--- title: "P4 zoning in Prince George: Higher Education | PG Pulse" description: "P4 (Higher Education) is a recreation and institutional zone for schools and institutions. Buildings can be up to 30 m tall." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/higher-education-p4/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/higher-education-p4.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:12:51.022Z --- Recreation and institutional zone · section 13.4 of Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 # P4: Higher Education P4 (Higher Education) is a recreation and institutional zone for schools and institutions. Buildings can be up to 30 m tall. [Read section 13.4 of the bylaw (PDF, opens in a new tab)](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=188) [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 colleges and universities and related facilities and services.” Section 13.4.1 of the bylaw. ## What you can build and run here In short: schools and institutions. ### Main uses Allowed on their own (principal uses). - [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) ### Extra uses Allowed alongside a main use (secondary 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) - [exhibition & convention facility](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#exhibition-and-convention-facility) - [library & exhibit](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#library-and-exhibit) - [liquor primary establishment, major](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#liquor-primary-establishment-major) - [liquor primary establishment, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#liquor-primary-establishment-minor) - [park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#park) - [recreation, indoor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#recreation-indoor) - [recreation, outdoor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#recreation-outdoor) - [restaurant](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#restaurant) - [retail, convenience](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#retail-convenience) - [retail, general](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#retail-general) - [self-storage facility](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#self-storage-facility) - [service, personal](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-personal) - [warehousing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#warehousing) ## Limits _Main limits of the P4 zone_ | Height | 30 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 P4 applies 5 areas on the City’s zoning map, about 298 ha, covering 13 parcels. ## Rezonings From the bylaw’s list of amendments: 0 into P4, 0 out of it. No rezonings to or from P4 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: P3 Major Institutional](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/major-institutional-p3/) [Next: P5 Cemetery](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/cemetery-p5/) Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, section 13.4](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=188) (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/P4). ## 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/p4 - **code**: P4 - **codes**: P4 - **name**: Higher Education - **family**: Recreation and institutional - **section**: 13.4 - **summary**: P4 (Higher Education) is a recreation and institutional zone for schools and institutions. Buildings can be up to 30 m tall. - **purpose**: The purpose of this zone is to provide for colleges and universities and related facilities and services. - **variants**: _none_ - **lot**: _none_ - **coverage**: _none_ - **coverageVaries**: false - **height**: 30 - **storeys**: _none_ - **setbacks**: _none_ - **density**: _none_ - **maxUnits**: _none_ - **unitsPerHa**: _none_ - **floorAreaRatio**: _none_ - **amendedBy**: 8256 - **bylawUrl**: - **page**: - **corrected**: false - **polygons**: 5 - **parcels**: 13 - **areaHa**: 298 - **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 | | --- | | education | | education, commercial | | education, higher | #### secondaryUses | name | | --- | | community care facility, major | | community care facility, minor | | exhibition & convention facility | | library & exhibit | | liquor primary establishment, major | | liquor primary establishment, minor | | park | | recreation, indoor | | recreation, outdoor | | restaurant | | retail, convenience | | retail, general | | self-storage facility | | service, personal | | warehousing | --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/higher-education-p4/. Guide for AI agents: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/llms.txt. Free API: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/developers/