--- title: "Z12 zoning: Non-Profit Housing Zoning District | PG Pulse" description: "Z12 (Non-Profit Housing Zoning District) is a site specific zone for homes (apartments and congregate housing)." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/non-profit-housing-zoning-district-z12/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/non-profit-housing-zoning-district-z12.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:15:22.811Z --- Site specific zone · section 15.12 of Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 # Z12: Non-Profit Housing Zoning District Z12 (Non-Profit Housing Zoning District) is a site specific zone for homes (apartments and congregate housing). Buildings can be up to 14 m tall (3 storeys) and cover up to 50% of the lot. New lots need at least 1,500 m² and 45 m of frontage. [Read section 15.12 of the bylaw (PDF, opens in a new tab)](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=211) [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 facilitate the development of non-profit housing.” Section 15.12.1 of the bylaw. ## What you can build and run here In short: apartments, congregate housing. ### Main uses Allowed on their own (principal uses). - [housing, apartment](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#housing-apartment) - [housing, congregate](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#housing-congregate) - [housing, transitional](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#housing-transitional) ### Extra uses Allowed alongside a main use (secondary uses). - health service, minor to housing transitional - office to housing, transitional ## Limits _Main limits of the Z12 zone_ | Minimum lot width | 45 m | | --- | --- | | Minimum lot area | 1,500 m² | | Site coverage | 50% | | Height | 14 m | | Storeys | 3 | | Front yard | 3 m | | Interior side yard | 3 m | | Exterior side yard | 3 m | | Rear yard | 3 m | 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 Z12 applies 2 areas on the City’s zoning map, about 0 ha, covering 2 parcels. ## Rezonings From the bylaw’s list of amendments since 2007: 2 into Z12, 0 out of it. - 1915 3rd Ave. Jan 22, 2018 · Rezoned from C5 to Z12 - 1686 Queensway Dec 17, 2007 · Rezoned from C5 to Z12 This section was last changed by bylaws 8050, 8884. 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. 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Data: [JSON](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1/zones/Z12). ## 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/z12 - **code**: Z12 - **codes**: Z12 - **name**: Non-Profit Housing Zoning District - **family**: Site specific - **section**: 15.12 - **summary**: Z12 (Non-Profit Housing Zoning District) is a site specific zone for homes (apartments and congregate housing). Buildings can be up to 14 m tall (3 storeys) and cover up to 50% of the lot. New lots need at least 1,500 m² and 45 m of frontage. - **purpose**: The purpose of this zone is to facilitate the development of non-profit housing. - **variants**: _none_ - **coverage**: 50 - **coverageVaries**: false - **height**: 14 - **storeys**: 3 - **density**: _none_ - **maxUnits**: _none_ - **unitsPerHa**: _none_ - **floorAreaRatio**: _none_ - **amendedBy**: 8050, 8884 - **bylawUrl**: - **page**: - **corrected**: false - **polygons**: 2 - **parcels**: 2 - **areaHa**: 0 - **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 | | --- | | housing, apartment | | housing, congregate | | housing, transitional | #### secondaryUses | name | | --- | | health service, minor to housing transitional | | office to housing, transitional | #### lot - **minWidth**: 45 - **minArea**: 1500 #### setbacks - **front**: 3 - **rear**: 3 - **interiorSide**: 3 - **exteriorSide**: 3 #### recentRezonings | bylaw | adopted | type | subject | purpose | sections | from | to | summary | url | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 8884 | 2018-01-22 | Rezoning and text amendment | 1915 3rd Ave. | Rezone from C5: Visitor Commercial to Z12: Non-Profit Housing; Delete and Replace Section 15.12 Z12, Section 2.3.6 Definitions, Table 7-4; Table 7.6 | Schedule "A" 15.12 Z12 2.3.6 Table 7-4 Table 7.6 3.2 | C5 | Z12 | Rezoned from C5 to Z12 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=18 | | 7972 | 2007-12-17 | Rezoning and text amendment | 1686 Queensway | Add Section 15.12 Z12: Non-Profit Housing Zoning District and rezone from C5: Visitor Commercial to Z12: Non-Profit Housing | 15.12 Schedule "A" | C5 | Z12 | Rezoned from C5 to Z12 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=30 | --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/non-profit-housing-zoning-district-z12/. 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