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title: "Z20 zoning in Prince George: Patricia Residential | PG Pulse"
description: "Z20 (Patricia Residential) is a site specific zone for homes (row houses, stacked townhouses, apartments and congregate housing)."
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Site specific zone · section 15.20 of Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007

# Z20: Patricia Residential

Z20 (Patricia Residential) is a site specific zone for homes (row houses, stacked townhouses, apartments and congregate housing). Buildings can be up to 18 m tall and cover up to 55% of the lot.

[Read section 15.20 of the bylaw (PDF, opens in a new tab)](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=222) [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 site specific regulations for a multifamily development occurring within the Downtown”

Section 15.20.1 of the bylaw.

## What you can build and run here

In short: row houses, stacked townhouses, apartments, congregate housing.

### Main uses

Allowed on their own (principal uses).

- [apartment hotel](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#apartment-hotel)
- [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, row](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#housing-row)
- [housing, stacked row](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#housing-stacked-row)

### Extra uses

Allowed alongside a main use (secondary uses).

- [home business 1](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#home-business-1)

## Limits

_Main limits of the Z20 zone_

| Site coverage | 55% |
| --- | --- |
| Height | 18 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 Z20 applies

1 areas on the City’s zoning map, about 0 ha, covering 1 parcels.

## Rezonings

From the bylaw’s list of amendments since 2019: 1 into Z20, 0 out of it.

- 1404 Patricia Blvd.
  Jun 13, 2019 · Rezoned from C5 to Z20

This section was last changed by bylaw 9004.

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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Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, section 15.20](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=222) (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/Z20).

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## 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/z20

- **code**: Z20
- **codes**: Z20
- **name**: Patricia Residential
- **family**: Site specific
- **section**: 15.20
- **summary**: Z20 (Patricia Residential) is a site specific zone for homes (row houses, stacked townhouses, apartments and congregate housing). Buildings can be up to 18 m tall and cover up to 55% of the lot.
- **purpose**: The purpose of this zone is to provide site specific regulations for a multifamily development occurring within the Downtown
- **variants**: _none_
- **lot**: _none_
- **coverage**: 55
- **coverageVaries**: false
- **height**: 18
- **storeys**: _none_
- **setbacks**: _none_
- **density**: _none_
- **maxUnits**: _none_
- **unitsPerHa**: _none_
- **floorAreaRatio**: _none_
- **amendedBy**: 9004
- **bylawUrl**: <https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=222>
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/patricia-residential-z20/>
- **corrected**: false
- **polygons**: 1
- **parcels**: 1
- **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 |
| --- |
| apartment hotel |
| community care facility, minor |
| housing, apartment |
| housing, congregate |
| housing, row |
| housing, stacked row |


#### secondaryUses

| name |
| --- |
| home business 1 |


#### recentRezonings

| bylaw | adopted | type | subject | purpose | sections | from | to | summary | url |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 9004 | 2019-06-13 | Rezoning | 1404 Patricia Blvd. | Rezone from C5: Visitor Commercial to Z20: Patricia Residential | Schedule "A" | C5 | Z20 | Rezoned from C5 to Z20 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=15 |

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