--- title: "Z19 zoning: University Heights Neighbourhood Core | PG Pulse" description: "Z19 (University Heights Neighbourhood Core) in Prince George: what Z19 allows, its lot and building limits, where it applies and recent rezonings." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/university-heights-neighbourhood-core-z19/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/university-heights-neighbourhood-core-z19.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:15:21.326Z --- Site specific zone · section 15.19 of Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 # Z19: University Heights Neighbourhood Core Z19 (University Heights Neighbourhood Core) is a site specific zone for shops and services, homes (fourplexes, row houses, apartments and congregate housing), schools and institutions and offices. Density is capped at about 90 homes per hectare. [Read section 15.19 of the bylaw (PDF, opens in a new tab)](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=220) [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 neighbourhood node featuring primarily multiple residential with limited commercial and institutional uses and service-based office uses in support of the University.” Section 15.19.1 of the bylaw. ## What you can build and run here In short: fourplexes, row houses, apartments, congregate housing; shops and services; schools and institutions; offices; hotels; parks and recreation. ### Main uses Allowed on their own (principal uses). - [apartment hotel](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#apartment-hotel) - [club](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#club) - [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) - [health service, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#health-service-minor) - [hotel](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#hotel) - [housing, apartment](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#housing-apartment) - [housing, congregate](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#housing-congregate) - [housing, four-plex](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#housing-four-plex) - [housing, row](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#housing-row) - housing, stacked row housing, two-unit - [office](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#office) - [recreation, indoor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#recreation-indoor) - [religious assembly](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#religious-assembly) - [restaurant](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#restaurant) - [retail, convenience](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#retail-convenience) - [retail, general](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#retail-general) - [retail, liquor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#retail-liquor) - [service, business support](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-business-support) - [service, financial](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-financial) - [service, personal](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-personal) ### Extra uses Allowed alongside a main use (secondary uses). - [home business 1](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#home-business-1) ## Limits _Main limits of the Z19 zone_ | Density | 90 homes per hectare | | --- | --- | Density rule: “Multiple Family Commercial Mixed-Use Minimum Lot Width 18.0 m 15.0 m 15.0 m Minimum Lot Area 750 m² 500 m² 500 m² Multiple Family Commercial Mixed Use Maximum Residential Density 90 dwellings/ha N/A 90 dwellings/ha Maximum Site Coverage 55% 55% 55% Maximum…” 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 Z19 applies 2 areas on the City’s zoning map, about 19 ha, covering 6 parcels. ## Rezonings From the bylaw’s list of amendments since 2018: 1 into Z19, 0 out of it. - University Heights Jan 22, 2018 · Rezoned from AG, AF, U2 to AG, AF, RS2, P1, U2, Z19 This section was last changed by bylaws 8693, 9004. 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: Z17 Monterey Road Comprehensive](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/monterey-road-comprehensive-z17/) [Next: Z20 Patricia Residential](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/patricia-residential-z20/) Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, section 15.19](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=220) (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/Z19). ## 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/z19 - **code**: Z19 - **codes**: Z19 - **name**: University Heights Neighbourhood Core - **family**: Site specific - **section**: 15.19 - **summary**: Z19 (University Heights Neighbourhood Core) is a site specific zone for shops and services, homes (fourplexes, row houses, apartments and congregate housing), schools and institutions and offices. Density is capped at about 90 homes per hectare. - **purpose**: The purpose of this zone is to provide for a neighbourhood node featuring primarily multiple residential with limited commercial and institutional uses and service-based office uses in support of the University. - **variants**: _none_ - **lot**: _none_ - **coverage**: _none_ - **coverageVaries**: false - **height**: _none_ - **storeys**: _none_ - **setbacks**: _none_ - **density**: Multiple Family Commercial Mixed-Use Minimum Lot Width 18.0 m 15.0 m 15.0 m Minimum Lot Area 750 m² 500 m² 500 m² Multiple Family Commercial Mixed Use Maximum Residential Density 90 dwellings/ha N/A 90 dwellings/ha Maximum Site Coverage 55% 55% 55% Maximum… - **maxUnits**: _none_ - **unitsPerHa**: 90 - **floorAreaRatio**: _none_ - **amendedBy**: 8693, 9004 - **bylawUrl**: - **page**: - **corrected**: false - **polygons**: 2 - **parcels**: 6 - **areaHa**: 19 - **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 | | --- | | apartment hotel | | club | | community care facility, major | | community care facility, minor | | education | | education, commercial | | health service, minor | | hotel | | housing, apartment | | housing, congregate | | housing, four-plex | | housing, row | | housing, stacked row housing, two-unit | | office | | recreation, indoor | | religious assembly | | restaurant | | retail, convenience | | retail, general | | retail, liquor | | service, business support | | service, financial | | service, personal | #### secondaryUses | name | | --- | | home business 1 | #### recentRezonings | bylaw | adopted | type | subject | purpose | sections | from | to | summary | url | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 8693 | 2018-01-22 | Rezoning and text amendment | University Heights | Rezone from AG: Greenbelt, AF: Agriculture and Forestry and U2: Major Utilities to AG: Greenbelt, AF: Agriculture and Forestry, RS2: Single Residential, P1: Pa… | Schedule I Schedule B 15.19 Z19 5 7 | AG, AF, U2 | AG, AF, RS2, P1, U2, Z19 | Rezoned from AG, AF, U2 to AG, AF, RS2, P1, U2, Z19 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=18 | --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/university-heights-neighbourhood-core-z19/. 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