--- title: "RM4 zoning in Prince George: Multiple Residential | PG Pulse" description: "RM4 (Multiple Residential) in Prince George: what RM4 allows, its lot and building limits, where it applies and recent rezonings." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/multiple-residential-rm4/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/multiple-residential-rm4.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:12:20.666Z --- Residential zone · section 10.12 of Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 # RM4: Multiple Residential RM4 (Multiple Residential) is a residential zone for homes (duplexes, fourplexes, row houses, stacked townhouses, apartments and congregate housing) and schools and institutions. Density is capped at about 90 homes per hectare. Buildings can be up to 12 m tall (3 storeys) and cover up to 55% of the lot. New lots need at least 1,000 m² and 22 m of frontage. [Read section 10.12 of the bylaw (PDF, opens in a new tab)](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=147) [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 90 dwellings/ha.” Section 10.12.1 of the bylaw. ## What you can build and run here In short: duplexes, fourplexes, row houses, stacked townhouses, apartments, congregate 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, 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). - [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 RM4 zone_ | Minimum lot width | 22 m | | --- | --- | | Minimum lot area | 1,000 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 | | Density | 90 homes per hectare | Density rule: “The maximum residential density is 90 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 RM4 applies 67 areas on the City’s zoning map, about 31 ha, covering 617 parcels. ## Rezonings From the bylaw’s list of amendments since 2007: 6 into RM4, 7 out of it. - 1700 Yew Street Sep 17, 2025 · Rezoned from RM3 to RM4 - 1788-1804 Upland Street Jun 12, 2024 · Rezoned from RM4 to RM5 - 2690 Queensway Apr 8, 2024 · Rezoned from C7 to RM4 - 1710 6th Ave Jul 10, 2023 · Rezoned from RS4 to RM4 - 1177 Foothills Boulevard Jan 16, 2023 · Rezoned from RM4 to RM6 - 1733 Upland St. Nov 4, 2019 · Rezoned from RM4 to RS2 - 4441, 4427 and 4413 Glen Shee Rd. Nov 26, 2018 · Rezoned from C4, RM4 to RM5 - 3450 15th Ave. Mar 27, 2017 · Rezoned from RM4 to RM7 [All 13 rezonings involving RM4](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/rezonings/?zone=RM4) This section was last changed by bylaws 8256, 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: RM3 Multiple Residential](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/multiple-residential-rm3/) [Next: RM5 Multiple Residential](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/multiple-residential-rm5/) Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, section 10.12](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=147) (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/RM4). ## 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/rm4 - **code**: RM4 - **codes**: RM4 - **name**: Multiple Residential - **family**: Residential - **section**: 10.12 - **summary**: RM4 (Multiple Residential) is a residential zone for homes (duplexes, fourplexes, row houses, stacked townhouses, apartments and congregate housing) and schools and institutions. Density is capped at about 90 homes per hectare. Buildings can be up to 12 m tall (3 storeys) and 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 for multiple housing with a maximum density of 90 dwellings/ha. - **variants**: _none_ - **coverage**: 55 - **coverageVaries**: false - **height**: 12 - **storeys**: 3 - **density**: The maximum residential density is 90 dwellings/ha. - **maxUnits**: _none_ - **unitsPerHa**: 90 - **floorAreaRatio**: _none_ - **amendedBy**: 8256, 9466 - **bylawUrl**: - **page**: - **corrected**: false - **polygons**: 67 - **parcels**: 617 - **areaHa**: 31 - **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, congregate | | housing, four-plex | | housing, row | | housing, stacked row | | housing, two-unit | #### secondaryUses | name | | --- | | home business 1 | | secondary suite | #### lot - **minWidth**: 22 - **minArea**: 1000 #### setbacks - **front**: 6 - **interiorSide**: 3 - **exteriorSide**: 3 - **rear**: 6 #### recentRezonings | bylaw | adopted | type | subject | purpose | sections | from | to | summary | url | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 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 | | 9459 | 2024-06-12 | Rezoning | 1788-1804 Upland Street | That the following lots be rezoned from RM4: Multiple Residential to RM5: Multiple Residential, as shown on Appendix "A", attached to and forming part of this … | Schedule "A" | RM4 | RM5 | Rezoned from RM4 to RM5 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=6 | | 9387 | 2024-04-08 | Rezoning | 2690 Queensway | That Block 28, District Lot 933, Cariboo District, Plan 727 Except Plan PGP37011, be rezoned from C7: Transitional Commercial to RM4: Multiple Residential, as … | Schedule "A" | C7 | RM4 | Rezoned from C7 to RM4 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=7 | | 9354 | 2023-07-10 | Rezoning | 1710 6th Ave | Rezone from RS4: Urban Residential to RM4: Multiple Residential, to facilitate a multifamily apartment on the subject property or other uses, pursuant to the R… | Schedule "A" | RS4 | RM4 | Rezoned from RS4 to RM4 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=9 | | 9215 | 2023-01-16 | Rezoning | 1177 Foothills Boulevard | Rezone from RM4: Mulitpe Residential to RM6: Mid-Rise Residential, to facilitate the development of a six-storey apartment building on the subject property. | Schedule "A" | RM4 | RM6 | Rezoned from RM4 to RM6 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=11 | | 9059 | 2019-11-04 | Rezoning | 1733 Upland St. | Rezone from RM4: Multiple Residential to RS2: Single Residential to facilitate the construction of future accessory buildings | Schedule "A" | RM4 | RS2 | Rezoned from RM4 to RS2 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=15 | | 8962 | 2018-11-26 | Rezoning | 4441, 4427 and 4413 Glen Shee Rd. | Rezone from C4: Local Commercial and RM4: Multiple Residential to RM5: Multiple Residential to facilitate construction of apartment | Schedule "A" | C4, RM4 | RM5 | Rezoned from C4, RM4 to RM5 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=16 | | 8731 | 2017-03-27 | Rezoning | 3450 15th Ave. | Rezone from RM4: Multiple Residential to RM7: High-rise Residential | Schedule "A" | RM4 | RM7 | Rezoned from RM4 to RM7 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=19 | | 8736 | 2016-09-19 | Rezoning | 1811 Spruce St. | Rezone from RM4: Multiple Residential and RM6: Mid-rise Residential to RM6: Mid-rise Residential to facilitate the development of mid-rise-residential not-for-… | Schedule "A" | RM4, RM6 | RM6 | Rezoned from RM4, RM6 to RM6 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=20 | | 8132 | 2012-06-25 | Rezoning | 8230 & 830 LaSalle Ave. | Rezone from RS2: Single Residential to RM4: Multiple Residential | Schedule "A" | RS2 | RM4 | Rezoned from RS2 to RM4 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=24 | --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/multiple-residential-rm4/. 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