--- title: "AR3 zoning in Prince George: Rural Residential | PG Pulse" description: "AR3 (Rural Residential) in Prince George: what AR3 allows, its lot and building limits, where it applies and recent rezonings." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/rural-residential-ar3/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/rural-residential-ar3.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:13:08.042Z --- Rural zone · section 9.5 of Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 # AR3: Rural Residential AR3 (Rural Residential) is a rural zone for homes (detached houses, duplexes, fourplexes, row houses, stacked townhouses, apartments and manufactured homes). Up to 4 homes per lot where the small-scale housing rules apply. Buildings can be up to 11 m tall and cover up to 30% of the lot. New lots need at least 4,000 m² and 35 m of frontage. [Read section 9.5 of the bylaw (PDF, opens in a new tab)](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=123) [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 foster a suburban lifestyle primarily on properties larger than 0.4 ha. The zone also provides for complementary residential related uses that are compatible with the rural character of the area. Areas designated AR3m allow manufactured housing.” Section 9.5.1 of the bylaw. ## What you can build and run here In short: detached houses, duplexes, fourplexes, row houses, stacked townhouses, apartments, manufactured homes. ### Main uses Allowed on their own (principal uses). - [community care facility, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#community-care-facility-minor) - [housing, apartment](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#housing-apartment) - [housing, four-plex](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#housing-four-plex) - [housing, manufactured](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#housing-manufactured) · only in AR3m - [housing, row](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#housing-row) - [housing, single detached](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#housing-single-detached) - [housing, stacked row](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#housing-stacked-row) - [housing, two-unit](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#housing-two-unit) ### Extra uses Allowed alongside a main use (secondary uses). - [bed & breakfast](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#bed-and-breakfast) - [equestrian centre, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#equestrian-centre-minor) - [home business 1](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#home-business-1) - [home business 2](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#home-business-2) - [home business 3](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#home-business-3) only in HBO - [secondary dwelling](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#secondary-dwelling) - [secondary suite](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#secondary-suite) ### Variants of AR3 - AR3m: same as AR3, and manufactured homes are also allowed. ## Limits _Main limits of the AR3 zone_ | Minimum lot width | 35 m | | --- | --- | | Minimum lot area | 4,000 m² | | Site coverage | 30% | | Height | 11 m | | Front yard | 4.5 m | | Interior side yard | 1.2 m | | Exterior side yard | 3 m | | Rear yard | 6 m | | Homes per lot | up to 4 | Density rule: “The maximum residential density is three (3) dwelling units on a parcel 280 m² or less, or four (4) dwelling units on a parcel greater than 280 m², except where Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing densities are exempt by Section 5.18, the maximum residential…” 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. ## Small-scale multi-unit housing (Bill 44) AR3 is one of the zones where lots over 280 m² can usually have up to 4 homes and smaller lots 3. [How it works](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/small-scale-housing/) (guidance). ## Where AR3 applies 152 areas on the City’s zoning map, about 823 ha, covering 1,435 parcels. ## Rezonings From the bylaw’s list of amendments since 2007: 6 into AR3, 17 out of it. - 4247 Estavilla Drive Jul 8, 2024 · Rezoned from AR3m to RM1 - 8366 Domagala Road Oct 3, 2022 · Rezoned from AR1 to AR3 - 8191 Bunce Road Oct 3, 2022 · Rezoned from AR3m to RS1 - 4555 Greenwood Street Apr 12, 2021 · Rezoned from AR3m to RS1m - 778 Foreman Rd. Jul 15, 2019 · Rezoned from C6, AF, AR3 to C6, C5, RS2, AG - 4257 Blackburn Rd. Jun 24, 2019 · Rezoned from AR3, P1 to AF - 61 Parcels in Glenview Estates Neighbourhood Jun 10, 2019 · Rezoned from AR3m to AR3 - 5776 Leland Rd. Apr 29, 2019 · Rezoned from AR3 to RS1 [All 24 rezonings involving AR3](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/rezonings/?zone=AR3) This section was last changed by bylaws 8947, 9041, 9466, 9635. 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: AR2 Rural Residential](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/rural-residential-ar2/) [Next: AR4 Rural Residential](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/rural-residential-ar4/) Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, section 9.5](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=123) (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/AR3). ## 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/ar3 - **code**: AR3 - **codes**: AR3, AR3m - **name**: Rural Residential - **family**: Rural - **section**: 9.5 - **summary**: AR3 (Rural Residential) is a rural zone for homes (detached houses, duplexes, fourplexes, row houses, stacked townhouses, apartments and manufactured homes). Up to 4 homes per lot where the small-scale housing rules apply. Buildings can be up to 11 m tall and cover up to 30% of the lot. New lots need at least 4,000 m² and 35 m of frontage. - **purpose**: The purpose of this zone is to foster a suburban lifestyle primarily on properties larger than 0.4 ha. The zone also provides for complementary residential related uses that are compatible with the rural character of the area. Areas designated AR3m allow manufactured housing. - **coverage**: 30 - **coverageVaries**: false - **height**: 11 - **storeys**: _none_ - **density**: The maximum residential density is three (3) dwelling units on a parcel 280 m² or less, or four (4) dwelling units on a parcel greater than 280 m², except where Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing densities are exempt by Section 5.18, the maximum residential… - **maxUnits**: 4 - **unitsPerHa**: _none_ - **floorAreaRatio**: _none_ - **amendedBy**: 8256, 8947, 9041, 9466, 9635 - **bylawUrl**: - **page**: - **corrected**: false - **polygons**: 152 - **parcels**: 1435 - **areaHa**: 823 - **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 | only | | --- | --- | | community care facility, minor | | | housing, apartment | | | housing, four-plex | | | housing, manufactured | AR3m | | housing, row | | | housing, single detached | | | housing, stacked row | | | housing, two-unit | | #### secondaryUses | name | note | | --- | --- | | bed & breakfast | | | equestrian centre, minor | | | home business 1 | | | home business 2 | | | home business 3 | only in HBO | | secondary dwelling | | | secondary suite | | #### variants | code | meaning | | --- | --- | | AR3m | manufactured homes are also allowed | #### lot - **minWidth**: 35 - **minArea**: 4000 #### setbacks - **front**: 4.5 - **interiorSide**: 1.2 - **exteriorSide**: 3 - **rear**: 6 #### recentRezonings | bylaw | adopted | type | subject | purpose | sections | from | to | summary | url | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 9447 | 2024-07-08 | Rezoning | 4247 Estavilla Drive | That Lot 1, District Lot 2433, Cariboo District, Plan 15353, be rezoned from AR3m: Rural Residential to RM1: Multiple Residential to facilitate an expansion of… | Schedule "A" | AR3m | RM1 | Rezoned from AR3m to RM1 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=6 | | 9302 | 2022-10-03 | Rezoning | 8366 Domagala Road | Rezone from AR1: Rural Residential to AR3: Rural Residential, to facilitate a two-lot subdivision on the subject property. | Schedule "A" | AR1 | AR3 | Rezoned from AR1 to AR3 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=11 | | 9253 | 2022-10-03 | Rezoning | 8191 Bunce Road | Rezone from AR3m: Rural Residential to RS1:Suburban Residential, to facilitate a two-lot subdivision on the subject property. | Schedule "A" | AR3m | RS1 | Rezoned from AR3m to RS1 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=11 | | 9163 | 2021-04-12 | Rezoning | 4555 Greenwood Street | Rezone from AR3m: Rural Residential to RS1m: Suburban Residential | Schedule "A" | AR3m | RS1m | Rezoned from AR3m to RS1m | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=14 | | 9021 | 2019-07-15 | Rezoning | 778 Foreman Rd. | Rezone from C6: Highway Commercial, AF: Agriculture & Forestry, and AR3: Rural Residential to C6: Highway Commercial, C5: Visitor Commercial, RS2: Single Resid… | Schedule "A" | C6, AF, AR3 | C6, C5, RS2, AG | Rezoned from C6, AF, AR3 to C6, C5, RS2, AG | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=15 | | 9027 | 2019-06-24 | Rezoning | 4257 Blackburn Rd. | Rezone from AR3: Rural Residential and P1: Parks Recreation to AF: Agriculture and Forestry to facilitate a proposed future 85 lot rural residential subdivision | Schedule "A" | AR3, P1 | AF | Rezoned from AR3, P1 to AF | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=15 | | 9024 | 2019-06-10 | Rezoning | 61 Parcels in Glenview Estates Neighbourhood | Rezone from AR3m: Rural Residential to AR3: Rural Residential | Schedule "A" | AR3m | AR3 | Rezoned from AR3m to AR3 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=15 | | 9024 | 2019-06-10 | Rezoning | 61 Parcels in Glenview Estates Neighbourhood | Rezone from AR3m: Rural Residential to AR3: Rural Residential | Schedule "A" | AR3m | AR3 | Rezoned from AR3m to AR3 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=15 | | 8991 | 2019-04-29 | Rezoning | 5776 Leland Rd. | Rezone from AR3: Rural Residential to RS1: Suburban Residential to facilitate a future subdivision | Schedule "A" | AR3 | RS1 | Rezoned from AR3 to RS1 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=16 | | 8997 | 2019-04-29 | Rezoning | 8191 Sabyam Rd. | Rezone from AR3m: Rural. Residential to RS2: Single Residential to facilitate a future subdivision | Schedule "A" | AR3m | RS2 | Rezoned from AR3m to RS2 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=16 | --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/rural-residential-ar3/. Guide for AI agents: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/llms.txt. Free API: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/developers/