Residential zone · section 10.16 of Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007
RM8: Mixed-Use Residential
RM8 (Mixed-Use Residential) is a residential zone for homes (duplexes, fourplexes, row houses, stacked townhouses, apartments and congregate housing), shops and services, schools and institutions and offices. Density is capped at about 60 homes per hectare. Buildings can be up to 15 m tall (4 storeys) and cover up to 55% of the lot. New lots need at least 1,200 m² and 22 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 mixed-use developments which have a residential and local commercial focus within neighbourhood corridors.”
Section 10.16.1 of the bylaw.
What you can build and run here
In short: duplexes, fourplexes, row houses, stacked townhouses, apartments, congregate housing; shops and services; schools and institutions; offices.
Main uses
Allowed on their own (principal uses).
- club
- community care facility, major
- community care facility, minor
- education, commercial
- housing, apartment
- housing, congregate
- housing, four-plex
- housing, row
- housing, stacked row
- housing, two-unit
- office
- restaurant
- retail, general
- service, business support
- service, financial
- service, massage therapy
- service, personal
Extra uses
Allowed alongside a main use (secondary uses).
- home business 1, only to housing
- secondary suite
Limits
| Minimum lot width | 22 m |
|---|---|
| Minimum lot area | 1,200 m² |
| Site coverage | 55% |
| Height | 15 m |
| Storeys | 4 |
| Front yard | 4.5 m |
| Interior side yard | 3 m |
| Exterior side yard | 3 m |
| Rear yard | 4.5 m |
| Density | 60 homes per hectare |
Density rule: “The maximum density is 60 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 RM8 applies
1 areas on the City’s zoning map, about 0 ha, covering 3 parcels.
Rezonings
From the bylaw’s list of amendments since 2016: 1 into RM8, 0 out of it.
2414 Vanier Dr.
Dec 19, 2016 · Rezoned from P2 to P2, RM8, AG
This section was last changed by bylaws 8700, 9466.
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 10.16 (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.
