--- title: "C6 zoning in Prince George: Highway Commercial | PG Pulse" description: "C6 (Highway Commercial) is a commercial zone for shops and services, vehicle sales and service, schools and institutions and offices." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/highway-commercial-c6/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/highway-commercial-c6.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:13:06.804Z --- Commercial zone · section 11.6 of Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 # C6: Highway Commercial C6 (Highway Commercial) is a commercial zone for shops and services, vehicle sales and service, schools and institutions and offices. Buildings can be up to 12 m tall and cover up to 50% of the lot. New lots need at least 500 m² and 15 m of frontage. [Read section 11.6 of the bylaw (PDF, opens in a new tab)](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=168) [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 uses appropriate for some highway locations.” Section 11.6.1 of the bylaw. ## What you can build and run here In short: shops and services; vehicle sales and service; schools and institutions; offices; industry and warehousing; farming; parks and recreation. ### Main uses Allowed on their own (principal uses). - [auction, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#auction-minor) - [brewery & distillery, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#brewery-and-distillery-minor) · only in C6l - [building & garden supply](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#building-and-garden-supply) - [community Care Facility, Major](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#community-care-facility-major) only on Lot 3, District Lot 754, Cariboo District, Plan 23130 - [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) - [liquor primary establishment, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#liquor-primary-establishment-minor) only on Lot A, District Lot 1432, Cariboo District, Plan 26796 - [office](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#office) - [parking, non-accessory](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#parking-non-accessory) - [recreation, indoor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#recreation-indoor) - [recycling centre, intermediate](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#recycling-centre-intermediate) only on Lots 21 and 22, District Lot 753, Cariboo District, Plan - [recycling centre, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#recycling-centre-minor) - [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 C6c - [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) · only in C6l - [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 & day care](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-pet-grooming-and-day-care) - [service station, major](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-station-major) - [service station, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-station-minor) - [vehicle rental, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#vehicle-rental-minor) - [vehicle repair, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#vehicle-repair-minor) - [vehicle sale, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#vehicle-sale-minor) - [vehicle wash, major](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#vehicle-wash-major) - [vehicle wash, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#vehicle-wash-minor) - [veterinary service, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#veterinary-service-minor) ### Extra uses Allowed alongside a main use (secondary uses). - [residential security/operator unit](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#residential-security-operator-unit) ### Variants of C6 - C6c: same as C6, and cannabis retail is also allowed. - C6l: same as C6, and liquor retail, liquor primary establishments and a minor brewery or distillery are also allowed. ## Limits _Main limits of the C6 zone_ | Minimum lot width | 15 m | | --- | --- | | Minimum lot area | 500 m² | | Site coverage | 50% | | Height | 12 m | | Front yard | 0 m | | Interior side yard | 0 m | | Exterior side yard | 0 m | | Rear yard | 0 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 C6 applies 120 areas on the City’s zoning map, about 65 ha, covering 325 parcels. ## Rezonings From the bylaw’s list of amendments since 2007: 11 into C6, 11 out of it. - 1538 Highway 97 South Dec 1, 2025 · Rezoned from C5 to C6 - 2679 Queensway Sep 9, 2024 · Rezoned from RS2 to C6 - 2591 Vance Road Dec 4, 2023 · Rezoned from C6 to C6c - 4393 Handlen Road Aug 28, 2023 · Rezoned from C6 to RM5 - 7171 Hart Highway Mar 13, 2023 · Rezoned from C3, C6 to C2, RM5 - 3221 / 3191 Highway 16 Feb 6, 2023 · Rezoned from C5, AG to C6, AG - 4488 Highway 16 W Dec 19, 2022 · Rezoned from AF to C6 - 1933 Queensway May 9, 2022 · Rezoned from C6 to C4l [All 30 rezonings involving C6](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/rezonings/?zone=C6) This section was last changed by bylaws 8256, 8974, 9359, 9526. 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: C5 Visitor Commercial](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/visitor-commercial-c5/) [Next: C7 Transitional Commercial](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/transitional-commercial-c7/) Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, section 11.6](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=168) (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/C6). ## 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/c6 - **code**: C6 - **codes**: C6, C6c, C6l - **name**: Highway Commercial - **family**: Commercial - **section**: 11.6 - **summary**: C6 (Highway Commercial) is a commercial zone for shops and services, vehicle sales and service, schools and institutions and offices. Buildings can be up to 12 m tall and cover up to 50% of the lot. New lots need at least 500 m² and 15 m of frontage. - **purpose**: The purpose of this zone is to provide for uses appropriate for some highway locations. - **coverage**: 50 - **coverageVaries**: false - **height**: 12 - **storeys**: _none_ - **density**: _none_ - **maxUnits**: _none_ - **unitsPerHa**: _none_ - **floorAreaRatio**: _none_ - **amendedBy**: 8256, 8974, 9359, 9526 - **bylawUrl**: - **page**: - **corrected**: false - **polygons**: 120 - **parcels**: 325 - **areaHa**: 65 - **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 | | --- | --- | --- | | auction, minor | | | | brewery & distillery, minor | C6l | | | building & garden supply | | | | community Care Facility, Major | | only on Lot 3, District Lot 754, Cariboo District, Plan 23130 | | education, commercial | | | | greenhouse & plant nursery | | | | health service, minor | | | | liquor primary establishment, minor | | only on Lot A, District Lot 1432, Cariboo District, Plan 26796 | | office | | | | parking, non-accessory | | | | recreation, indoor | | | | recycling centre, intermediate | | only on Lots 21 and 22, District Lot 753, Cariboo District, Plan | | recycling centre, minor | | | | restaurant | | | | retail, adult-oriented | | | | retail, cannabis | C6c | | | retail, convenience | | | | retail, farmers market | | | | retail, general | | | | retail, liquor | C6l | | | self-storage facility | | | | service, business support | | | | service, financial | | | | service, household repair | | | | service, massage therapy | | | | service, personal | | | | service, pet grooming & day care | | | | service station, major | | | | service station, minor | | | | vehicle rental, minor | | | | vehicle repair, minor | | | | vehicle sale, minor | | | | vehicle wash, major | | | | vehicle wash, minor | | | | veterinary service, minor | | | #### secondaryUses | name | | --- | | residential security/operator unit | #### variants | code | meaning | | --- | --- | | C6c | cannabis retail is also allowed | | C6l | liquor retail, liquor primary establishments and a minor brewery or distillery are also allowed | #### lot - **minWidth**: 15 - **minArea**: 500 #### setbacks - **front**: 0 - **rear**: 0 - **interiorSide**: 0 - **exteriorSide**: 0 #### recentRezonings | bylaw | adopted | type | subject | purpose | sections | from | to | summary | url | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 9577 | 2025-12-01 | Rezoning | 1538 Highway 97 South | That Lot 1, District Lot 913, Cariboo District, Plan 29654, Except Plan 29773, be rezoned from C5: Visitor Commercial to C6: Highway Commercial". | Schedule "A" | C5 | C6 | Rezoned from C5 to C6 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=4 | | 9480 | 2024-09-09 | Rezoning | 2679 Queensway | That Parcel B (Being a Consolidation of Lots 7 and 8, see CB976688), Block 20, District Lot 933, Cariboo District, Plan 727, be rezoned from RS2: Single Reside… | Schedule "A" | RS2 | C6 | Rezoned from RS2 to C6 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=5 | | 9427 | 2023-12-04 | Rezoning | 2591 Vance Road | That Lot 1, District Lot 753, Caroboo District, Plan 10352, be rezoned from C6: Highway Commercial to C6c: Highway Commercial zoning designation. | Schedule "A" | C6 | C6c | Rezoned from C6 to C6c | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=8 | | 9427 | 2023-12-04 | Rezoning | 2591 Vance Road | That Lot 1, District Lot 753, Caroboo District, Plan 10352, be rezoned from C6: Highway Commercial to C6c: Highway Commercial zoning designation. | Schedule "A" | C6 | C6c | Rezoned from C6 to C6c | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=8 | | 9398 | 2023-08-28 | Rezoning | 4393 Handlen Road | That Lot 1, District Lot 404 7, Cariboo District, Plan 31724, Except Plan 31959 be rezoned from C6: Highway Commercial to RM5: Multiple Residential | Schedule "A" | C6 | RM5 | Rezoned from C6 to RM5 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=9 | | 9288 | 2023-03-13 | Rezoning | 7171 Hart Highway | Rezone from C3: Neighbourhood Commercial and C6: Highway Commercial to C2: Regional Commercial and RM5: Multiple Residential, to facilitate a mix of commercial… | Schedule "A" | C3, C6 | C2, RM5 | Rezoned from C3, C6 to C2, RM5 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=10 | | 9229 | 2023-02-06 | Rezoning | 3221 / 3191 Highway 16 | Rezone from C5: Visitor Commercial and AG: Greenbelt to C6: Highway Commercial and AG: Greenbelt, to facilitate the development of a power-sports dealership an… | Schedule "A" | C5, AG | C6, AG | Rezoned from C5, AG to C6, AG | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=10 | | 9289 | 2022-12-19 | Rezoning | 4488 Highway 16 W | Rezone from AF: Agriculture and Forestry (0.85 hectares) to C6: Highway Commercial, to facilitate a slef-storage facility on the subject property. | Schedule "A" | AF | C6 | Rezoned from AF to C6 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=11 | | 9268 | 2022-05-09 | Rezoning | 1933 Queensway | Rezone from C6:Highway Commercial to C4l: Local Commercial to facilitate the development of a retail liquor store. | Schedule "A" | C6 | C4l | Rezoned from C6 to C4l | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=12 | | 9064 | 2021-10-04 | Rezoning | 1880 Bowser Avenue, 1912, 1924, 1936, 1942, 1948, Willow Street and 1947 Vine Street | Rezone from RS4: Urban Residential to C6: Highway Commercial | Schedule "A" | RS4 | C6 | Rezoned from RS4 to C6 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=13 | --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/highway-commercial-c6/. 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