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title: "M4 zoning in Prince George: Transition Industrial | PG Pulse"
description: "M4 (Transition Industrial) in Prince George: what M4 allows, its lot and building limits, where it applies and recent rezonings."
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Business and industrial zone · section 12.4 of Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007

# M4: Transition Industrial

M4 (Transition Industrial) is a business and industrial zone for shops and services, industry and warehousing, schools and institutions and vehicle sales and service. Density is capped at about 30 homes per hectare. Buildings can be up to 12 m tall and cover up to 80% of the lot. New lots need at least 300 m² and 9 m of frontage.

[Read section 12.4 of the bylaw (PDF, opens in a new tab)](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=180) [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 a mix of business, office, and light industrial uses in Queensway East transition area near downtown. This zone allows multiple housing above the first storey.”

Section 12.4.1 of the bylaw.

## What you can build and run here

In short: shops and services; industry and warehousing; schools and institutions; vehicle sales and service; offices; farming; utilities.

### Main uses

Allowed on their own (principal uses).

- [auction, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#auction-minor)
- [brewery & distillery, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#brewery-and-distillery-minor)
- broadcasting studio
- [club](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#club)
- [contractor service, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#contractor-service-minor)
- [education](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#education)
- [education, commercial](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#education-commercial)
- [emergency service](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#emergency-service)
- [equipment, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#equipment-minor)
- [greenhouse & plant nursery](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#greenhouse-and-plant-nursery)
- [health service, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#health-service-minor) only on Lots 16 and 17, Block 136, District Lot 343, Cariboo District, Plan 1268
- [industry, light](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#industry-light)
- [manufacturing, custom indoor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#manufacturing-custom-indoor)
- [office](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#office)
- [parking, non-accessory](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#parking-non-accessory)
- [recycling centre, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#recycling-centre-minor)
- [restaurant](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#restaurant)
- [retail, farmers market](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#retail-farmers-market)
- retail, general of only business or office supplies
- [self-storage facility](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#self-storage-facility)
- [service, business support](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-business-support)
- [service, household repair](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-household-repair)
- [service, industrial support](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-industrial-support)
- service, pet grooming & daycare
- [service station, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-station-minor)
- [transportation depot](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#transportation-depot)
- [utility, major](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#utility-major)
- [utility, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#utility-minor)
- [vehicle rental, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#vehicle-rental-minor)
- [vehicle repair, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#vehicle-repair-minor)
- [veterinary service, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#veterinary-service-minor)
- [warehousing](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#warehousing)
- [wholesale](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#wholesale)

### Extra uses

Allowed alongside a main use (secondary uses).

- [home business 1](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#home-business-1)
- [housing, apartment](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#housing-apartment)
- residential security/ operator unit

## Limits

_Main limits of the M4 zone_

| Minimum lot width | 9 m |
| --- | --- |
| Minimum lot area | 300 m² |
| Site coverage | 80% |
| Height | 12 m |
| Density | 30 homes per hectare |

Density rule: “The maximum residential density is the lesser of 30 dwellings/ha or 6 dwellings/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 M4 applies

13 areas on the City’s zoning map, about 4 ha, covering 75 parcels.

## Rezonings

From the bylaw’s list of amendments since 2020: 1 into M4, 0 out of it.

- 473 3rd Avenue
  Nov 9, 2020 · Rezoned from M1 to M4

This section was last changed by bylaws 8256, 9489.

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: M3 Business Industrial](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/business-industrial-m3/) [Next: M5 Heavy Industrial](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/heavy-industrial-m5/)

Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, section 12.4](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=180) (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/M4).

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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/m4

- **code**: M4
- **codes**: M4
- **name**: Transition Industrial
- **family**: Business and industrial
- **section**: 12.4
- **summary**: M4 (Transition Industrial) is a business and industrial zone for shops and services, industry and warehousing, schools and institutions and vehicle sales and service. Density is capped at about 30 homes per hectare. Buildings can be up to 12 m tall and cover up to 80% of the lot. New lots need at least 300 m² and 9 m of frontage.
- **purpose**: The purpose of this zone is to provide for a mix of business, office, and light industrial uses in Queensway East transition area near downtown. This zone allows multiple housing above the first storey.
- **variants**: _none_
- **coverage**: 80
- **coverageVaries**: false
- **height**: 12
- **storeys**: _none_
- **setbacks**: _none_
- **density**: The maximum residential density is the lesser of 30 dwellings/ha or 6 dwellings/lot.
- **maxUnits**: _none_
- **unitsPerHa**: 30
- **floorAreaRatio**: _none_
- **amendedBy**: 8256, 9489
- **bylawUrl**: <https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=180>
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/transition-industrial-m4/>
- **corrected**: false
- **polygons**: 13
- **parcels**: 75
- **areaHa**: 4
- **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 |
| --- | --- |
| auction, minor |  |
| brewery & distillery, minor |  |
| broadcasting studio |  |
| club |  |
| contractor service, minor |  |
| education |  |
| education, commercial |  |
| emergency service |  |
| equipment, minor |  |
| greenhouse & plant nursery |  |
| health service, minor | only on Lots 16 and 17, Block 136, District Lot 343, Cariboo District, Plan 1268 |
| industry, light |  |
| manufacturing, custom indoor |  |
| office |  |
| parking, non-accessory |  |
| recycling centre, minor |  |
| restaurant |  |
| retail, farmers market |  |
| retail, general of only business or office supplies |  |
| self-storage facility |  |
| service, business support |  |
| service, household repair |  |
| service, industrial support |  |
| service, pet grooming & daycare |  |
| service station, minor |  |
| transportation depot |  |
| utility, major |  |
| utility, minor |  |
| vehicle rental, minor |  |
| vehicle repair, minor |  |
| veterinary service, minor |  |
| warehousing |  |
| wholesale |  |


#### secondaryUses

| name |
| --- |
| home business 1 |
| housing, apartment |
| residential security/ operator unit |


#### lot

- **minWidth**: 9
- **minArea**: 300


#### recentRezonings

| bylaw | adopted | type | subject | purpose | sections | from | to | summary | url |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 9145 | 2020-11-09 | Rezoning | 473 3rd Avenue | Rezone from M1: Light Industrial to M4: Transition Industrial to facilitate a mix of light industrial offices | Schedule "A" | M1 | M4 | Rezoned from M1 to M4 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=14 |

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