--- title: "P1 zoning in Prince George: Parks and Recreation | PG Pulse" description: "P1 (Parks and Recreation) is a recreation and institutional zone for parks and recreation. Buildings can be up to 12 m tall and cover up to 30% of the lot." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/parks-and-recreation-p1/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/parks-and-recreation-p1.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:13:37.731Z --- Recreation and institutional zone · section 13.1 of Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 # P1: Parks and Recreation P1 (Parks and Recreation) is a recreation and institutional zone for parks and recreation. Buildings can be up to 12 m tall and cover up to 30% of the lot. New lots need at least 500 m² and 15 m of frontage. [Read section 13.1 of the bylaw (PDF, opens in a new tab)](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=185) [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 the preservation and enhancement of open space while supporting limited, complementary secondary uses.” Section 13.1.1 of the bylaw. ## What you can build and run here In short: parks and recreation. ### Main uses Allowed on their own (principal uses). - [park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#park) - [recreation, outdoor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#recreation-outdoor) ### Extra uses Allowed alongside a main use (secondary uses). - [boat launch](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#boat-launch) - [boat lift](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#boat-lift) - [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) - [dock](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#dock) - [equestrian centre, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#equestrian-centre-minor) - [residential security/operator unit](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#residential-security-operator-unit) - [restaurant](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#restaurant) - [retail, convenience](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#retail-convenience) - [utility, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#utility-minor) ## Limits _Main limits of the P1 zone_ | Minimum lot width | 15 m | | --- | --- | | Minimum lot area | 500 m² | | Site coverage | 30% | | Height | 12 m | | Front yard | 6 m | | Interior side yard | 3 m | | Exterior side yard | 4.5 m | | Rear yard | 6 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 P1 applies 285 areas on the City’s zoning map, about 779 ha, covering 557 parcels. ## Rezonings From the bylaw’s list of amendments since 2007: 9 into P1, 23 out of it. - 4750 1st Avenue Aug 31, 2026 · Rezoned from AF to P1 - 1950 Gorse Street Jan 12, 2026 · Rezoned from P1 to P2 - 101 George Street Jul 28, 2025 · Rezoned from P1 to C1 - 4292 22nd Ave May 6, 2024 · Rezoned from RM1, P1 to RM5 - 2021 Foothills Boulevard Sep 11, 2023 · Rezoned from AG, AF to P1 - 4114 Balsum Road Dec 19, 2022 · Rezoned from P1 to RT1, RS2 - 4798 Martin Road Feb 7, 2022 · Rezoned from AG, P1 to RS2m - 2599 North Nechako Road and 4439 Craig Drive Sep 20, 2021 · Rezoned from AF, AG, P1, U1 to AG, P1, RM1, RS2, RT1 [All 39 rezonings involving P1](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/rezonings/?zone=P1) 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: M7 Concrete and Asphalt](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/concrete-and-asphalt-m7/) [Next: P2 Minor Institutional](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/minor-institutional-p2/) Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, section 13.1](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=185) (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/P1). ## 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/p1 - **code**: P1 - **codes**: P1 - **name**: Parks and Recreation - **family**: Recreation and institutional - **section**: 13.1 - **summary**: P1 (Parks and Recreation) is a recreation and institutional zone for parks and recreation. Buildings can be up to 12 m tall and cover up to 30% of the lot. New lots need at least 500 m² and 15 m of frontage. - **purpose**: The purpose of this zone is to provide for the preservation and enhancement of open space while supporting limited, complementary secondary uses. - **variants**: _none_ - **coverage**: 30 - **coverageVaries**: false - **height**: 12 - **storeys**: _none_ - **density**: _none_ - **maxUnits**: _none_ - **unitsPerHa**: _none_ - **floorAreaRatio**: _none_ - **amendedBy**: _none_ - **bylawUrl**: - **page**: - **corrected**: false - **polygons**: 285 - **parcels**: 557 - **areaHa**: 779 - **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 | | --- | | park | | recreation, outdoor | #### secondaryUses | name | | --- | | boat launch | | boat lift | | community care facility, major | | community care facility, minor | | dock | | equestrian centre, minor | | residential security/operator unit | | restaurant | | retail, convenience | | utility, minor | #### lot - **minWidth**: 15 - **minArea**: 500 #### setbacks - **front**: 6 - **interiorSide**: 3 - **exteriorSide**: 4.5 - **rear**: 6 #### recentRezonings | bylaw | adopted | type | subject | purpose | sections | from | to | summary | url | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 9634 | 2026-08-31 | Rezoning | 4750 1st Avenue | That a 4.4-hectare portion of Parcel A, District Lots 482, 1530 and 2608, Cariboo District, Plan PGP42492, Except Plans BCP12109, BCP12110, BCP13017 and BCP448… | Schedule "A" | AF | P1 | Rezoned from AF to P1 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=2 | | 9592 | 2026-01-12 | Rezoning | 1950 Gorse Street | That a 0.38 hectare portion of Parcel X (Plan 17962) of District Lot 343, Cariboo District, Plan 1268, Except Plan 17963, be rezoned from "P1: Parks and Recrea… | Schedule "A" | P1 | P2 | Rezoned from P1 to P2 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=4 | | 9561 | 2025-07-28 | Rezoning | 101 George Street | That Block E, District Lot 343, CD, Plan 8816, be rezoned from P1: Parks and Recreation to C1: Downtown | Schedule "A" | P1 | C1 | Rezoned from P1 to C1 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=5 | | 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 | | 9357 | 2023-09-11 | Rezoning | 2021 Foothills Boulevard | That Lot A, District Lots 4050 and 4052, Cariboo District, Plan EPP72369, be rezoned from AG: Greenbelt and AF: Agriculture and Forestry to P1: Parks and Recre… | Schedule "A" | AG, AF | P1 | Rezoned from AG, AF to P1 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=9 | | 9116 | 2022-12-19 | Rezoning | 4114 Balsum Road | Rezone from P1: Parks and Recreation to RT1: Two-Unit Residential and RS2: Single Residential, to facilitate a six-lot subdivision on the subject property. | Schedule "A" | P1 | RT1, RS2 | Rezoned from P1 to RT1, RS2 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=11 | | 9230 | 2022-02-07 | Rezoning | 4798 Martin Road | Rezone from AG: Greenbelt and P1: Parks and Recreation to RS2m: Single Residential | Schedule "A" | AG, P1 | RS2m | Rezoned from AG, P1 to RS2m | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=13 | | 9222 | 2021-09-20 | Rezoning | 2599 North Nechako Road and 4439 Craig Drive | Rezone from AF: Agriculture & Forestry, AG: Greenbelt, P1: Parks and Recreation, U1: Minor Utility to AG: Greenbelt, P1: Parks and Recreation, RM1: Multiple Re… | Schedule "A" | AF, AG, P1, U1 | AG, P1, RM1, RS2, RT1 | Rezoned from AF, AG, P1, U1 to AG, P1, RM1, RS2, RT1 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=13 | | 9185 | 2021-08-30 | Rezoning | St. Lawrence Avenue | Rezone from P1: Parks and Recreation to RS2: Single Residential and RS2: Single Residential to RM3: Multiple Residential to facilitate a future single-family r… | Schedule "A" | P1 | RS2, RM3 | Rezoned from P1 to RS2, RM3 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=13 | | 9119 | 2020-06-29 | Rezoning | 9500 Woodvalley Drive | Rezone from AF: Agriculture & Forestry, AG: Greenbelt, P1: Parks and Recreation, RM1: Multiple Residential, RS1: Suburban Residential, and RS2: Single Resident… | Schedule "A" | AF, AG, P1, RM1, RS1, RS2 | AG, P1, RS2 | Rezoned from AF, AG, P1, RM1, RS1, RS2 to AG, P1, RS2 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=14 | --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/parks-and-recreation-p1/. 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