--- title: "U1 zoning in Prince George: Minor Utilities | PG Pulse" description: "U1 (Minor Utilities) is a utility zone for industry and warehousing. What U1 allows, its lot and building limits, where it applies and recent rezonings." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/minor-utilities-u1/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/minor-utilities-u1.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:12:49.485Z --- Utility zone · section 14.1 of Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 # U1: Minor Utilities U1 (Minor Utilities) is a utility zone for industry and warehousing. Buildings can be up to 15 m tall. [Read section 14.1 of the bylaw (PDF, opens in a new tab)](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=193) [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 utilities that may only have a minor impact on adjacent uses.” Section 14.1.1 of the bylaw. ## What you can build and run here In short: industry and warehousing. ### Main uses Allowed on their own (principal uses). - [recycling centre, intermediate](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#recycling-centre-intermediate) - [recycling centre, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#recycling-centre-minor) - [utility, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#utility-minor) ### Extra uses Allowed alongside a main use (secondary uses). - [residential security/operator unit](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#residential-security-operator-unit) ## Limits _Main limits of the U1 zone_ | Height | 15 m | | --- | --- | | Front yard | 4.5 m | | Interior side yard | 4.5 m | | Exterior side yard | 4.5 m | | Rear yard | 4.5 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 U1 applies 81 areas on the City’s zoning map, about 256 ha, covering 423 parcels. ## Rezonings From the bylaw’s list of amendments since 2007: 0 into U1, 6 out of it. - 5001 North Nechako Road Feb 27, 2023 · Rezoned from AF, U1 to AG, C3, RM3, RS2, RT3 - 1077 Boundary Road and 8875 Willow Cale Road Aug 15, 2022 · Rezoned from U1 to M5 - 2068 and 2542 PG Pulpmill Road Nov 8, 2021 · Rezoned from M6, AF, AG, M3, U1 to M6, AF, AG, U1 - 2599 North Nechako Road and 4439 Craig Drive Sep 20, 2021 · Rezoned from AF, AG, P1, U1 to AG, P1, RM1, RS2, RT1 - 8670 Hwy 16W Feb 4, 2019 · Rezoned from U1, AR2 to U1 - Fraser River Bench Lands Mar 5, 2018 · Rezoned from P1, U1, AG, RS2, RM3 to AG, RS2, U1, P1, RM3, U2 - 990 Railway Ave. Jan 23, 2017 · Rezoned from U1, M3 to M3 - 1211, 1233, 1337 PG Pulpmill Rd. Jan 9, 2017 · Rezoned from AG, U1, AR1 to U2 [All 12 rezonings involving U1](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/rezonings/?zone=U1) 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: P7 University Hospital of Northern British Columbia](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/university-hospital-of-northern-british-columbia-p7/) [Next: U2 Major Utilities](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/major-utilities-u2/) Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, section 14.1](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=193) (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/U1). ## 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/u1 - **code**: U1 - **codes**: U1 - **name**: Minor Utilities - **family**: Utility - **section**: 14.1 - **summary**: U1 (Minor Utilities) is a utility zone for industry and warehousing. Buildings can be up to 15 m tall. - **purpose**: The purpose of this zone is to provide for utilities that may only have a minor impact on adjacent uses. - **variants**: _none_ - **lot**: _none_ - **coverage**: _none_ - **coverageVaries**: false - **height**: 15 - **storeys**: _none_ - **density**: _none_ - **maxUnits**: _none_ - **unitsPerHa**: _none_ - **floorAreaRatio**: _none_ - **amendedBy**: _none_ - **bylawUrl**: - **page**: - **corrected**: false - **polygons**: 81 - **parcels**: 423 - **areaHa**: 256 - **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 | | --- | | recycling centre, intermediate | | recycling centre, minor | | utility, minor | #### secondaryUses | name | | --- | | residential security/operator unit | #### setbacks - **front**: 4.5 - **rear**: 4.5 - **interiorSide**: 4.5 - **exteriorSide**: 4.5 #### recentRezonings | bylaw | adopted | type | subject | purpose | sections | from | to | summary | url | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 9275 | 2023-02-27 | Rezoning | 5001 North Nechako Road | Rezone from AF: Agriculture and Forestry and U1: Minor Utilities to AG: Greenbelt, C3: Neighbourhood Commercial, RM3: Multiple Residential, RS2: Single Residen… | Schedule "A" 11.3.2 | AF, U1 | AG, C3, RM3, RS2, RT3 | Rezoned from AF, U1 to AG, C3, RM3, RS2, RT3 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=10 | | 9318 | 2022-08-15 | Rezoning | 1077 Boundary Road and 8875 Willow Cale Road | Rezone a portion of the subject property from U1: Minor Utilities to M5: Heavy Industrial, to facilitate the development of an industrial warehouse on the subj… | Schedule "A" | U1 | M5 | Rezoned from U1 to M5 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=11 | | 9174 | 2021-11-08 | Rezoning | 2068 and 2542 PG Pulpmill Road | Rezone from M6: Special Heavy Industrial (4.7 ha), AF: Agriculture & Forestry (33.5 ha), AG: Greenbelt (24.0 h), M3: Business Industrial (0.35 ha) and U1: Mino… | Schedule "A" | M6, AF, AG, M3, U1 | M6, AF, AG, U1 | Rezoned from M6, AF, AG, M3, U1 to M6, AF, AG, U1 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=13 | | 9222 | 2021-09-20 | Rezoning | 2599 North Nechako Road and 4439 Craig Drive | Rezone from AF: Agriculture & Forestry, AG: Greenbelt, P1: Parks and Recreation, U1: Minor Utility to AG: Greenbelt, P1: Parks and Recreation, RM1: Multiple Re… | Schedule "A" | AF, AG, P1, U1 | AG, P1, RM1, RS2, RT1 | Rezoned from AF, AG, P1, U1 to AG, P1, RM1, RS2, RT1 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=13 | | 8982 | 2019-02-04 | Rezoning | 8670 Hwy 16W | Rezone from U1: Minor Utilities and AR2: Rural Residential to U1: Minor Utilities to facilitate water pump station | Schedule "A" | U1, AR2 | U1 | Rezoned from U1, AR2 to U1 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=16 | | 8645 | 2018-03-05 | Rezoning | Fraser River Bench Lands | Rezone from P1: Parks and Recreation and U1: Minor Utilities to AG: Greenbelt, RS2: Single Residential, and U1: Minor Utilities; Rezone from AG: Greenbelt, P1:… | Schedule "A" | P1, U1, AG, RS2, RM3 | AG, RS2, U1, P1, RM3, U2 | Rezoned from P1, U1, AG, RS2, RM3 to AG, RS2, U1, P1, RM3, U2 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=18 | | 8804 | 2017-01-23 | Rezoning | 990 Railway Ave. | Rezone from U1: Minor Utilities and M3: Business Industrial to M3: Business Industrial | Schedule "A" | U1, M3 | M3 | Rezoned from U1, M3 to M3 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=19 | | 8795 | 2017-01-09 | Rezoning | 1211, 1233, 1337 PG Pulpmill Rd. | Rezone from AG: Greenbelt, U1: Minor Utilities, and AR1: Rural Residential to U2: Major Utilities | Schedule "A" | AG, U1, AR1 | U2 | Rezoned from AG, U1, AR1 to U2 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=19 | | 8264 | 2010-03-29 | Rezoning | 1002 Railway Rd./990 Industrial Way | Rezone from M2: General Industrial and U1: Minor Utilities to M2: General Industrial to allow consistency in zoning and land use policies | Schedule "A" | M2, U1 | M2 | Rezoned from M2, U1 to M2 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=27 | | 7827 | 2009-09-14 | Rezoning | 5867 Leland Rd. | Rezone from AR2: Rural Residential and U1: Minor Utilities to RS2: Single Residential and U1: Minor Utilities | Schedule "A" | AR2, U1 | RS2, U1 | Rezoned from AR2, U1 to RS2, U1 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=28 | --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/minor-utilities-u1/. 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