Residential zone · section 10.11 of Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007
RM3: Multiple Residential
RM3 (Multiple Residential) is a residential zone for homes (detached houses, duplexes, fourplexes, row houses, stacked townhouses, apartments, congregate housing and supportive housing) and schools and institutions. Up to 4 homes per lot where the small-scale housing rules apply. Buildings can be up to 12 m tall (3 storeys) and cover up to 55% of the lot. New lots need at least 750 m² and 18 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 multiple housing with a maximum density of 60 dwellings/ha.”
Section 10.11.1 of the bylaw.
What you can build and run here
In short: detached houses, duplexes, fourplexes, 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
- housing, apartment
- housing, congregate
- housing, four-plex
- housing, row
- housing, single detached
- housing, stacked row
- housing, Supportiveonly on Parcel Z (DF24049) of District Lot 1429, Cariboo District, Plan 646 Except the East 256 Feet Thereof and Plans 20803 and PGP40268
- housing Supportiveonly on Lots 1 – 3, District Lot 937, Cariboo District, Plan 18167
- housing, two-unit
Extra uses
Allowed alongside a main use (secondary uses).
- bed & breakfastonly in single detached and two-unit housing
- home business 1
- home business 2only in single detached and two-unit housing
- secondary suite
Limits
| Minimum lot width | 18 m |
|---|---|
| Minimum lot area | 750 m² |
| Site coverage | 55% |
| Height | 12 m |
| Storeys | 3 |
| Front yard | 6 m |
| Interior side yard | 3 m |
| Exterior side yard | 3 m |
| Rear yard | 6 m |
| Homes per lot | up to 4 |
| Density | 60 homes per hectare |
Density rule: “The maximum residential density is 60 dwellings/ha. Except the maximum residential density is three (3) dwelling units on a parcel 280 m² or less, and a minimum of four (4) dwelling units are permitted on a parcel greater than 280 m².”
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 RM3 applies
119 areas on the City’s zoning map, about 103 ha, covering 1,287 parcels.
Rezonings
From the bylaw’s list of amendments since 2007: 20 into RM3, 8 out of it.
4445 North Nechako Road
Aug 17, 2026 · Rezoned from RS2, RT1 to RM3, RS2
2000 Central Street E
Aug 17, 2026 · Rezoned from RM3 to Z22
9153 Twinberry Drive
Mar 9, 2026 · Rezoned from RS2, RM1, RM3 to RM9, AG
2940 14th Avenue
Feb 23, 2026 · Rezoned from RM3 to RM6
1700 Yew Street
Sep 17, 2025 · Rezoned from RM3 to RM4
1115 La Salle Avenue
Oct 7, 2024 · Rezoned from RS2 to RM3
4443 and 4505 Ospika Blvd
Aug 16, 2023 · Rezoned from AF to RS2, RM3, AG
5001 North Nechako Road
Feb 27, 2023 · Rezoned from AF, U1 to AG, C3, RM3, RS2, RT3
This section was last changed by bylaws 8256, 9138, 9630, 9635.
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 10.11 (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.
