--- title: "Z8 zoning in Prince George: Regional Shopping | PG Pulse" description: "Z8 (Regional Shopping) is a site specific zone for shops and services, vehicle sales and service, schools and institutions and hotels." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/regional-shopping-z8/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/regional-shopping-z8.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:13:38.327Z --- Site specific zone · section 15.8 of Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 # Z8: Regional Shopping Z8 (Regional Shopping) is a site specific zone for shops and services, vehicle sales and service, schools and institutions and hotels. Buildings can be up to 12 m tall and cover up to 30% of the lot. New lots need at least 1,000 m² and 22 m of frontage. [Read section 15.8 of the bylaw (PDF, opens in a new tab)](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=203) [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 regional shopping areas, primarily for retail uses that require large, low profile buildings or large tenancies within buildings.” Section 15.8.1 of the bylaw. ## What you can build and run here In short: shops and services; vehicle sales and service; schools and institutions; hotels; parks and recreation; offices; farming. ### Main uses Allowed on their own (principal uses). - [building & garden supply](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#building-and-garden-supply) - [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) - [greenhouse & plant nursery](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#greenhouse-and-plant-nursery) - [health service, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#health-service-minor) - [hotel](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#hotel) - [library & exhibit](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#library-and-exhibit) - [liquor primary establishment, major](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#liquor-primary-establishment-major) only for Lot B, District Lot 8180, Cariboo District, Plan BCP25328 Except Plan EPP43542 - [motel](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#motel) - [office](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#office) - [recreation, indoor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#recreation-indoor) - [recreation, outdoor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#recreation-outdoor) - [recycling centre, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#recycling-centre-minor) - [restaurant](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#restaurant) - retail, cannabis permittedonly on Lot A, District Lot 2003, Cariboo District, Plan BCP26820 - [retail, farmers market](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#retail-farmers-market) - [retail, general](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#retail-general) - retail, liquor permittedonly on Lot A, District Lot 2003, Cariboo District, Plan BCP26820 - [service, financial](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-financial) - [service, household repair](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-household-repair) - [service, massage therapy](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-massage-therapy) - [service, personal](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-personal) - [service, pet grooming & day care](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-pet-grooming-and-day-care) - [service station, major](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-station-major) - [service station, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-station-minor) - [vehicle rental, major](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#vehicle-rental-major) - [vehicle rental, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#vehicle-rental-minor) - [vehicle repair, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#vehicle-repair-minor) - [vehicle sale, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#vehicle-sale-minor) - [vehicle wash, major](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#vehicle-wash-major) - [vehicle wash, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#vehicle-wash-minor) ### Extra uses Allowed alongside a main use (secondary uses). - exhibition & convention facility, only with a hotel ## Limits _Main limits of the Z8 zone_ | Minimum lot width | 22 m | | --- | --- | | Minimum lot area | 1,000 m² | | Site coverage | 30% | | Height | 12 m | | Floor area ratio | 0.4 | Density rule: “The maximum floor area ratio is 0.4, except it is 2.0 for a hotel on a separate lot.” 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 Z8 applies 4 areas on the City’s zoning map, about 34 ha, covering 21 parcels. ## Rezonings From the bylaw’s list of amendments since 2012: 5 into Z8, 1 out of it. - 2740 Recplace Drive Mar 14, 2022 · Rezoned from Z8 to C2 - Recreation Pl. Jun 15, 2015 · Rezoned from P1, P3 to Z8 - 2514, 2540, and 2544 Recreation Place Dec 3, 2012 · Rezoned from P1 to Z8 - 2833 Recreation Place Dec 3, 2012 · Rezoned from P1 to Z8 - 2515, 2540, 2544 Recreation Pl. Apr 30, 2012 · Rezoned from P1 to Z8 - 2833 Recreation Place, 2909 Recplace Dr. Apr 30, 2012 · Rezoned from P1 to Z8 This section was last changed by bylaws 8269, 8582, 8875, 8999. 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: Z7 La Salle Family Resource Centre](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/la-salle-family-resource-centre-z7/) [Next: Z9 Hill Avenue](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/hill-avenue-z9/) Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, section 15.8](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=203) (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/Z8). ## 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/z8 - **code**: Z8 - **codes**: Z8 - **name**: Regional Shopping - **family**: Site specific - **section**: 15.8 - **summary**: Z8 (Regional Shopping) is a site specific zone for shops and services, vehicle sales and service, schools and institutions and hotels. Buildings can be up to 12 m tall and cover up to 30% 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 site-specific regulations for regional shopping areas, primarily for retail uses that require large, low profile buildings or large tenancies within buildings. - **variants**: _none_ - **coverage**: 30 - **coverageVaries**: false - **height**: 12 - **storeys**: _none_ - **setbacks**: _none_ - **density**: The maximum floor area ratio is 0.4, except it is 2.0 for a hotel on a separate lot. - **maxUnits**: _none_ - **unitsPerHa**: _none_ - **floorAreaRatio**: 0.4 - **amendedBy**: 7973, 8023, 8256, 8269, 8582, 8875, 8999 - **bylawUrl**: - **page**: - **corrected**: false - **polygons**: 4 - **parcels**: 21 - **areaHa**: 34 - **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 | | --- | --- | | building & garden supply | | | community care facility, major | | | community care facility, minor | | | greenhouse & plant nursery | | | health service, minor | | | hotel | | | library & exhibit | | | liquor primary establishment, major | only for Lot B, District Lot 8180, Cariboo District, Plan BCP25328 Except Plan EPP43542 | | motel | | | office | | | recreation, indoor | | | recreation, outdoor | | | recycling centre, minor | | | restaurant | | | retail, cannabis permitted | only on Lot A, District Lot 2003, Cariboo District, Plan BCP26820 | | retail, farmers market | | | retail, general | | | retail, liquor permitted | only on Lot A, District Lot 2003, Cariboo District, Plan BCP26820 | | service, financial | | | service, household repair | | | service, massage therapy | | | service, personal | | | service, pet grooming & day care | | | service station, major | | | service station, minor | | | vehicle rental, major | | | vehicle rental, minor | | | vehicle repair, minor | | | vehicle sale, minor | | | vehicle wash, major | | | vehicle wash, minor | | #### secondaryUses | name | | --- | | exhibition & convention facility, only with a hotel | #### lot - **minWidth**: 22 - **minArea**: 1000 #### recentRezonings | bylaw | adopted | type | subject | purpose | sections | from | to | summary | url | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 9248 | 2022-03-14 | Rezoning | 2740 Recplace Drive | Rezone from Z8: Regional Shopping to C2: Regional Commercial to facilitate development of a mixed-use, health service centre on the subject property. | Schedule "A" | Z8 | C2 | Rezoned from Z8 to C2 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=13 | | 8638 | 2015-06-15 | Rezoning | Recreation Pl. | Rezone from P1: Parks and Recreation and P3: Major Institutional to Z8: Regional Commercial | Schedule "A" | P1, P3 | Z8 | Rezoned from P1, P3 to Z8 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=21 | | 8470 | 2012-12-03 | Rezoning | 2514, 2540, and 2544 Recreation Place | Rezone from P1: Parks and Recreation to Z8: Regional Shopping | Schedule "A" | P1 | Z8 | Rezoned from P1 to Z8 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=24 | | 8469 | 2012-12-03 | Rezoning | 2833 Recreation Place | Rezone from P1: Parks and Recreation to Z8: Regional Shopping | Schedule "A" | P1 | Z8 | Rezoned from P1 to Z8 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=24 | | 8379 | 2012-04-30 | Rezoning | 2515, 2540, 2544 Recreation Pl. | Rezone from P1: Parks and Recreation to Z8: Regional Shopping to facilitate the subdivision and subsequent commercial development | Schedule "A" | P1 | Z8 | Rezoned from P1 to Z8 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=25 | | 8369 | 2012-04-30 | Rezoning | 2833 Recreation Place, 2909 Recplace Dr. | Rezone from P1: Parks and Recreation to Z8: Regional Shopping to facilitate the subdivision and subsequent commercial development | Schedule "A" | P1 | Z8 | Rezoned from P1 to Z8 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=25 | --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/regional-shopping-z8/. 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