City of Campbell River · zoning
The LS-R zone in Campbell River.
Lakeshore Residential. What the bylaw lets you build, how big the lot has to be, and how close to the lines you can go, in plain words with the section for each.
From Zoning Bylaw No. 3250, 2006. General information, not legal or planning advice. The adopted bylaw, as the City of Campbell River reads it, is always the final word.
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LS-R at a glance
| What you can use it for | Purpose: manage land uses beside lake shores to protect the Campbell Lakes watershed. Uses: silviculture; private floats, float plane docks, wharfs, piers and walkways giving access to the parcel, with no building, boat shed or shelter on a float or wharf (5.18.1) |
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| Dwelling units | 1 dwelling unit with or without a secondary suite on a lot under 1 hectare (2.5 acres); 1 single-family dwelling with or without an accessory dwelling unit on a lot over 1 hectare (2.5 acres) (5.18.1, 3958). 7050 Gold River Hwy only (Strata Lot A, District Lot 85, Sayward District, Strata Plan EPS 1112): up to 2 single-family dwellings, coverage 3% (5.18.7) |
| Smallest lot for subdivision | 8 hectares (20 acres); 30 m (98 ft) frontage (5.18.2–5.18.3). Lots registered before January 1, 1998 that permit two dwellings may be divided as a bare land strata, building strata or strata conversion |
| Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road) | Front 10.0 m (33 ft); side 10.0 m (33 ft); rear 10.0 m (33 ft), bare land strata lots included (5.18.5) |
| Height | 10.0 m (33 ft) principal (5.18.6) / ancillary 6.0 m (20 ft), agricultural buildings 13.0 m (43 ft) (s.4.12(d)(ii); corrected 16 Oct 2026, was 5 m (16 ft)) |
| Lot coverage | 2% (5.18.4) |
| Shops, garages and sheds: size | 160 m² (1,722 sq ft) (Rural/Lakeshore ancillary cap, s.4.12) |
| Shops, garages and sheds: setbacks | s.4.12 |
| Parking | 1 stall per unit |
Metric figures are the bylaw's own. Feet and acres are converted for reading and rounded.
One lot, not the zone
What the zone page can't tell you
- Whether your lot is actually in this zone. Check the zoning map, not the listing.
- Whether a permit area, floodplain, stream setback or farmland reserve sits over the lot. Each adds steps.
- Whether site-specific rules or a covenant on title change what this table says.
- What council has decided on the street lately.
The lot report answers those for one address.
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