple housing with a maximum density of 280 dwellings/ha for areas defined by the OCP as suitable for higher density housing. - **variants**: _none_ - **coverage**: 55 - **coverageVaries**: false - **height**: 55 - **storeys**: _none_ - **density**: The maximum density is 280 dwellings/ha. - **maxUnits**: _none_ - **unitsPerHa**: 280 - **floorAreaRatio**: _none_ - **amendedBy**: 8256, 9358 - **bylawUrl**: - **page**: - **corrected**: false - **polygons**: 13 - **parcels**: 159 - **areaHa**: 4 - **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 | note | | --- | --- | | community care facility, major | | | community care facility, minor | | | apartment hotel | | | housing, apartment | | | housing, congregate | | | housing, fourplex | | | housing, row | | | housing, stacked row | | | religious assembly | only on sites less than 1.0 ha. | | housing, supportive | only on Parcel A (W19288), Parcel C (Plan B7858), Lot 19 and Lot 20, Block 257, District Lot 343, Cariboo District, Plan | #### secondaryUses | name | | --- | | club | | health service, minor | | home business 1 | | retail, convenience | | secondary suite | | service, massage therapy | | service, personal | #### lot - **minWidth**: 30 - **minArea**: 1800 #### setbacks - **front**: 4.5 - **interiorSide**: 3 - **exteriorSide**: 3 - **rear**: 4.5 #### recentRezonings | bylaw | adopted | type | subject | purpose | sections | from | to | summary | url | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 9279 | 2024-02-05 | Rezoning | 2026 McAndrew Crescent | That Lot 26, District Lot 4377, Cariboo District, Plan 8233, be rezoned from AG: Greenbelt to RS2: Single Residential That Parcel A (W19288), Parcel C (Plan B7… | Schedule "A" | AG, C5, C4 | RS2, RM7 | Rezoned from AG, C5, C4 to RS2, RM7 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=8 | | 9192 | 2021-06-28 | Rezoning | 1584 8th Avenue | Rezone from RM7: High-Rise Residential to C7: Transitional Commercial | Schedule "A" | RM7 | C7 | Rezoned from RM7 to C7 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=13 | | 8731 | 2017-03-27 | Rezoning | 3450 15th Ave. | Rezone from RM4: Multiple Residential to RM7: High-rise Residential | Schedule "A" | RM4 | RM7 | Rezoned from RM4 to RM7 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=19 | --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/high-rise-residential-rm7/. 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