--- title: "RM3 zoning in Prince George: Multiple Residential | PG Pulse" description: "RM3 (Multiple Residential) in Prince George: what RM3 allows, its lot and building limits, where it applies and recent rezonings." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/multiple-residential-rm3/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/multiple-residential-rm3.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:12:20.019Z --- Residential zone · section 10.11 of Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 # RM3: Multiple Residential RM3 (Multiple Residential) is a residential zone for homes (detached houses, duplexes, fourplexes, row houses, stacked townhouses, apartments, congregate housing and supportive housing) 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 750 m² and 18 m of frontage. [Read section 10.11 of the bylaw (PDF, opens in a new tab)](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=145) [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 multiple housing with a maximum density of 60 dwellings/ha.” Section 10.11.1 of the bylaw. ## What you can build and run here In short: detached houses, duplexes, fourplexes, row houses, stacked townhouses, apartments, congregate housing, supportive housing; 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, 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, single detached](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#housing-single-detached) - [housing, stacked row](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#housing-stacked-row) - [housing, Supportive](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#housing-supportive) only on Parcel Z (DF24049) of District Lot 1429, Cariboo District, Plan 646 Except the East 256 Feet Thereof and Plans 20803 and PGP40268 - housing Supportiveonly on Lots 1 – 3, District Lot 937, Cariboo District, Plan 18167 - [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 RM3 zone_ | Minimum lot width | 18 m | | --- | --- | | Minimum lot area | 750 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) RM3 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 RM3 applies 119 areas on the City’s zoning map, about 103 ha, covering 1,287 parcels. ## Rezonings From the bylaw’s list of amendments since 2007: 20 into RM3, 8 out of it. - 4445 North Nechako Road Aug 17, 2026 · Rezoned from RS2, RT1 to RM3, RS2 - 2000 Central Street E Aug 17, 2026 · Rezoned from RM3 to Z22 - 9153 Twinberry Drive Mar 9, 2026 · Rezoned from RS2, RM1, RM3 to RM9, AG - 2940 14th Avenue Feb 23, 2026 · Rezoned from RM3 to RM6 - 1700 Yew Street Sep 17, 2025 · Rezoned from RM3 to RM4 - 1115 La Salle Avenue Oct 7, 2024 · Rezoned from RS2 to RM3 - 4443 and 4505 Ospika Blvd Aug 16, 2023 · Rezoned from AF to RS2, RM3, AG - 5001 North Nechako Road Feb 27, 2023 · Rezoned from AF, U1 to AG, C3, RM3, RS2, RT3 [All 30 rezonings involving RM3](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/rezonings/?zone=RM3) This section was last changed by bylaws 8256, 9138, 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: RM2 Multiple Residential](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/multiple-residential-rm2/) [Next: RM4 Multiple Residential](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/multiple-residential-rm4/) Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, section 10.11](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=145) (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/RM3). ## 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/rm3 - **code**: RM3 - **codes**: RM3 - **name**: Multiple Residential - **family**: Residential - **section**: 10.11 - **summary**: RM3 (Multiple Residential) is a residential zone for homes (detached houses, duplexes, fourplexes, row houses, stacked townhouses, apartments, congregate housing and supportive housing) 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 750 m² and 18 m of frontage. - **purpose**: The purpose of this zone is to provide for multiple housing with a maximum density of 60 dwellings/ha. - **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, 9138, 9630, 9635 - **bylawUrl**: - **page**: - **corrected**: false - **polygons**: 119 - **parcels**: 1287 - **areaHa**: 103 - **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 | | --- | --- | | community care facility, major | | | community care facility, minor | | | housing, apartment | | | housing, congregate | | | housing, four-plex | | | housing, row | | | housing, single detached | | | housing, stacked row | | | housing, Supportive | only on Parcel Z (DF24049) of District Lot 1429, Cariboo District, Plan 646 Except the East 256 Feet Thereof and Plans 20803 and PGP40268 | | housing Supportive | only on Lots 1 – 3, District Lot 937, Cariboo District, Plan 18167 | | 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**: 18 - **minArea**: 750 #### setbacks - **front**: 6 - **interiorSide**: 3 - **exteriorSide**: 3 - **rear**: 6 #### recentRezonings | bylaw | adopted | type | subject | purpose | sections | from | to | summary | url | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 9564 | 2026-08-17 | Rezoning | 4445 North Nechako Road | That District Lot 4051, Cariboo District, Except Plans B3724, 22731, BCP4770, BCP4772, BCP20972 and EPP125307, be rezoned as follows: 1. a 4.7 hectares portion… | Schedule "A" | RS2, RT1 | RM3, RS2 | Rezoned from RS2, RT1 to RM3, RS2 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=2 | | 9548 | 2026-08-17 | Rezoning | 2000 Central Street E | To add a new zone "Z22: Mixed-Use Corridor and, That Lot 1, District Lots 936 and 1430, Cariboo District, Plan 15037, Section be rezoned from "RM3: Multiple Re… | 15.22 and, Schedule A | RM3 | Z22 | Rezoned from RM3 to Z22 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=2 | | 9519 | 2026-03-09 | Rezoning | 9153 Twinberry Drive | That a 10.6 ha portion of The South East¼ of District Lot 2432, Cariboo District, Except Plans 20571, PGP39486, PGP40491 and BCP28538, be rezoned from RS2: Sin… | Schedule "A" | RS2, RM1, RM3 | RM9, AG | Rezoned from RS2, RM1, RM3 to RM9, AG | 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 | | 9573 | 2025-09-17 | Rezoning | 1700 Yew Street | That Lot 19, District Lot 343, Cariboo District, Plan 18815, be rezoned from RM3: Multiple Residential to RM4: Multiple Residential | Schedule "A" | RM3 | RM4 | Rezoned from RM3 to RM4 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=5 | | 9491 | 2024-10-07 | Rezoning | 1115 La Salle Avenue | That Parcel B (Being a Consolidation of Lots 5-8, see CB1119619), Block 12, District Lot 933, Cariboo District, Plan 727, be rezoned from RS2: Single Residenti… | Schedule "A" | RS2 | RM3 | Rezoned from RS2 to RM3 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=5 | | 9335 | 2023-08-16 | Rezoning | 4443 and 4505 Ospika Blvd | That Lot A, District Lot 2003, Cariboo District, Plan PGP40105, Except Plan PGP46853, be rezoned from AF: Agriculture and Forestry (9.6 hectares) to RS2: Singl… | Schedule "A" | AF | RS2, RM3, AG | Rezoned from AF to RS2, RM3, AG | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=9 | | 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 | | 9247 | 2022-05-09 | Rezoning | 7215 and 7163 Kelly Road | Rezone from AF: Agriculture and Forestry to RM3: Mulitple Residential to facilitate development of a seniors' congregate housing facility. | Schedule "A" | AF | RM3 | Rezoned from AF to RM3 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=12 | | 9205 | 2021-11-08 | Rezoning | 1330-1380 Foothills Boulevard | Rezone from RM3: Multiple Residential to RM5: Mulitple Residential to facilitate construction of three (3) apartment buildings | Schedule "A" | RM3 | RM5 | Rezoned from RM3 to RM5 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=13 | --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/multiple-residential-rm3/. 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