Site specific zone · section 15.8 of Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007
Z8: Regional Shopping
Z8 (Regional Shopping) is a site specific zone for shops and services, vehicle sales and service, schools and institutions and hotels. Buildings can be up to 12 m tall and cover up to 30% of the lot. New lots need at least 1,000 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 site-specific regulations for regional shopping areas, primarily for retail uses that require large, low profile buildings or large tenancies within buildings.”
Section 15.8.1 of the bylaw.
What you can build and run here
In short: shops and services; vehicle sales and service; schools and institutions; hotels; parks and recreation; offices; farming.
Main uses
Allowed on their own (principal uses).
- building & garden supply
- community care facility, major
- community care facility, minor
- greenhouse & plant nursery
- health service, minor
- hotel
- library & exhibit
- liquor primary establishment, majoronly for Lot B, District Lot 8180, Cariboo District, Plan BCP25328 Except Plan EPP43542
- motel
- office
- recreation, indoor
- recreation, outdoor
- recycling centre, minor
- restaurant
- retail, cannabis permittedonly on Lot A, District Lot 2003, Cariboo District, Plan BCP26820
- retail, farmers market
- retail, general
- retail, liquor permittedonly on Lot A, District Lot 2003, Cariboo District, Plan BCP26820
- service, financial
- service, household repair
- service, massage therapy
- service, personal
- service, pet grooming & day care
- service station, major
- service station, minor
- vehicle rental, major
- vehicle rental, minor
- vehicle repair, minor
- vehicle sale, minor
- vehicle wash, major
- vehicle wash, minor
Extra uses
Allowed alongside a main use (secondary uses).
- exhibition & convention facility, only with a hotel
Limits
| Minimum lot width | 22 m |
|---|---|
| Minimum lot area | 1,000 m² |
| Site coverage | 30% |
| Height | 12 m |
| Floor area ratio | 0.4 |
Density rule: “The maximum floor area ratio is 0.4, except it is 2.0 for a hotel on a separate lot.”
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 Z8 applies
4 areas on the City’s zoning map, about 34 ha, covering 21 parcels.
Rezonings
From the bylaw’s list of amendments since 2012: 5 into Z8, 1 out of it.
2740 Recplace Drive
Mar 14, 2022 · Rezoned from Z8 to C2
Recreation Pl.
Jun 15, 2015 · Rezoned from P1, P3 to Z8
2514, 2540, and 2544 Recreation Place
Dec 3, 2012 · Rezoned from P1 to Z8
2833 Recreation Place
Dec 3, 2012 · Rezoned from P1 to Z8
2515, 2540, 2544 Recreation Pl.
Apr 30, 2012 · Rezoned from P1 to Z8
2833 Recreation Place, 2909 Recplace Dr.
Apr 30, 2012 · Rezoned from P1 to Z8
This section was last changed by bylaws 8269, 8582, 8875, 8999.
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 15.8 (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.
