Residential zone · section 10.15 of Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007
RM7: High-rise Residential
RM7 (High-rise Residential) is a residential zone for homes (row houses, stacked townhouses, apartments, congregate housing and supportive housing) and schools and institutions. Density is capped at about 280 homes per hectare. Buildings can be up to 55 m tall and cover up to 55% of the lot. New lots need at least 1,800 m² and 30 m of frontage.
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From the bylaw consolidated to Oct 5, 2026 · .
Purpose
“The purpose of this zone is to provide for high-rise multiple housing with a maximum density of 280 dwellings/ha for areas defined by the OCP as suitable for higher density housing.”
Section 10.15.1 of the bylaw.
What you can build and run here
In short: row houses, stacked townhouses, apartments, congregate housing, supportive housing; schools and institutions.
Main uses
Allowed on their own (principal uses).
- community care facility, major
- community care facility, minor
- apartment hotel
- housing, apartment
- housing, congregate
- housing, fourplex
- housing, row
- housing, stacked row
- religious assemblyonly on sites less than 1.0 ha.
- housing, supportiveonly on Parcel A (W19288), Parcel C (Plan B7858), Lot 19 and Lot 20, Block 257, District Lot 343, Cariboo District, Plan
Extra uses
Allowed alongside a main use (secondary uses).
Limits
| Minimum lot width | 30 m |
|---|---|
| Minimum lot area | 1,800 m² |
| Site coverage | 55% |
| Height | 55 m |
| Front yard | 4.5 m |
| Interior side yard | 3 m |
| Exterior side yard | 3 m |
| Rear yard | 4.5 m |
| Density | 280 homes per hectare |
Density rule: “The maximum density is 280 dwellings/ha.”
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 RM7 applies
13 areas on the City’s zoning map, about 4 ha, covering 159 parcels.
Rezonings
From the bylaw’s list of amendments since 2017: 2 into RM7, 1 out of it.
2026 McAndrew Crescent
Feb 5, 2024 · Rezoned from AG, C5, C4 to RS2, RM7
1584 8th Avenue
Jun 28, 2021 · Rezoned from RM7 to C7
3450 15th Ave.
Mar 27, 2017 · Rezoned from RM4 to RM7
This section was last changed by bylaws 8256, 9358.
A plain-language reading of the bylaw, not legal advice. Confirm with City of Prince George Planning and Development before you plan.
Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, section 10.15 (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.
