RM3: Multiple Residential

What the zone allows

Homes allowed

Apartments, row and stacked row houses, fourplexes, two-unit housing, houses and congregate housing, up to 60 homes a hectare; at least 4 homes are allowed on a lot over 280 m², at most 3 on a lot of 280 m² or less (s. 10.11.5); a secondary suite (s. 10.11.3)

Main uses

Apartments, congregate housing, fourplexes, row and stacked row houses, two-unit housing, houses, community care facilities (major and minor); a home business (type 1, and type 2 only in a house or two-unit housing), a bed and breakfast only in a house or two-unit housing, a secondary suite (ss. 10.11.2, 10.11.3)

Exceptions (1)

• Supportive housing on two sites the bylaw names

Listed in s. 10.11.2 of the bylaw.

Smallest lot for a subdivision

750 m², 18.0 m wide; 500 m² and 15.0 m wide for a house (s. 10.11.4)

Lot coverage

55% (s. 10.11.5)

Height limit

12.0 m and 3 storeys; 11.0 m for a house or two-unit housing; accessory buildings 5.0 m (ss. 10.11.5, 10.11.6)

Setbacks

Front 6.0 m, interior sides 3.0 m (1.2 m for a house or two-unit housing; none at the shared wall of attached housing), 3.0 m on a street, rear 6.0 m; 4.5 m between main buildings. Accessory buildings front 15.0 m, interior sides 1.2 m, 3.0 m on a street, rear 1.2 m (ss. 10.11.5, 10.11.6)

The zone is for multiple housing at up to 60 homes a hectare (s. 10.11.1).

Unlike the single residential zones, RM3 lists no secondary dwelling (a detached carriage or cottage house); a secondary suite is the only extra home it names (s. 10.11.3).

A secondary suite or secondary dwelling can't share the lot with a bed and breakfast, agri-tourist accommodation or community care facility, and a bed and breakfast can't share a house with a suite (ss. 5.6.7, 5.7.6, 5.8.2).

Uses the bylaw doesn't list aren't allowed (s. 1.6.7). Short-term rental isn't a listed use, only bed and breakfast run by the people who live there (s. 5.8.3), so ask the City before renting a home by the night.

Other parts of the bylaw also apply: general rules (Section 4), specific uses (Section 5), landscaping (Section 6), parking (Section 7) and development permit areas (Section 8).

Site-specific exceptions listed in the bylaw by legal description can add or change uses for one property, and development permit areas, the ALR and building rules apply on top. Confirm with the City of Prince George's planning and development department before you buy or build.

Source: Section 10.11 of City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 (summarised in our words, checked 2026-10-05); zone map: Open Government Licence – City of Prince George.