--- title: "RM2 zoning in Prince George: Multiple Residential | PG Pulse" description: "RM2 (Multiple Residential) in Prince George: what RM2 allows, its lot and building limits, where it applies and recent rezonings." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/multiple-residential-rm2/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/multiple-residential-rm2.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:12:18.886Z --- Residential zone · section 10.10 of Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 # RM2: Multiple Residential RM2 (Multiple Residential) is a residential zone for homes (detached houses, duplexes, fourplexes, row houses, stacked townhouses and apartments) and schools and institutions. Up to 4 homes per lot where the small-scale housing rules apply. Buildings can be up to 12 m tall (3 storeys) and cover up to 55% of the lot. New lots need at least 845 m² and 20 m of frontage. [Read section 10.10 of the bylaw (PDF, opens in a new tab)](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=143) [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 primarily for row housing and apartments with not more than six units in a building, and a maximum density of 60 dwellings/ha. Bylaw 9466” Section 10.10.1 of the bylaw. ## What you can build and run here In short: detached houses, duplexes, fourplexes, row houses, stacked townhouses, apartments; schools and institutions. ### 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) - [housing, apartment](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#housing-apartment) - [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) ### Extra uses Allowed alongside a main use (secondary uses). - [bed & breakfast](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#bed-and-breakfast) only in single detached and two-unit housing - [home business 1](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#home-business-1) - [home business 2](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#home-business-2) only in single detached and two-unit housing - [secondary suite](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#secondary-suite) ## Limits _Main limits of the RM2 zone_ | Minimum lot width | 20 m | | --- | --- | | Minimum lot area | 845 m² | | Site coverage | 55% | | Height | 12 m | | Storeys | 3 | | Front yard | 6 m | | Interior side yard | 3 m | | Exterior side yard | 3 m | | Rear yard | 6 m | | Homes per lot | up to 4 | | Density | 60 homes per hectare | Density rule: “The maximum residential density is 60 dwellings/ha. Except the maximum residential density is three (3) dwelling units on a parcel 280 m² or less, and a minimum of four (4) dwelling units are permitted on a parcel greater than 280 m².” 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) RM2 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 RM2 applies 29 areas on the City’s zoning map, about 8 ha, covering 87 parcels. ## Rezonings From the bylaw’s list of amendments since 2009: 3 into RM2, 1 out of it. - 4054 and 4076 Weisbrod Road Feb 26, 2024 · Rezoned from RT1 to RM2 - Dawson Road (PID: 015-258-360) Jun 26, 2023 · Rezoned from RS2, RT3, AG to RM2, RS2, AG - 2863 Range Rd. Nov 26, 2018 · Rezoned from RS2 to RM2 - University Heights Jul 16, 2018 · Rezoned from RM2 to RS2, AG - 7364 & 7406 Hart Hwy Sep 14, 2009 · Rezoned from RS1, RM2, RM1 to RS1, RM2 This section was last changed by bylaws 8256, 9466, 9630, 9635. 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: RM1 Multiple Residential](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/multiple-residential-rm1/) [Next: RM3 Multiple Residential](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/multiple-residential-rm3/) Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, section 10.10](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=143) (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/RM2). ## 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/rm2 - **code**: RM2 - **codes**: RM2 - **name**: Multiple Residential - **family**: Residential - **section**: 10.10 - **summary**: RM2 (Multiple Residential) is a residential zone for homes (detached houses, duplexes, fourplexes, row houses, stacked townhouses and apartments) and schools and institutions. Up to 4 homes per lot where the small-scale housing rules apply. Buildings can be up to 12 m tall (3 storeys) and cover up to 55% of the lot. New lots need at least 845 m² and 20 m of frontage. - **purpose**: The purpose of this zone is to provide primarily for row housing and apartments with not more than six units in a building, and a maximum density of 60 dwellings/ha. Bylaw 9466 - **variants**: _none_ - **coverage**: 55 - **coverageVaries**: false - **height**: 12 - **storeys**: 3 - **density**: The maximum residential density is 60 dwellings/ha. Except the maximum residential density is three (3) dwelling units on a parcel 280 m² or less, and a minimum of four (4) dwelling units are permitted on a parcel greater than 280 m². - **maxUnits**: 4 - **unitsPerHa**: 60 - **floorAreaRatio**: _none_ - **amendedBy**: 8256, 9466, 9630, 9635 - **bylawUrl**: - **page**: - **corrected**: false - **polygons**: 29 - **parcels**: 87 - **areaHa**: 8 - **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 | | housing, apartment | | housing, four-plex | | housing, row | | housing, single detached | | housing, stacked row | | housing, two-unit | #### secondaryUses | name | note | | --- | --- | | bed & breakfast | only in single detached and two-unit housing | | home business 1 | | | home business 2 | only in single detached and two-unit housing | | secondary suite | | #### lot - **minWidth**: 20 - **minArea**: 845 #### setbacks - **front**: 6 - **interiorSide**: 3 - **exteriorSide**: 3 - **rear**: 6 #### recentRezonings | bylaw | adopted | type | subject | purpose | sections | from | to | summary | url | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 9435 | 2024-02-26 | Rezoning | 4054 and 4076 Weisbrod Road | That Lot 2, District Lot 2433, Cariboo District, Plan 16774 be rezoned from RT1: Two-Unit Residential to RM2: Multiple Residential to faciliatate a 14-unit mul… | Schedule "A" | RT1 | RM2 | Rezoned from RT1 to RM2 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=8 | | 9348 | 2023-06-26 | Rezoning | Dawson Road (PID: 015-258-360) | Rezone from RS2: Single Residential, RT3: Residential Cluster, and AG: Greenbelt to RM2: Multiple Residential, RS2: Single Residential, and AG: Greenbelt, to f… | Schedule "A" | RS2, RT3, AG | RM2, RS2, AG | Rezoned from RS2, RT3, AG to RM2, RS2, AG | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=9 | | 8792 | 2018-11-26 | Rezoning | 2863 Range Rd. | Rezone from RS2: Single Residential to RM2: Multiple Residential | Schedule "A" | RS2 | RM2 | Rezoned from RS2 to RM2 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=16 | | 8945 | 2018-07-16 | Rezoning | University Heights | Rezone from RM2: Multiple Residential to RS2: Single Residential and AG: Greenbelt | Schedule "A" | RM2 | RS2, AG | Rezoned from RM2 to RS2, AG | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=17 | | 8123 | 2009-09-14 | Rezoning | 7364 & 7406 Hart Hwy | Rezone from RS1: Suburban Residential, RM2: Multiple Residential, and RM1: Multiple Residential to RS1: Suburban Residential and RM2: Multiple Residential | Schedule "A" | RS1, RM2, RM1 | RS1, RM2 | Rezoned from RS1, RM2, RM1 to RS1, RM2 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=28 | --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/multiple-residential-rm2/. 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