--- title: "C7 zoning in Prince George: Transitional Commercial" description: "C7 (Transitional Commercial) is a commercial zone for shops and services, schools and institutions, offices and parks and recreation." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/transitional-commercial-c7/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/transitional-commercial-c7.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:12:22.238Z --- Commercial zone · section 11.7 of Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 # C7: Transitional Commercial C7 (Transitional Commercial) is a commercial zone for shops and services, schools and institutions, offices and parks and recreation. Buildings can be up to 12 m tall and cover up to 75% of the lot. New lots need at least 500 m² and 15 m of frontage. [Read section 11.7 of the bylaw (PDF, opens in a new tab)](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=170) [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 vehicle-oriented service and office uses. Principal Uses Continued” Section 11.7.1 of the bylaw. ## What you can build and run here In short: shops and services; schools and institutions; offices; parks and recreation. ### Main uses Allowed on their own (principal uses). - [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) - [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) - [health service, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#health-service-minor) - [office](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#office) - [parking, non-accessory](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#parking-non-accessory) - [recreation, indoor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#recreation-indoor) - restaurant 11.7.2 - [service, business support](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-business-support) - [service, financial](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-financial) - [service, funeral](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-funeral) - [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) ### Extra uses Allowed alongside a main use (secondary uses). None listed. ## Limits _Main limits of the C7 zone_ | Minimum lot width | 15 m | | --- | --- | | Minimum lot area | 500 m² | | Site coverage | 75% | | Height | 12 m | | Front yard | 0 m | | Interior side yard | 0 m | | Exterior side yard | 0 m | | Rear yard | 0 m | 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 C7 applies 26 areas on the City’s zoning map, about 5 ha, covering 73 parcels. ## Rezonings From the bylaw’s list of amendments since 2012: 4 into C7, 2 out of it. - 2690 Queensway Apr 8, 2024 · Rezoned from C7 to RM4 - 3961 Austin Road W Jul 11, 2022 · Rezoned from C7, RS2m to RM5 - 1584 8th Avenue Jun 28, 2021 · Rezoned from RM7 to C7 - 1224 Houston Lane Oct 7, 2019 · Rezoned from P2 to C7 - 1858 & 1866 Redwood St. Apr 30, 2018 · Rezoned from RS4 to C7 - 1755 Foothills Jul 30, 2012 · Rezoned from RM3 to RM3, C7 This section was last changed by bylaw 8256. 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: C6 Highway Commercial](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/highway-commercial-c6/) [Next: C8 Commercial Conversion](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/commercial-conversion-c8/) Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, section 11.7](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=170) (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/C7). ## 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/c7 - **code**: C7 - **codes**: C7 - **name**: Transitional Commercial - **family**: Commercial - **section**: 11.7 - **summary**: C7 (Transitional Commercial) is a commercial zone for shops and services, schools and institutions, offices and parks and recreation. Buildings can be up to 12 m tall and cover up to 75% of the lot. New lots need at least 500 m² and 15 m of frontage. - **purpose**: The purpose of this zone is to provide for vehicle-oriented service and office uses. Principal Uses Continued - **secondaryUses**: _none_ - **variants**: _none_ - **coverage**: 75 - **coverageVaries**: false - **height**: 12 - **storeys**: _none_ - **density**: _none_ - **maxUnits**: _none_ - **unitsPerHa**: _none_ - **floorAreaRatio**: _none_ - **amendedBy**: 8256 - **bylawUrl**: - **page**: - **corrected**: false - **polygons**: 26 - **parcels**: 73 - **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 | | --- | | community care facility, major | | community care facility, minor | | education | | education, commercial | | emergency service | | health service, minor | | office | | parking, non-accessory | | recreation, indoor | | restaurant 11.7.2 | | service, business support | | service, financial | | service, funeral | | service, household repair | | service, massage therapy | | service, personal | | service, pet grooming & day care | #### lot - **minWidth**: 15 - **minArea**: 500 #### setbacks - **front**: 0 - **rear**: 0 - **interiorSide**: 0 - **exteriorSide**: 0 #### recentRezonings | bylaw | adopted | type | subject | purpose | sections | from | to | summary | url | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 9387 | 2024-04-08 | Rezoning | 2690 Queensway | That Block 28, District Lot 933, Cariboo District, Plan 727 Except Plan PGP37011, be rezoned from C7: Transitional Commercial to RM4: Multiple Residential, as … | Schedule "A" | C7 | RM4 | Rezoned from C7 to RM4 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=7 | | 9261 | 2022-07-11 | Rezoning | 3961 Austin Road W | Rezone from C7: Transitional Commercial and RS2m: Single Residential to RM5: Multiple Residential to facilitate the development of a mixed-use apartment on the… | Schedule "A" | C7, RS2m | RM5 | Rezoned from C7, RS2m to RM5 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=12 | | 9192 | 2021-06-28 | Rezoning | 1584 8th Avenue | Rezone from RM7: High-Rise Residential to C7: Transitional Commercial | Schedule "A" | RM7 | C7 | Rezoned from RM7 to C7 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=13 | | 8984 | 2019-10-07 | Rezoning | 1224 Houston Lane | Rezone from P2: Minor Institutional to C7: Transitional Commercial to facilitate an office use | Schedule "A" | P2 | C7 | Rezoned from P2 to C7 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=15 | | 8891 | 2018-04-30 | Rezoning | 1858 & 1866 Redwood St. | Rezone from RS4: Urban Residential to C7: Transitional Commercial | Schedule "A" | RS4 | C7 | Rezoned from RS4 to C7 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=17 | | 8224 | 2012-07-30 | Rezoning | 1755 Foothills | Rezone from RM3: Multiple Residential to RM3: Multiple Residential and C7: Transitional Commercial to facilitate an emergency service use | Schedule "A" | RM3 | RM3, C7 | Rezoned from RM3 to RM3, C7 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=24 | --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/transitional-commercial-c7/. 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