--- title: "Z9 zoning in Prince George: Hill Avenue | PG Pulse" description: "Z9 (Hill Avenue) is a site specific zone for homes (detached houses, duplexes, fourplexes, row houses and stacked townhouses)." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/hill-avenue-z9/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/hill-avenue-z9.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:13:37.917Z --- Site specific zone · section 15.9 of Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 # Z9: Hill Avenue Z9 (Hill Avenue) is a site specific zone for homes (detached houses, duplexes, fourplexes, row houses and stacked townhouses). Up to 4 homes per lot where the small-scale housing rules apply. [Read section 15.9 of the bylaw (PDF, opens in a new tab)](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=205) [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 an innovative residential subdivision design for a variety of housing types along with neighbourhood commercial and recreation opportunities in a pedestrian friendly environment that focuses on green infrastructure. Bylaw 9466” Section 15.9.1 of the bylaw. ## What you can build and run here In short: detached houses, duplexes, fourplexes, row houses, stacked townhouses. ### Main uses Allowed on their own (principal uses). - [community care facility, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#community-care-facility-minor) - housing, apartment (B) - [housing, four-plex](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#housing-four-plex) - [housing, row](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#housing-row) - [housing, single detached](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#housing-single-detached) - [housing, stacked row](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#housing-stacked-row) - [housing, two-unit](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#housing-two-unit) - park (C) ### Extra uses Allowed alongside a main use (secondary uses). - health service, minor (B) - home business 1 (A and B) - office (B) - restaurant (B) - retail, general (B) - [secondary dwelling](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#secondary-dwelling) - [secondary suite](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#secondary-suite) - service, personal (B) ## Limits _Main limits of the Z9 zone_ | Homes per lot | up to 4 | | --- | --- | Density rule: “Housing, single Housing, two-unit All other housing detached Minimum Site Area 500 m² 500 m² 7,500 m² Maximum Site Area 800 m² 845 m² 10,000 m² Minimum Site Width 14.0 m 14.0 m 25.0 m Housing, single Housing, two-unit All other housing detached Minimum…” 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. ## Small-scale multi-unit housing (Bill 44) Z9 is one of the zones where lots over 280 m² can usually have up to 4 homes and smaller lots 3. [How it works](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/small-scale-housing/) (guidance). ## Where Z9 applies 3 areas on the City’s zoning map, about 5 ha, covering 81 parcels. ## Rezonings From the bylaw’s list of amendments: 0 into Z9, 0 out of it. No rezonings to or from Z9 in the amendment list. This section was last changed by bylaws 8256, 8380, 9466. 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: Z8 Regional Shopping](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/regional-shopping-z8/) [Next: Z10 Inland Plaza](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/inland-plaza-z10/) Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, section 15.9](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=205) (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/Z9). ## 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/z9 - **code**: Z9 - **codes**: Z9 - **name**: Hill Avenue - **family**: Site specific - **section**: 15.9 - **summary**: Z9 (Hill Avenue) is a site specific zone for homes (detached houses, duplexes, fourplexes, row houses and stacked townhouses). Up to 4 homes per lot where the small-scale housing rules apply. - **purpose**: The purpose of this zone is to provide an innovative residential subdivision design for a variety of housing types along with neighbourhood commercial and recreation opportunities in a pedestrian friendly environment that focuses on green infrastructure. Bylaw 9466 - **variants**: _none_ - **lot**: _none_ - **coverage**: _none_ - **coverageVaries**: false - **height**: _none_ - **storeys**: _none_ - **setbacks**: _none_ - **density**: Housing, single Housing, two-unit All other housing detached Minimum Site Area 500 m² 500 m² 7,500 m² Maximum Site Area 800 m² 845 m² 10,000 m² Minimum Site Width 14.0 m 14.0 m 25.0 m Housing, single Housing, two-unit All other housing detached Minimum… - **maxUnits**: 4 - **unitsPerHa**: _none_ - **floorAreaRatio**: _none_ - **amendedBy**: 8256, 8380, 9466 - **bylawUrl**: - **page**: - **corrected**: false - **polygons**: 3 - **parcels**: 81 - **areaHa**: 5 - **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 | | --- | | community care facility, minor | | housing, apartment (B) | | housing, four-plex | | housing, row | | housing, single detached | | housing, stacked row | | housing, two-unit | | park (C) | #### secondaryUses | name | | --- | | health service, minor (B) | | home business 1 (A and B) | | office (B) | | restaurant (B) | | retail, general (B) | | secondary dwelling | | secondary suite | | service, personal (B) | --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/hill-avenue-z9/. Guide for AI agents: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/llms.txt. Free API: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/developers/