--- title: "M6 zoning in Prince George: Special Heavy Industrial" description: "M6 (Special Heavy Industrial) in Prince George: what M6 allows, its lot and building limits, where it applies and recent rezonings." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/special-heavy-industrial-m6/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/special-heavy-industrial-m6.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:13:39.109Z --- Business and industrial zone · section 12.6 of Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 # M6: Special Heavy Industrial M6 (Special Heavy Industrial) is a business and industrial zone for industry and warehousing, shops and services, schools and institutions and vehicle sales and service. Buildings can cover up to 75% of the lot. New lots need at least 4 ha and 100 m of frontage. [Read section 12.6 of the bylaw (PDF, opens in a new tab)](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=183) [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 specialized heavy industries.” Section 12.6.1 of the bylaw. ## What you can build and run here In short: industry and warehousing; shops and services; schools and institutions; vehicle sales and service; utilities. ### Main uses Allowed on their own (principal uses). - [abattoir](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#abattoir) - [brewery & distillery, major](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#brewery-and-distillery-major) - [crematorium](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#crematorium) - [industry, heavy](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#industry-heavy) - [industry, special heavy](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#industry-special-heavy) - [outdoor storage](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#outdoor-storage) - [railway](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#railway) - [service station, major](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-station-major) only on Lot 1, District Lot 751, Cariboo District, Plan 14660, Except Plan 22376 - [utility, major](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#utility-major) - [utility, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#utility-minor) ### Extra uses Allowed alongside a main use (secondary uses). - [residential security/operator unit](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#residential-security-operator-unit) ## Limits _Main limits of the M6 zone_ | Minimum lot width | 100 m | | --- | --- | | Minimum lot area | 4 ha | | Site coverage | 75% | 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 M6 applies 11 areas on the City’s zoning map, about 716 ha, covering 28 parcels. ## Rezonings From the bylaw’s list of amendments since 2021: 1 into M6, 0 out of it. - 9048 Sintich Road Mar 27, 2023 · Rezoned from M2 to M6 - 2068 and 2542 PG Pulpmill Road Nov 8, 2021 · Rezoned from M6, AF, AG, M3, U1 to M6, AF, AG, U1 This section was last changed by bylaws 8256, 8656, 9320. 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: M5 Heavy Industrial](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/heavy-industrial-m5/) [Next: M7 Concrete and Asphalt](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/concrete-and-asphalt-m7/) Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, section 12.6](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=183) (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/M6). ## 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/m6 - **code**: M6 - **codes**: M6 - **name**: Special Heavy Industrial - **family**: Business and industrial - **section**: 12.6 - **summary**: M6 (Special Heavy Industrial) is a business and industrial zone for industry and warehousing, shops and services, schools and institutions and vehicle sales and service. Buildings can cover up to 75% of the lot. New lots need at least 4 ha and 100 m of frontage. - **purpose**: The purpose of this zone is to provide for specialized heavy industries. - **variants**: _none_ - **coverage**: 75 - **coverageVaries**: false - **height**: _none_ - **storeys**: _none_ - **setbacks**: _none_ - **density**: _none_ - **maxUnits**: _none_ - **unitsPerHa**: _none_ - **floorAreaRatio**: _none_ - **amendedBy**: 8256, 8656, 9320 - **bylawUrl**: - **page**: - **corrected**: false - **polygons**: 11 - **parcels**: 28 - **areaHa**: 716 - **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 | | --- | --- | | abattoir | | | brewery & distillery, major | | | crematorium | | | industry, heavy | | | industry, special heavy | | | outdoor storage | | | railway | | | service station, major | only on Lot 1, District Lot 751, Cariboo District, Plan 14660, Except Plan 22376 | | utility, major | | | utility, minor | | #### secondaryUses | name | | --- | | residential security/operator unit | #### lot - **minWidth**: 100 - **minArea**: 40000 #### recentRezonings | bylaw | adopted | type | subject | purpose | sections | from | to | summary | url | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 9320 | 2023-03-27 | Rezoning and text amendment | 9048 Sintich Road | Rezone from M2: General Industrial to M6: Special Heavy Industrial (2.7 hectares) and Section 12.6.2 - "M6: Special Heavy Industrial": "Principal Uses" be amen… | Schedule "A" 12.6.2 | M2 | M6 | Rezoned from M2 to M6 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=10 | | 9174 | 2021-11-08 | Rezoning | 2068 and 2542 PG Pulpmill Road | Rezone from M6: Special Heavy Industrial (4.7 ha), AF: Agriculture & Forestry (33.5 ha), AG: Greenbelt (24.0 h), M3: Business Industrial (0.35 ha) and U1: Mino… | Schedule "A" | M6, AF, AG, M3, U1 | M6, AF, AG, U1 | Rezoned from M6, AF, AG, M3, U1 to M6, AF, AG, U1 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=13 | --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/special-heavy-industrial-m6/. 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