--- title: "RM5 zoning in Prince George: Multiple Residential | PG Pulse" description: "RM5 (Multiple Residential) in Prince George: what RM5 allows, its lot and building limits, where it applies and recent rezonings." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/multiple-residential-rm5/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/multiple-residential-rm5.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:12:21.663Z --- Residential zone · section 10.13 of Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 # RM5: Multiple Residential RM5 (Multiple Residential) is a residential zone for homes (duplexes, fourplexes, row houses, stacked townhouses, apartments, congregate housing and supportive housing) and schools and institutions. Density is capped at about 125 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 10.13 of the bylaw (PDF, opens in a new tab)](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=148) [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 125 dwellings/ha for areas defined by the OCP as suitable for higher density housing. Bylaw 9466” Section 10.13.1 of the bylaw. ## What you can build and run here In short: 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, stacked row](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#housing-stacked-row) - [housing, supportive](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#housing-supportive) only on Lot 6, District Lot 343, Cariboo District, Plan 18815 - [housing, two-unit](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#housing-two-unit) - [religious assembly](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#religious-assembly) only on sites less than 1.0 ha. ### Extra uses Allowed alongside a main use (secondary uses). - [club](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#club) - [health service, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#health-service-minor) - [home business 1](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#home-business-1) - [retail, convenience](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#retail-convenience) - [retail, general](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#retail-general) only on Lot 6, District Lot 343, Cariboo District, Plan 18815 - [secondary suite](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#secondary-suite) - [service, massage therapy](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-massage-therapy) - [service, personal](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-personal) ## Limits _Main limits of the RM5 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 | 6 m | | Density | 125 homes per hectare | Density rule: “The maximum 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 RM5 applies 19 areas on the City’s zoning map, about 30 ha, covering 108 parcels. ## Rezonings From the bylaw’s list of amendments since 2015: 17 into RM5, 1 out of it. - 8640 St Lawrence Ave & 2800 Vista Ridge Drive Jun 23, 2025 · Rezoned from RS2 to RM5 - 1788-1804 Upland Street Jun 12, 2024 · Rezoned from RM4 to RM5 - 4292 22nd Ave May 6, 2024 · Rezoned from RM1, P1 to RM5 - 4393 Handlen Road Aug 28, 2023 · Rezoned from C6 to RM5 - 7171 Hart Highway Mar 13, 2023 · Rezoned from C3, C6 to C2, RM5 - 1050 and 1082 20th Avenue Feb 6, 2023 · Rezoned from RS4 to RM5 - 3961 Austin Road W Jul 11, 2022 · Rezoned from C7, RS2m to RM5 - 1330-1380 Foothills Boulevard Nov 8, 2021 · Rezoned from RM3 to RM5 [All 19 rezonings involving RM5](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/rezonings/?zone=RM5) 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: RM4 Multiple Residential](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/multiple-residential-rm4/) [Next: RM6 Mid-rise Residential](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/mid-rise-residential-rm6/) Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, section 10.13](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=148) (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/RM5). ## 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/rm5 - **code**: RM5 - **codes**: RM5 - **name**: Multiple Residential - **family**: Residential - **section**: 10.13 - **summary**: RM5 (Multiple Residential) is a residential zone for homes (duplexes, fourplexes, row houses, stacked townhouses, apartments, congregate housing and supportive housing) and schools and institutions. Density is capped at about 125 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 multiple housing with a maximum density of 125 dwellings/ha for areas defined by the OCP as suitable for higher density housing. Bylaw 9466 - **variants**: _none_ - **coverage**: 55 - **coverageVaries**: false - **height**: 15 - **storeys**: 4 - **density**: The maximum density is 125 dwellings/ha. - **maxUnits**: _none_ - **unitsPerHa**: 125 - **floorAreaRatio**: _none_ - **amendedBy**: 8256, 9466 - **bylawUrl**: - **page**: - **corrected**: false - **polygons**: 19 - **parcels**: 108 - **areaHa**: 30 - **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, stacked row | | | housing, supportive | only on Lot 6, District Lot 343, Cariboo District, Plan 18815 | | housing, two-unit | | | religious assembly | only on sites less than 1.0 ha. | #### secondaryUses | name | note | | --- | --- | | club | | | health service, minor | | | home business 1 | | | retail, convenience | | | retail, general | only on Lot 6, District Lot 343, Cariboo District, Plan 18815 | | secondary suite | | | service, massage therapy | | | service, personal | | #### lot - **minWidth**: 22 - **minArea**: 1200 #### setbacks - **front**: 4.5 - **interiorSide**: 3 - **exteriorSide**: 3 - **rear**: 6 #### recentRezonings | bylaw | adopted | type | subject | purpose | sections | from | to | summary | url | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 9446 | 2025-06-23 | Rezoning | 8640 St Lawrence Ave & 2800 Vista Ridge Drive | That Lot 1 District Lot 1605 Cariboo District Plan 30863, Except Plans 34562 PGP38585,PGP41824,PGP46265,PGP46269,BCP25534,B CP36464,EPP41947, and EPP131558, be… | Schedule "A" | RS2 | RM5 | Rezoned from RS2 to RM5 | 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 | | 9372 | 2024-05-06 | Rezoning | 4292 22nd Ave | That Lot 1, District Lot 2611, Cariboo District, Plan BCP36922, be rezoned from RM1: Multiple Residential and P1: Parks and Recreation to RM5: Multiple Residen… | Schedule "A" | RM1, P1 | RM5 | Rezoned from RM1, P1 to RM5 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=7 | | 9398 | 2023-08-28 | Rezoning | 4393 Handlen Road | That Lot 1, District Lot 404 7, Cariboo District, Plan 31724, Except Plan 31959 be rezoned from C6: Highway Commercial to RM5: Multiple Residential | Schedule "A" | C6 | RM5 | Rezoned from C6 to RM5 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=9 | | 9288 | 2023-03-13 | Rezoning | 7171 Hart Highway | Rezone from C3: Neighbourhood Commercial and C6: Highway Commercial to C2: Regional Commercial and RM5: Multiple Residential, to facilitate a mix of commercial… | Schedule "A" | C3, C6 | C2, RM5 | Rezoned from C3, C6 to C2, RM5 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=10 | | 9349 | 2023-02-06 | Rezoning | 1050 and 1082 20th Avenue | Rezone from RS4: Urban Residential to RM5: Multiple Residential, to facilitate development of a mixed-use apartment on the subject properties. | Schedule "A" | RS4 | RM5 | Rezoned from RS4 to RM5 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=10 | | 9261 | 2022-07-11 | Rezoning | 3961 Austin Road W | Rezone from C7: Transitional Commercial and RS2m: Single Residential to RM5: Multiple Residential to facilitate the development of a mixed-use apartment on the… | Schedule "A" | C7, RS2m | RM5 | Rezoned from C7, RS2m to RM5 | 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 | | 9157 | 2021-08-16 | Rezoning | 4500 Ospika Blvd | Rezone from RM1: Mulitple Residential to RM5: Multiple Residential | Schedule "A" | RM1 | RM5 | Rezoned from RM1 to RM5 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=13 | | 9083 | 2020-09-14 | Rezoning | 1919 17th Ave. | Rezone from RM5: Multiple Residential, RM3: Multiple Residential and P2: Minor Institutional to RM5: Multiple Residential and C3: Neighbourhood Commercial | Schedule "A" | RM5, RM3, P2 | RM5, C3 | Rezoned from RM5, RM3, P2 to RM5, C3 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=14 | --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/multiple-residential-rm5/. 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