Z14: Fraser River Bench Lands Compact Community

What the zone allows

Homes allowed

Up to 4 homes on a lot over 280 m² (3 on a smaller one) as houses, duplexes, fourplexes, row or stacked row houses or a small apartment building; where s. 5.18 exempts a lot from the small-scale multi-unit housing densities, one house or duplex home with a secondary suite or a secondary dwelling (s. 15.14.5)

Main uses

Houses, duplexes, fourplexes, row and stacked row houses, apartments, a small community care facility; home business (type 1), a secondary suite, a secondary dwelling (ss. 15.14.2, 15.14.3)

Smallest lot for a subdivision

500 m², 15.0 m wide; 400 m² and 12 m for a house; 250 m² and 7.5 m for each half of side-by-side two-unit housing on its own lot. At most 845 m² and 17.0 m wide (15 m for a house, 8.5 m for a duplex half), bar 10% of the area's lots, up to 1,000 m² (s. 15.14.4)

Lot coverage

45% (s. 15.14.5)

Height limit

12 m and 3 storeys; accessory buildings 5.0 m (ss. 15.14.5, 15.14.6)

Setbacks

Front 4.0 m, sides 1.5 m (3.0 m on a street), rear 6.0 m; one side yard is 4.5 m where no driveway reaches the rear yard or a garage from a street or lane. Accessory buildings front 4.0 m, sides and rear 1.2 m (ss. 15.14.5, 15.14.6)

The zone is site-specific: one planned neighbourhood on the Fraser River bench lands (the area on Appendix A of Bylaw No. 8050), of houses and duplexes with taller buildings on narrow streets with street trees and lamps (s. 15.14.1).

Accessory buildings: 90 m² of floor area in all on a site (s. 15.14.6).

A secondary dwelling is a detached carriage or cottage house, not a manufactured home, on approved permanent water and sewage systems (s. 2.3); the density rule counts only the suite, which is why having both is unclear.

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 15.14 of City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007 (summarised in our words, checked 2026-10-06); zone map: Open Government Licence – City of Prince George.