--- title: "RM8 zoning in Prince George: Mixed-Use Residential" description: "RM8 (Mixed-Use Residential) in Prince George: what RM8 allows, its lot and building limits, where it applies and recent rezonings." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/mixed-use-residential-rm8/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/mixed-use-residential-rm8.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:13:03.775Z --- Residential zone · section 10.16 of Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 # RM8: Mixed-Use Residential RM8 (Mixed-Use Residential) is a residential zone for homes (duplexes, fourplexes, row houses, stacked townhouses, apartments and congregate housing), shops and services, schools and institutions and offices. Density is capped at about 60 homes per hectare. Buildings can be up to 15 m tall (4 storeys) and cover up to 55% of the lot. New lots need at least 1,200 m² and 22 m of frontage. [Read section 10.16 of the bylaw (PDF, opens in a new tab)](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=154) [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 mixed-use developments which have a residential and local commercial focus within neighbourhood corridors.” Section 10.16.1 of the bylaw. ## What you can build and run here In short: duplexes, fourplexes, row houses, stacked townhouses, apartments, congregate housing; shops and services; schools and institutions; offices. ### Main uses Allowed on their own (principal uses). - [club](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#club) - [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) - [education, commercial](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#education-commercial) - [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) - [housing, two-unit](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#housing-two-unit) - [office](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#office) - [restaurant](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#restaurant) - [retail, general](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#retail-general) - [service, business support](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-business-support) - [service, financial](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-financial) - [service, massage therapy](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-massage-therapy) - [service, personal](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-personal) ### Extra uses Allowed alongside a main use (secondary uses). - home business 1, only to housing - [secondary suite](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#secondary-suite) ## Limits _Main limits of the RM8 zone_ | Minimum lot width | 22 m | | --- | --- | | Minimum lot area | 1,200 m² | | Site coverage | 55% | | Height | 15 m | | Storeys | 4 | | Front yard | 4.5 m | | Interior side yard | 3 m | | Exterior side yard | 3 m | | Rear yard | 4.5 m | | Density | 60 homes per hectare | Density rule: “The maximum density is 60 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 RM8 applies 1 areas on the City’s zoning map, about 0 ha, covering 3 parcels. ## Rezonings From the bylaw’s list of amendments since 2016: 1 into RM8, 0 out of it. - 2414 Vanier Dr. Dec 19, 2016 · Rezoned from P2 to P2, RM8, AG This section was last changed by bylaws 8700, 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: RM7 High-rise Residential](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/high-rise-residential-rm7/) [Next: RM9 Manufactured Home Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/manufactured-home-park-rm9/) Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, section 10.16](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=154) (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/RM8). ## 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/rm8 - **code**: RM8 - **codes**: RM8 - **name**: Mixed-Use Residential - **family**: Residential - **section**: 10.16 - **summary**: RM8 (Mixed-Use Residential) is a residential zone for homes (duplexes, fourplexes, row houses, stacked townhouses, apartments and congregate housing), shops and services, schools and institutions and offices. Density is capped at about 60 homes per hectare. Buildings can be up to 15 m tall (4 storeys) and cover up to 55% of the lot. New lots need at least 1,200 m² and 22 m of frontage. - **purpose**: The purpose of this zone is to provide for mixed-use developments which have a residential and local commercial focus within neighbourhood corridors. - **variants**: _none_ - **coverage**: 55 - **coverageVaries**: false - **height**: 15 - **storeys**: 4 - **density**: The maximum density is 60 dwellings/ha. - **maxUnits**: _none_ - **unitsPerHa**: 60 - **floorAreaRatio**: _none_ - **amendedBy**: 8700, 9466 - **bylawUrl**: - **page**: - **corrected**: false - **polygons**: 1 - **parcels**: 3 - **areaHa**: 0 - **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 | | --- | | club | | community care facility, major | | community care facility, minor | | education, commercial | | housing, apartment | | housing, congregate | | housing, four-plex | | housing, row | | housing, stacked row | | housing, two-unit | | office | | restaurant | | retail, general | | service, business support | | service, financial | | service, massage therapy | | service, personal | #### secondaryUses | name | | --- | | home business 1, only to housing | | secondary suite | #### lot - **minWidth**: 22 - **minArea**: 1200 #### setbacks - **front**: 4.5 - **rear**: 4.5 - **interiorSide**: 3 - **exteriorSide**: 3 #### recentRezonings | bylaw | adopted | type | subject | purpose | sections | from | to | summary | url | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 8700 | 2016-12-19 | Rezoning and text amendment | 2414 Vanier Dr. | Rezone from P2: Minor Institutional to P2: Minor Institutional, RM8: Mixed-Use Residential and AG: Greenbelt and add new Section 10.16 | Schedule "A" 10.16 | P2 | P2, RM8, AG | Rezoned from P2 to P2, RM8, AG | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=20 | --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/mixed-use-residential-rm8/. 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