--- title: "AR4 zoning in Prince George: Rural Residential | PG Pulse" description: "AR4 (Rural Residential) is a rural zone for homes (detached houses and manufactured homes) and farming." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/rural-residential-ar4/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/rural-residential-ar4.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:13:08.855Z --- Rural zone · section 9.6 of Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 # AR4: Rural Residential AR4 (Rural Residential) is a rural zone for homes (detached houses and manufactured homes) and farming. Buildings can be up to 20 m tall and cover up to 30% of the lot. New lots need at least 1 ha and 50 m of frontage. [Read section 9.6 of the bylaw (PDF, opens in a new tab)](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=125) [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 residents with a transitional option between rural and suburban uses on properties larger than 1.0 ha. This zone provides for complementary agricultural related uses that are compatible with the rural character of the area. Bylaw 8896” Section 9.6.1 of the bylaw. ## What you can build and run here In short: detached houses, manufactured homes; farming. ### Main uses Allowed on their own (principal uses). - [agriculture, general](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#agriculture-general) - [community care facility, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#community-care-facility-minor) - [housing, manufactured](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#housing-manufactured) - [housing, single detached](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#housing-single-detached) ### Extra uses Allowed alongside a main use (secondary uses). - [agri-tourist accommodation](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#agri-tourist-accommodation) - [bed & breakfast](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#bed-and-breakfast) - equestrian center, 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) only in single detached housing ## Limits _Main limits of the AR4 zone_ | Minimum lot width | 50 m | | --- | --- | | Minimum lot area | 1 ha | | Site coverage | 30% | | Height | 20 m | | Front yard | 4.5 m | | Interior side yard | 1.2 m | | Exterior side yard | 3 m | | Rear yard | 6 m | Density rule: “The maximum density is one principal dwelling and one secondary suite per 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 AR4 applies 2 areas on the City’s zoning map, about 5 ha, covering 8 parcels. ## Rezonings From the bylaw’s list of amendments since 2015: 2 into AR4, 0 out of it. - 5058 Ferguson Lake Road Oct 5, 2026 · Rezoned from AF to AR4 - 9094 Inglewood Rd. Aug 17, 2015 · Rezoned from AR2 to AR4 This section was last changed by bylaws 8256, 8947, 9041, 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: AR3 Rural Residential](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/rural-residential-ar3/) [Next: RS1 Suburban Residential](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/suburban-residential-rs1/) Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, section 9.6](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=125) (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/AR4). ## 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/ar4 - **code**: AR4 - **codes**: AR4 - **name**: Rural Residential - **family**: Rural - **section**: 9.6 - **summary**: AR4 (Rural Residential) is a rural zone for homes (detached houses and manufactured homes) and farming. Buildings can be up to 20 m tall and cover up to 30% of the lot. New lots need at least 1 ha and 50 m of frontage. - **purpose**: The purpose of this zone is to provide residents with a transitional option between rural and suburban uses on properties larger than 1.0 ha. This zone provides for complementary agricultural related uses that are compatible with the rural character of the area. Bylaw 8896 - **variants**: _none_ - **coverage**: 30 - **coverageVaries**: false - **height**: 20 - **storeys**: _none_ - **density**: The maximum density is one principal dwelling and one secondary suite per lot. - **maxUnits**: _none_ - **unitsPerHa**: _none_ - **floorAreaRatio**: _none_ - **amendedBy**: 8256, 8947, 9041, 9635 - **bylawUrl**: - **page**: - **corrected**: false - **polygons**: 2 - **parcels**: 8 - **areaHa**: 5 - **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 | | --- | | agriculture, general | | community care facility, minor | | housing, manufactured | | housing, single detached | #### secondaryUses | name | note | | --- | --- | | agri-tourist accommodation | | | bed & breakfast | | | equestrian center, minor | | | home business 1 | | | home business 2 | | | home business 3 | only in HBO | | secondary dwelling | | | secondary suite | only in single detached housing | #### lot - **minWidth**: 50 - **minArea**: 10000 #### setbacks - **front**: 4.5 - **interiorSide**: 1.2 - **exteriorSide**: 3 - **rear**: 6 #### recentRezonings | bylaw | adopted | type | subject | purpose | sections | from | to | summary | url | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 9595 | 2026-10-05 | Rezoning | 5058 Ferguson Lake Road | That Lot 4, District Lot 2425, Cariboo District, Plan 17413, Except Plans PGP39220 and EPP13168, be rezoned from “AF: Agriculture and Forestry” to “AR4: Rural … | Schedule "A" | AF | AR4 | Rezoned from AF to AR4 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=2 | | 8658 | 2015-08-17 | Rezoning | 9094 Inglewood Rd. | Rezone from AR2: Rural Residential to AR4: Rural Residential to facilitate the subdivision of the site | Schedule "A" | AR2 | AR4 | Rezoned from AR2 to AR4 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=21 | --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/rural-residential-ar4/. 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