--- title: "C5 zoning in Prince George: Visitor Commercial | PG Pulse" description: "C5 (Visitor Commercial) is a commercial zone for hotels, vehicle sales and service and shops and services." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/visitor-commercial-c5/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/visitor-commercial-c5.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T16:13:00.209Z --- Commercial zone · section 11.5 of Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 # C5: Visitor Commercial C5 (Visitor Commercial) is a commercial zone for hotels, vehicle sales and service and shops and services. Buildings can be up to 12 m tall and cover up to 50% of the lot. New lots need at least 835 m² and 18 m of frontage. [Read section 11.5 of the bylaw (PDF, opens in a new tab)](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=166) [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 uses to serve visitors and travelers.” Section 11.5.1 of the bylaw. ## What you can build and run here In short: hotels; vehicle sales and service; shops and services. ### Main uses Allowed on their own (principal uses). - [campground](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#campground) - [hotel](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#hotel) - [motel](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#motel) - [parking, non-accessory](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#parking-non-accessory) - [restaurant](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#restaurant) - [service station, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#service-station-minor) - [vehicle rental, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#vehicle-rental-minor) - [vehicle wash, minor](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/glossary/#vehicle-wash-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 C5 zone_ | Minimum lot width | 18 m | | --- | --- | | Minimum lot area | 835 m² | | Site coverage | 50% | | Height | 12 m | | Front yard | 3 m | | Interior side yard | 3 m | | Exterior side yard | 3 m | | Rear yard | 3 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 C5 applies 28 areas on the City’s zoning map, about 34 ha, covering 92 parcels. ## Rezonings From the bylaw’s list of amendments since 2007: 3 into C5, 11 out of it. - 1538 Highway 97 South Dec 1, 2025 · Rezoned from C5 to C6 - 3737 Highway 16 E Nov 18, 2024 · Rezoned from C5 to M1 - 2026 McAndrew Crescent Feb 5, 2024 · Rezoned from AG, C5, C4 to RS2, RM7 - 2270 - 2302 John Hart Highway Sep 25, 2023 · Rezoned from C5, C4l to C2c - 3221 / 3191 Highway 16 Feb 6, 2023 · Rezoned from C5, AG to C6, AG - 778 Foreman Rd. Jul 15, 2019 · Rezoned from C6, AF, AR3 to C6, C5, RS2, AG - 1404 Patricia Blvd. Jun 13, 2019 · Rezoned from C5 to Z20 - 1915 3rd Ave. Jan 22, 2018 · Rezoned from C5 to Z12 [All 15 rezonings involving C5](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/rezonings/?zone=C5) 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: C4 Local Commercial](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/local-commercial-c4/) [Next: C6 Highway Commercial](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/highway-commercial-c6/) Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, section 11.5](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=166) (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/C5). ## 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/c5 - **code**: C5 - **codes**: C5 - **name**: Visitor Commercial - **family**: Commercial - **section**: 11.5 - **summary**: C5 (Visitor Commercial) is a commercial zone for hotels, vehicle sales and service and shops and services. Buildings can be up to 12 m tall and cover up to 50% of the lot. New lots need at least 835 m² and 18 m of frontage. - **purpose**: The purpose of this zone is to provide for uses to serve visitors and travelers. - **variants**: _none_ - **coverage**: 50 - **coverageVaries**: false - **height**: 12 - **storeys**: _none_ - **density**: _none_ - **maxUnits**: _none_ - **unitsPerHa**: _none_ - **floorAreaRatio**: _none_ - **amendedBy**: 8256 - **bylawUrl**: - **page**: - **corrected**: false - **polygons**: 28 - **parcels**: 92 - **areaHa**: 34 - **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 | | --- | | campground | | hotel | | motel | | parking, non-accessory | | restaurant | | service station, minor | | vehicle rental, minor | | vehicle wash, minor | #### secondaryUses | name | | --- | | residential security/operator unit | #### lot - **minWidth**: 18 - **minArea**: 835 #### setbacks - **front**: 3 - **rear**: 3 - **interiorSide**: 3 - **exteriorSide**: 3 #### recentRezonings | bylaw | adopted | type | subject | purpose | sections | from | to | summary | url | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 9577 | 2025-12-01 | Rezoning | 1538 Highway 97 South | That Lot 1, District Lot 913, Cariboo District, Plan 29654, Except Plan 29773, be rezoned from C5: Visitor Commercial to C6: Highway Commercial". | Schedule "A" | C5 | C6 | Rezoned from C5 to C6 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=4 | | 9476 | 2024-11-18 | Rezoning | 3737 Highway 16 E | That the northern 8.8 ha portion of Lot A, District Lot 632, Cariboo District, Plan PGP48073, be rezoned from C5: Visitor Commercial to M1: Light Industrial. | Schedule "A" | C5 | M1 | Rezoned from C5 to M1 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=5 | | 9279 | 2024-02-05 | Rezoning | 2026 McAndrew Crescent | That Lot 26, District Lot 4377, Cariboo District, Plan 8233, be rezoned from AG: Greenbelt to RS2: Single Residential That Parcel A (W19288), Parcel C (Plan B7… | Schedule "A" | AG, C5, C4 | RS2, RM7 | Rezoned from AG, C5, C4 to RS2, RM7 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=8 | | 9414 | 2023-09-25 | Rezoning | 2270 - 2302 John Hart Highway | That a 0.28 hectare portion of Parcel C (H7379), District Lot 4377, Cariboo District, Plan 1329, Except Plans H226, 17194, 26220, 29441 and 34131, be rezoned f… | Schedule "A" | C5, C4l | C2c | Rezoned from C5, C4l to C2c | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=8 | | 9229 | 2023-02-06 | Rezoning | 3221 / 3191 Highway 16 | Rezone from C5: Visitor Commercial and AG: Greenbelt to C6: Highway Commercial and AG: Greenbelt, to facilitate the development of a power-sports dealership an… | Schedule "A" | C5, AG | C6, AG | Rezoned from C5, AG to C6, AG | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=10 | | 9021 | 2019-07-15 | Rezoning | 778 Foreman Rd. | Rezone from C6: Highway Commercial, AF: Agriculture & Forestry, and AR3: Rural Residential to C6: Highway Commercial, C5: Visitor Commercial, RS2: Single Resid… | Schedule "A" | C6, AF, AR3 | C6, C5, RS2, AG | Rezoned from C6, AF, AR3 to C6, C5, RS2, AG | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=15 | | 9004 | 2019-06-13 | Rezoning | 1404 Patricia Blvd. | Rezone from C5: Visitor Commercial to Z20: Patricia Residential | Schedule "A" | C5 | Z20 | Rezoned from C5 to Z20 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=15 | | 8884 | 2018-01-22 | Rezoning and text amendment | 1915 3rd Ave. | Rezone from C5: Visitor Commercial to Z12: Non-Profit Housing; Delete and Replace Section 15.12 Z12, Section 2.3.6 Definitions, Table 7-4; Table 7.6 | Schedule "A" 15.12 Z12 2.3.6 Table 7-4 Table 7.6 3.2 | C5 | Z12 | Rezoned from C5 to Z12 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=18 | | 8768 | 2017-04-24 | Rezoning and text amendment | Monterey Rd. and Hwy 97 | Rezone from C5: Visitor Commercial, Z17: Monterey Road Commercial and RS2m: Single Residential to C5: Visitor Commercial, Z17 Monterey Road Commercial, RS2m: S… | Schedule "A" 5.15.2 15.15 - Z17 | C5, Z17, RS2m | C5, RS2m, AG | Rezoned from C5, Z17, RS2m to C5, RS2m, AG | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=19 | | 8501 | 2013-06-10 | Rezoning | 3240 and 3244 10th Ave. | Rezone from C6: Highway Commercial to C5: Visitor Commercial | Schedule "A" | C6 | C5 | Rezoned from C6 to C5 | https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/4929#page=23 | --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/visitor-commercial-c5/. 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