--- title: "RM6 zoning in Prince George: Mid-rise Residential | PG Pulse" description: "RM6 (Mid-rise Residential) in Prince George: what RM6 allows, its lot and building limits, where it applies and recent rezonings." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/mid-rise-residential-rm6/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/mid-rise-residential-rm6.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:13:10.601Z --- Residential zone · section 10.14 of Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 # RM6: Mid-rise Residential RM6 (Mid-rise Residential) is a residential zone for homes (fourplexes, row houses, stacked townhouses, apartments and congregate housing) and schools and institutions. Density is capped at about 140 homes per hectare. Buildings can be up to 30 m tall and cover up to 45% of the lot. New lots need at least 1,500 m² and 27 m of frontage. [Read section 10.14 of the bylaw (PDF, opens in a new tab)](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=150) [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 mid-rise multiple housing with a maximum density of 140 dwellings/ha for areas defined by the OCP as suitable for higher density housing.” Section 10.14.1 of the bylaw. ## What you can build and run here In short: fourplexes, row houses, stacked townhouses, apartments, congregate housing; schools and institutions. ### Main uses Allowed on their own (principal uses). - [apartment hotel](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#apartment-hotel) - [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) - [housing, apartment](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#housing-apartment) - [housing, congregate](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#housing-congregate) - [housing, four-plex](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#housing-four-plex) - [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. ### 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) - broadcasting Studio and Exhibition & Convention Facilityonly on Lot 2, District Lot 1429, Cariboo District, Plan EPP72370 ## Limits _Main limits of the RM6 zone_ | Minimum lot width | 27 m | | --- | --- | | Minimum lot area | 1,500 m² | | Site coverage | 45% | | Height | 30 m | | Front yard | 4.5 m | | Interior side yard | 3 m | | Exterior side yard | 3 m | | Rear yard | 4.5 m | | Density | 140 homes per hectare | Density rule: “The maximum density is 140 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 RM6 applies 26 areas on the City’s zoning map, about 10 ha, covering 206 parcels. ## Rezonings From the bylaw’s list of amendments since 2016: 4 into RM6, 0 out of it. - 2820-2880 15th Avenue May 25, 2026 · Rezoned from P3 to RM6 - 2940 14th Avenue Feb 23, 2026 · Rezoned from RM3 to RM6 - 1177 Foothills Boulevard Jan 16, 2023 · Rezoned from RM4 to RM6 - 5920 O’Grady Rd. Feb 5, 2018 · Rezoned from C2 to RM6 - 1811 Spruce St. Sep 19, 2016 · Rezoned from RM4, RM6 to RM6 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: RM5 Multiple Residential](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/multiple-residential-rm5/) [Next: RM7 High-rise Residential](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/high-rise-residential-rm7/) Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, section 10.14](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=150) (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/RM6). ## 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/rm6 - **code**: RM6 - **codes**: RM6 - **name**: Mid-rise Residential - **family**: Residential - **section**: 10.14 - **summary**: RM6 (Mid-rise Residential) is a residential zone for homes (fourplexes, row houses, stacked townhouses, apartments and congregate housing) and schools and institutions. Density is capped at about 140 homes per hectare. Buildings can be up to 30 m tall and cover up to 45% of the lot. New lots need at least 1,500 m² and 27 m of frontage. - **purpose**: The purpose of this zone is to provide for mid-rise multiple housing with a maximum density of 140 dwellings/ha for areas defined by the OCP as suitable for higher density housing. - **variants**: _none_ - **coverage**: 45 - **coverageVaries**: false - **height**: 30 - **storeys**: _none_ - **density**: The maximum density is 140 dwellings/ha. - **maxUnits**: _none_ - **unitsPerHa**: 140 - **floorAreaRatio**: _none_ - **amendedBy**: 8256 - **bylawUrl**: - **page**: - **corrected**: false - **polygons**: 26 - **parcels**: 206 - **areaHa**: 10 - **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 | | --- | --- | | apartment hotel | | | community care facility, major | | | community care facility, minor | | | housing, apartment | | | housing, congregate | | | housing, four-plex | | | housing, row | | | housing, stacked row | | | religious assembly | only on sites less than 1.0 ha. | #### secondaryUses | name | note | | --- | --- | | club | | | health service, minor | | | home business 1 | | | retail, convenience | | | secondary suite | | | service, massage therapy | | | service, personal | | | broadcasting Studio and Exhibition & Convention Facility | only on Lot 2, District Lot 1429, Cariboo District, Plan EPP72370 | #### lot - **minWidth**: 27 - **minArea**: 1500 #### setbacks - **front**: 4.5 - **interiorSide**: 3 - **exteriorSide**: 3 - **rear**: 4.5 #### recentRezonings | bylaw | adopted | type | subject | purpose | sections | from | to | summary | url | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 9593 | 2026-05-25 | Rezoning | 2820-2880 15th Avenue | That Lot 2, District Lot 1429, Cariboo District, Plan EPP72370 be rezoned from “P3: Major Institutional” to “RM6: Mid-rise Residential” as shown on Appendix “A… | Schedule "A 10.14.3 - uses | P3 | RM6 | Rezoned from P3 to RM6 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=3 | | 9582 | 2026-02-23 | Rezoning | 2940 14th Avenue | That Parcel A (being a consolidation of Lots 1 – 12, See BB649873), Block 41, District Lot 1429, Cariboo District, Plan 646, be rezoned from “RM3: Multiple Res… | Schedule "A" | RM3 | RM6 | Rezoned from RM3 to RM6 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=4 | | 9215 | 2023-01-16 | Rezoning | 1177 Foothills Boulevard | Rezone from RM4: Mulitpe Residential to RM6: Mid-Rise Residential, to facilitate the development of a six-storey apartment building on the subject property. | Schedule "A" | RM4 | RM6 | Rezoned from RM4 to RM6 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=11 | | 8861 | 2018-02-05 | Rezoning | 5920 O’Grady Rd. | Rezone from C2: Regional Commercial to RM6: Mid-Rise Residential | Schedule "A" | C2 | RM6 | Rezoned from C2 to RM6 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=18 | | 8736 | 2016-09-19 | Rezoning | 1811 Spruce St. | Rezone from RM4: Multiple Residential and RM6: Mid-rise Residential to RM6: Mid-rise Residential to facilitate the development of mid-rise-residential not-for-… | Schedule "A" | RM4, RM6 | RM6 | Rezoned from RM4, RM6 to RM6 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=20 | --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/mid-rise-residential-rm6/. 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