--- title: "Z17 zoning in Prince George: Monterey Road Comprehensive" description: "Z17 (Monterey Road Comprehensive) in Prince George: what Z17 allows, its lot and building limits, where it applies and recent rezonings." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/monterey-road-comprehensive-z17/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/monterey-road-comprehensive-z17.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:13:12.309Z --- Site specific zone · section 15.17 of Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 # Z17: Monterey Road Comprehensive Z17 (Monterey Road Comprehensive) is a site specific zone for shops and services, homes (row houses, stacked townhouses and apartments), schools and institutions and offices. Density is capped at about 125 homes per hectare. Buildings can cover up to 55% of the lot. New lots need at least 1,000 m² and 22 m of frontage. [Read section 15.17 of the bylaw (PDF, opens in a new tab)](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=217) [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 site specific regulations to create a neighbourhood node through a mix of compatible residential and commercial uses. The permitted residential density is 125 dwellings/ha.” Section 15.17.1 of the bylaw. ## What you can build and run here In short: row houses, stacked townhouses, apartments; shops and services; schools and institutions; offices; parks and recreation. ### Main uses Allowed on their own (principal uses). - [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) - [health service, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#health-service-minor) - [housing, apartment](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#housing-apartment) - [housing, row](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#housing-row) - [housing, stacked row](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#housing-stacked-row) - [office](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#office) - [recreation, indoor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#recreation-indoor) - [restaurant](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#restaurant) - [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) - [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) - [veterinary service, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#veterinary-service-minor) ### Extra uses Allowed alongside a main use (secondary uses). - [home business 1](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#home-business-1) - [secondary suite](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#secondary-suite) ## Limits _Main limits of the Z17 zone_ | Minimum lot width | 22 m | | --- | --- | | Minimum lot area | 1,000 m² | | Site coverage | 55% | | Storeys | 4 | | Front yard | 4.5 m | | Interior side yard | 3 m | | Exterior side yard | 3 m | | Rear yard | 6 m | | Density | 125 homes per hectare | Density rule: “The maximum residential density is 125 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 Z17 applies 1 areas on the City’s zoning map, about 2 ha, covering 3 parcels. ## Rezonings From the bylaw’s list of amendments since 2017: 0 into Z17, 1 out of it. - Monterey Rd. and Hwy 97 Apr 24, 2017 · Rezoned from C5, Z17, RS2m to C5, RS2m, AG This section was last changed by bylaws 9466, 9550. 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: Z16 Blackburn Commercial](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/blackburn-commercial-z16/) [Next: Z19 University Heights Neighbourhood Core](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/university-heights-neighbourhood-core-z19/) Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, section 15.17](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=217) (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/Z17). ## 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/z17 - **code**: Z17 - **codes**: Z17 - **name**: Monterey Road Comprehensive - **family**: Site specific - **section**: 15.17 - **summary**: Z17 (Monterey Road Comprehensive) is a site specific zone for shops and services, homes (row houses, stacked townhouses and apartments), schools and institutions and offices. Density is capped at about 125 homes per hectare. Buildings can cover up to 55% of the lot. New lots need at least 1,000 m² and 22 m of frontage. - **purpose**: The purpose of this zone is to provide site specific regulations to create a neighbourhood node through a mix of compatible residential and commercial uses. The permitted residential density is 125 dwellings/ha. - **variants**: _none_ - **coverage**: 55 - **coverageVaries**: false - **height**: _none_ - **storeys**: 4 - **density**: The maximum residential density is 125 dwellings/ha. - **maxUnits**: _none_ - **unitsPerHa**: 125 - **floorAreaRatio**: _none_ - **amendedBy**: 9466, 9550 - **bylawUrl**: - **page**: - **corrected**: false - **polygons**: 1 - **parcels**: 3 - **areaHa**: 2 - **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, major | | community care facility, minor | | education, commercial | | health service, minor | | housing, apartment | | housing, row | | housing, stacked row | | office | | recreation, indoor | | restaurant | | retail, convenience | | retail, farmers market | | retail, general | | service, business support | | service, financial | | service, household repair | | service, massage therapy | | service, personal | | service, pet grooming & day care | | veterinary service, minor | #### secondaryUses | name | | --- | | home business 1 | | secondary suite | #### lot - **minWidth**: 22 - **minArea**: 1000 #### setbacks - **front**: 4.5 - **rear**: 6 - **interiorSide**: 3 - **exteriorSide**: 3 #### recentRezonings | bylaw | adopted | type | subject | purpose | sections | from | to | summary | url | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 8768 | 2017-04-24 | Rezoning and text amendment | Monterey Rd. and Hwy 97 | Rezone from C5: Visitor Commercial, Z17: Monterey Road Commercial and RS2m: Single Residential to C5: Visitor Commercial, Z17 Monterey Road Commercial, RS2m: S… | Schedule "A" 5.15.2 15.15 - Z17 | C5, Z17, RS2m | C5, RS2m, AG | Rezoned from C5, Z17, RS2m to C5, RS2m, AG | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=19 | --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/monterey-road-comprehensive-z17/. 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