{"place":{"path":"ca/bc/campbell-river","slug":"campbell-river","name":"Campbell River","full_name":"City of Campbell River","type":"municipality","country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"},"region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"website":"https://www.campbellriver.ca","population":"more than 35,000 (About the City page; the City's About Campbell River page says more than 37,500)","intro":"Campbell River is the hub of northern Vancouver Island, on Discovery Passage facing Quadra Island, on the traditional territory of the Laichwiltach people (the We Wai Kai, Wei Wai Kum and Kwiakah First Nations). The City of Campbell River runs planning and building permits, business licences, Bylaw Enforcement and Animal Control (dog licences and the Downtown Safety Office), roads and snow clearing from the Dogwood Operations Centre, its own water system pumped from John Hart Lake, sanitary sewers and storm drains, weekly curbside garbage, recycling and organics collection through a contractor, Campbell River Fire Rescue and fire dispatch, emergency preparedness, parks and trails, the Sportsplex, Community Centre, Centennial Outdoor Pool and sports fields, the Campbell River Airport and the cemeteries. The Strathcona Regional District runs the Strathcona Gardens Recreation Complex (indoor pool and arenas) and the electoral areas around the city, and the Comox Strathcona Waste Management service runs the Campbell River Waste Management Centre (landfill). Policing is the Campbell River RCMP detachment, transit is the Campbell River Transit System run with BC Transit, the library is the Vancouver Island Regional Library, health care is Island Health (North Island Hospital Campbell River and District), and marriage licences, health cards and driver's licences are provincial.","city_hall":{"label":"City Hall","address":"301 St. Ann's Road, Campbell River, BC V9W 4C7","phone":"250-286-5700","email":"info@campbellriver.ca","hours":"Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed statutory holidays)"},"useful_contacts":[{"label":"Dogwood Operations Centre (water","sewer":null,"drainage":null,"roads":null,"streetlights":null,"sidewalks; 385 South Dogwood Street":null,"8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.)":null,"value":"250-286-4033"},{"label":"Dogwood Operations Centre after hours","value":"250-287-7444"},{"label":"Water hotline","value":"250-203-2316"},{"label":"Property taxes","value":"250-286-5715"},{"label":"Finance general inquiries","value":"250-286-5719"},{"label":"Development Services (planning and building)","value":"250-286-5725"},{"label":"Bylaw Enforcement (Downtown Safety Office","1235 Shoppers Row)":null,"value":"250-286-5776"},{"label":"Animal Control Services","value":"236-472-1013"},{"label":"Parks","value":"250-286-7275"},{"label":"Garbage","recycling and organics collection (Emterra Environmental)":null,"value":"250-286-0211"},{"label":"Campbell River Fire Rescue (non-emergency)","value":"250-286-6266"},{"label":"Campbell River RCMP (non-emergency)","value":"250-286-6221"},{"label":"RCMP Victim Services","value":"250-286-5619"},{"label":"Power outages (BC Hydro)","value":"1-888-769-3766"}],"bodies":{"municipal":{"name":"City of Campbell River","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca"},"regional":{"name":"Strathcona Regional District","url":"https://srd.ca"},"provincial":{"name":"Province of British Columbia","url":"https://www2.gov.bc.ca"},"federal":{"name":"Government of Canada","url":"https://www.canada.ca"}},"boundary":{"geojson":"/data/ca/bc/campbell-river/boundary.geojson","area_km2":161.79,"source":"Municipalities - Legally Defined Administrative Areas of BC, BC Data Catalogue","source_url":"https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/municipalities-legally-defined-administrative-areas-of-bc","accessed":"2026-11-07"},"zoning":{"zones":42,"zone_pages":34,"has_page":true,"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 3250, 2006 (consolidated to Bylaw 4021, 2026; last amended October 1, 2026)","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City says the consolidation is not a legal document and was combined with the amendments purely for convenience; consult certified copies of the original bylaws for interpretation."},"map":{"has_map":false,"has_addresses":false}},"counts":{"answers":24,"facts_matched":146},"latest":"2026-11-05"},"generated":"2026-11-12T01:48:38.090Z","count":24,"answers":[{"title":"Campbell River building permits: when you need one and how to apply","question":"Do I need a building permit, and how do I apply?","slug":"building-permit","place":{"path":"ca/bc/campbell-river","name":"Campbell River","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"building-and-renovating","name":"Building, renovating and your property"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"City of Campbell River","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca"},"short_answer":"In Campbell River you need a City building permit before you build, repair, alter, move or demolish a building or structure, including a swimming pool or retaining wall, or before plumbing work. A detached building over 10 m² (108 sq ft) needs one. Apply by email and PDF upload.","aliases":["building permit campbell river","apply for building permit","do i need a permit campbell river"],"cost":"Based on the value of construction, from $150 for a simple building up to $5,000. See the building-permit-fees answer.","how_long":"The City's pages and the Building Bylaw do not state a review time. After approval you have 180 days to pay the fee and take out the permit.","where":[{"type":"email","label":"Building Department","value":"building@campbellriver.ca"},{"type":"phone","label":"Building Department","value":"250-286-5757"},{"type":"in_person","label":"Development Services","value":"301 St. Ann's Road, Campbell River, BC"},{"type":"online","label":"Book inspections (eInspections)","value":"https://eservices.campbellriver.ca/tempestprod/eInspection/Folder/FolderSearch.aspx"}],"documents":["Completed Building Permit Application Form","Title search no older than 14 days","Signed Damage to City Infrastructure Repair Agreement and Owner's Undertaking","Residential warranty (HPO) confirmation or rental exemption","Plans and documents listed in the City's Required Submissions bulletin for your building type"],"forms":[{"title":"Building Permit Application Form (PDF)","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/building-permit-application-form"},{"title":"Digital Building Permit Application Procedure (PDF)","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/digital-building-permit-application-procedure"},{"title":"Building Permits and Inspections page","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/building-development/building-permits-inspections"},{"title":"Building Bylaw 3899, 2023 (PDF)","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3899-building-bylaw-2023-consolidated-bylaw-3971-2024"}],"related":[{"slug":"deck-shed-garage-permit","title":"Campbell River permits for decks, sheds, carports and garages","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/deck-shed-garage-permit/"},{"slug":"building-permit-fees","title":"Campbell River building permit fees","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/building-permit-fees/"},{"slug":"secondary-suite","title":"Campbell River secondary suite and carriage house rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/secondary-suite/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Campbell River zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/zoning-lookup/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/courtenay","name":"Courtenay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/building-permit/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cumberland","name":"Cumberland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/building-permit/"},{"place":"ca/bc/comox","name":"Comox","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/building-permit/"},{"place":"ca/bc/powell-river","name":"Powell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/building-permit/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sayward","name":"Sayward","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/building-permit/"},{"place":"ca/bc/gold-river","name":"Gold River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/building-permit/"}],"topic":{"title":"Building permits in British Columbia: how to apply, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/building-permit/"},"facts":{"needed_for":{"label":"Needed for","value":"Before building, repairing or altering a building or structure (including a swimming pool or retaining wall), moving or demolishing one, plumbing, fire suppression or alarm work, siting a temporary building, building a masonry fireplace, or changing a building's use or occupancy. A detached building over 10 m² (108 sq ft) needs a permit.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3899-building-bylaw-2023-consolidated-bylaw-3971-2024","title":"Building Bylaw No. 3899, 2023 (PDF, consolidated, includes Bylaw 3990, 2025 amendments)","section":"s. 11.1","quotes":["every owner must apply for and obtain a permit, prior to","constructing, repairing, altering a building or structure, including a swimming pool or","retaining wall;","demolishing a building or structure;","constructing, or altering a plumbing system;"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/building-development/building-permits-inspections","title":"Building Permits and Inspections, City of Campbell River","section":"FAQ","quotes":["You will require a permit if the structure will be more than 108 square feet (10 square metres)."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"not_needed_for":{"label":"Not needed for","value":"Not covered by the Building Bylaw (s. 4.3): buildings the Building Code exempts; fences, trellises and arbours on single or two family parcels; retaining walls under 1.2 m not meant to carry extra loads; decks or patios under 600 mm, unattached, with no walls or roof; like-for-like repairs; replacing plumbing fixtures without moving lines.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3899-building-bylaw-2023-consolidated-bylaw-3971-2024","title":"Building Bylaw No. 3899, 2023 (PDF, consolidated, includes Bylaw 3990, 2025 amendments)","section":"s. 4.3","quotes":["This bylaw does not apply to","a fence, a trellis, an arbour, or other similar landscape structures on a parcel zoned for","less than 1.2 metres in height and is not intended to support","decks or patios which surface is less than 600mm above the ground or finished grade,","the replacement of plumbing fixtures (sinks, tubs, water closets, lavatories, showers","(a) buildings or structures exempted by Division A, Part 1 of the Building Code except","superimposed loads, unless failure would impact a structure or impact life"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"how_to_apply":{"label":"How to apply","value":"Email building@campbellriver.ca with the civic address to ask for an upload link, then upload the application and documents (PDF only) and tell the Building Department when everything is uploaded. One Building Permit Application Form covers all project types.","short":"Email for upload link; upload PDFs","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/digital-building-permit-application-procedure","title":"Digital Building Permit Application Procedure (PDF)","section":"Steps 1 and 2","quotes":["Submit an email to building@campbellriver.ca requesting a link to upload your application documents.","notify","building@campbellriver.ca once all required documents have been uploaded:","ALL documents must be in PDF format."]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/building-development/building-permits-inspections","title":"Building Permits and Inspections, City of Campbell River","section":"Building Permit Applications and Information","quotes":["The streamlined building permit application process has one Building Permit Application Form that covers all building projects"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"what_to_submit":{"label":"What to submit","value":"Completed application form; title search no older than 14 days; signed Damage to City Infrastructure Repair Agreement; signed Owner's Undertaking; residential warranty (HPO) confirmation or rental exemption; plans and documents listed in the City's Required Submissions bulletin for the building type. Incomplete submissions are returned.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/digital-building-permit-application-procedure","title":"Digital Building Permit Application Procedure (PDF)","section":"Step 2","quotes":["Completed application form. All Contact information and signatures required.","Copy of recent title search (must be no older than 14 days)","Confirmation of residential warranty coverage (HPO Approval) or Rental Exemption as applicable.","Submissions that are incomplete will be returned and not retained on file"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3899-building-bylaw-2023-consolidated-bylaw-3971-2024","title":"Building Bylaw No. 3899, 2023 (PDF, consolidated, includes Bylaw 3990, 2025 amendments)","section":"s. 11.5","quotes":["Building Permit Applications for Simple Buildings","include floor plans showing the dimensions, occupancy classification and uses of all"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"processing_time":{"label":"Processing time","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"The City's pages and the bylaw do not state how long a review takes.","sources":[]},"inspections":{"label":"Inspections","value":"Book online 24/7 through the City's eInspections service once you have your permit number and have given the City a five-digit access code. The permit lists the required inspections. Simple buildings: at least 24 hours' notice per inspection. Complex buildings: at least 72 hours' notice for the occupancy inspection.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/building-development/building-permits-inspections","title":"Building Permits and Inspections, City of Campbell River","section":"Building Inspections","quotes":["schedule, reschedule, and cancel building inspections online 24/7","The required inspections for your permit will be listed on your Building Permit."]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3899-building-bylaw-2023-consolidated-bylaw-3971-2024","title":"Building Bylaw No. 3899, 2023 (PDF, consolidated, includes Bylaw 3990, 2025 amendments)","section":"s. 11.32 and 11.36","quotes":["For all work in respect of simple buildings the owner must give at least 24 hours","give at least 72 hours","For all work in respect of simple buildings the owner must give at least 24 hours’ notice to the City","11.36 For work in respect of complex buildings, the owner must","(c) give at least 72 hours’ notice to the City when requesting an occupancy but prior to"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"contact":{"label":"Contact","value":"Building Department (Development Services), City of Campbell River: building@campbellriver.ca, 250-286-5757, 301 St. Ann's Road.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/digital-building-permit-application-procedure","title":"Digital Building Permit Application Procedure (PDF)","section":"Further information","quotes":["For further information contact the Building Department at Building@campbellriver.ca or 250-286-5757","301 St. Ann’s Road, Campbell River, BC V9W 4C7"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Building Bylaw No. 3899, 2023","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3899-building-bylaw-2023-consolidated-bylaw-3971-2024","title":"Building Bylaw No. 3899, 2023 (PDF, consolidated, includes Bylaw 3990, 2025 amendments)","section":"title","quotes":["BUILDING BYLAW NO. 3899, 2023"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":8,"stated":7,"matched":7,"none":0,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe City of Campbell River's [Building Bylaw No. 3899, 2023](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3899-building-bylaw-2023-consolidated-bylaw-3971-2024) says an owner must get a permit before building, repairing or altering a building or structure (including a swimming pool or retaining wall), moving or demolishing one, doing plumbing, fire suppression or alarm work, siting a temporary building, building a masonry fireplace, or changing a building's use or occupancy. A detached building over 10 m² (108 sq ft) needs a permit.\n\nNot covered by the bylaw: fences, trellises and arbours on single or two family parcels, decks or patios under 600 mm that are unattached with no walls or roof, retaining walls under 1.2 m that carry no extra loads, like-for-like repairs, and swapping plumbing fixtures without moving lines.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Email building@campbellriver.ca with your civic address and ask for an upload link.\n2. Upload the Building Permit Application Form (one form covers all project types) and your documents. Everything must be PDF.\n3. Email the Building Department when all documents are uploaded. Incomplete submissions are returned.\n4. Pay the permit fee and any other City fees before the permit is issued.\n5. Once you have a permit number and a five-digit access code, book inspections online through eInspections, 24 hours a day. The permit lists the required inspections.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Renovations and demolitions also need a Hazardous Materials Survey and Clearance Letter for buildings from before 1990.\n- Simple buildings need at least 24 hours' notice for every inspection. For complex buildings the occupancy inspection needs at least 72 hours' notice.\n- The City's pages and the bylaw do not state how long a review takes. Ask the Building Department.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/building-development/building-permits-inspections","title":"Building Permits and Inspections, City of Campbell River","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3899-building-bylaw-2023-consolidated-bylaw-3971-2024","title":"Building Bylaw No. 3899, 2023 (PDF, consolidated, includes Bylaw 3990, 2025 amendments)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/digital-building-permit-application-procedure","title":"Digital Building Permit Application Procedure (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 7 of 8 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/building-permit/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/building-permit.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/building-permit.json"}},{"title":"Campbell River fence rules: permits and height limits","question":"Do I need a permit to build a fence, and how high can it be?","slug":"fence-rules","place":{"path":"ca/bc/campbell-river","name":"Campbell River","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"building-and-renovating","name":"Building, renovating and your property"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"City of Campbell River","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca"},"short_answer":"In Campbell River a fence on a single or two family residential lot needs no building permit. In residential zones a fence can be 1.2 m high within 5.0 m of the front lot line and 1.8 m elsewhere. Commercial, industrial and airport zones allow 2.43 m.","aliases":["fence height campbell river","fence bylaw campbell river","retaining wall permit campbell river"],"cost":"No building permit fee for a fence on a single or two family residential lot.","how_long":"Not applicable for a fence on a single or two family residential lot.","where":[{"type":"email","label":"Planning questions","value":"planning@campbellriver.ca"},{"type":"phone","label":"Development Services","value":"250-286-5757"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Zoning Bylaw 3250, 2006, Schedule A Text (section 4.17, PDF)","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text"},{"title":"Interactive Zoning Map","url":"https://webmap.campbellriver.ca/Html5Viewer/Index.html?viewer=Realtor"}],"related":[{"slug":"building-permit","title":"Campbell River building permits: when you need one and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/building-permit/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Campbell River zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/zoning-lookup/"},{"slug":"deck-shed-garage-permit","title":"Campbell River permits for decks, sheds, carports and garages","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/deck-shed-garage-permit/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/courtenay","name":"Courtenay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/fence-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cumberland","name":"Cumberland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/fence-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/comox","name":"Comox","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/fence-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/powell-river","name":"Powell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/fence-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sayward","name":"Sayward","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/fence-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/gold-river","name":"Gold River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/fence-rules/"}],"topic":{"title":"Fence height limits in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fence-rules/"},"facts":{"permit":{"label":"Permit","value":"No building permit for a fence, trellis or arbour on a parcel zoned for single or two family residential use. Retaining walls are separate: a wall 1.2 m or more high, or carrying extra loads, needs a permit.","short":"No building permit","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3899-building-bylaw-2023-consolidated-bylaw-3971-2024","title":"Building Bylaw No. 3899, 2023 (PDF, consolidated, includes Bylaw 3990, 2025 amendments)","section":"s. 4.3(b), (c)","quotes":["a fence, a trellis, an arbour, or other similar landscape structures on a parcel zoned for","less than 1.2 metres in height and is not intended to support"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"height_front":{"label":"Height, front yard","value":"1.2 m within 5.0 m of the front lot line, in residential zones and for residential uses in rural zones.","short":"1.2 m within 5.0 m of front lot line","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text","title":"Zoning Bylaw 3250, 2006, Schedule A Text (PDF, consolidated to 4021, 2026)","section":"s. 4.17(c)","quotes":["the maximum height of a fence is 1.8 m, but within 5.0 m of the front lot line the maximum","height is 1.2 m."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"height_side_rear":{"label":"Height, side and rear yards","value":"1.8 m in residential zones and for residential uses in rural zones. In commercial, industrial and airport zones the limit is 2.43 m.","short":"1.8 m (2.43 m in commercial, industrial)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text","title":"Zoning Bylaw 3250, 2006, Schedule A Text (PDF, consolidated to 4021, 2026)","section":"s. 4.17(c), (f)","quotes":["In residential zones, and for residential uses in rural zones, the maximum","height of a fence is 1.8 m","In commercial, industrial and airport zones, the maximum height of a fence","may be 2.43m."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"corner_lots":{"label":"Corner lots and sightlines","value":"Fences must not interfere with sight lines at intersections. Near an intersection, no fence, tree, shrub or other structure over 0.46 m wide may stand in the triangle formed by the two lot lines and a line joining points 2.4 m from the corner, where it blocks the view between 1.0 m and 2.4 m above the road.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text","title":"Zoning Bylaw 3250, 2006, Schedule A Text (PDF, consolidated to 4021, 2026)","section":"s. 4.13(f)","quotes":["and where they do not interfere with sight lines at","intersections."]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3543-public-nuisance-bylaw-2014-consolidated-bylaw-3589-2015","title":"Public Nuisance Bylaw No. 3543, 2014 (PDF, consolidated to Bylaw 3964, 2024)","section":"s. 7.8","quotes":["place or permit to be placed or grow a tree, shrub, plant, fence or other structure with horizontal","dimension exceeding 0.46 metres (1.5 feet) within the triangular area formed by two","intersecting lot lines"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"other_rules":{"label":"Other rules","value":"Height is measured vertically from average grade to the top of the fence. No chain link fence along a front property line or facing a public right-of-way in the Central Business Area. A fence within 1.5 m of a retaining wall top must be no higher than 1.2 m and transparent or screened. Retaining elements max 1.5 m; taller walls terraced. Pool, spa or hot tub fence: at least 1.22 m high (Building Bylaw s. 17.5).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text","title":"Zoning Bylaw 3250, 2006, Schedule A Text (PDF, consolidated to 4021, 2026)","section":"s. 4.17","quotes":["Fence height is determined by measuring vertically from the average grade","No chain link fences are permitted along the front property line or fronting","a fence may be placed within 1.5 m of the top of either a","retaining wall or retaining element, where such a fence does not exceed 1.2","No retaining element on a residential or commercial parcel shall exceed a","Despite 4.17 c), a fence may be placed within 1.5 m of the top of either a","m in height, and is either:"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw No. 3250, 2006, s. 4.17 (Fence, Retaining Walls and Screening)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text","title":"Zoning Bylaw 3250, 2006, Schedule A Text (PDF, consolidated to 4021, 2026)","section":"s. 4.17","quotes":["FENCE, RETAINING WALLS AND SCREENING"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe City of Campbell River's [Building Bylaw](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3899-building-bylaw-2023-consolidated-bylaw-3971-2024) does not apply to a fence, trellis or arbour on a parcel zoned for single or two family residential use, so no building permit is needed. It does not say whether fences on other parcels need one; ask Development Services. Retaining walls are separate: one 1.2 m or more high, or carrying extra loads, needs a permit.\n\nHeight limits are in section 4.17 of the [Zoning Bylaw 3250, 2006](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text). Height is measured vertically from average grade to the top of the fence.\n\n- Residential zones, and residential uses in rural zones: 1.2 m within 5.0 m of the front lot line, and 1.8 m otherwise.\n- Commercial, industrial and airport zones: 2.43 m.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Corner lots: fences must not interfere with sight lines at intersections. Near an intersection, the [Public Nuisance Bylaw](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3543-public-nuisance-bylaw-2014-consolidated-bylaw-3589-2015) bars any fence, tree, shrub or structure over 0.46 m wide in the triangle formed by the two lot lines and a line joining points 2.4 m from the corner, where it blocks the view between 1.0 m and 2.4 m above the road.\n- No chain link fence along a front property line or facing a public right-of-way in the Central Business Area.\n- A fence within 1.5 m of the top of a retaining wall must be no higher than 1.2 m and transparent or screened. Retaining elements may be at most 1.5 m high; taller walls are terraced.\n- A pool, spa or hot tub fence must be at least 1.22 m high (Building Bylaw s. 17.5).\n- An over-height fence is a $200 ticket under the City's Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw.\n- The Zoning Bylaw has no rule on barbed wire or electric fences. Find your property lines first.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text","title":"Zoning Bylaw 3250, 2006, Schedule A Text (PDF, consolidated to 4021, 2026)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3899-building-bylaw-2023-consolidated-bylaw-3971-2024","title":"Building Bylaw No. 3899, 2023 (PDF, consolidated, includes Bylaw 3990, 2025 amendments)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3543-public-nuisance-bylaw-2014-consolidated-bylaw-3589-2015","title":"Public Nuisance Bylaw No. 3543, 2014 (PDF, consolidated to Bylaw 3964, 2024)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007 (PDF, consolidated to Bylaw 4003, 2025)","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/fence-rules/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/fence-rules.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/fence-rules.json"}},{"title":"Campbell River permits for decks, sheds, carports and garages","question":"Do I need a permit for a deck, shed or garage?","slug":"deck-shed-garage-permit","place":{"path":"ca/bc/campbell-river","name":"Campbell River","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"building-and-renovating","name":"Building, renovating and your property"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"City of Campbell River","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca"},"short_answer":"In Campbell River a shed, garage, carport or other detached building over 10 m² (108 sq ft) needs a building permit. A deck needs one unless it is under 600 mm above the ground, not attached to a building, and has no walls or roof. Zoning limits apply either way.","aliases":["shed permit campbell river","deck permit campbell river","garage permit campbell river"],"cost":"Fees are based on the value of construction; see the building-permit-fees answer.","how_long":"The City's pages do not state a review time.","where":[{"type":"email","label":"Building Department","value":"building@campbellriver.ca"},{"type":"phone","label":"Building Department","value":"250-286-5757"}],"documents":["Completed Building Permit Application Form","Garage Plan Requirements (City PDF), if building a garage"],"forms":[{"title":"Building Permit Application Form (PDF)","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/building-permit-application-form"},{"title":"Garage Plan Requirements (PDF)","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/ccr-garage-plan-requirements"},{"title":"Building Permits and Inspections page","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/building-development/building-permits-inspections"}],"related":[{"slug":"building-permit","title":"Campbell River building permits: when you need one and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/building-permit/"},{"slug":"building-permit-fees","title":"Campbell River building permit fees","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/building-permit-fees/"},{"slug":"fence-rules","title":"Campbell River fence rules: permits and height limits","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/fence-rules/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Campbell River zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/zoning-lookup/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/courtenay","name":"Courtenay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/deck-shed-garage-permit/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cumberland","name":"Cumberland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/deck-shed-garage-permit/"},{"place":"ca/bc/comox","name":"Comox","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/deck-shed-garage-permit/"},{"place":"ca/bc/powell-river","name":"Powell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/deck-shed-garage-permit/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sayward","name":"Sayward","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/deck-shed-garage-permit/"},{"place":"ca/bc/gold-river","name":"Gold River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/deck-shed-garage-permit/"}],"topic":{"title":"Deck and shed permit thresholds in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/deck-shed-garage-permit/"},"facts":{"shed":{"label":"Sheds","value":"A shed or other detached (ancillary) building needs a building permit if it is more than 10 m² (108 sq ft). The City says structures under about 10 m² usually do not need a permit.","short":"Yes, if more than 10 m²","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/building-development/building-permits-inspections","title":"Building Permits and Inspections, City of Campbell River","section":"FAQ","quotes":["You will require a permit if the structure will be more than 108 square feet (10 square metres).","structures less than 10 sqm (107 sqft) usually don’t even require a Building Permit"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"deck":{"label":"Decks","value":"A deck needs a building permit unless its surface is less than 600 mm above grade, it is not attached to a building, and it has no walls or roof (Building Bylaw s. 4.3(e)). Decks 600 mm or higher, or attached to a building, are covered by s. 11.1.","short":"Yes, unless under 600 mm, detached, no roof","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3899-building-bylaw-2023-consolidated-bylaw-3971-2024","title":"Building Bylaw No. 3899, 2023 (PDF, consolidated, includes Bylaw 3990, 2025 amendments)","section":"s. 4.3(e)","quotes":["decks or patios which surface is less than 600mm above the ground or finished grade,","which are not attached to a building and have no walls or roof;","constructing, repairing, altering a building or structure, including a swimming pool or"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/revised-res-bp-information-jan-2017-005","title":"Residential Building Permit Information, January 2017 (PDF)","section":"You will need a Building Permit for","quotes":["Making structural changes (renovations) to the interior or exterior of the building including a deck;"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"garage_carport":{"label":"Garages and carports","value":"A detached garage, carport or other ancillary building more than 10 m² (108 sq ft) needs a building permit, per the City's FAQ. The City publishes Garage Plan Requirements for applications. An attached garage is part of the house or addition permit.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/revised-res-bp-information-jan-2017-005","title":"Residential Building Permit Information, January 2017 (PDF)","section":"You will need a Building Permit for","quotes":["Construction of an ancillary building (including a carport) larger than 10 square meters (107 square feet);"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/building-development/building-permits-inspections","title":"Building Permits and Inspections, City of Campbell River","section":"Guidelines","quotes":["Garage Plan Requirements","You will require a permit if the structure will be more than 108 square feet (10 square metres)."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"zoning_limits":{"label":"Zoning limits","value":"Urban lots: all ancillary buildings combined up to 80 m², height up to 5.0 m, not in the front yard or a side yard next to a road, at least 0.75 m from side and rear lines. Rural and Lakeshore lots: combined 160 m², height up to 6.0 m, not in any required yard.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text","title":"Zoning Bylaw 3250, 2006, Schedule A Text (PDF, consolidated to 4021, 2026)","section":"s. 4.12(c), (d)","quotes":["must be equal to or less than 80 square metres.","The maximum height for any ancillary building is 5.0 metres.","at least 0.75 metres from side and rear lot lines.","The combined floor area of all ancillary buildings on the lot must be","equal to or less than 160 square metres.","The maximum height of the ancillary building is 6.0 metres"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Building Bylaw No. 3899, 2023; Zoning Bylaw No. 3250, 2006 (s. 4.12 and 4.13)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3899-building-bylaw-2023-consolidated-bylaw-3971-2024","title":"Building Bylaw No. 3899, 2023 (PDF, consolidated, includes Bylaw 3990, 2025 amendments)","section":"title","quotes":["BUILDING BYLAW NO. 3899, 2023"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text","title":"Zoning Bylaw 3250, 2006, Schedule A Text (PDF, consolidated to 4021, 2026)","section":"s. 4.12","quotes":["ANCILLARY BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES AND USES"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nIn Campbell River, the City's FAQ says a shed, garage, carport or other detached (ancillary) building needs a building permit if it is more than 10 m² (108 sq ft). Smaller ones usually do not, but zoning rules and Development Permits still apply. An attached garage is part of the house or addition permit.\n\nA deck needs a permit unless its surface is less than 600 mm above grade, it is not attached to a building, and it has no walls or roof ([Building Bylaw](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3899-building-bylaw-2023-consolidated-bylaw-3971-2024) s. 4.3(e)). Decks 600 mm or higher, or attached to a building, need one.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Check the zoning limits below for your lot.\n2. Email building@campbellriver.ca if you are unsure whether you need a permit.\n3. Complete the Building Permit Application Form and the documents the City lists. See the building-permit answer for how to apply.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Under [Zoning Bylaw](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text) s. 4.12, on urban lots all ancillary buildings together may be up to 80 m² and 5.0 m high, not in the front yard or a side yard next to a road, and at least 0.75 m from side and rear lot lines.\n- On rural and lakeshore lots the combined limit is 160 m² and 6.0 m high, and buildings cannot be in any required yard.\n- Larger buildings need a Development Variance Permit.\n- Open decks up to 0.6 m above ground are exempt from side and rear yard setbacks.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/building-development/building-permits-inspections","title":"Building Permits and Inspections, City of Campbell River","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3899-building-bylaw-2023-consolidated-bylaw-3971-2024","title":"Building Bylaw No. 3899, 2023 (PDF, consolidated, includes Bylaw 3990, 2025 amendments)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text","title":"Zoning Bylaw 3250, 2006, Schedule A Text (PDF, consolidated to 4021, 2026)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/revised-res-bp-information-jan-2017-005","title":"Residential Building Permit Information, January 2017 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 5 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/deck-shed-garage-permit/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/deck-shed-garage-permit.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/deck-shed-garage-permit.json"}},{"title":"Campbell River building permit fees","question":"How much does a building permit cost?","slug":"building-permit-fees","place":{"path":"ca/bc/campbell-river","name":"Campbell River","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"building-and-renovating","name":"Building, renovating and your property"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"City of Campbell River","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca"},"short_answer":"In Campbell River a building permit fee is based on the value of construction. A simple building up to $5,000 costs $150. Over $5,000 to under $100,000 it is $150 plus $10 per $1,000 or part of $1,000. A complex building has a $2,500 minimum fee.","aliases":["building permit fee campbell river","how much is a permit campbell river"],"cost":"From $150 (simple building up to $5,000); $2,500 minimum for a complex building. Rates are in the Building Bylaw, Appendix A.","how_long":"Fees are paid before the permit is issued.","where":[{"type":"email","label":"Building Department","value":"building@campbellriver.ca"},{"type":"phone","label":"Building Department","value":"250-286-5757"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Building Bylaw 3899, 2023, Appendix A (PDF)","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3899-building-bylaw-2023-consolidated-bylaw-3971-2024"}],"related":[{"slug":"building-permit","title":"Campbell River building permits: when you need one and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/building-permit/"},{"slug":"deck-shed-garage-permit","title":"Campbell River permits for decks, sheds, carports and garages","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/deck-shed-garage-permit/"},{"slug":"secondary-suite","title":"Campbell River secondary suite and carriage house rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/secondary-suite/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/courtenay","name":"Courtenay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/building-permit-fees/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cumberland","name":"Cumberland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/building-permit-fees/"},{"place":"ca/bc/comox","name":"Comox","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/building-permit-fees/"},{"place":"ca/bc/powell-river","name":"Powell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/building-permit-fees/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sayward","name":"Sayward","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/building-permit-fees/"},{"place":"ca/bc/gold-river","name":"Gold River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/building-permit-fees/"}],"topic":{"title":"Building permit fees in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/building-permit-fees/"},"facts":{"minimum_fee":{"label":"Lowest fee","value":"$150 for a simple building with a construction value up to $5,000. A complex building has a minimum fee of $2,500.","short":"$150 simple building up to $5,000; $2,500 complex","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3899-building-bylaw-2023-consolidated-bylaw-3971-2024","title":"Building Bylaw No. 3899, 2023 (PDF, consolidated, includes Bylaw 3990, 2025 amendments)","section":"Appendix A","quotes":["Simple Building Minimum fee $150.00","Complex Building Minimum Fee $2500.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fee_formula":{"label":"How the fee is worked out","value":"Based on the value of construction. Over $5,000 to under $100,000: $150 plus $10 per $1,000 or part of $1,000. From $100,000 to $400,000: $1,100 plus $9 per $1,000 above $100,000. Over $400,000: $3,800 plus $8 per additional $1,000.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3899-building-bylaw-2023-consolidated-bylaw-3971-2024","title":"Building Bylaw No. 3899, 2023 (PDF, consolidated, includes Bylaw 3990, 2025 amendments)","section":"Appendix A","quotes":["$150.00; plus $10.00 for each $1,000.00 of","$1100; plus $9.00 for each $1,000.00 of","$3800; plus $8.00 for each additional"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"application_fee":{"label":"Application or plan review fee","value":"A plan review fee of $150 per hour applies when the owner asks for a second review of an application already reviewed, or changes the design of an active permit. Permit fees are paid before the permit is issued.","short":"None set; $150 an hour for second review","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3899-building-bylaw-2023-consolidated-bylaw-3971-2024","title":"Building Bylaw No. 3899, 2023 (PDF, consolidated, includes Bylaw 3990, 2025 amendments)","section":"Appendix A and s. 11.45","quotes":["Plan Review fee $150.00 per hour","a request from the owner or agent that the building official review an application or part of an application that has already been reviewed by the building official"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"other_fees":{"label":"Other fees","value":"Plumbing: $150 base for up to two fixtures, plus $8 per extra fixture. Demolition $250. Re-inspection (third and later) $75. Special inspection $150. Permit transfer $35. Extension $150. Plumbing without a permit: extra $500. Security deposit $500 to $3,500 by construction value; demolition $3,500.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3899-building-bylaw-2023-consolidated-bylaw-3971-2024","title":"Building Bylaw No. 3899, 2023 (PDF, consolidated, includes Bylaw 3990, 2025 amendments)","section":"Appendix A","quotes":["Up to two plumbing fixtures","Base fee $150.00","Demolition $250.00","Re-inspection $75.00","Special inspection fee $150.00","Transfer of Permit $35.00","Building Permit Extension $150.00","Construction of plumbing without a","Security Deposits","Demolition $3500.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"how_to_pay":{"label":"How to pay","value":"The permit fee, any other City fees due and the security deposit must be paid before the building permit is issued.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3899-building-bylaw-2023-consolidated-bylaw-3971-2024","title":"Building Bylaw No. 3899, 2023 (PDF, consolidated, includes Bylaw 3990, 2025 amendments)","section":"s. 11.8 and 11.12","quotes":["Before receiving a building permit for a building or structure, the owner must first pay to","the permit fees prescribed in Appendix A;","first pay to the City a security deposit as set out in Appendix A."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Building Bylaw No. 3899, 2023, Appendix A (Building Permit Fees & Securities)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3899-building-bylaw-2023-consolidated-bylaw-3971-2024","title":"Building Bylaw No. 3899, 2023 (PDF, consolidated, includes Bylaw 3990, 2025 amendments)","section":"Appendix A","quotes":["Appendix A - Building Permit Fees & Securities"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe City of Campbell River's [Building Bylaw No. 3899, 2023](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3899-building-bylaw-2023-consolidated-bylaw-3971-2024), Appendix A, sets building permit fees by the value of construction.\n\n- Simple building up to $5,000: $150.\n- Over $5,000 to under $100,000: $150 plus $10 per $1,000 or part of $1,000.\n- $100,000 to $400,000: $1,100 plus $9 per $1,000 above $100,000.\n- Over $400,000: $3,800 plus $8 per additional $1,000.\n- Complex building: minimum $2,500.\n\nThe permit fee, any other City fees due and the security deposit must be paid before the permit is issued.\n\n## Other fees\n\n- Plumbing: $150 for up to two fixtures, plus $8 per extra fixture.\n- Demolition: $250.\n- Re-inspection (third and later): $75. Special inspection: $150.\n- Permit transfer: $35. Extension: $150.\n- Plan review fee of $150 per hour if you ask for a second review of an application already reviewed, or change the design of an active permit.\n- Security deposit: $500 to $3,500 by construction value; $3,500 for demolition.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Starting work before the permit doubles the fee (extra up to $10,000). Plumbing without a permit adds $500.\n- The fee is waived for one accessory dwelling unit per parcel if the application is dated before December 31, 2027.\n- A building official may require an appraisal of the construction value.\n- The City will supply a title search for $30 added to the permit costs.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3899-building-bylaw-2023-consolidated-bylaw-3971-2024","title":"Building Bylaw No. 3899, 2023 (PDF, consolidated, includes Bylaw 3990, 2025 amendments)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/digital-building-permit-application-procedure","title":"Digital Building Permit Application Procedure (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/building-permit-fees/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/building-permit-fees.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/building-permit-fees.json"}},{"title":"Campbell River zoning: find your zone and what it allows","question":"How do I find out what my property is zoned?","slug":"zoning-lookup","place":{"path":"ca/bc/campbell-river","name":"Campbell River","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"building-and-renovating","name":"Building, renovating and your property"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"City of Campbell River","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca"},"short_answer":"In Campbell River, use the City's interactive zoning map to look up your property's zoning, lot size and assessment value, or the PDF Zoning Map. Then read your zone in Zoning Bylaw No. 3250, 2006. The City says the map may not be up to date, so confirm with staff.","aliases":["zoning map campbell river","what is my zoning campbell river","zoning bylaw campbell river"],"cost":"Not stated on the City's zoning pages.","how_long":"Not applicable.","where":[{"type":"online","label":"Interactive Zoning Map (City web map)","value":"https://webmap.campbellriver.ca/Html5Viewer/Index.html?viewer=Realtor"},{"type":"email","label":"Development Services","value":"planning@campbellriver.ca"},{"type":"email","label":"Development Services (alternate)","value":"DevelopmentServices@campbellriver.ca"},{"type":"phone","label":"Development Services","value":"250-286-5757"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Zoning page","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/building-development/zoning"},{"title":"Zoning Bylaw 3250, 2006, Schedule A text (PDF)","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text"},{"title":"Zoning Bylaw 3250, 2006, Schedule B map (PDF)","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-b-map"}],"related":[{"slug":"secondary-suite","title":"Campbell River secondary suite and carriage house rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/secondary-suite/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/courtenay","name":"Courtenay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cumberland","name":"Cumberland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/comox","name":"Comox","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/powell-river","name":"Powell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sayward","name":"Sayward","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/gold-river","name":"Gold River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/zoning-lookup/"}],"topic":{"title":"Zoning maps in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/zoning-lookup/"},"facts":{"how_to_find":{"label":"How to find your zone","value":"Use the City's interactive zoning map (property map), which shows zoning, lot size and assessment value for each property, or the PDF Zoning Map (Schedule B). Confirm with City staff, as the map may not be up to date.","short":"Online map; PDF Zoning Map (Schedule B)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/building-development/zoning/zoning-map","title":"Zoning Map, City of Campbell River","section":"Zoning Map page","quotes":["For each property, you can find the zoning information, lot size, assessment value and other property details."]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/building-development/zoning","title":"Zoning, City of Campbell River","section":"Zoning Map","quotes":["The information on the map may not always be up-to-date.","confirm zoning information with City staff."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"zoning_bylaw":{"label":"Zoning bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw No. 3250, 2006 (Schedule A text), adopted August 28, 2007; the official text is last amended October 1, 2026 and consolidated to Bylaw 4021, 2026.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text","title":"Zoning Bylaw 3250, 2006, Schedule A Text (PDF, consolidated to 4021, 2026)","section":"cover footer","quotes":["Adopted August 28, 2007","Last Amended October 1, 2026, Consolidated to 4021, 2026"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"what_zone_controls":{"label":"What the zone controls","value":"Each zone sets the permitted uses, minimum lot size, density, lot coverage, yard setbacks and building height. For residential zones this includes the number of dwelling units, whether home-based business is allowed, and ancillary building size.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/building-development/zoning","title":"Zoning, City of Campbell River","section":"Zoning","quotes":["Each zone's rules describe how the land can be used, the size of parcels created by subdivision and the allowed density."]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/building-development/zoning/residential-rental-zoning","title":"Residential and Rental Zoning, City of Campbell River","section":"intro","quotes":["the amount of dwelling units, the allowance of home-based business, and the size of ancillary buildings all depend on the properties zone"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text","title":"Zoning Bylaw 3250, 2006, Schedule A Text (PDF, consolidated to 4021, 2026)","section":"s. 5.24 (example R-I zone)","quotes":["The minimum lot area shall be 350 square metres","The maximum lot coverage of all buildings is 50%","Front yard:"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"contact":{"label":"Contact","value":"City of Campbell River Development Services: planning@campbellriver.ca or DevelopmentServices@campbellriver.ca; phone 250-286-5757.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/building-development/building-permits-inspections","title":"Building Permits and Inspections, City of Campbell River","section":"FAQ","quotes":["please contact the City at planning@campbellriver.ca"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/building-development/development-applications/development-resources","title":"Development Resources, City of Campbell River","section":"Frequently Used Documents","quotes":["please reach out to City staff at DevelopmentServices@campbellriver.ca."]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/guide-constructing-secondary-suite-existing-home","title":"Guide to Constructing a Secondary Suite in an Existing Home, City of Campbell River","section":"page 1 footer","quotes":["Development Services Dept. | t 250.286.5757"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw No. 3250, 2006","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text","title":"Zoning Bylaw 3250, 2006, Schedule A Text (PDF, consolidated to 4021, 2026)","section":"title","quotes":["Zoning Bylaw 3250, 2006"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":0},"zoning":{"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 3250, 2006 (consolidated to Bylaw 4021, 2026; last amended October 1, 2026)","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City says the consolidation is not a legal document and was combined with the amendments purely for convenience; consult certified copies of the original bylaws for interpretation."},"zones":42,"zone_pages":34,"index_url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/zoning/index.json","lookup_url":null,"map":{"has_map":false,"has_addresses":false,"zones_geojson":null,"addresses_json":null,"source_url":null,"viewer":{"title":"City of Campbell River Web Map (property map with zoning)","url":"https://webmap.campbellriver.ca/Html5Viewer/Index.html?viewer=Realtor"},"caveat":null,"accessed":null}},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe City of Campbell River's [Zoning Bylaw No. 3250, 2006](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text) divides the City into zones. The official text was adopted August 28, 2007, and the current copy is consolidated to Bylaw 4021, 2026. Each zone sets permitted uses, minimum lot size, density, lot coverage, yard setbacks and building height. For residential zones it also covers the number of dwelling units, whether a home-based business is allowed, and ancillary building size.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Open the City's interactive zoning map and search for your address. It shows zoning, lot size and assessment value.\n2. You can also use the PDF Zoning Map (Schedule B).\n3. Open the Zoning Bylaw and find your zone's section for permitted uses, setbacks, height and lot coverage.\n4. Email planning@campbellriver.ca or call 250-286-5757 to confirm, especially before buying land or paying for plans.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The City says the map may not be up to date, so confirm with City staff.\n- The City's pages do not name a fee for a zoning confirmation letter. Ask Development Services.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/building-development/zoning","title":"Zoning, City of Campbell River","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/building-development/zoning/zoning-map","title":"Zoning Map, City of Campbell River","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/building-development/zoning/residential-rental-zoning","title":"Residential and Rental Zoning, City of Campbell River","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text","title":"Zoning Bylaw 3250, 2006, Schedule A Text (PDF, consolidated to 4021, 2026)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/building-development/building-permits-inspections","title":"Building Permits and Inspections, City of Campbell River","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/building-development/development-applications/development-resources","title":"Development Resources, City of Campbell River","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/guide-constructing-secondary-suite-existing-home","title":"Guide to Constructing a Secondary Suite in an Existing Home, City of Campbell River","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 5 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/zoning-lookup/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/zoning-lookup.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/zoning-lookup.json"}},{"title":"Campbell River secondary suite and carriage house rules","question":"Can I build a secondary suite, and what permits do I need?","slug":"secondary-suite","place":{"path":"ca/bc/campbell-river","name":"Campbell River","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"building-and-renovating","name":"Building, renovating and your property"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"City of Campbell River","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca"},"short_answer":"Campbell River generally allows a secondary suite in zones R-I, RM-1, RM-2, CD-1A1, CD-1A2, CD-1A3, LS-R, RU-1, RU-2 and RU-3. You need a valid building permit for the suite to be legal, and a Development Permit first if you are in a development permit area.","aliases":["secondary suite campbell river","basement suite campbell river","secondary suite grant campbell river","carriage house campbell river"],"cost":"The building permit fee is waived for one accessory dwelling unit per parcel if applied for before December 31, 2027. A $5,000 grant may be available.","how_long":"The City's pages do not state a review time.","where":[{"type":"email","label":"Building","value":"building@campbellriver.ca"},{"type":"email","label":"Grant applications","value":"housing@campbellriver.ca"},{"type":"phone","label":"Building Department","value":"250-286-5757"}],"documents":["Building Permit Application Form","Secondary Suite Grant Program Application, with your building permit number"],"forms":[{"title":"Secondary Suites page","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/building-development/secondary-suites"},{"title":"Secondary Suite Grant Program Application (PDF)","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/secondary-suite-grant-program-application"},{"title":"Guide to Constructing a Secondary Suite in an Existing Home (PDF)","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/guide-constructing-secondary-suite-existing-home"}],"related":[{"slug":"building-permit","title":"Campbell River building permits: when you need one and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/building-permit/"},{"slug":"building-permit-fees","title":"Campbell River building permit fees","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/building-permit-fees/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Campbell River zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/zoning-lookup/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/courtenay","name":"Courtenay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/secondary-suite/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cumberland","name":"Cumberland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/secondary-suite/"},{"place":"ca/bc/comox","name":"Comox","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/secondary-suite/"},{"place":"ca/bc/powell-river","name":"Powell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/secondary-suite/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sayward","name":"Sayward","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/secondary-suite/"},{"place":"ca/bc/gold-river","name":"Gold River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/secondary-suite/"}],"topic":{"title":"Secondary suite and carriage house rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/secondary-suite/"},"facts":{"suite_allowed":{"label":"Secondary suite allowed","value":"Generally in zones R-I, RM-1, RM-2, CD-1A1, CD-1A2, CD-1A3, LS-R, RU-1, RU-2 and RU-3 (confirm your zone on the City map). In LS-R and RU-1 to RU-3, one dwelling with a secondary suite is allowed on lots under 1 hectare.","short":"Yes, in listed zones (R-I, RM-1, RM-2, RU-1 etc.)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/building-development/zoning/residential-rental-zoning","title":"Residential and Rental Zoning, City of Campbell River","section":"Secondary Suites","quotes":["In Campbell River, secondary suites are generally allowed in the following zones:","R-I - RM-1 - RM-2 - CD-1A1 - CD-1A2 - CD-1A3 - LS-R - RU-1 - RU-2 - RU-3"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text","title":"Zoning Bylaw 3250, 2006, Schedule A Text (PDF, consolidated to 4021, 2026)","section":"s. 5.29.1 (RU-1)","quotes":["one residential dwelling unit with or without a secondary suite is permitted","when the lot measures less than one hectare"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"detached_allowed":{"label":"Coach house or garden suite allowed","value":"The Zoning Bylaw does not use the terms coach house or garden suite. It allows an additional dwelling unit on lots over 1 hectare in RU-1 to RU-3 (accessory dwelling unit in LS-R), and up to 3 or 4 dwelling units per lot in the R-I zone inside the urban containment boundary.","short":"Not named; extra dwelling on lots over 1 hectare in RU zones","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text","title":"Zoning Bylaw 3250, 2006, Schedule A Text (PDF, consolidated to 4021, 2026)","section":"s. 5.29.1, 5.18.1, 5.24.4","quotes":["one single-family residential dwelling with or without an additional dwelling","one single-family residential dwelling with or without an accessory dwelling","A maximum of three dwelling units are permitted on lots measuring","A maximum of four dwelling units are permitted on lots measuring"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"limits":{"label":"Limits","value":"A secondary suite is a self-contained unit in a building with only one other dwelling unit, behind a 1-hour fire separation, and both units form one real estate entity. The Zoning Bylaw sets no suite size cap or owner-occupancy rule.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text","title":"Zoning Bylaw 3250, 2006, Schedule A Text (PDF, consolidated to 4021, 2026)","section":"definition and s. 5.24.2, 5.24.3","quotes":["SECONDARY SUITE means","where both dwelling units constitute a single real estate entity.","The minimum lot area shall be 350 square metres","The maximum lot coverage of all buildings is 50%","(b) of only residential occupancy that contains only one other dwelling unit and","(c) where both dwelling units constitute a single real estate entity."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"parking":{"label":"Parking","value":"One parking space per dwelling unit on lots with one to four dwelling units.","short":"1 space per dwelling unit","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text","title":"Zoning Bylaw 3250, 2006, Schedule A Text (PDF, consolidated to 4021, 2026)","section":"Table 4.21.1","quotes":["1 to 4 Residential Dwelling units on one lot","1 per dwelling unit."]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/guide-constructing-secondary-suite-existing-home","title":"Guide to Constructing a Secondary Suite in an Existing Home (PDF)","section":"Step 1","quotes":["Off-street parking requirements for lots with one to four dwelling units","require one parking stall per unit."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"permits":{"label":"Permits","value":"A valid building permit is required for the suite to be legal. A Development Permit is also needed first if the property is in a development permit area. The building permit fee is waived for one accessory dwelling unit per parcel if applied for before December 31, 2027.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/building-development/zoning/residential-rental-zoning","title":"Residential and Rental Zoning, City of Campbell River","section":"Secondary Suites","quotes":["If you wish to build a secondary suite, you must get a valid building permit in order for it to be considered legal."]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3899-building-bylaw-2023-consolidated-bylaw-3971-2024","title":"Building Bylaw No. 3899, 2023 (PDF, consolidated, includes Bylaw 3990, 2025 amendments)","section":"s. 11.2(a), 11.8(c)","quotes":["the owner must apply for and obtain a development permit if the building or structure","an application for a building permit for an accessory dwelling unit dated prior to December 31, 2027 is exempt from the building permit fee,"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw No. 3250, 2006; Building Bylaw No. 3899, 2023","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text","title":"Zoning Bylaw 3250, 2006, Schedule A Text (PDF, consolidated to 4021, 2026)","section":"title","quotes":["Zoning Bylaw 3250, 2006"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3899-building-bylaw-2023-consolidated-bylaw-3971-2024","title":"Building Bylaw No. 3899, 2023 (PDF, consolidated, includes Bylaw 3990, 2025 amendments)","section":"title","quotes":["BUILDING BYLAW NO. 3899, 2023"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nA secondary suite is a self-contained unit inside a building that has only one other dwelling unit, behind a 1-hour fire separation, with both forming one real estate entity. The [Zoning Bylaw](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text) sets no suite size cap or owner-occupancy rule.\n\nIn Campbell River suites are generally allowed in the zones listed above; confirm your zone on the City map. In LS-R and RU-1 to RU-3, one dwelling with a secondary suite is allowed on lots under 1 hectare. The Zoning Bylaw does not use the terms coach house or garden suite. It allows an additional dwelling unit on lots over 1 hectare in RU-1 to RU-3 (an accessory dwelling unit in LS-R), and in the R-I zone, inside the urban containment boundary, three units on lots under 280 m² or four on lots over 280 m².\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Find your zone on the City's zoning map and check it allows a suite.\n2. Read the City's guide to constructing a secondary suite in an existing home.\n3. If your property is in a development permit area, get the Development Permit first.\n4. Apply for a building permit (see the building-permit answer).\n5. For the grant, email the application with your building permit number to housing@campbellriver.ca.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Parking: one space per dwelling unit on lots with one to four dwelling units.\n- The [Building Bylaw](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3899-building-bylaw-2023-consolidated-bylaw-3971-2024) waives the permit fee for one accessory dwelling unit per parcel if the application is dated before December 31, 2027.\n- The City offers 50 grants of $5,000 for building or legalizing suites with a building permit application dated after January 1, 2025.\n- BC Building Code sound attenuation requirements for existing suites are waived until December 31, 2027.\n- Short-term rentals are not permitted, so a suite cannot be a nightly rental.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/building-development/secondary-suites","title":"Secondary Suites, City of Campbell River","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/building-development/zoning/residential-rental-zoning","title":"Residential and Rental Zoning, City of Campbell River","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/guide-constructing-secondary-suite-existing-home","title":"Guide to Constructing a Secondary Suite in an Existing Home (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3899-building-bylaw-2023-consolidated-bylaw-3971-2024","title":"Building Bylaw No. 3899, 2023 (PDF, consolidated, includes Bylaw 3990, 2025 amendments)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text","title":"Zoning Bylaw 3250, 2006, Schedule A Text (PDF, consolidated to 4021, 2026)","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/secondary-suite/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/secondary-suite.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/secondary-suite.json"}},{"title":"Campbell River tree removal rules and permits","question":"Do I need a permit to cut down a tree?","slug":"tree-removal","place":{"path":"ca/bc/campbell-river","name":"Campbell River","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"building-and-renovating","name":"Building, renovating and your property"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"City of Campbell River","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca"},"short_answer":"Campbell River has no general permit for cutting ordinary trees on private land. But clearing vegetation counts as \"development\", so you need a Development Permit within a watercourse buffer zone or 30 m of a watercourse, and within 60 m of a Bald Eagle nest tree. Trees on City land are protected.","aliases":["tree removal campbell river","cut down tree campbell river","eagle nest tree campbell river","tree bylaw campbell river"],"cost":"No fee for cutting a tree itself. Where an environmental Development Permit is needed it is a Minor Development Permit, with a $2,000 base fee and a $450 pre-application meeting fee unless exempt.","how_long":"The City's pages do not state a review time.","where":[{"type":"email","label":"Planning","value":"planning@campbellriver.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Environmental Protection Bylaw 3551, 2014 (PDF)","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3551-environmental-protection-bylaw-2014-consolidated-bylaw-3852-2022"},{"title":"Development Resources","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/building-development/development-applications/development-resources"}],"related":[{"slug":"building-permit","title":"Campbell River building permits: when you need one and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/building-permit/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/courtenay","name":"Courtenay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/tree-removal/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cumberland","name":"Cumberland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/tree-removal/"},{"place":"ca/bc/comox","name":"Comox","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/tree-removal/"},{"place":"ca/bc/powell-river","name":"Powell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/tree-removal/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sayward","name":"Sayward","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/tree-removal/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-alberni","name":"Port Alberni","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/tree-removal/"}],"topic":{"title":"Tree removal permits in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tree-removal/"},"facts":{"permit_needed":{"label":"When a permit is needed","value":"No general permit to cut ordinary trees on private land was found. But clearing vegetation counts as 'Development': a Development Permit is needed within a watercourse buffer zone or 30 m of a watercourse, and within 60 m of a Bald Eagle nest tree. Cutting an eagle nest tree needs any Provincial permit first and written notice to the City.","short":"No, except near watercourses and eagle nests","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3551-environmental-protection-bylaw-2014-consolidated-bylaw-3852-2022","title":"Environmental Protection Bylaw 3551, 2014 (PDF, consolidated to 3852, 2022)","section":"s. 4.1, 4.5","quotes":["No person shall cut down or remove a Bald Eagle Nest Tree or cause any such tree to be cut","any permit that may be required from the Province has been obtained;","No Person shall Develop within sixty (60) metres of a Bald Eagle Nest Tree without a","Development Permit.","a. removal, alteration, disruption or destruction of vegetation;","No person shall Develop within a Watercourse Buffer Zone without a Development","High Water Mark of a Watercourse without a Development Permit."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"exemptions":{"label":"Exemptions","value":"A Hazard Tree (identified in writing by a Qualified Environmental Professional) may be cut without a Development Permit if a certified letter naming the tree and hazard is given to the City first. Agricultural uses on ALR land or under the Farm Practice Protection Act do not need a Development Permit.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3551-environmental-protection-bylaw-2014-consolidated-bylaw-3852-2022","title":"Environmental Protection Bylaw 3551, 2014 (PDF, consolidated to 3852, 2022)","section":"s. 6.2 and definition","quotes":["Cutting down, removal, pruning, topping or other modification of a Hazard Tree, situated in","the Owner of real property from which the Hazard Tree is to be cut down, removed or","modified shall provide to the City a certified letter prepared by a Qualified","6.7   Agricultural uses on lands within the Agricultural Land Reserve or under the Farm Practice","Hazard Tree, situated in"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fee":{"label":"Fee","value":"No fee for cutting a tree itself. Where an Environmental Development Permit is needed, it is a Minor Development Permit: $2,000 base fee. A $450 pre-application meeting fee applies unless exempt (eagle and heron nests and ditch setbacks are exempt).","short":"No tree fee; $2,000 if development permit needed","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3856-development-applications-procedures-bylaw","title":"Development Applications Procedures Bylaw No. 3856 (PDF)","section":"s. 2.3(a)(iii); Schedule A fees","quotes":["Environmental development permit applications; and","$2,000 base fee"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"replacement":{"label":"Replacement trees","value":"Bald Eagle nest tree cut for a reason other than being a Hazard Tree: a habitat compensation plan by a Qualified Environmental Professional before cutting, showing no net loss of habitat. Where a Development Permit is needed, security of 125% of the estimated cost of meeting its requirements is also required.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3551-environmental-protection-bylaw-2014-consolidated-bylaw-3852-2022","title":"Environmental Protection Bylaw 3551, 2014 (PDF, consolidated to 3852, 2022)","section":"s. 4.2","quotes":["If the Bald Eagle Nest Tree is to be cut down or removed for a reason other than being a","Hazard Tree","how no net loss of Bald Eagle Nest Tree Habitat","iii) provide security to the City an amount equal to 125% of the cost estimated by a"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"city_trees":{"label":"City trees","value":"Cutting or removing trees growing on a highway needs a permit from the Engineering Services Manager (not for arterial highways). No one may willfully injure a boulevard tree or shrub. In a City park, no one may cut, remove or damage any tree (Parks Control Bylaw No. 2498, 1996, s. 3).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3043-traffic-highways-regulation-bylaw-consolidated-3608-2016","title":"Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw No. 3043, 2003 (PDF, consolidated to Bylaw 3852, 2022)","section":"s. 30, 31(1)","quotes":["This Part does not apply to arterial highways.","Except as authorized by a permit issued by the Engineering Services Manager pursuant to Part VIII","cut down","or remove trees or timber growing on a highway"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3543-public-nuisance-bylaw-2014-consolidated-bylaw-3589-2015","title":"Public Nuisance Bylaw No. 3543, 2014 (PDF, consolidated to Bylaw 3964, 2024)","section":"s. 7.6(a)","quotes":["willfully injure or damage any Boulevard or any tree, shrub, plant, bush or hedge on"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/2498-parks-control-bylaw-1996-consolidated-bylaw-3672-2017","title":"Parks Control Bylaw No. 2498, 1996 (PDF, consolidated to Bylaw 3672, 2017)","section":"s. 3(a)(i)","quotes":["destroy, cut, mark, break, dig, pull-up, burn or in any other way damage, injure,","any tree, flower bed, bush, shrub, plant, sod, grass or other vegetation, soil,"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"$125 for cutting or removing trees on a highway without a permit. $200 for damaging a boulevard tree or shrub. $1,000 for removing a Bald Eagle nest tree without Provincial approval; $500 if the City is not notified first. $500 for developing within 30 m of a watercourse, or within 60 m of an eagle nest tree, without a Development Permit.","short":"$125 for highway trees; $200 boulevard tree","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007 (PDF, consolidated to Bylaw 4003, 2025)","section":"Schedules 29, 18, 11","quotes":["No permit for tree/timber removal 31(1) 125.00","Damage boulevard/tree/shrub 7.6(a) 200","Removal or other works on a Bald Eagle Nest Tree without 4.1(a) 1000.00","Removal of a Bald Eagle nest tree without notification to 4.1(b) 500.00","Developing within 30 metres of a Watercourse without a","Developing within 60 metres of a Bald Eagle Nest Tree"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Environmental Protection Bylaw No. 3551, 2014; Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw No. 3043, 2003","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3551-environmental-protection-bylaw-2014-consolidated-bylaw-3852-2022","title":"Environmental Protection Bylaw 3551, 2014 (PDF, consolidated to 3852, 2022)","section":"title","quotes":["Environmental Protection Bylaw No. 3551, 2014"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3043-traffic-highways-regulation-bylaw-consolidated-3608-2016","title":"Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw No. 3043, 2003 (PDF, consolidated to Bylaw 3852, 2022)","section":"title","quotes":["Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw No. 3043, 2003"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":7,"stated":7,"matched":7,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe City of Campbell River has no general permit to cut ordinary trees on private land. However, the [Environmental Protection Bylaw No. 3551, 2014](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3551-environmental-protection-bylaw-2014-consolidated-bylaw-3852-2022) treats clearing vegetation as \"development\". A Development Permit is needed within a watercourse buffer zone or 30 m of a watercourse, and within 60 m of a Bald Eagle nest tree. Cutting an eagle nest tree needs any Provincial permit first, and written notice to the City.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Before cutting near a stream, ditch or large old tree, email planning@campbellriver.ca.\n2. If a watercourse or eagle nest tree is involved, apply for the Development Permit the City tells you to.\n3. For a Bald Eagle nest tree cut for a reason other than being a hazard, have a Qualified Environmental Professional prepare a habitat compensation plan before cutting, showing no net loss of habitat.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- A Hazard Tree, identified in writing by a Qualified Environmental Professional, may be cut without a Development Permit if you first give the City a certified letter naming the tree and the hazard. Agricultural uses on ALR land or under the Farm Practice Protection Act do not need a Development Permit.\n- Where a Development Permit is needed, security of 125% of the estimated cost of meeting its requirements is also required.\n- A $450 pre-application meeting fee does not apply to eagle and heron nests or ditch setbacks.\n- Trees on City land: cutting or removing trees on a highway needs a permit from the Engineering Services Manager (not for arterial highways), and no one may willfully injure a boulevard tree or shrub. In a City park, no one may cut, remove or damage any tree.\n- Fines (Ticketing Bylaw): $125 for cutting trees on a highway without a permit; $200 for damaging a boulevard tree or shrub; $1,000 for removing a Bald Eagle nest tree without Provincial approval, or $500 if the City is not notified first; $500 for developing within 30 m of a watercourse or within 60 m of an eagle nest tree without a Development Permit.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3551-environmental-protection-bylaw-2014-consolidated-bylaw-3852-2022","title":"Environmental Protection Bylaw 3551, 2014 (PDF, consolidated to 3852, 2022)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3856-development-applications-procedures-bylaw","title":"Development Applications Procedures Bylaw No. 3856 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3043-traffic-highways-regulation-bylaw-consolidated-3608-2016","title":"Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw No. 3043, 2003 (PDF, consolidated to Bylaw 3852, 2022)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3543-public-nuisance-bylaw-2014-consolidated-bylaw-3589-2015","title":"Public Nuisance Bylaw No. 3543, 2014 (PDF, consolidated to Bylaw 3964, 2024)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/2498-parks-control-bylaw-1996-consolidated-bylaw-3672-2017","title":"Parks Control Bylaw No. 2498, 1996 (PDF, consolidated to Bylaw 3672, 2017)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007 (PDF, consolidated to Bylaw 4003, 2025)","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 7 of 7 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/tree-removal/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/tree-removal.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/tree-removal.json"}},{"title":"Campbell River garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits","question":"When is garbage collected, and what are the rules for carts, limits, and extra bags?","slug":"garbage-collection","place":{"path":"ca/bc/campbell-river","name":"Campbell River","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"garbage-and-recycling","name":"Garbage, recycling and waste"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"City of Campbell River","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca"},"short_answer":"Campbell River collects garbage, recycling and organics weekly from single-family homes and duplexes. The garbage limit is one 80-litre can under 20 kg per household per week; extra containers need a $4 tag. Find your day in the ReCollect tool or the Campbell River Recycles app.","aliases":["campbell river garbage pickup day","garbage tags campbell river","garbage limit 80 litres","missed garbage pickup"],"cost":"Annual Garbage Collection fee: $342 in 2026, $382 in 2027, $394 in 2028, $406 in 2029, $419 in 2030, billed with property taxes. Extra garbage or organics tag: $4.","how_long":"Weekly, year round. Each statutory holiday pushes collection forward one day.","where":[{"type":"online","label":"Collection schedule (ReCollect) and Campbell River Recycles app","value":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/garbage-recycling-organics/curbside-collection-schedule"},{"type":"phone","label":"Emterra (questions and missed pickups)","value":"250-286-0211"},{"type":"in_person","label":"Buy extra-container tags at City Hall, the Sportsplex or the Community Centre","value":"301 St. Ann's Road, Campbell River, BC"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Recycling, Organics and Garbage Regulations Bylaw No. 3950, 2024 (PDF)","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3950-Recycling-Organics-and-Garbage-Regulations-2024"}],"related":[],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/courtenay","name":"Courtenay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cumberland","name":"Cumberland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/comox","name":"Comox","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/powell-river","name":"Powell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sayward","name":"Sayward","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/gold-river","name":"Gold River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/garbage-collection/"}],"topic":{"title":"Garbage collection in British Columbia: frequency, limits and fees by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/garbage-collection/"},"facts":{"frequency":{"label":"How often","value":"Weekly for garbage, recycling and organics (food and yard waste), year round, for single-family homes and duplexes. Triplexes and fourplexes may opt in; apartments, townhouses, condos and trailer parks are not served.","short":"Weekly: garbage, recycling and organics","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/garbage-recycling-organics/curbside-collection-schedule","title":"Curbside Collection Schedule, City of Campbell River","section":"intro","quotes":["Curbside collection happens weekly in Campbell River."]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3950-Recycling-Organics-and-Garbage-Regulations-2024","title":"Recycling, Organics and Garbage Regulations Bylaw No. 3950, 2024 (PDF)","section":"s. 5.3","quotes":["Collection and disposal of Recyclable Materials on a weekly basis; and","Collection and disposal of Organic Waste on a weekly basis."]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/garbage-recycling-organics/curbside-collection-schedule","title":"Curbside Collection Schedule, City of Campbell River","section":"intro","quotes":["multi-family or strata properties (apartments, townhouses, and condos)"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"collection_day":{"label":"Finding your day","value":"Enter your address in the ReCollect tool on the City's Curbside Collection Schedule page, or use the Campbell River Recycles app (calendar, reminders). Each statutory holiday pushes collections forward one day. Questions or missed pickups: Emterra, 250-286-0211.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/garbage-recycling-organics/garbage","title":"Garbage, City of Campbell River","section":"Collection Schedules","quotes":["You can find collection schedules by using the ReCollect tool on the Collection Schedules page, or by downloading the Campbell River Recycles app.","please call Emterra at 250-286-0211"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/garbage-recycling-organics/curbside-collection-schedule","title":"Curbside Collection Schedule, City of Campbell River","section":"FAQ","quotes":["Collection moves one day forward after each statutory holiday."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"carts":{"label":"Carts","value":"Garbage: your own lidded can up to 80 L and 20 kg. Recycling: City-supplied blue box (other containers up to 68 L). Organics: strong lidded container, 80 L and 20 kg under the bylaw (the City page says up to 121 L). Green kitchen bins are for indoors only. New automated carts are planned for 2027.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/garbage-recycling-organics/curbside-collection-schedule","title":"Curbside Collection Schedule, City of Campbell River","section":"FAQ","quotes":["In 2027, the City will transition to an automated waste collection service. New curbside collection carts will be delivered to residents ahead of the service change."]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/garbage-recycling-organics/garbage","title":"Garbage, City of Campbell River","section":"Collection Limits","quotes":["Our curbside garbage collection is limited to one 80 litre can, per household, per week."]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/garbage-recycling-organics/recycling-program","title":"Recycling Program, City of Campbell River","section":"Preparing for Collection","quotes":["An unlimited amount of recycling can be left at the curb in a City supplied blue box."]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/garbage-recycling-organics/organics-program","title":"Organics Program, City of Campbell River","section":"Collection Limits","quotes":["Each container should not exceed 121 litres in size."]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3950-Recycling-Organics-and-Garbage-Regulations-2024","title":"Recycling, Organics and Garbage Regulations Bylaw No. 3950, 2024 (PDF)","section":"ss. 5.7, 5.8, 5.11","quotes":["Food Waste and Food Waste comingled with Yard Waste, not exceeding 80 litres and not weighing","blue box Recycling Container with a maximum capacity of 68 litres"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"},"sources_differ":"Bylaw 3950 s. 5.11 limits organics to 80 L and 20 kg per container, while the Organics page allows containers up to 121 L (weekly limit 360 L in both). Cart sizes beyond this are not stated."},"set_out":{"label":"Setting carts out","value":"Put containers at the gateway or roadside by 7:30 a.m. on collection day (the City page says no earlier than midnight) and bring them back by 8 p.m. the same day. Do not block a road, lane or sidewalk.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3950-Recycling-Organics-and-Garbage-Regulations-2024","title":"Recycling, Organics and Garbage Regulations Bylaw No. 3950, 2024 (PDF)","section":"s. 5.4","quotes":["no later than 7:30 a.m. on that day.","must be removed from their collection locations by 8:00 p.m. on the collection day."]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/garbage-recycling-organics/garbage","title":"Garbage, City of Campbell River","section":"Curbside Guidelines","quotes":["but no earlier than midnight, on your scheduled collection day."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"limits":{"label":"Limits and extra garbage","value":"Garbage: one 80 L can (under 20 kg) per household per week. Extra garbage needs a $4 tag per extra 80 L container, sold at City Hall, the Sportsplex or the Community Centre. Organics: 360 L a week, extra organics tags $4. Recycling: unlimited in the blue box.","short":"One 80 L can under 20 kg; extra needs $4 tag","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/garbage-recycling-organics/garbage","title":"Garbage, City of Campbell River","section":"Collection Limits","quotes":["Garbage tags are $4 and can be purchased at City Hall, the Sportsplex or the Community Centre.","Your garbage can must weigh less than 20 kg, or 44 lbs."]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/garbage-recycling-organics/organics-program","title":"Organics Program, City of Campbell River","section":"Collection Limits","quotes":["There is a 360-litre limit, per household, per week."]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/4007-fees-charges-bylaw-consolidated-4023-2026pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 4007, 2026 (consolidated to Bylaw 4023) (PDF)","section":"Sch. F, Table 1","quotes":["Additional Garbage Collection Receptables","$4"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fee":{"label":"Fee","value":"Annual Garbage Collection fee: $342 in 2026, $382 in 2027, $394 in 2028, $406 in 2029, $419 in 2030, billed with property taxes (unpaid after the first business day of July gets a 10% penalty). For single-family homes and duplexes (optional for triplexes and fourplexes).","short":"$342 a year in 2026","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/4007-fees-charges-bylaw-consolidated-4023-2026pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 4007, 2026 (consolidated to Bylaw 4023) (PDF)","section":"Sch. F, Table 1","quotes":["2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 Annual Garbage Collection $342 $382 $394 $406 $419 Additional Garbage Collection Receptables $4 $4 $4 $4 $4"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/4007-fees-charges-bylaw-consolidated-4023-2026pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 4007, 2026 (consolidated to Bylaw 4023) (PDF)","section":"Sch. F s. 4(b)","quotes":["impose a penalty of 10% on the unpaid sum on any charge remaining unpaid as of"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Recycling, Organics and Garbage Regulations Bylaw No. 3950, 2024 (fees: Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 4007, 2026, Schedule F)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3950-Recycling-Organics-and-Garbage-Regulations-2024","title":"Recycling, Organics and Garbage Regulations Bylaw No. 3950, 2024 (PDF)","section":"s. 1.1","quotes":["Recycling, Organics and Garbage Regulations Bylaw"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/4007-fees-charges-bylaw-consolidated-4023-2026pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 4007, 2026 (consolidated to Bylaw 4023) (PDF)","section":"Sch. F","quotes":["2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 Annual Garbage Collection $342 $382 $394 $406 $419 Additional Garbage Collection Receptables $4 $4 $4 $4 $4","FEES AND CHARGES BYLAW BYLAW NO. 4007, 2026 Consolidated Version"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":7,"stated":7,"matched":7,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nUnder the [Recycling, Organics and Garbage Regulations Bylaw](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3950-Recycling-Organics-and-Garbage-Regulations-2024), the City of Campbell River collects garbage, recycling and organics (food and yard waste) weekly for single-family homes and duplexes. Triplexes and fourplexes may opt in; apartments, townhouses, condos and trailer parks are not served. Collection day depends on your address.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Enter your address in the ReCollect tool on the City's Curbside Collection Schedule page, or use the Campbell River Recycles app (calendar and reminders).\n2. Put containers at the gateway or roadside by 7:30 a.m. on collection day. Do not block a road, lane or sidewalk.\n3. Garbage: your own lidded can up to 80 L and 20 kg, one per household per week. For extra containers, buy a $4 tag for each extra 80 L container at City Hall, the Sportsplex or the Community Centre.\n4. Bring containers back by 8 p.m. the same day.\n5. For a missed pickup, call Emterra at 250-286-0211.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Recycling goes in the City-supplied blue box (other containers up to 68 L), with no limit. Organics: 360 L a week, extra organics tags $4. Green kitchen bins are for indoors only.\n- Organics containers: the bylaw says 80 L and 20 kg each, but the City's Organics page allows up to 121 L. Confirm with the City or Emterra.\n- The City page says containers may go out no earlier than midnight.\n- If the City cancels collection for weather, one extra container is free on the next collection.\n- Unpaid collection fees after the first business day of July get a 10% penalty.\n- New automated carts are planned for 2027.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3950-Recycling-Organics-and-Garbage-Regulations-2024","title":"Recycling, Organics and Garbage Regulations Bylaw No. 3950, 2024 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/garbage-recycling-organics/curbside-collection-schedule","title":"Curbside Collection Schedule, City of Campbell River","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/garbage-recycling-organics/garbage","title":"Garbage, City of Campbell River","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/garbage-recycling-organics/organics-program","title":"Organics Program, City of Campbell River","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/garbage-recycling-organics/recycling-program","title":"Recycling Program, City of Campbell River","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/4007-fees-charges-bylaw-consolidated-4023-2026pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 4007, 2026 (consolidated to Bylaw 4023) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 7 of 7 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/garbage-collection/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/garbage-collection.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/garbage-collection.json"}},{"title":"Campbell River yard waste collection and drop-off","question":"Where does yard waste and brush go?","slug":"yard-waste","place":{"path":"ca/bc/campbell-river","name":"Campbell River","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"garbage-and-recycling","name":"Garbage, recycling and waste"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"City of Campbell River","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca"},"short_answer":"In Campbell River, yard waste goes out weekly with curbside organics, in kraft paper yard waste bags or lidded containers marked as yard waste. Tie branches in bundles no longer than 90 cm. You can also take it to the Campbell River Waste Management Centre at $65 per tonne.","aliases":["brush pickup campbell river","leaves grass clippings campbell river","branches campbell river","yard waste bags campbell river"],"cost":"Curbside: included in the annual collection fee ($342 in 2026). At the landfill: yard waste $65 per tonne and cut grass and leaves $65 per tonne (rates effective 09/01/26; garbage has a $10 minimum charge).","how_long":"Weekly, year round.","where":[{"type":"online","label":"Collection schedule","value":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/garbage-recycling-organics/curbside-collection-schedule"},{"type":"in_person","label":"Campbell River Waste Management Centre","value":"6700 Argonaut Road, Campbell River, BC","note":"Open seven days a week, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., closed statutory holidays. Phone 250-287-8530."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Organics Program page","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/garbage-recycling-organics/organics-program"},{"title":"Recycling, Organics and Garbage Regulations Bylaw No. 3950, 2024 (PDF)","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3950-Recycling-Organics-and-Garbage-Regulations-2024"}],"related":[],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/courtenay","name":"Courtenay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cumberland","name":"Cumberland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/comox","name":"Comox","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/powell-river","name":"Powell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-alberni","name":"Port Alberni","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/yard-waste/"},{"place":"ca/bc/qualicum-beach","name":"Qualicum Beach","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/qualicum-beach/yard-waste/"}],"topic":{"title":"Yard waste collection in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/yard-waste/"},"facts":{"curbside":{"label":"Curbside collection","value":"Yes, weekly all year with organics collection. Yard waste without food waste goes in kraft paper yard waste bags or lidded containers clearly marked as yard waste, up to 80 L and 20 kg each; food waste mixed with yard waste goes in organics bins. Organics weekly limit is 360 L a household.","short":"Yes, weekly with organics","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3950-Recycling-Organics-and-Garbage-Regulations-2024","title":"Recycling, Organics and Garbage Regulations Bylaw No. 3950, 2024 (PDF)","section":"ss. 5.9, 5.11, 5.12","quotes":["Yard Waste not containing Food Waste, not exceeding 80 litres and not weighing more than 20","kraft paper Yard Waste bags, or lidded refuse containers and clearly","The per household weekly limit for Organic Waste collection is 360 litres."]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/garbage-recycling-organics/organics-program","title":"Organics Program, City of Campbell River","section":"intro","quotes":["The City of Campbell River accepts food and yard waste year round as part of the weekly curbside collection program."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"},"sources_differ":"The City's Organics page allows containers up to 121 L (max 20 kg); the bylaw s. 5.9 and 5.11 say 80 L. The bylaw is followed."},"preparation":{"label":"How to set it out","value":"Tree and hedge prunings and branches: tied in secure bundles no longer than 90 cm, no wider than 60 cm, no heavier than 20 kg, each branch no thicker than 7.5 cm across. Tie with twine or other compostable string. Bags and containers: 20 kg maximum; no plastic bags.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3950-Recycling-Organics-and-Garbage-Regulations-2024","title":"Recycling, Organics and Garbage Regulations Bylaw No. 3950, 2024 (PDF)","section":"s. 5.9","quotes":["secure bundles not longer than 90 centimetres, not wider than 60 centimetres, not weighing more than","20 kilograms, and with each individual branch not exceeding 7.5 centimetres in diameter."]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/garbage-recycling-organics/organics-program","title":"Organics Program, City of Campbell River","section":"Preparing for Collection","quotes":["Tie bundles with twine or other compostable string."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"drop_off":{"label":"Drop-off","value":"Campbell River Waste Management Centre, 6700 Argonaut Road, open seven days a week 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., closed statutory holidays (run by Comox Strathcona Waste Management). Phone 250-287-8530.","short":"Waste Management Centre, 6700 Argonaut Road","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.cswm.ca/Hours","title":"Campbell River Waste Management Centre hours, Comox Strathcona Waste Management","section":"Waste Management Centres","quotes":["6700 Argonaut Road, Campbell River, BC V9H 1P1","Open seven days a week - 8:30 am to 5:30 pm","Closed on all statutory holidays"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"cost":{"label":"Cost","value":"Curbside collection is included in the annual collection fee ($342 in 2026). At the landfill: yard waste $65 per tonne and cut grass and leaves $65 per tonne (rates effective 09/01/26; garbage has a $10 minimum charge).","short":"Curbside in $342 fee; landfill $65 a tonne","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/4007-fees-charges-bylaw-consolidated-4023-2026pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 4007, 2026 (consolidated to Bylaw 4023) (PDF)","section":"Sch. F, Table 1","quotes":["2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 Annual Garbage Collection $342 $382 $394 $406 $419 Additional Garbage Collection Receptables $4 $4 $4 $4 $4"]},{"url":"https://www.cswm.ca/fees","title":"Fees & Charges, Comox Strathcona Waste Management","section":"Fees & Charges / Garbage minimum charge and weight","quotes":["| Cut Grass and Leaves | per tonne | $65","| Yard Waste | per tonne | $65","Current Rate (effective 09/01/26)","| Non-Stewardship Tires and tires on rims | per tonne | $170 | Rubble | per tonne | $60 ### Garbage (municipal solid waste) - $10 minimum charge for up to 100 kilograms (kg) still applies. Disposal rates are per metric tonne and will be pro-rated for any portion thereof. Each visit is subject to a minimum charge, unless otherwise specified. Groups engaged in community clean-up events may be eligible for a tipping fee discount. Contact us for more information on how to apply."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"not_accepted":{"label":"Not accepted","value":"Not in curbside yard waste or organics: tree branches over 7.5 cm across, invasive plants, lumber, logs, stumps and soil (including rock), plastic or compostable-plastic bags, fats, oils and grease, pet waste, diapers, metal, glass and plastic.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3950-Recycling-Organics-and-Garbage-Regulations-2024","title":"Recycling, Organics and Garbage Regulations Bylaw No. 3950, 2024 (PDF)","section":"Sch. C, s. 6.1(d)","quotes":["Tree branches over 7.5cm in diameter","Invasive plants","Logs, stumps and soil, including rock and other excavated materials"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3950-Recycling-Organics-and-Garbage-Regulations-2024","title":"Recycling, Organics and Garbage Regulations Bylaw No. 3950, 2024 (PDF)","section":"Sch. C","quotes":["Plastic bags, containers, and cutlery labeled as compostable or biodegradable"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"},"sources_differ":"The City's Organics page lists 'small amounts of soil' and sod as accepted yard waste, but the bylaw bars soil (s. 6.1(d)); the bylaw is followed."},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Recycling, Organics and Garbage Regulations Bylaw No. 3950, 2024","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3950-Recycling-Organics-and-Garbage-Regulations-2024","title":"Recycling, Organics and Garbage Regulations Bylaw No. 3950, 2024 (PDF)","section":"s. 1.1","quotes":["Recycling, Organics and Garbage Regulations Bylaw"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nYard waste goes out weekly, all year, with organics collection under the [Recycling, Organics and Garbage Regulations Bylaw](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3950-Recycling-Organics-and-Garbage-Regulations-2024). Yard waste without food waste goes in kraft paper yard waste bags or lidded containers clearly marked as yard waste, up to 80 L and 20 kg each. Yard waste mixed with food waste goes in organics bins. The weekly organics limit is 360 L per household.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Put yard waste in kraft paper bags or lidded containers marked as yard waste. No plastic bags.\n2. Tie tree and hedge prunings and branches in secure bundles no longer than 90 cm and no wider than 60 cm, each under 20 kg, with twine or other compostable string. Each branch must be no thicker than 7.5 cm across.\n3. Set out by 7:30 a.m. on collection day. Find your day on the City's collection schedule page.\n4. For larger loads, take them to the Campbell River Waste Management Centre, 6700 Argonaut Road (run by Comox Strathcona Waste Management), open 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. seven days a week, closed statutory holidays. At the landfill, yard waste is non-invasive vegetation up to 50 cm in diameter.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Not accepted curbside: branches over 7.5 cm across, invasive plants, lumber, logs, stumps and soil (including rock), plastic or compostable-plastic bags, fats, oils and grease, pet waste, diapers, metal, glass and plastic.\n- The City's Organics page says containers up to 121 L and small amounts of soil and sod are accepted. The bylaw says 80 L and bars soil, so follow the bylaw and confirm with the City.\n- Burning yard waste is a separate question; see the backyard fire answer.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3950-Recycling-Organics-and-Garbage-Regulations-2024","title":"Recycling, Organics and Garbage Regulations Bylaw No. 3950, 2024 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/garbage-recycling-organics/organics-program","title":"Organics Program, City of Campbell River","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.cswm.ca/Hours","title":"Campbell River Waste Management Centre hours, Comox Strathcona Waste Management","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.cswm.ca/fees","title":"Fees & Charges, Comox Strathcona Waste Management","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/4007-fees-charges-bylaw-consolidated-4023-2026pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 4007, 2026 (consolidated to Bylaw 4023) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/yard-waste/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/yard-waste.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/yard-waste.json"}},{"title":"Campbell River watering restrictions","question":"Are there lawn sprinkling or watering restrictions?","slug":"water-restrictions","place":{"path":"ca/bc/campbell-river","name":"Campbell River","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"water-roads-and-snow","name":"Water, sewer, roads and snow"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"City of Campbell River","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca"},"short_answer":"Yes. In Campbell River the City Manager can declare Stage 1, 2 or 3 outdoor watering restrictions at any time. If none is declared by May 1, Stage 1 takes effect that day. At Stage 1, homes may sprinkle 5 to 9 a.m. and 7 to 10 p.m.: even house numbers Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, odd numbers Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.","aliases":["sprinkler schedule campbell river","watering days campbell river","stage 1 water restrictions","new lawn watering permit","can I wash my car campbell river"],"cost":"Municipal ticket: $75 for water use contrary to restrictions; $100 for unnecessary or wasteful use of water.","how_long":"The City says lawn watering rules apply May 1 to September 30, with Stage 1 by default. The City Manager can declare a stage at any time.","where":[{"type":"online","label":"Water Alerts and Restrictions (current stage)","value":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/water/water-alerts-restrictions"},{"type":"phone","label":"Water Hotline (temporary watering permits)","value":"250-203-2316"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Water Alerts and Restrictions page","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/water/water-alerts-restrictions"},{"title":"Water Regulations Bylaw 3216, 2006 (PDF)","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3216-water-regulations-bylaw-consolidated-4007-2026pdf"}],"related":[],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/courtenay","name":"Courtenay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cumberland","name":"Cumberland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/comox","name":"Comox","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/powell-river","name":"Powell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sayward","name":"Sayward","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/water-restrictions/"},{"place":"ca/bc/gold-river","name":"Gold River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/water-restrictions/"}],"topic":{"title":"Watering restrictions in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/water-restrictions/"},"facts":{"in_effect":{"label":"When restrictions apply","value":"The City Manager may declare Stage 1, 2 or 3 outdoor watering restrictions at any time. If none is declared by May 1, Stage 1 takes effect automatically that day. The City says lawn watering rules apply May 1 to September 30, with Stage 1 by default.","short":"Stage 1: May 1 to September 30; City may declare others","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3216-water-regulations-bylaw-consolidated-4007-2026pdf","title":"Water Regulations Bylaw No. 3216, 2006 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"s. 62","quotes":["If the City Manager has not declared an outdoor water use restriction by","May 1 of any year, stage 1 restrictions come into force and take effect on"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/water/water-alerts-restrictions","title":"Water Alerts and Restrictions, City of Campbell River","section":"Lawn Watering Restrictions","quotes":["Lawn watering regulations are in effect May 1 to September 30."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"schedule":{"label":"Sprinkling schedule","value":"Sprinklers or automatic irrigation on homes. Stage 1: 5 to 9 a.m. and 7 to 10 p.m.; even house numbers Monday, Wednesday, Saturday; odd numbers Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday. Stage 2: same hours; even numbers Monday only, odd numbers Thursday only. Stage 3: none. Non-residential has its own earlier hours.","short":"Stage 1: 3 days a week by address; Stage 2: 1 day","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3216-water-regulations-bylaw-consolidated-4007-2026pdf","title":"Water Regulations Bylaw No. 3216, 2006 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"Sch. A","quotes":["No Customer shall use a Sprinkler or Automated Irrigation System to water any","except 5 a.m. to","on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday for even numbered addresses; and","on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday for odd numbered addresses.","on Monday for even numbered addresses; and","on Thursday for odd numbered addresses.","No customer shall use a Sprinkler or Automated Irrigation System to water a","lawn, garden, tree or shrub on a Residential property at any time"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"exempt_watering":{"label":"Allowed at any time","value":"Hand watering, or a hose with a spring-loaded shut-off nozzle, of gardens, trees and shrubs is allowed at any time in every stage (not lawns in Stage 3). Rainwater, grey water and recycled water are not restricted. Playing fields, nurseries, farms and community gardens have exemptions.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3216-water-regulations-bylaw-consolidated-4007-2026pdf","title":"Water Regulations Bylaw No. 3216, 2006 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"Sch. A, s. 65","quotes":["a Customer may use a hand watering and/or spring loaded type nozzles","No Customer shall Hand Water any lawn.","Watering restrictions under this bylaw do not apply to the use of rainwater, Gray"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/water/water-alerts-restrictions","title":"Water Alerts and Restrictions, City of Campbell River","section":"Lawn Watering Restrictions","quotes":["is allowed at any time during the day in all watering restriction stages."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"new_lawns":{"label":"New lawns","value":"Permit for new sod (21 days) or new seed (45 days) to be watered outside the usual days, 5 to 9 a.m. and 7 to 10 p.m. any day. Permits are issued only during Stage 1, stay valid in Stage 2, and do not allow watering in Stage 3. Phone 250-203-2316.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3216-water-regulations-bylaw-consolidated-4007-2026pdf","title":"Water Regulations Bylaw No. 3216, 2006 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"s. 63","quotes":["Permits may only be issued during Stage 1","new sod within 21 days of planting; and","and may not water during stage 3."]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/water/water-alerts-restrictions","title":"Water Alerts and Restrictions, City of Campbell River","section":"Temporary Water Permits","quotes":["Contact the City at 250-203-2316 for more information."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Municipal ticket: $75 for water use contrary to restrictions (s. 61); $100 for unnecessary or wasteful use of water.","short":"Ticket $75","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007 (consolidated to Bylaw 4003, 2025) (PDF)","section":"Sch. 30","quotes":["Water use contrary to restrictions","Unnecessary or wasteful use of water"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Water Regulations Bylaw No. 3216, 2006 (Part 11 and Schedule A)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3216-water-regulations-bylaw-consolidated-4007-2026pdf","title":"Water Regulations Bylaw No. 3216, 2006 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"Part 11","quotes":["Amd Bylaw 3562 Oct/14 61-67 PART 11- WATERING RESTRICTIONS 61. When an outdoor water use restriction is in effect, no customer shall use or","PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA BYLAW NO. 3216, 2006 A BYLAW OF THE CITY OF CAMPBELL RIVER TO AUTHORIZE REGULATIONS"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3216-water-regulations-bylaw-consolidated-4007-2026pdf","title":"Water Regulations Bylaw No. 3216, 2006 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"title","quotes":["BYLAW NO. 3216, 2006"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe [Water Regulations Bylaw](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3216-water-regulations-bylaw-consolidated-4007-2026pdf) (Part 11 and Schedule A) lets the City Manager declare Stage 1, 2 or 3 outdoor watering restrictions in Campbell River at any time. If none is declared by May 1, Stage 1 takes effect automatically that day. The City says its lawn watering rules apply May 1 to September 30. The City page does not state the current stage.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Check the current stage on the City's Water Alerts and Restrictions page.\n2. Sprinklers or automatic irrigation on homes: Stage 1, 5 to 9 a.m. and 7 to 10 p.m., even house numbers Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, odd numbers Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. Stage 2, same hours, even numbers Monday only, odd numbers Thursday only. Stage 3, none.\n3. Non-residential properties have earlier hours: 1 to 8 a.m. at Stage 1 and 1 to 5 a.m. at Stage 2. Properties count as non-residential if watering of common areas is controlled by a central system or strata.\n4. For new sod or seed, get a temporary permit by phone from 250-203-2316.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Hand watering, or a hose with a spring-loaded shut-off nozzle, of gardens, trees and shrubs is allowed at any time in every stage (not lawns in Stage 3). Rainwater, grey water and recycled water are not restricted. Playing fields, nurseries, farms and community gardens have exemptions.\n- A new-lawn permit covers new sod for 21 days or new seed for 45 days, with watering 5 to 9 a.m. and 7 to 10 p.m. any day. Permits are issued only during Stage 1, stay valid in Stage 2, and do not allow watering in Stage 3.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3216-water-regulations-bylaw-consolidated-4007-2026pdf","title":"Water Regulations Bylaw No. 3216, 2006 (consolidated) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/water/water-alerts-restrictions","title":"Water Alerts and Restrictions, City of Campbell River","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007 (consolidated to Bylaw 4003, 2025) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/water-restrictions/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/water-restrictions.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/water-restrictions.json"}},{"title":"Campbell River dog licences: fees and how to get one","question":"How do I get a dog licence, and what does it cost?","slug":"dog-licence","place":{"path":"ca/bc/campbell-river","name":"Campbell River","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"pets-and-wildlife","name":"Pets, animals and wildlife"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"City of Campbell River","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca"},"short_answer":"In Campbell River, every dog over six months old needs a City licence each year. It costs $40 a year, or $20 for a spayed or neutered dog with a vet's certificate. Register a new dog in person at City Hall, 301 St. Ann's Road.","aliases":["dog license campbell river","dog tag campbell river","renew dog licence campbell river","how much is a dog licence"],"cost":"$40 a year; $20 a year for a spayed or neutered dog (vet's certificate). Replacement tag $10. Half the annual fee for a dog that turns 6 months old or is new to you on or after August 1. Guide, service, RCMP and search and rescue dogs: no fee. Ticket for no licence: $200.","how_long":"Licences expire December 31 and are renewed each year. The tag lasts the dog's life.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Campbell River City Hall (new licences, and renewals by cash, cheque or debit)","value":"301 St. Ann's Road, Campbell River, BC","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except statutory holidays."},{"type":"online","label":"Renew online by credit card (needs the access code in your reminder letter)","value":"https://eservices.campbellriver.ca/TempestProd/ecom/PayableItems/DOGS/Search.aspx?s=AccountNumber&pid=86846C190131133734625021"}],"documents":["Veterinarian's certificate showing the dog is spayed or neutered, for the lower fee","Access code from your reminder letter, to renew online"],"forms":[{"title":"Animal Control and Dog Licences","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/animal-control-dog-licences"},{"title":"Animal Control Bylaw 3520, 2013 (PDF)","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-leash-rules","title":"Campbell River dog leash rules and off-leash areas","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/dog-leash-rules/"},{"slug":"how-many-pets","title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Campbell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/how-many-pets/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/courtenay","name":"Courtenay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cumberland","name":"Cumberland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/comox","name":"Comox","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/powell-river","name":"Powell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sayward","name":"Sayward","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/dog-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/gold-river","name":"Gold River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/dog-licence/"}],"topic":{"title":"Dog licence fees in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dog-licence/"},"facts":{"required":{"label":"Licence required","value":"Yes. No one may keep a dog over six months old in the City without a valid licence for that dog.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"s. 4.1","quotes":["No person shall keep any dog over the age of six months within the City unless a valid and subsisting licence has been issued"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"issued_by":{"label":"Issued by","value":"The City of Campbell River (Bylaw Enforcement and Animal Control). New licences are registered in person at City Hall, 301 St. Ann's Road.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/animal-control-dog-licences","title":"Animal Control and Dog Licences, City of Campbell River","section":"Dog Licences","quotes":["New dog licences must be registered in person at City Hall during regular business hours.","Dog licence fees for within the Strathcona Regional District Area D boundaries are:","Bylaw Enforcement and Animal Control Officers administer and enforce the regulations of the Animal Control Bylaw"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fee_altered":{"label":"Fee, spayed or neutered","value":"$20 a year for a spayed or neutered dog, proven by a vet's certificate.","short":"$20 a year","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"Sch. A s. 3(b), 3(d)","quotes":["For every neutered male dog, proven to be such by the production of a $20.00","For every spayed female dog, proven to be such by the production of a"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/animal-control-dog-licences","title":"Animal Control and Dog Licences, City of Campbell River","section":"Dog Licences","quotes":["$20 for spayed or neutered dogs","$15 for spayed or neutered dogs"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fee_unaltered":{"label":"Fee, not spayed or neutered","value":"$40 a year for a dog that is not spayed or neutered.","short":"$40 a year","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"Sch. A s. 3(a), 3(c)","quotes":["For every unneutered male dog:","For every unspayed female dog:"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/animal-control-dog-licences","title":"Animal Control and Dog Licences, City of Campbell River","section":"Dog Licences","quotes":["$40 for intact dogs","$45 for intact dogs","Dog licence fees within City boundaries are:"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"other_fees":{"label":"Other fees and discounts","value":"Replacement tag $10. Half the annual fee for a dog that turns 6 months old or is new to you on or after August 1, or is brought into the City on or after August 1 with proof of a licence bought elsewhere. Guide, service, RCMP and search and rescue dogs: no fee. A dog unlicensed when impounded: extra $200 plus the licence fee.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"Sch. A ss. 2(c), 3(e)-(h)","quotes":["For a replacement licence tag:","shall pay one-half of the annual licence fee","No fee","For a dog, unlicenced at the time of impoundment, a fee in the amount of $200.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"renewal":{"label":"Renewal","value":"Licences expire December 31 of the year issued and are renewed each year. The tag lasts the dog's life. A new licence is needed if the dog changes owners.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"ss. 4.6, 4.7","quotes":["expires on the 31st day of December of the year in which it is issued","The corresponding licence tag is issued for the life of the dog.","A new licence shall be obtained on any change of ownership of a dog."]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/animal-control-dog-licences","title":"Animal Control and Dog Licences, City of Campbell River","section":"Dog Licences","quotes":["Dog licences must be renewed annually."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"how_to_get":{"label":"How to get one","value":"New licences: in person at City Hall, 301 St. Ann's Road, Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (not statutory holidays). Renewals: online by credit card with the access code in your reminder letter, or at City Hall by cash, cheque or debit.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/animal-control-dog-licences","title":"Animal Control and Dog Licences, City of Campbell River","section":"Dog Licences","quotes":["New dog licences must be registered in person at City Hall during regular business hours.","You can renew your dog licence by paying using a credit card through the online services portal.","Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. except Statutory Holidays"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine_unlicensed":{"label":"Fine, unlicensed dog","value":"Municipal ticket: $200 for failing to licence a dog (s. 4.1). Also $200 for no licence tag on the dog (s. 4.4).","short":"Ticket $200","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007 (consolidated to Bylaw 4003, 2025) (PDF)","section":"Sch. 2","quotes":["Failure to licence a dog","No licence tag on dog"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"title","quotes":["This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":9,"stated":9,"matched":9,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe City of Campbell River runs dog licensing through Bylaw Enforcement and Animal Control. Under the [Animal Control Bylaw](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610), no one may keep a dog over six months old in the City without a valid licence for that dog.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. For a new dog, go to City Hall (301 St. Ann's Road), Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and register it in person.\n2. Bring a veterinarian's certificate if you want the $20 spayed or neutered fee.\n3. To renew, pay online by credit card using the access code in your reminder letter, or at City Hall by cash, cheque or debit.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- A new licence is needed if the dog changes owners.\n- A dog that turns 6 months old or is new to you on or after August 1 pays half the annual fee. So does a dog brought into the City on or after August 1 with proof of a licence bought elsewhere.\n- Having no licence, or no licence tag on the dog, is a $200 municipal ticket under the [Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf).\n- A dog that is unlicensed when impounded costs an extra $200 plus the licence fee to get back.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/animal-control-dog-licences","title":"Animal Control and Dog Licences, City of Campbell River","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013 (consolidated) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007 (consolidated to Bylaw 4003, 2025) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 9 of 9 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/dog-licence/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/dog-licence.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/dog-licence.json"}},{"title":"Campbell River dog leash rules and off-leash areas","question":"Where can dogs be off leash, and what are the leash rules?","slug":"dog-leash-rules","place":{"path":"ca/bc/campbell-river","name":"Campbell River","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"pets-and-wildlife","name":"Pets, animals and wildlife"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"City of Campbell River","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca"},"short_answer":"In Campbell River, a dog in a public place must be on a leash or chain no longer than 1.83 metres (6 feet), held by a competent person. The bylaw names three off-leash dog parks: Penfield, Robron and Evergreen, during posted times. The City's page also lists Doggie Point at McIvor Lake.","aliases":["off leash dog park campbell river","dog leash bylaw campbell river","dog parks campbell river","dogs on beach campbell river"],"cost":"A dog at large is a $200 municipal ticket. A nuisance dog at large is $500, a vicious dog $750 and a dangerous dog $1,000.","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Animal Control (7 days a week, 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.)","value":"236-472-1013"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Animal Control and Dog Licences (off-leash areas)","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/animal-control-dog-licences"},{"title":"Animal Control Bylaw 3520, 2013 (PDF, Schedule C)","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Campbell River dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/dog-licence/"},{"slug":"dangerous-dogs","title":"Campbell River rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/dangerous-dogs/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/courtenay","name":"Courtenay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cumberland","name":"Cumberland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/comox","name":"Comox","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/powell-river","name":"Powell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sayward","name":"Sayward","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/dog-leash-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/gold-river","name":"Gold River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/dog-leash-rules/"}],"topic":{"title":"Dog leash rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dog-leash-rules/"},"facts":{"leash_rule":{"label":"Leash rule","value":"In any public place a dog must be with a competent person on a leash or chain, unless it is in a designated off-leash area during its posted times and under effective control. Applies to nuisance, vicious and dangerous dogs too. Guide, service, RCMP and search and rescue dogs working under control are exempt.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"ss. 6.7, 6.14","quotes":["that person on a leash or chain that does not exceed 1.83 meters (6 feet) in length","Is under the effective control of a competent person","are exempt from Sections 6.4, 6.5, 6.6 and 6.7","or the dog is in an area that is designated as Off-Leash Area during the times specified in","provided that the dog is under effective control of a competent person and is performing its function"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"Part 2, Public Place","quotes":["includes every street, road, boulevard, sidewalk, lane, square, parking lot,"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"leash_length":{"label":"Maximum leash length","value":"1.83 metres (6 feet).","short":"1.83 m","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"s. 6.7","quotes":["leash or chain that does not exceed 1.83 meters (6 feet) in length"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"off_leash_areas":{"label":"Off-leash areas","value":"Penfield Dog Park, Robron Dog Park and Evergreen Dog Park, during posted times. The City page also lists Doggie Point at McIvor Lake (dogs must be under control). Maps are in Schedule C of the bylaw.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"Sch. C","quotes":["Off-Leash Area Times available Off-Leash Penfield Dog Park During posted times Robron Dog Park During posted times","Penfield Dog Park During posted times Robron Dog Park During posted times Evergreen Dog Park During posted times","Robron Dog Park During posted times Evergreen Dog Park During posted times City of Campbell River | Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013 Consolidated to Bylaw 3992, 2025"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/animal-control-dog-licences","title":"Animal Control and Dog Licences, City of Campbell River","section":"Off-Leash Dog Areas","quotes":["Doggie Point at McIvor Lake (dogs must be under control)"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"dogs_not_allowed":{"label":"Places dogs are not allowed","value":"Dogs may not be in a restricted area of any park (except at authorized events), and may not enter a stream, pool or lake in a park. No animal on the Discovery Fishing Pier or a Tot Lot, or within 50 feet of playground apparatus. Guide, service, RCMP and search and rescue dogs at work are exempt from the first three.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"ss. 6.4-6.6","quotes":["in a restricted area of any park","No Animal shall be permitted on the Discovery Fishing Pier or any Tot Lot.","No Animal shall be permitted within 50 feet of any playground apparatus."]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/2498-parks-control-bylaw-1996-consolidated-bylaw-3672-2017","title":"Parks Control Bylaw No. 2498, 1996 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"Parks Control Bylaw No. 2498, s. 3(b)","quotes":["permit any dogs or other animals, owned or harboured by the person, to enter any stream, pool or lake;"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"clean_up":{"label":"Cleaning up","value":"The owner or person with the dog must immediately remove its excrement from any public place or other private property and dispose of it in a sanitary manner.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"s. 6.8","quotes":["unless the owner immediately takes steps to remove such excrement and to","dispose of it in a sanitary manner."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine_at_large":{"label":"Fine, dog at large or off leash","value":"Municipal ticket: $200 for a dog at large (s. 6.7). Higher for a nuisance dog ($500), vicious dog ($750) or dangerous dog ($1,000) at large.","short":"Ticket $200","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007 (consolidated to Bylaw 4003, 2025) (PDF)","section":"Sch. 2","quotes":["Dog at large","Nuisance Dog at large","Vicious Dog at large","Dangerous Dog at large"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"title","quotes":["This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":7,"stated":7,"matched":7,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nUnder the [Animal Control Bylaw](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610), a dog in any public place in Campbell River must be with a competent person on a leash or chain no longer than 1.83 metres (6 feet). The exception is a designated off-leash area during its posted times, where the dog must be under effective control. The leash rule also applies to nuisance, vicious and dangerous dogs.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Off-leash dog parks in the bylaw (Schedule C has the maps): Penfield Dog Park, Robron Dog Park and Evergreen Dog Park, during posted times.\n- The City's website also lists Doggie Point at McIvor Lake, where dogs must be under control. The bylaw does not name it, so confirm with Animal Control.\n- Dogs may not be in a restricted area of a park (except at authorized events) or enter a stream, pool or lake in a park.\n- No animal is allowed on the Discovery Fishing Pier or a Tot Lot, or within 50 feet of playground apparatus.\n- Guide, service, RCMP and search and rescue dogs working under control are exempt from the leash rule and from the first three park rules above.\n- You must immediately remove your dog's excrement from any public place or other private property and dispose of it in a sanitary manner.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/animal-control-dog-licences","title":"Animal Control and Dog Licences, City of Campbell River","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013 (consolidated) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/2498-parks-control-bylaw-1996-consolidated-bylaw-3672-2017","title":"Parks Control Bylaw No. 2498, 1996 (consolidated) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007 (consolidated to Bylaw 4003, 2025) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 7 of 7 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/dog-leash-rules/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/dog-leash-rules.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/dog-leash-rules.json"}},{"title":"Campbell River rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs","question":"What are the rules for aggressive or dangerous dogs?","slug":"dangerous-dogs","place":{"path":"ca/bc/campbell-river","name":"Campbell River","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"pets-and-wildlife","name":"Pets, animals and wildlife"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"City of Campbell River","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca"},"short_answer":"Campbell River's Animal Control Bylaw defines vicious and dangerous dogs. Their owners must keep them in a building or secure enclosure and muzzled or caged whenever they are let out. Report a dangerous dog to Animal Control at 236-472-1013.","aliases":["vicious dog campbell river","dog bite campbell river","dangerous dog bylaw campbell river","nuisance dog campbell river"],"cost":"Municipal tickets: $1,000 for a dangerous dog at large or not confined, muzzled or controlled; $750 for a vicious dog at large or not confined or muzzled; $500 for keeping a dog that killed or injured a person or animal, or attacked or chased a person menacingly. Impound fees: $750 vicious, $1,000 dangerous.","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Animal Control (7 days a week, 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.)","value":"236-472-1013"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Animal Control Bylaw 3520, 2013 (PDF)","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610"},{"title":"Animal Control and Dog Licences","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/animal-control-dog-licences"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-leash-rules","title":"Campbell River dog leash rules and off-leash areas","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/dog-leash-rules/"},{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Campbell River dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/dog-licence/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/courtenay","name":"Courtenay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/dangerous-dogs/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cumberland","name":"Cumberland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/dangerous-dogs/"},{"place":"ca/bc/comox","name":"Comox","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/dangerous-dogs/"},{"place":"ca/bc/powell-river","name":"Powell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/dangerous-dogs/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sayward","name":"Sayward","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/dangerous-dogs/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-alberni","name":"Port Alberni","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/dangerous-dogs/"}],"topic":{"title":"Dangerous dog rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dangerous-dogs/"},"facts":{"how_declared":{"label":"How a dog is declared dangerous or aggressive","value":"A dangerous dog has killed or seriously injured a person, has killed or seriously injured a domestic animal off its owner's property, or an animal control officer has reasonable grounds to believe it is likely to kill or seriously injure a person. A vicious dog has bitten or attacked without provocation, approached a person menacingly in a public place, or has a known tendency to attack. The owner is bound once they know, or the Animal Control Officer informs them.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"Part 2, s. 6.11","quotes":["has killed or seriously injured a person;","an animal control officer has reasonable grounds to believe is likely to","has without provocation bitten or attacked a person or","has been informed by an Animal Control Officer, to be a Dangerous Dog"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"owner_rules":{"label":"Rules for owners","value":"Confine the dog in a building or secure enclosure and keep it effectively muzzled or caged whenever it is released from the enclosure. For a dangerous dog, also take any further control measures the Animal Control Officer requires in writing. In public it must be on a leash no longer than 1.83 m. An officer may apply to Provincial Court to seize and destroy a dangerous dog.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"ss. 6.7, 6.11, 6.13","quotes":["shall confine the","dog in a building or secure enclosure and shall keep the dog effectively muzzled or","take any further control or containment measures required by an Animal Control","leash or chain that does not exceed 1.83 meters (6 feet) in length","to seize and impound a dangerous dog"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fee":{"label":"Licence fee","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_found","sources":[]},"report":{"label":"How to report","value":"Call Animal Control at 236-472-1013 (Animal Control Officers are available seven days a week, 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.). Complaints must include your name and contact details; anonymous complaints are not accepted.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/community-safety/bylaw-enforcement","title":"Bylaw Enforcement, City of Campbell River","section":"Animal Control Violations","quotes":["To make a complaint related to animal control, contact 236-472-1013.","We do not accept anonymous complaints."]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/animal-control-dog-licences","title":"Animal Control and Dog Licences, City of Campbell River","section":"Animal Control Services","quotes":["Animal Control Officers are available seven days a week from 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and can be contacted by phone."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Municipal tickets: dangerous dog at large $1,000; failing to confine, muzzle or control a dangerous dog $1,000; failing to confine or muzzle a vicious dog $750; vicious dog at large $750; keeping a dog that killed or injured a person or animal $500; keeping a dog that attacked or chased a person in a menacing way $500.","short":"Ticket $1,000 dangerous; $750 vicious","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007 (consolidated to Bylaw 4003, 2025) (PDF)","section":"Sch. 2","quotes":["Dangerous Dog at large","Fail to confine, muzzle or cage a vicious dog","Fail to confine, muzzle, cage or otherwise contain or","Keep dog that has killed or injured a person or domestic","Keep dog that when unprovoked has attacked or chased"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"title","quotes":["This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nUnder the [Animal Control Bylaw](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610), a dangerous dog has killed or seriously injured a person, has killed or seriously injured a domestic animal off its owner's property, or an animal control officer has reasonable grounds to believe it is likely to kill or seriously injure a person. A vicious dog has bitten or attacked without provocation, approached a person menacingly in a public place, or has a known tendency to attack. The owner is bound once they know, or the Animal Control Officer informs them.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The owner must confine the dog in a building or secure enclosure and keep it effectively muzzled or caged whenever it is released from the enclosure.\n- For a dangerous dog, the owner must also take any further control measures the Animal Control Officer requires in writing.\n- In public the dog must be on a leash no longer than 1.83 metres.\n- An officer may apply to Provincial Court to seize and destroy a dangerous dog.\n- No separate licence fee for dangerous or vicious dogs was found; the annual licence fees depend only on spay or neuter status.\n- To report a dog, call Animal Control at 236-472-1013 (officers are available seven days a week, 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.). Give your name and contact details; anonymous complaints are not accepted.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013 (consolidated) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/animal-control-dog-licences","title":"Animal Control and Dog Licences, City of Campbell River","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/community-safety/bylaw-enforcement","title":"Bylaw Enforcement, City of Campbell River","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007 (consolidated to Bylaw 4003, 2025) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/dangerous-dogs/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/dangerous-dogs.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/dangerous-dogs.json"}},{"title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Campbell River","question":"How many dogs or cats can I keep?","slug":"how-many-pets","place":{"path":"ca/bc/campbell-river","name":"Campbell River","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"pets-and-wildlife","name":"Pets, animals and wildlife"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"City of Campbell River","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca"},"short_answer":"The City of Campbell River's Animal Control Bylaw and Zoning Bylaw do not set a limit on the number of dogs or cats per home. Hens are limited to six per property with a City licence. Livestock is allowed only in certain zones on lots of 0.4 hectares or more.","aliases":["pet limit campbell river","how many dogs allowed campbell river","exotic pets campbell river","kennel campbell river"],"cost":"Municipal tickets: too many hens $100; prohibited keeping of livestock $100; unlawful keeping of livestock under the Zoning Bylaw $200.","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Animal Control","value":"236-472-1013"},{"type":"phone","label":"Development Services (zoning)","value":"250-286-5725"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Animal Control Bylaw 3520, 2013 (PDF)","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610"},{"title":"Zoning Bylaw 3250, 2006, Schedule A text (PDF, section 4.18)","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text"}],"related":[{"slug":"dog-licence","title":"Campbell River dog licences: fees and how to get one","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/dog-licence/"},{"slug":"backyard-chickens","title":"Campbell River backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/backyard-chickens/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/courtenay","name":"Courtenay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cumberland","name":"Cumberland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/comox","name":"Comox","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/powell-river","name":"Powell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sayward","name":"Sayward","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/how-many-pets/"},{"place":"ca/bc/gold-river","name":"Gold River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/how-many-pets/"}],"topic":{"title":"Dog and cat limits in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/how-many-pets/"},"facts":{"dog_limit":{"label":"Dogs allowed","value":null,"status":"none","note":"Campbell River's Animal Control Bylaw and Zoning Bylaw set no limit on dogs per home.","sources":[]},"cat_limit":{"label":"Cats allowed","value":null,"status":"none","note":"Campbell River's Animal Control Bylaw and Zoning Bylaw set no limit on cats per home.","sources":[]},"other_limits":{"label":"Other animal limits","value":"Hens: no more than 6 per property, with a licence (RU-1, RU-2, RU-3 zones and Quinsam lots of 0.4 ha or more: up to 10 hens per 0.4 ha). Livestock only in RU-1, RU-2, RU-3 zones on lots of at least 0.4 ha: 1 large animal (over 25 kg) per 0.4 ha, and 10 small animals (under 25 kg) per 0.4 ha. No swine or mink.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"ss. 5.2(c), 5.3(c)","quotes":["keep no more than six (6) Hens on any property;","may have up to ten (10) Hens per 0.4"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 3250, 2006, Schedule A text (PDF)","section":"s. 4.18","quotes":["Livestock may only be kept on a lot of at least 0.4 hectares.","Only 1 large animal (over 25kg) may be kept for each 0.4 hectares of land.","Only 10 small animals (under 25kg) may be kept for each 0.4 hectares of","The keeping of swine and mink are not permitted."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"exceptions":{"label":"Exceptions","value":"The zoning livestock limits do not apply to household pets or to land in the Agricultural Land Reserve. Hen rules differ in RU zones and the Quinsam Livestock Boundary (see backyard chickens). Commercial kennels are a zoned business use.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 3250, 2006, Schedule A text (PDF)","section":"s. 4.18(g), (h)","quotes":["This section does not apply to keeping household pets.","This section does not apply to properties within the Agricultural Land"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 3250, 2006, Schedule A text (PDF)","section":"Definitions","quotes":["\"COMMERCIAL KENNEL\" means a business establishment in which dogs or domestic"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Municipal tickets: too many hens $100 (Animal Control s. 5.3(c)); prohibited keeping of livestock $100 (s. 6.2); unlawful keeping of livestock under the Zoning Bylaw $200 (s. 4.18).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007 (consolidated to Bylaw 4003, 2025) (PDF)","section":"Sch. 2","quotes":["Too many Hens","Prohibited keeping of livestock"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007 (consolidated to Bylaw 4003, 2025) (PDF)","section":"Sch. 31","quotes":["Unlawful keeping of livestock"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013 (hens, livestock); Zoning Bylaw No. 3250, 2006 (livestock, s. 4.18)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"title","quotes":["This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013."]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 3250, 2006, Schedule A text (PDF)","section":"s. 4.18","quotes":["Zoning Bylaw 3250, 2006 4.18 KEEPING OF LIVESTOCK (a) Keeping of livestock is permitted only in the RU-1, RU-2 and RU-3 zones,"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":4,"matched":4,"none":2,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nNeither the [Animal Control Bylaw](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610) nor the [Zoning Bylaw](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text) sets a limit on the number of dogs or cats in a Campbell River home. Every dog over six months old still needs its own licence. Commercial kennels are a zoned business use.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Hens: no more than 6 per property, with a City licence. In RU-1, RU-2 and RU-3 zones and on Quinsam lots of 0.4 hectares or more, up to 10 hens per 0.4 hectares. See the backyard chickens answer.\n- Livestock is allowed only in RU-1, RU-2 and RU-3 zones, on lots of at least 0.4 hectares: 1 large animal (over 25 kg) and 10 small animals (under 25 kg) per 0.4 hectares. Swine and mink are not allowed.\n- The zoning livestock limits do not apply to household pets or to land in the Agricultural Land Reserve.\n- To check your own situation, call Animal Control at 236-472-1013 or Development Services at 250-286-5725.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013 (consolidated) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 3250, 2006, Schedule A text (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007 (consolidated to Bylaw 4003, 2025) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/community-safety/bylaw-enforcement","title":"Bylaw Enforcement, City of Campbell River","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 4 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 2 are recorded as not set."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/how-many-pets/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/how-many-pets.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/how-many-pets.json"}},{"title":"Campbell River backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules","question":"Can I keep chickens, bees, or other livestock?","slug":"backyard-chickens","place":{"path":"ca/bc/campbell-river","name":"Campbell River","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"pets-and-wildlife","name":"Pets, animals and wildlife"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"City of Campbell River","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca"},"short_answer":"Yes for hens in Campbell River: up to 6 per property with a City Hen Owner's licence ($10, one time), and no roosters. RU-1, RU-2 and RU-3 zones and Quinsam lots of 0.4 hectares or more are exempt from some of these rules. No official source we read mentions bees.","aliases":["urban hens campbell river","chickens in backyard campbell river","hen licence campbell river","livestock zoning campbell river","bees campbell river"],"cost":"$10 one-time Hen Owner's licence. Municipal tickets: keeping hens without a licence $100; too many hens $100; prohibited livestock $100; unlawful livestock under the Zoning Bylaw $200.","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Animal Control","value":"236-472-1013"},{"type":"phone","label":"Development Services (zoning)","value":"250-286-5725"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Animal Control Bylaw 3520, 2013 (PDF, Part 5 Urban Hens)","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610"},{"title":"Zoning Bylaw 3250, 2006, Schedule A text (PDF, section 4.18)","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text"}],"related":[{"slug":"how-many-pets","title":"How many dogs or cats you can keep in Campbell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/how-many-pets/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/courtenay","name":"Courtenay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/backyard-chickens/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cumberland","name":"Cumberland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/backyard-chickens/"},{"place":"ca/bc/comox","name":"Comox","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/backyard-chickens/"},{"place":"ca/bc/powell-river","name":"Powell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/backyard-chickens/"},{"place":"ca/bc/gold-river","name":"Gold River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/backyard-chickens/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-alberni","name":"Port Alberni","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/backyard-chickens/"}],"topic":{"title":"Backyard chicken rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/backyard-chickens/"},"facts":{"hens_allowed":{"label":"Hens allowed","value":"Yes, on property zoned residential or Public Areas 1 (PA-1), if you live there and hold a City licence; hens stay in a coop or pen, in a secure coop from sunset to 7:00 a.m. RU-1, RU-2 and RU-3 zones and Quinsam lots of 0.4 ha or more are exempt from several of these rules.","short":"Yes, residential or PA-1 zones, with City licence","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"s. 5.3(a), (b), (e), (f), (n)","quotes":["only keep Hens on property zoned for residential use or as Public Areas 1 (PA-1)","be a resident of the property where the Hens are kept;","ensure that all Hens are kept within a secure Coop from sunset to 7:00 a.m.;","Properties located within the RU-1, RU-2 and RU-3 zones are not subject to sections"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 3250, 2006, Schedule A text (PDF)","section":"s. 4.18(k), (l)","quotes":["is permitted on properties in all Residential","fully fenced areas is permitted on rural properties less than 0.4 hectares (1"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"max_hens":{"label":"Most hens","value":"6 hens per property. In RU-1, RU-2 and RU-3 zones and on Quinsam Livestock Boundary lots of 0.4 ha (1 acre) or more: up to 10 hens per 0.4 ha.","short":"6 hens (10 per 0.4 ha in RU zones)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"ss. 5.2(c), 5.3(c)","quotes":["keep no more than six (6) Hens on any property;","may have up to ten (10) Hens per 0.4"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 3250, 2006, Schedule A text (PDF)","section":"s. 4.18(i)","quotes":["10 chickens (restricted to"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"roosters":{"label":"Roosters","value":"No. Keeping a rooster is banned, except that properties in RU-1, RU-2 and RU-3 zones are exempt from that rule.","short":"No (except RU-1, RU-2, RU-3 zones)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"ss. 5.3(d), 5.2(a)","quotes":["not keep a Rooster;","Properties located within the RU-1, RU-2 and RU-3 zones are not subject to"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"s. 5.2(a)","quotes":["5.3(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (k), (n), (q), (t), (v), (w), and (x)"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"coop_rules":{"label":"Coop rules","value":"Coop and pen each at least 0.37 m² floor area and 0.92 m high per hen, with a nesting box and perch per hen, at least 3 m from windows and dwelling doors, placed where Zoning ancillary-building rules allow. Maximum 10 m² and 3 m high, and a fully fenced yard, except in RU-1, RU-2, RU-3 and Quinsam lots of 0.4 ha or more.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"s. 5.3(h)-(n)","quotes":["provide a Coop and a Pen each with a minimum of 0.37m2 in floor area and 0.92m in","provide each Hen with its own nesting box and perch;","ensure Coops and Pens do not exceed 10m2 floor area or 3m in height;","accordance with the ancillary buildings requirements in the City’s Zoning Bylaw;","ensure that Coops and Pens be at least 3m away from any windows or dwelling doors;","Properties located within the RU-1, RU-2 and RU-3 zones are not subject to sections"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"registration":{"label":"Permit or registration","value":"A Hen Owner's licence from the City is required: application form plus a one-time $10 fee. It is not transferable and there can be only one hen owner per property. RU-1, RU-2, RU-3 and Quinsam lots of 0.4 ha or more are exempt from the licence.","short":"Yes, one-time $10 licence fee","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"ss. 5.1, 5.2, Sch. A s. 4","quotes":["A Hen Owner must obtain a licence from the City to keep Hens.","The licence is not transferable to another person or property.","One time licence fee for Hen Owners:","Quinsam Livestock Boundary that are 0.4 hectares (1 acre) or larger are not subject to"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"Sch. A s. 4","quotes":["h. For every Guide and Service Dog, RCMP Dog or Search and Rescue Dog: No fee 4. One time licence fee for Hen Owners: $10.00 5. Animals other than Dogs and Hens:"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bees":{"label":"Bees","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"No official source read for Campbell River mentions bees.","sources":[]},"other_livestock":{"label":"Other livestock","value":"Livestock only in RU-1, RU-2, RU-3 zones (horses with a riding academy in RR-1), on lots of at least 0.4 ha: 1 large animal over 25 kg per 0.4 ha, and 10 small animals under 25 kg per 0.4 ha; no swine or mink; buildings 15 m from lot lines (30 m if the neighbour is residential). Not applied in the Agricultural Land Reserve. Quinsam: one horse, one goat, one sheep and 10 hens per acre.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 3250, 2006, Schedule A text (PDF)","section":"s. 4.18","quotes":["Keeping of livestock is permitted only in the RU-1, RU-2 and RU-3 zones,","Only 1 large animal (over 25kg) may be kept for each 0.4 hectares of land.","A 30 metre minimum setback is required if the","one horse, one goat, one sheep and 10 chickens (restricted to"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"s. 6.2","quotes":["no person shall keep any Livestock on any property, within the City, other than on the property zoned for such"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013 (Part 5, Urban Hens) and Zoning Bylaw No. 3250, 2006 (s. 4.18)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"Part 5","quotes":["Amd Bylaw 3532 Dec/13 Added Part 5: Urban Hens PA RT 5: Urban Hens 5.1 Urban Hen Licencing:","ANIMAL CONTROL BYLAW 3520, 2013 Consolidated Version"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 3250, 2006, Schedule A text (PDF)","section":"s. 4.18","quotes":["Zoning Bylaw 3250, 2006 4.18 KEEPING OF LIVESTOCK (a) Keeping of livestock is permitted only in the RU-1, RU-2 and RU-3 zones,"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":8,"stated":7,"matched":7,"none":0,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\n[Animal Control Bylaw 3520](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610) (Part 5, Urban Hens) allows hens in Campbell River on property zoned residential or Public Areas 1 (PA-1), if you live there and hold a City licence. Other livestock falls under the [Zoning Bylaw](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text), section 4.18.\n\n## Hens\n\n1. Get a Hen Owner's licence from the City: an application form and a one-time $10 fee. It is not transferable, and there can be only one hen owner per property.\n2. Keep no more than 6 hens. Keeping a rooster is banned.\n3. Keep hens in a coop or pen, and in a secure coop from sunset to 7:00 a.m.\n4. Each coop and pen needs at least 0.37 square metres of floor area and 0.92 metres of height per hen, with a nesting box and perch per hen, and must be at least 3 metres from windows and dwelling doors. The maximum is 10 square metres and 3 metres high, and the yard must be fully fenced.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Exemptions: properties in RU-1, RU-2 and RU-3 zones, and Quinsam Livestock Boundary lots of 0.4 hectares (1 acre) or more, are exempt from the licence and from several coop rules. There they may keep up to 10 hens per 0.4 hectares. RU zones are also exempt from the rooster ban; Quinsam lots are not.\n- Other livestock is allowed only in RU-1, RU-2 and RU-3 zones (horses with a riding academy in RR-1), on lots of at least 0.4 hectares: 1 large animal (over 25 kg) and 10 small animals (under 25 kg) per 0.4 hectares. No swine or mink. Buildings must be 15 metres from lot lines (30 metres if the neighbour is residential). This does not apply in the Agricultural Land Reserve.\n- Quinsam: one horse, one goat, one sheep and 10 hens per acre.\n- Bees: no official text we read states a rule. Ask Development Services at 250-286-5725.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3520-animal-control-bylaw-2013-consolidated-3610","title":"Animal Control Bylaw No. 3520, 2013 (consolidated) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 3250, 2006, Schedule A text (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007 (consolidated to Bylaw 4003, 2025) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/community-safety/bylaw-enforcement","title":"Bylaw Enforcement, City of Campbell River","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 7 of 8 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/backyard-chickens/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/backyard-chickens.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/backyard-chickens.json"}},{"title":"Campbell River RV, boat and trailer parking rules","question":"Can I park an RV, boat, or trailer on the street or in my yard?","slug":"rv-boat-trailer-parking","place":{"path":"ca/bc/campbell-river","name":"Campbell River","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"parking-and-driving","name":"Parking, tickets and driving"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"City of Campbell River","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca"},"short_answer":"In Campbell River, no vehicle may be parked on a street for more than 48 hours in a row without written permission from the Engineering Services Manager. On a residential lot under 1 hectare, a recreational boat, utility trailer and other recreational vehicles for the residents' personal use are allowed.","aliases":["park rv on street campbell river","boat on driveway campbell river","trailer parking bylaw campbell river","camper parking residential campbell river"],"cost":"Parking ticket $15 if paid within 7 days, $30 within 21 days, $60 after. Municipal tickets: unlawful storage of vehicles $200; unlawful occupation of a recreational building $200; sleeping in a vehicle on a highway or public place $100.","how_long":"48 hours in a row is the most on a street without written permission.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Enforcement (street parking)","value":"250-286-5776"},{"type":"email","label":"Bylaw Enforcement","value":"bylaw@campbellriver.ca"},{"type":"phone","label":"Development Services (zoning, yard rules)","value":"250-286-5725"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw 3043 (PDF)","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3043-traffic-highways-regulation-bylaw-consolidated-3608-2016"},{"title":"Zoning Bylaw 3250, 2006, Schedule A text (PDF)","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text"}],"related":[{"slug":"unsightly-property","title":"Campbell River unsightly property rules and how to report","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/unsightly-property/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Campbell River zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/zoning-lookup/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/courtenay","name":"Courtenay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cumberland","name":"Cumberland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/comox","name":"Comox","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/powell-river","name":"Powell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sayward","name":"Sayward","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/gold-river","name":"Gold River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"}],"topic":{"title":"RV, boat and trailer parking rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},"facts":{"on_street":{"label":"On the street","value":"No vehicle may be parked on any highway for a continuous period over 48 hours without written permission from the Engineering Services Manager. Parking on a highway to display a vehicle for sale, or to store or repair one, is banned, and commercial vehicles over 4,000 kg may not park on residential highways. Posted time limits apply too.","short":"48 hours without written permission","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3043-traffic-highways-regulation-bylaw-consolidated-3608-2016","title":"Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw No. 3043, 2003 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"s. 4(9), (20), (21)","quotes":["on any highway for a continuous period exceeding 48 hours,","displaying a vehicle for sale;","advertising, greasing, painting, wrecking, storing or","being a commercial vehicle having a gross vehicle weight in"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"on_property":{"label":"On your property","value":"On a lot under 1 hectare in a residential or mobile home zone, per dwelling unit only these may be parked or stored: residents' personal automobiles, one licensed commercial vehicle no larger than 3,600 kg, and a recreational boat, utility trailer and other recreational vehicles for the residents' personal use.","short":"Allowed for personal use (lot under 1 hectare)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 3250, 2006, Schedule A text (PDF)","section":"s. 4.21(i)","quotes":["For each dwelling unit on a lot less than 1 hectare in a residential or mobile","a recreational boat, utility trailer, and other recreational vehicles for the","one licensed commercial vehicle no larger than 3,600 kg rated"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"living_in":{"label":"Living in an RV","value":"On a residential lot, an RV may be lived in while a permanent dwelling is being built, from the building permit until occupancy of the house begins. RV parks are a separate zoned use. Sleeping in any vehicle on a highway or other public place is banned.","short":"Only while building a permanent dwelling; no on highway","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 3250, 2006, Schedule A text (PDF)","section":"s. 4.8(a)","quotes":["A recreational vehicle may be used for occupation during the construction of","the occupancy shall not occur prior to the issuance of a building permit","shall not continue beyond the commencement of the occupancy of the permanent"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3543-public-nuisance-bylaw-2014-consolidated-bylaw-3589-2015","title":"Public Nuisance Bylaw No. 3543, 2014 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"s. 4.5(j)","quotes":["sleep in any vehicle located on a Highway or Other Public Place;"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Parking ticket (Traffic Bylaw Sch. D, most parking offences incl. the 48-hour rule): $15 if paid within 7 days, $30 within 21 days, $60 after. Municipal tickets: unlawful storage of vehicles $200; unlawful occupation of a recreational building (s. 4.8) $200; sleeping in a vehicle on a highway or public place $100.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3043-traffic-highways-regulation-bylaw-consolidated-3608-2016","title":"Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw No. 3043, 2003 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"Sch. D","quotes":["TRAFFIC FINE AMOUNTS PER OFFENCE","4(1) to (29)","$15","$30","$60"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007 (consolidated to Bylaw 4003, 2025) (PDF)","section":"Sch. 31","quotes":["Unlawful storage of vehicles","Unlawful occupation of a recreational building"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007 (consolidated to Bylaw 4003, 2025) (PDF)","section":"Sch. 18","quotes":["Sleep in any vehicle located on a highway or other public place"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw No. 3043, 2003; Zoning Bylaw No. 3250, 2006 (ss. 4.8, 4.21); Public Nuisance Bylaw No. 3543, 2014","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3043-traffic-highways-regulation-bylaw-consolidated-3608-2016","title":"Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw No. 3043, 2003 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"title","quotes":["Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw No. 3043"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 3250, 2006, Schedule A text (PDF)","section":"s. 4.21","quotes":["OFF STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3543-public-nuisance-bylaw-2014-consolidated-bylaw-3589-2015","title":"Public Nuisance Bylaw No. 3543, 2014 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"title","quotes":["PUBLIC NUISANCE BYLAW 3543, 2014 Consolidated Version City of Campbell River | Public Nuisance Bylaw No 3543, 2014 Consolidated to Bylaw 3964, 2024 1"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe [Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3043-traffic-highways-regulation-bylaw-consolidated-3608-2016) has no separate rule for RVs, boats or trailers on Campbell River streets, so the general rules apply. On your own lot, the [Zoning Bylaw](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text) (section 4.21) decides.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. On the street, follow posted time limits. No vehicle may stay on a highway more than 48 hours in a row without written permission from the Engineering Services Manager.\n2. On a lot under 1 hectare in a residential or mobile home zone, per dwelling unit only these may be parked or stored: the residents' personal automobiles, one licensed commercial vehicle no larger than 3,600 kg, and a recreational boat, utility trailer and other recreational vehicles for the residents' personal use.\n3. For other zones, larger lots or limits on number, size or position, call Development Services at 250-286-5725. The bylaw text we read sets no such limits for the cases above.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Parking on a highway to display a vehicle for sale, or to store or repair one, is banned. Commercial vehicles over 4,000 kg may not park on residential highways.\n- On a residential lot, an RV may be lived in while a permanent dwelling is being built, from the building permit until occupancy of the house begins. RV parks are a separate zoned use.\n- Sleeping in any vehicle on a highway or other public place is banned. The Public Nuisance Bylaw also bans sleeping or camping on a street except at listed locations and times (7:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m.).","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3043-traffic-highways-regulation-bylaw-consolidated-3608-2016","title":"Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw No. 3043, 2003 (consolidated) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 3250, 2006, Schedule A text (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3543-public-nuisance-bylaw-2014-consolidated-bylaw-3589-2015","title":"Public Nuisance Bylaw No. 3543, 2014 (consolidated) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007 (consolidated to Bylaw 4003, 2025) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/community-safety/bylaw-enforcement","title":"Bylaw Enforcement, City of Campbell River","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 5 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/rv-boat-trailer-parking/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/rv-boat-trailer-parking.json"}},{"title":"Campbell River noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines","question":"What are the noise rules and quiet hours in Campbell River?","slug":"noise-rules","place":{"path":"ca/bc/campbell-river","name":"Campbell River","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"bylaws-and-complaints","name":"Bylaws, noise and complaints"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"City of Campbell River","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca"},"short_answer":"Campbell River's Public Nuisance Bylaw bans noise that disturbs the neighbourhood but sets no fixed quiet hours. Construction noise is not allowed before 7:00 a.m. Monday to Saturday or 8:00 a.m. on Sundays and holidays, or after 10:00 p.m. Power tools: not before 8:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m.","aliases":["quiet hours campbell river","noisy neighbour","construction noise hours","loud music bylaw","barking dog noise"],"cost":"Municipal tickets: $250 for noise that disturbs, radio or sound equipment, construction or power tool noise outside allowed hours, and vehicle noise; $200 for animal or bird noise and for a barking dog.","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Enforcement","value":"250-286-5776"},{"type":"email","label":"Bylaw Enforcement","value":"bylaw@campbellriver.ca"},{"type":"phone","label":"Animal Control (barking dogs)","value":"236-472-1013"},{"type":"in_person","label":"Downtown Safety Office","value":"1235 Shoppers Row, Campbell River, BC","note":"Weekdays, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Public Nuisance Bylaw 3543, 2014 (PDF)","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3543-public-nuisance-bylaw-2014-consolidated-bylaw-3589-2015"}],"related":[{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Campbell River bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/bylaw-fines/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/courtenay","name":"Courtenay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cumberland","name":"Cumberland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/comox","name":"Comox","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/powell-river","name":"Powell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sayward","name":"Sayward","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/noise-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/gold-river","name":"Gold River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/noise-rules/"}],"topic":{"title":"Noise bylaws in British Columbia: quiet hours, construction hours and fines by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/noise-rules/"},"facts":{"general_rule":{"label":"General rule","value":"No one may make, cause or allow any noise, in a public place or a private place, that disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of people in the neighbourhood. Owners and occupiers may not let their property be used that way. Using a radio, stereo or sound amplifier so as to disturb the neighbourhood is also banned.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3543-public-nuisance-bylaw-2014-consolidated-bylaw-3589-2015","title":"Public Nuisance Bylaw No. 3543, 2014 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"ss. 6.3-6.5","quotes":["No person shall make or cause, or permit to be made or caused, any Noise, in or on any","disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort, or convenience of any Person or Persons in the","No Person shall operate any radio, stereophonic equipment or other instrument, or any"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"quiet_hours":{"label":"Quiet hours","value":null,"status":"none","note":"The Public Nuisance Bylaw sets no fixed quiet hours.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3543-public-nuisance-bylaw-2014-consolidated-bylaw-3589-2015","title":"Public Nuisance Bylaw No. 3543, 2014 (consolidated) (PDF)"}]},"construction_hours":{"label":"Construction hours","value":"Not before 7:00 a.m. Monday to Saturday (not a statutory holiday), not before 8:00 a.m. on Sundays and statutory holidays, and not after 10:00 p.m. any day, if the work disturbs or tends to disturb the neighbourhood. Power tools and machines (including gardening tools): not before 8:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m. any day.","short":"Mon-Sat 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sun 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3543-public-nuisance-bylaw-2014-consolidated-bylaw-3589-2015","title":"Public Nuisance Bylaw No. 3543, 2014 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"ss. 6.7, 6.9","quotes":["No Person shall, before 7:00 am on any day from Monday to Saturday when such day is not a","Statutory Holiday, or before 8:00 am on any Sunday or Statutory Holiday, and after 10:00 pm","No Person shall, before 8:00 am and after 10:00 pm on any day, use or operate any power"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"other_limits":{"label":"Other limits","value":"No decibel limits. Banned: vehicle tire squeal, loud exploding sounds, amplified sound audible outside the vehicle, diesel engines idling over 5 minutes, car alarms over 5 minutes, cut-out mufflers; outdoor public address systems without permission; garbage trucks that disturb outside set hours; disturbing commercial noise (City may require a sound report). Exempt: emergency vehicles, utilities, snow clearing, permitted events.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3543-public-nuisance-bylaw-2014-consolidated-bylaw-3589-2015","title":"Public Nuisance Bylaw No. 3543, 2014 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"ss. 6.0, 6.6, 6.8, 6.10, 6.12","quotes":["events held under authority of a Special Event Permit issued by the City Manager or","the squeal of a tire on a Road Surface made by a motor vehicle which is accelerating,","outdoor public address system at any time from any vehicle, Real","No Person shall own, keep, or harbor any animal or bird which, by its cries, unduly disturbs","operate a garbage truck which","the sound of the diesel engine of a bus, truck or other vehicle which has been idling or","Every owner or operator of an industrial or commercial business which generates a","operate a garbage truck which disturbs or tends to disturb"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"contact_day":{"label":"Who to call, business hours","value":"Bylaw Enforcement: call 250-286-5776 or email bylaw@campbellriver.ca. For barking dogs call Animal Control at 236-472-1013. The Downtown Safety Office (1235 Shoppers Row) is open weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Complaints need your name and contact details; no anonymous complaints.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/community-safety/bylaw-enforcement","title":"Bylaw Enforcement, City of Campbell River","section":"Make a Complaint","quotes":["To make a complaint related to a public nuisance, call 250-286-5776 or email bylaw@campbellriver.ca.","To make a complaint related to animal control, contact 236-472-1013.","It is open on weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding public holidays.","We do not accept anonymous complaints."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"contact_after_hours":{"label":"Who to call, after hours","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_found","sources":[]},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Municipal tickets: noise that disturbs $250 (s. 6.3 and 6.4); radio or sound equipment $250; construction or demolition noise outside allowed hours $250; power tools outside allowed hours $250; vehicle noise $250; animal or bird noise $200; barking dog under the Animal Control Bylaw $200.","short":"Ticket $250","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007 (consolidated to Bylaw 4003, 2025) (PDF)","section":"Sch. 18 / Public nuisance offences, noise","quotes":["Noise which disturbs on a highway or other public place or private","Construction or demolition noise outside of acceptable hours","Animal/bird noise which disturbs","Deposit or throw discarded materials 5.1 200 Noise which disturbs on a highway or other public place or private 6.3 250 place Noise which disturbs allowed or permitted by owner or occupier of 6.4 250 real property Radio/stereophonic equipment/ instrument/ apparatus which 6.5 250 disturbs Animal/bird noise which disturbs 6.6 200 Construction or demolition noise outside of acceptable hours 6.7 250 Operate a garbage truck which disturbs, outside of permitted hours 6.8 250 Operate power tools, machines or any models powered by internal 6.9 250 combustion, turbine or rocket engine outside acceptable hours Operate public address system without permission 6.10 250 Commercial or industrial operation contravening requirements 6.11 250"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007 (consolidated to Bylaw 4003, 2025) (PDF)","section":"Sch. 2","quotes":["animal Keep barking dog 6.9(b) 200.00 Keep dog that when unprovoked has attacked or chased 6.9(c) 500.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Public Nuisance Bylaw No. 3543, 2014","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3543-public-nuisance-bylaw-2014-consolidated-bylaw-3589-2015","title":"Public Nuisance Bylaw No. 3543, 2014 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"title","quotes":["PUBLIC NUISANCE BYLAW 3543, 2014 Consolidated Version City of Campbell River | Public Nuisance Bylaw No 3543, 2014 Consolidated to Bylaw 3964, 2024 1"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":8,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":1,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe [Public Nuisance Bylaw](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3543-public-nuisance-bylaw-2014-consolidated-bylaw-3589-2015) says no one in Campbell River may make, cause or allow any noise, in a public or private place, that disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of people in the neighbourhood. Owners and occupiers may not let their property be used that way. Using a radio, stereo or sound amplifier to disturb the neighbourhood is also banned. The bylaw sets no fixed quiet hours and no decibel limits.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Check the hours. Construction or demolition work that disturbs the neighbourhood is not allowed before 7:00 a.m. Monday to Saturday (not a statutory holiday), before 8:00 a.m. on Sundays and statutory holidays, or after 10:00 p.m. any day.\n2. Power tools and machines, including gardening tools, may not be used before 8:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m. any day.\n3. To report noise, call Bylaw Enforcement at 250-286-5776 or email bylaw@campbellriver.ca. For barking dogs, call Animal Control at 236-472-1013. Give your name and contact details; anonymous complaints are not accepted.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Also banned: vehicle tire squeal, loud exploding sounds, amplified sound audible outside the vehicle, diesel engines idling over 5 minutes, car alarms sounding over 5 minutes, and cut-out mufflers.\n- Garbage trucks that disturb the neighbourhood outside set hours, and disturbing commercial noise, are covered. The City may require a sound report for commercial noise.\n- Emergency vehicles, utilities, snow clearing and permitted events are exempt.\n- The bylaw and City page give no after-hours number for noise complaints.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3543-public-nuisance-bylaw-2014-consolidated-bylaw-3589-2015","title":"Public Nuisance Bylaw No. 3543, 2014 (consolidated) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/community-safety/bylaw-enforcement","title":"Bylaw Enforcement, City of Campbell River","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007 (consolidated to Bylaw 4003, 2025) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 8 facts was matched to the official text; 1 is recorded as not set; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/noise-rules/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/noise-rules.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/noise-rules.json"}},{"title":"Campbell River unsightly property rules and how to report","question":"How do I report an unsightly or overgrown property in Campbell River?","slug":"unsightly-property","place":{"path":"ca/bc/campbell-river","name":"Campbell River","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"bylaws-and-complaints","name":"Bylaws, noise and complaints"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"City of Campbell River","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca"},"short_answer":"Call Campbell River Bylaw Enforcement at 250-286-5776 or email bylaw@campbellriver.ca. Under the Public Nuisance Bylaw, owners must not let property become unsightly or collect rubbish, and must keep ground cover under 30 cm. If an owner ignores an order, the City can do the work and bill them.","aliases":["overgrown lot campbell river","messy yard complaint","junk on neighbour property","unsightly premises bylaw"],"cost":"Municipal tickets: $200 for unsightly property, rubbish accumulations or a building not meeting maintenance standards; $150 each for unsightly vegetation, ground cover over 30 cm, insect infestation, failure to remove discarded materials when required, or failure to maintain to neighbourhood standards.","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Enforcement","value":"250-286-5776"},{"type":"email","label":"Bylaw Enforcement","value":"bylaw@campbellriver.ca"}],"documents":["Your name and contact details","The property address and a detailed description of the problem, with time and date if applicable"],"forms":[{"title":"Public Nuisance Bylaw 3543, 2014 (PDF)","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3543-public-nuisance-bylaw-2014-consolidated-bylaw-3589-2015"}],"related":[{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Campbell River bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/bylaw-fines/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/courtenay","name":"Courtenay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cumberland","name":"Cumberland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/comox","name":"Comox","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/powell-river","name":"Powell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sayward","name":"Sayward","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/unsightly-property/"},{"place":"ca/bc/gold-river","name":"Gold River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/unsightly-property/"}],"topic":{"title":"Unsightly property fines in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/unsightly-property/"},"facts":{"what_counts":{"label":"What counts","value":"Owners must not let property become or stay unsightly, or let water, rubbish, discarded materials or noxious, offensive or unwholesome matter collect around it. Also required: keep property clear of unkempt brush, trees and growths, keep ground cover under 30 cm, prevent infestations of caterpillars and noxious or destructive insects, remove unsightly accumulations when ordered, and keep buildings to maintenance standards and the general appearance of similar properties nearby. Graffiti must be removed (s. 7.2).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3543-public-nuisance-bylaw-2014-consolidated-bylaw-3589-2015","title":"Public Nuisance Bylaw No. 3543, 2014 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"ss. 7.14-7.17","quotes":["the Real Property to become or remain unsightly or permit water, rubbish, Discarded","keep the Real Property clear of unsightly and unkempt brush, trees, or other","keep ground cover vegetation from exceeding 30 cm in height; and","maintain the general appearance and repair of the Real"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3543-public-nuisance-bylaw-2014-consolidated-bylaw-3589-2015","title":"Public Nuisance Bylaw No. 3543, 2014 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"s. 7.2","quotes":["Every owner of Real Property shall remove Graffiti"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"how_to_report":{"label":"How to report","value":"Call 250-286-5776 or email bylaw@campbellriver.ca. Include your name, contact details, the address, and a detailed description with time and date if applicable. Anonymous complaints are not accepted.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/community-safety/bylaw-enforcement","title":"Bylaw Enforcement, City of Campbell River","section":"Make a Complaint","quotes":["To make a complaint related to a public nuisance, call 250-286-5776 or email bylaw@campbellriver.ca.","We do not accept anonymous complaints.","Detailed description of complaint (including time / date if applicable)"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"process":{"label":"What happens next","value":"If an owner does not comply, Council may declare that the property must be brought into compliance within a set time, and a Bylaw Enforcement Officer issues a notice. If the owner still does not comply, the City may enter and do the work at the owner's cost. Unpaid 30 days after a demand, the City may sue for the debt; unpaid by December 31 it may be added to the property taxes. The owner may ask Council to reconsider within 14 days.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3543-public-nuisance-bylaw-2014-consolidated-bylaw-3589-2015","title":"Public Nuisance Bylaw No. 3543, 2014 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"ss. 7.20-7.23","quotes":["Council may make a declaration requiring that the owner or","at the cost of the defaulting owner or other responsible Person.","the City may direct that the amount of the cost be added","applying in writing for such reconsideration within 14 days of receipt of"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Municipal ticket: unsightly property or accumulations of rubbish and discarded materials $200 (s. 7.14(a)); building not meeting maintenance standards $200; unsightly vegetation, ground cover over 30 cm, insect infestation, or failure to remove discarded materials when required $150 each; failure to maintain property to neighbourhood standards $150.","short":"Ticket $200","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007 (consolidated to Bylaw 4003, 2025) (PDF)","section":"Sch. 18","quotes":["Unsightly property or permit accumulations of water, rubbish,","Failure to keep property clear of unsightly vegetation","Ground cover vegetation exceeds 30 cm","Failure to maintain or repair Real Property to neighbourhood"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Public Nuisance Bylaw No. 3543, 2014 (Part 7, Property Maintenance)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3543-public-nuisance-bylaw-2014-consolidated-bylaw-3589-2015","title":"Public Nuisance Bylaw No. 3543, 2014 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"title","quotes":["PUBLIC NUISANCE BYLAW 3543, 2014 Consolidated Version City of Campbell River | Public Nuisance Bylaw No 3543, 2014 Consolidated to Bylaw 3964, 2024 1"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nUnder Part 7 of the [Public Nuisance Bylaw](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3543-public-nuisance-bylaw-2014-consolidated-bylaw-3589-2015), owners in Campbell River must not let property become or stay unsightly, or let water, rubbish, discarded materials or noxious, offensive or unwholesome matter collect around it. They must also keep property clear of unkempt brush, trees and growths, keep ground cover under 30 cm, prevent infestations of caterpillars and noxious or destructive insects, and remove unsightly accumulations when ordered. Buildings must be kept to maintenance standards and the general appearance of similar properties nearby. Graffiti must be removed.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Call 250-286-5776 or email bylaw@campbellriver.ca.\n2. Give your name and contact details, the address, and a detailed description with time and date if applicable. Anonymous complaints are not accepted.\n3. If an owner does not comply, Council may declare that the property must be brought into compliance within a set time, and a Bylaw Enforcement Officer issues a notice.\n4. If the owner still does not comply, the City may enter and do the work at the owner's cost.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Unpaid costs 30 days after a demand can be sued for as a debt; if unpaid by December 31 they may be added to the property taxes.\n- The owner may ask Council to reconsider within 14 days.\n- Repeat nuisance properties can also be declared a Nuisance Property under Bylaw No. 4002, 2025, with a $250 charge per City or RCMP attendance.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3543-public-nuisance-bylaw-2014-consolidated-bylaw-3589-2015","title":"Public Nuisance Bylaw No. 3543, 2014 (consolidated) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/community-safety/bylaw-enforcement","title":"Bylaw Enforcement, City of Campbell River","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007 (consolidated to Bylaw 4003, 2025) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 5 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/unsightly-property/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/unsightly-property.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/unsightly-property.json"}},{"title":"Campbell River backyard fire and burning rules","question":"Can I have a backyard fire or burn yard waste in Campbell River?","slug":"backyard-fire","place":{"path":"ca/bc/campbell-river","name":"Campbell River","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"bylaws-and-complaints","name":"Bylaws, noise and complaints"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"City of Campbell River","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca"},"short_answer":"In Campbell River, recreational fires in a fire pit, fireplace or barbecue no larger than 60 cm across are allowed without a permit, unless a fire ban or restriction applies. Other open burning of yard waste is not allowed in Area A (most properties) and only under conditions in Area B. Burning garbage is never allowed.","aliases":["fire pit rules campbell river","beach fire campbell river","burn yard waste","open burning permit","burning ban campbell river"],"cost":"Recreational fires: no permit and no charge. City Open Burning Permit (Area B, if used): $69 from January 1, 2026 ($73 from 2028). Municipal tickets: $200 for burning when prohibited or contrary to Area B conditions; $300 for burning rubber tires or restricted material.","how_long":"In Area B, burning under the bylaw conditions is allowed only in daylight in October and April.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Campbell River Fire Department","value":"250-286-6266"},{"type":"email","label":"Fire Department","value":"fire@campbellriver.ca"},{"type":"online","label":"Current Fire Restrictions","value":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/community-safety/fire-services/current-fire-restrictions"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Clean Air Bylaw 3293, 2007 (PDF)","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3293-clean-air-bylaw-2007-consolidated-4007-2026pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"yard-waste","title":"Campbell River yard waste collection and drop-off","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/yard-waste/"},{"slug":"fireworks","title":"Campbell River fireworks rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/fireworks/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/courtenay","name":"Courtenay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/backyard-fire/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cumberland","name":"Cumberland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/backyard-fire/"},{"place":"ca/bc/comox","name":"Comox","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/backyard-fire/"},{"place":"ca/bc/powell-river","name":"Powell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/backyard-fire/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sayward","name":"Sayward","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/backyard-fire/"},{"place":"ca/bc/gold-river","name":"Gold River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/backyard-fire/"}],"topic":{"title":"Backyard fire and burning rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/backyard-fire/"},"facts":{"campfires":{"label":"Backyard campfires","value":"Yes. Recreational fires are allowed: wood burned for recreation, cooking or heat in a permanent outdoor fireplace, barbecue or fire pit not larger than 60 cm (24 inches) across that is designed to confine the fire, or in a fully enclosed burner. No permit is needed. Never leave it unattended; light beach fires below the high tide line.","short":"Yes, no permit, up to 60 cm across","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3293-clean-air-bylaw-2007-consolidated-4007-2026pdf","title":"Clean Air Bylaw No. 3293, 2007 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"s. 1 definition, s. 2.3(a)","quotes":["means the burning of wood for recreational purposes in a","permanent outdoor fireplace, barbecue or fire pit not larger than 60 centimeters (24 inches) in diameter that is designed","permit requirements shall not apply to recreational fires;"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/community-safety/fire-services/community-fire-safety/outdoor-fire-safety","title":"Outdoor Fire Safety, City of Campbell River","section":"Beach and Backyard Fires","quotes":["Never leave a fire unattended."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"open_burning":{"label":"Burning yard waste","value":"Not allowed in Area A (most properties), except recreational fires. In Area B, in daylight in October and April: a hand-piled fire up to 4 m³ on your own property, 4.6 m (15 ft) from lot lines, buildings and trees, with the fire department notified and not objecting, supervised by someone over 16 with a hose; or full provincial compliance and a City Open Burning Permit. Burning garbage or noxious material is never allowed.","short":"No in Area A; Area B only in Oct and April","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3293-clean-air-bylaw-2007-consolidated-4007-2026pdf","title":"Clean Air Bylaw No. 3293, 2007 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"ss. 2.1-2.3","quotes":["No person shall light or start or knowingly permit or cause or conduct open","burning is restricted to during daylight hours during the months of October and April;","the burning is restricted to a hand piled fire no larger than 4 cubic","obtaining a City of Campbell River Open Burning Permit from the","no person shall burn garbage and/or noxious material in an open","or compliance with all of the following:","full compliance with all applicable provincial and federal"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/community-safety/fire-services/fire-prevention/fire-permits","title":"Fire Permits, City of Campbell River","section":"Fire Permit FAQs","quotes":["The Clean Air Bylaw amendment prohibits the burning of yard waste for all residents of area “A” of Campbell River. Most properties fall under area “A.”"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"permit":{"label":"Permit","value":"Recreational fires need no permit. For open burning in Area B a City Open Burning Permit from the Fire Chief or designate may be required: $69 from January 1, 2026 ($73 from 2028). Recreational back yard fire pit permit: no charge. Fire Department 250-286-6266.","short":"Not for recreational fires; open burning $69","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3293-clean-air-bylaw-2007-consolidated-4007-2026pdf","title":"Clean Air Bylaw No. 3293, 2007 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"ss. 2.2(h), 2.3(a)","quotes":["obtaining a City of Campbell River Open Burning Permit from the","permit requirements shall not apply to recreational fires;"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/4007-fees-charges-bylaw-consolidated-4023-2026pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 4007, 2026 (consolidated to Bylaw 4023) (PDF)","section":"Sch. B, Table 1","quotes":["Section A - Open Burning Permits Open Buring Permit $69 $73 $78 Recreational Burning Permit - No charge No charge No charge","Open Buring Permit $69 $73 $78 Recreational Burning Permit - No charge No charge No charge back yard �ire pit per year"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/community-safety/fire-services/fire-prevention/fire-permits","title":"Fire Permits, City of Campbell River","section":"Open Burning Permits","quotes":["If you are concerned about a fire that is not an emergency, call the fire department at 250-286-6266.","Only with confirmed permission from the fire department (a permit may be required)."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fire_bans":{"label":"Fire bans","value":"The City follows the BC Wildfire Service for fire bans and restrictions. The Fire Department may restrict or ban recreational fires in hot, dry conditions, and the Fire Chief may suspend any right to burn for hazardous conditions. Check the City's Current Fire Restrictions page and the BC Wildfire Service.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/community-safety/fire-services/current-fire-restrictions","title":"Current Fire Restrictions, City of Campbell River","section":"Current Fire Restrictions","quotes":["The City of Campbell River follows the lead of the BC Wildfire Service for fire bans and restrictions in the Coastal Fire Centre."]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/community-safety/fire-services/community-fire-safety/outdoor-fire-safety","title":"Outdoor Fire Safety, City of Campbell River","section":"Beach and Backyard Fires","quotes":["the Campbell River Fire Department may restrict or ban the use of recreational fires."]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3293-clean-air-bylaw-2007-consolidated-4007-2026pdf","title":"Clean Air Bylaw No. 3293, 2007 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"s. 2.4(c)","quotes":["suspend for such time as it is necessary, any right to burn granted"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"alternatives":{"label":"Instead of burning","value":"Yard waste goes in weekly curbside organics collection (paper yard waste bags or lidded containers), or can be dropped off at the Campbell River Waste Management Centre, 6700 Argonaut Road ($65 per tonne for yard waste).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/garbage-recycling-organics/organics-program","title":"Organics Program, City of Campbell River","section":"Organics Program","quotes":["The City of Campbell River accepts food and yard waste year round as part of the weekly curbside collection program."]},{"url":"https://www.cswm.ca/fees","title":"Fees & Charges, Comox Strathcona Waste Management","section":"Fees & Charges","quotes":["| Yard Waste | per tonne | $65"]},{"url":"https://www.cswm.ca/Hours","title":"Facilities and Hours, Comox Strathcona Waste Management","section":"Campbell River Waste Management Centre","quotes":["6700 Argonaut Road, Campbell River, BC V9H 1P1"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Municipal ticket: burning when prohibited $200 (s. 2.1); burning in Area B contrary to conditions $200 (s. 2.2); burning rubber tires or restricted material $300 (s. 2.3(b)).","short":"Ticket $200","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007 (consolidated to Bylaw 4003, 2025) (PDF)","section":"Sch. 8","quotes":["Burning when prohibited","Burning in Area B contrary to conditions","Burning rubber tires/restricted material"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Clean Air Bylaw No. 3293, 2007","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3293-clean-air-bylaw-2007-consolidated-4007-2026pdf","title":"Clean Air Bylaw No. 3293, 2007 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"title","quotes":["This Bylaw may be cited as “Clean Air Bylaw No. 3293, 2007”."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":7,"stated":7,"matched":7,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe [Clean Air Bylaw](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3293-clean-air-bylaw-2007-consolidated-4007-2026pdf) allows recreational fires in Campbell River: wood burned for recreation, cooking or heat in a permanent outdoor fireplace, barbecue or fire pit not larger than 60 cm (24 inches) across that is designed to confine the fire, or in a fully enclosed burner. No permit is needed. Never leave it unattended, and light beach fires below the high tide line.\n\nOther open burning is not allowed in Area A (most properties). Area B has a map in Schedule A of the bylaw.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Check the City's Current Fire Restrictions page and the BC Wildfire Service first. The City follows the BC Wildfire Service for bans and restrictions, and the Fire Chief may suspend any right to burn in hazardous conditions.\n2. For a recreational fire, use a pit, fireplace or burner as described above.\n3. For open burning in Area B, you must meet one of two alternatives. Either burn in daylight in October or April, a hand-piled fire up to 4 cubic metres on your own property, 4.6 m (15 ft) from lot lines, buildings and trees, with the fire department notified and not objecting and someone over 16 supervising with a hose. Or comply fully with the provincial rules and hold a City Open Burning Permit from the Fire Chief or designate.\n4. Questions: Fire Department, 250-286-6266.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Burning garbage or noxious material is never allowed.\n- The Fire Department may restrict or ban recreational fires in hot, dry conditions.\n- Alternatives for yard waste: weekly curbside organics collection, or the Campbell River Waste Management Centre, 6700 Argonaut Road ($65 per tonne for yard waste).","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3293-clean-air-bylaw-2007-consolidated-4007-2026pdf","title":"Clean Air Bylaw No. 3293, 2007 (consolidated) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/community-safety/fire-services/community-fire-safety/outdoor-fire-safety","title":"Outdoor Fire Safety, City of Campbell River","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/community-safety/fire-services/fire-prevention/fire-permits","title":"Fire Permits, City of Campbell River","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/community-safety/fire-services/current-fire-restrictions","title":"Current Fire Restrictions, City of Campbell River","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/4007-fees-charges-bylaw-consolidated-4023-2026pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 4007, 2026 (consolidated to Bylaw 4023) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007 (consolidated to Bylaw 4003, 2025) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/garbage-recycling-organics/organics-program","title":"Organics Program, City of Campbell River","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.cswm.ca/fees","title":"Fees & Charges, Comox Strathcona Waste Management","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.cswm.ca/Hours","title":"Facilities and Hours, Comox Strathcona Waste Management","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 7 of 7 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/backyard-fire/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/backyard-fire.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/backyard-fire.json"}},{"title":"Campbell River fireworks rules","question":"Are fireworks allowed in Campbell River?","slug":"fireworks","place":{"path":"ca/bc/campbell-river","name":"Campbell River","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"bylaws-and-complaints","name":"Bylaws, noise and complaints"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"City of Campbell River","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca"},"short_answer":"Not without a permit. In Campbell River, holding, storing or setting off consumer or display fireworks needs a City permit, and the applicant must be 19 or older. No one may sell fireworks, and firecrackers are banned. Apply at least two weeks ahead for consumer fireworks.","aliases":["fireworks permit campbell river","can i set off fireworks halloween","firecracker bylaw","fireworks display permit"],"cost":"Permit from January 1, 2026: consumer $41, display $165 (consumer $42 and display $170 from 2028). Municipal ticket: $200 for most offences.","how_long":"Apply at least two weeks ahead for consumer fireworks and 30 days ahead for display fireworks or a pyrotechnics permit.","where":[{"type":"email","label":"Fire Department (send the permit form)","value":"fire@campbellriver.ca"},{"type":"in_person","label":"No. 1 Fire Station","value":"675 13th Avenue, Campbell River, BC"},{"type":"phone","label":"Campbell River Fire Department","value":"250-286-6266"}],"documents":["Schedule A, Consumer or Display Fireworks Permit form (plus owner and sponsor agreements if needed)"],"forms":[{"title":"Fire Permits (forms and process)","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/community-safety/fire-services/fire-prevention/fire-permits"},{"title":"Fireworks Regulation Bylaw 3297, 2007 (PDF)","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3297-fireworks-regulation-2007-consolidated-bylaw-4007-2026pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"backyard-fire","title":"Campbell River backyard fire and burning rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/backyard-fire/"},{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Campbell River bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/bylaw-fines/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/courtenay","name":"Courtenay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cumberland","name":"Cumberland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/comox","name":"Comox","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/powell-river","name":"Powell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sayward","name":"Sayward","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/gold-river","name":"Gold River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/fireworks/"}],"topic":{"title":"Fireworks rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fireworks/"},"facts":{"use":{"label":"Setting off fireworks","value":"Not without a permit. Holding, storing or setting off consumer or display fireworks needs a permit; the applicant must be 19 or older and apply at least two weeks ahead for consumer fireworks (30 days for display). No one under 18 may possess or use any fireworks. Firecrackers and prohibited fireworks are banned outright. No fixed dates or hours are set in the bylaw.","short":"No, unless permit; applicant 19 or older","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3297-fireworks-regulation-2007-consolidated-bylaw-4007-2026pdf","title":"Fireworks Regulation Bylaw No. 3297, 2007 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"s. 3, s. 4","quotes":["No person may hold, possess, store, discharge, or otherwise use consumer fireworks","Any person nineteen (19) years of age or older before discharging consumer fireworks","Permit applications for consumer fireworks events must be submitted to the City by no","No person under the age of eighteen (18) years may hold, possess, store, discharge, or","No person may buy, sell, hold, possess, store, discharge, or otherwise use firecrackers."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"sale":{"label":"Selling fireworks","value":"No. 'No person may sell fireworks.' Selling or giving fireworks to anyone under 19 is also an offence.","short":"No","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3297-fireworks-regulation-2007-consolidated-bylaw-4007-2026pdf","title":"Fireworks Regulation Bylaw No. 3297, 2007 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"s. 3(a), 3(h)","quotes":["No person may sell fireworks.","No person being the parent or guardian of any person under the age of nineteen (19)"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007 (consolidated to Bylaw 4003, 2025) (PDF)","section":"Sch. 15","quotes":["Sell or give or dispose of fireworks to person under"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"what_counts":{"label":"What counts as fireworks","value":"Fireworks means consumer fireworks (low hazard: fountains, Roman candles, pin wheels, volcanoes; not sparklers, Christmas crackers or toy-gun caps), display fireworks (high hazard: rockets, shells, batteries) and pyrotechnic special effects fireworks. Firecrackers and a list of prohibited fireworks (e.g. cherry bombs, M-80s, smoke bombs) are banned.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3297-fireworks-regulation-2007-consolidated-bylaw-4007-2026pdf","title":"Fireworks Regulation Bylaw No. 3297, 2007 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"s. 2","quotes":["does not include Christmas crackers, sparklers, and caps for toy guns;","means consumer fireworks, display fireworks, and pyrotechnic special effects","“Firecracker” means a pyrotechnic device that explodes when ignited and does not make","cherry bombs, M-80 and silver"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"permit":{"label":"Permit","value":"Anyone 19 or older may apply to the City for a consumer or display fireworks permit. Fee from January 1, 2026: consumer $41, display $165 (consumer $42 and display $170 from 2028). Apply with the Schedule A form (plus owner and sponsor agreements if needed) by email to fire@campbellriver.ca or at No. 1 Fire Station, 675 13th Ave. Pyrotechnic special effects fireworks need a separate pyrotechnics permit (30 days ahead, applicant over 18).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3297-fireworks-regulation-2007-consolidated-bylaw-4007-2026pdf","title":"Fireworks Regulation Bylaw No. 3297, 2007 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"s. 4(a), (d), s. 5","quotes":["Any person nineteen (19) years of age or older before discharging consumer fireworks","the permit application fee set out in the Fees and Charges Bylaw, No. 4007,","Permit applications for pyrotechnic special effects fireworks events must be submitted to"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/community-safety/fire-services/fire-prevention/fire-permits","title":"Fire Permits, City of Campbell River","section":"Fireworks Permit","quotes":["Alternatively, you may email the form to fire@campbellriver.ca.","drop a signed paper copy off at the No. 1 Fire Station, 675 13th Ave"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/4007-fees-charges-bylaw-consolidated-4023-2026pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 4007, 2026 (consolidated to Bylaw 4023) (PDF)","section":"Sch. D, Table 1","quotes":["As of January As of January 1, As of January 1, 2026 2028 1, 2030 Section A Permit Consumer �ireworks $41 $42 $44 Display �ireworks $165 $170 $185","1, 2026 2028 1, 2030 Section A Permit Consumer �ireworks $41 $42 $44 Display �ireworks $165 $170 $185 Section B","Section A Permit Consumer �ireworks $41 $42 $44 Display �ireworks $165 $170 $185 Section B Staff Costs Per Hour with a minimum 2-hour charge"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"},"sources_differ":"The City's Fire Permits page says 'Consumer/Display Fireworks permits costs $20'. The Fees and Charges Bylaw (consolidated to 4023, 2026) sets $41 consumer and $165 display from January 1, 2026; the bylaw is followed."},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Municipal ticket: $200 for most offences, including selling fireworks, possessing or using without a permit, using prohibited fireworks or firecrackers, and use by anyone under 18.","short":"Ticket $200","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007 (consolidated to Bylaw 4003, 2025) (PDF)","section":"Sch. 15","quotes":["Person selling fireworks","Hold, possess, store, discharge or use consumer or display","Sell, give, dispose or explode firecrackers","200.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Fireworks Regulation Bylaw No. 3297, 2007","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3297-fireworks-regulation-2007-consolidated-bylaw-4007-2026pdf","title":"Fireworks Regulation Bylaw No. 3297, 2007 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"s. 1","quotes":["Fireworks Regulation Bylaw No.3297,"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe [Fireworks Regulation Bylaw](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3297-fireworks-regulation-2007-consolidated-bylaw-4007-2026pdf) bans selling fireworks in Campbell River, and bans firecrackers and a list of prohibited fireworks (for example cherry bombs, M-80s and smoke bombs). Holding, storing or setting off consumer fireworks (low hazard: fountains, Roman candles, pin wheels, volcanoes) or display fireworks (high hazard: rockets, shells, batteries) needs a permit. Sparklers, Christmas crackers and toy-gun caps are not counted as fireworks. The bylaw sets no fixed dates or hours for use.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Anyone 19 or older may apply for a consumer or display fireworks permit.\n2. Fill in the Schedule A form, plus owner and sponsor agreements if needed.\n3. Send it to fire@campbellriver.ca or hand it in at No. 1 Fire Station, 675 13th Ave, at least two weeks ahead for consumer fireworks (30 days for display).\n4. Pyrotechnic special effects fireworks need a separate pyrotechnics permit, applied for 30 days ahead by someone over 18.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- No one under 18 may possess or use any fireworks. Selling or giving fireworks to anyone under 19 is also an offence.\n- The City's Fire Permits page says consumer and display permits cost $20, but the Fees and Charges Bylaw says $41 and $165. Confirm the fee with the Fire Department.\n- Most fireworks offences, including selling, possessing or using without a permit, are $200 municipal tickets.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3297-fireworks-regulation-2007-consolidated-bylaw-4007-2026pdf","title":"Fireworks Regulation Bylaw No. 3297, 2007 (consolidated) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/community-safety/fire-services/fire-prevention/fire-permits","title":"Fire Permits, City of Campbell River","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/4007-fees-charges-bylaw-consolidated-4023-2026pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 4007, 2026 (consolidated to Bylaw 4023) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007 (consolidated to Bylaw 4003, 2025) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/fireworks/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/fireworks.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/fireworks.json"}},{"title":"Campbell River bylaw fines and how tickets work","question":"What are the common bylaw fines in Campbell River?","slug":"bylaw-fines","place":{"path":"ca/bc/campbell-river","name":"Campbell River","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"bylaws-and-complaints","name":"Bylaws, noise and complaints"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"City of Campbell River","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca"},"short_answer":"Campbell River bylaw tickets are municipal tickets set in the Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw: for example $250 for noise that disturbs, $200 for an unlicensed dog or unsightly property, and $75 for water use against restrictions. Parking fines are separate. Dispute a ticket within 14 days.","aliases":["bylaw ticket amounts campbell river","how much is a noise fine","ticketing bylaw schedule","bylaw penalty"],"cost":"Parking $15 / $30 / $60 (handicapped zone $45 / $85 / $120, by how fast you pay); unlicensed dog $200; dog at large $200; barking dog $200; noise that disturbs $250; unsightly property $200; burning when prohibited $200; fireworks offences $200; water use contrary to restrictions $75.","how_long":"Dispute a municipal ticket within 14 days of the date of service.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Bylaw Enforcement (dispute a ticket in person)","value":"1235 Shoppers Row, Campbell River, BC"},{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Enforcement","value":"250-286-5776"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw 3322, 2007 (PDF)","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"noise-rules","title":"Campbell River noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/noise-rules/"},{"slug":"unsightly-property","title":"Campbell River unsightly property rules and how to report","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/unsightly-property/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/courtenay","name":"Courtenay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cumberland","name":"Cumberland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/comox","name":"Comox","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/powell-river","name":"Powell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-alberni","name":"Port Alberni","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/bylaw-fines/"},{"place":"ca/bc/qualicum-beach","name":"Qualicum Beach","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/qualicum-beach/bylaw-fines/"}],"topic":{"title":"Bylaw tickets in British Columbia: early payment, late payment and disputes by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bylaw-fines/"},"facts":{"how_tickets_work":{"label":"How tickets work","value":"Municipal ticket information under the Community Charter, set by the Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007. Designated officers (bylaw enforcement officers, the RCMP, animal control, fire and building officials, depending on the bylaw) issue tickets; officers first try to inform and educate. Parking tickets use the fine schedule in the Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw. No separate bylaw notice (adjudication) system was found.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007 (consolidated to Bylaw 4003, 2025) (PDF)","section":"ss. 2-3, Sch. 1","quotes":["may be enforced by means of a ticket in the form prescribed by","Designated Bylaw Enforcement"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/community-safety/bylaw-enforcement","title":"Bylaw Enforcement, City of Campbell River","section":"intro","quotes":["Our officers strive to first inform and educate the public on bylaw requirements. If necessary, they may issue a bylaw ticket."]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3043-traffic-highways-regulation-bylaw-consolidated-3608-2016","title":"Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw No. 3043, 2003 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"s. 9, Sch. D","quotes":["Ticketable offenses and the fines therefore shall be those as set out in Schedule D,"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"example_fines":{"label":"Common fines","value":"Parking $15/$30/$60 (handicapped zone $45/$85/$120); unlicensed dog $200; dog at large $200; barking dog $200; noise that disturbs $250; unsightly property $200; burning when prohibited $200; fireworks offences $200; water use contrary to restrictions $75.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3043-traffic-highways-regulation-bylaw-consolidated-3608-2016","title":"Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw No. 3043, 2003 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"Sch. D","quotes":["VIOLATION VIOLATION 3(23) 4(1) to (29) $15 $30 $60 (31) to (35) 4(30) $45 $85 $120","(31) to (35) 4(30) $45 $85 $120 Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw No. 3043 Consolidated to Bylaw 3852, 2022 Page 43 of 52"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007 (consolidated to Bylaw 4003, 2025) (PDF)","section":"Sch. 2 / Noise and water use, ticket schedules","quotes":["Failure to licence a dog","Dog at large","Keep barking dog","Noise which disturbs on a highway or other public place or private 6.3 250 place Noise which disturbs allowed or permitted by owner or occupier of 6.4 250 real property Radio/stereophonic equipment/ instrument/ apparatus which 6.5 250 disturbs Animal/bird noise which disturbs 6.6 200 Construction or demolition noise outside of acceptable hours 6.7 250 Operate a garbage truck which disturbs, outside of permitted hours 6.8 250 Operate power tools, machines or any models powered by internal 6.9 250","Installation of water meter contrary to requirements 47 100 Failure to install water meter remote readout 49 150 Water use contrary to restrictions 61 75 Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007 Consolidate to Bylaw 4003, 2025 Page 48 of 51"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007 (consolidated to Bylaw 4003, 2025) (PDF)","section":"Sch. 18","quotes":["Noise which disturbs on a highway or other public place or private","Unsightly property or permit accumulations of water, rubbish,"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007 (consolidated to Bylaw 4003, 2025) (PDF)","section":"Sch. 8","quotes":["Designated Offence Section Penalty Burning when prohibited 2.1 200.00 Burning in Area B contrary to conditions 2.2(a)-(f) 200.00"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007 (consolidated to Bylaw 4003, 2025) (PDF)","section":"Sch. 15","quotes":["FIREWORKS REGULATION BYLAW NO. 3297, 2007 Designated Offence Section Penalty Person selling fireworks 3(a) 200.00 Person buying, selling, holding, possessing, storing, discharging or other use of prohibited fireworks 3(b) 200.00"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007 (consolidated to Bylaw 4003, 2025) (PDF)","section":"Sch. 30","quotes":["Water use contrary to restrictions"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/roads-transportation/parking","title":"Parking, City of Campbell River","section":"Parking violations, reduced fine periods","quotes":["## Parking Violations Failure to comply with parking regulations and restrictions in Campbell River may result in you receiving a parking violation. Parking violations carry a penalty of $60 for standard violations and $120 for Handicapped Zone violations. The Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw [PDF/1.9MB] provides for a discount on parking violations: - If the fine is paid within 7 days of the violation, a $60 penalty is reduced to $15. - If the fine is paid within 21 days of the violation, the penalty is reduced to $30. - If the Handicapped Zone violation penalty is paid within 7 days of the violation, the $120 is reduced to $45 - If the Handicapped Zone violation penalty is paid within 21 days of the violation, the penalty is reduced to $85. City of Campbell River Bylaw Violation Notices will not affect your driving record or insurance premiums."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"early_payment":{"label":"Paying early","value":"Parking tickets only: pay within 7 days of the violation and a $60 fine drops to $15 ($120 handicapped zone to $45); within 21 days $30 ($85 handicapped). No early-payment discount is set for other municipal tickets.","short":"Parking only: $15 if paid in 7 days, $30 in 21 days","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3043-traffic-highways-regulation-bylaw-consolidated-3608-2016","title":"Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw No. 3043, 2003 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"Sch. D","quotes":["TRAFFIC FINE AMOUNTS PER OFFENCE IF PAID WITHIN IF PAID WITHIN SECTION 7 DAYS OF 21 DAYS OF AFTER 21 DAYS","IF PAID WITHIN IF PAID WITHIN SECTION 7 DAYS OF 21 DAYS OF AFTER 21 DAYS VIOLATION VIOLATION"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/roads-transportation/parking","title":"Parking, City of Campbell River","section":"Parking Violations / Parking violations, payments within seven and 21 days","quotes":["If the fine is paid within 7 days of the violation, a $60 penalty is reduced to $15.","If the fine is paid within 21 days of the violation, the penalty is reduced to $30.","## Parking Violations Failure to comply with parking regulations and restrictions in Campbell River may result in you receiving a parking violation. Parking violations carry a penalty of $60 for standard violations and $120 for Handicapped Zone violations. The Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw [PDF/1.9MB] provides for a discount on parking violations: - If the fine is paid within 7 days of the violation, a $60 penalty is reduced to $15. - If the fine is paid within 21 days of the violation, the penalty is reduced to $30. - If the Handicapped Zone violation penalty is paid within 7 days of the violation, the $120 is reduced to $45 - If the Handicapped Zone violation penalty is paid within 21 days of the violation, the penalty is reduced to $85. City of Campbell River Bylaw Violation Notices will not affect your driving record or insurance premiums."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"late_payment":{"label":"Paying late","value":"Parking tickets: after 21 days the full $60 ($120 handicapped) applies; a reminder letter goes to the registered owner within 30 days, and if unpaid for another 30 days it goes to collections and may lead to a court summons. A vehicle with five or more unpaid tickets may be towed. No late increase is set for other municipal tickets.","short":"Parking: full $60 after 21 days; no increase for others","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3043-traffic-highways-regulation-bylaw-consolidated-3608-2016","title":"Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw No. 3043, 2003 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"Sch. D","quotes":["IF PAID WITHIN IF PAID WITHIN SECTION 7 DAYS OF 21 DAYS OF AFTER 21 DAYS VIOLATION VIOLATION"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/roads-transportation/parking","title":"Parking, City of Campbell River","section":"Paying a Parking Ticket / Parking violations, late payment and collections","quotes":["If you do not pay within another 30 days, your penalty will be sent to collections and may result in a summons to appear in court.","Vehicles with five (5) or more unpaid/uncontested tickets may be towed.","## Parking Violations Failure to comply with parking regulations and restrictions in Campbell River may result in you receiving a parking violation. Parking violations carry a penalty of $60 for standard violations and $120 for Handicapped Zone violations. The Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw [PDF/1.9MB] provides for a discount on parking violations: - If the fine is paid within 7 days of the violation, a $60 penalty is reduced to $15. - If the fine is paid within 21 days of the violation, the penalty is reduced to $30. - If the Handicapped Zone violation penalty is paid within 7 days of the violation, the $120 is reduced to $45 - If the Handicapped Zone violation penalty is paid within 21 days of the violation, the penalty is reduced to $85. City of Campbell River Bylaw Violation Notices will not affect your driving record or insurance premiums. ## Paying a Parking Ticket You may pay your parking penalty online through the Online Payments portal or in person at City Hall (301 St. Ann's Road, Campbell River, BC). Office hours are 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday. The office is closed on statutory holidays."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"dispute":{"label":"Disputing a ticket","value":"Municipal tickets: dispute within 14 days of the date of service by mail (postmarked by the 14th day) or in person at Bylaw Enforcement, 1235 Shoppers Row; a disputed ticket goes to a hearing at Provincial Court of BC, and missing the hearing makes the fine payable. Parking tickets: dispute by attending the court date in the summons sent if the ticket is unpaid after 30 days. No adjudication fee found.","short":"Within 14 days; goes to Provincial Court","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/community-safety/bylaw-enforcement","title":"Bylaw Enforcement, City of Campbell River","section":"Disputing a Ticket","quotes":["You have 14 days from the date of service to dispute.","you or your agent will have to attend the Provincial Court of British Columbia for a hearing.","1235 Shoppers Row, Campbell River, BC V9W 2E1"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/roads-transportation/parking","title":"Parking, City of Campbell River","section":"Disputing a Ticket","quotes":["You may dispute a parking violation by attending a court date."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007 (parking: Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw No. 3043, 2003, Schedule D)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007 (consolidated to Bylaw 4003, 2025) (PDF)","section":"s. 1","quotes":["Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007."]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3043-traffic-highways-regulation-bylaw-consolidated-3608-2016","title":"Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw No. 3043, 2003 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"Sch. D","quotes":["TRAFFIC FINE AMOUNTS PER OFFENCE"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nCampbell River issues municipal tickets under the Community Charter, set by the [Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf). Designated officers (bylaw enforcement officers, the RCMP, animal control, fire and building officials, depending on the bylaw) issue tickets, and officers first try to inform and educate. Parking tickets use a separate fine schedule (Schedule D) in the [Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3043-traffic-highways-regulation-bylaw-consolidated-3608-2016). No separate bylaw notice (adjudication) system was found.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Find the offence and amount in the Ticketing Bylaw schedule.\n2. To dispute a municipal ticket, do it within 14 days of the date of service: by mail (postmarked by the 14th day) or in person at Bylaw Enforcement, 1235 Shoppers Row.\n3. A disputed ticket goes to a hearing at Provincial Court of BC. If you miss the hearing, the fine becomes payable.\n4. For a parking ticket, if it is unpaid after 30 days the City sends a summons; you dispute by attending the court date in it.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Parking tickets: a $60 fine drops to $15 if paid within 7 days of the violation, and $30 within 21 days. In a handicapped zone, $120 drops to $45, or $85 within 21 days.\n- After 21 days the full parking amount applies. A reminder letter goes to the registered owner within 30 days; if unpaid for another 30 days it goes to collections and may lead to a court summons. A vehicle with five or more unpaid tickets may be towed.\n- No early-payment discount or late increase is set for other municipal tickets, and no adjudication fee was found.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007 (consolidated to Bylaw 4003, 2025) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3043-traffic-highways-regulation-bylaw-consolidated-3608-2016","title":"Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw No. 3043, 2003 (consolidated) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/community-safety/bylaw-enforcement","title":"Bylaw Enforcement, City of Campbell River","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/roads-transportation/parking","title":"Parking, City of Campbell River","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/bylaw-fines/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/bylaw-fines.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/bylaw-fines.json"}},{"title":"Campbell River business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply","question":"How do I get a business licence in Campbell River?","slug":"business-licence","place":{"path":"ca/bc/campbell-river","name":"Campbell River","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"business","name":"Starting and running a business"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"City of Campbell River","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca"},"short_answer":"Every business operating in Campbell River needs a City business licence, one for each location. Email the completed application form to business.licence@campbellriver.ca. Most categories cost $150 a year; a six-month seasonal licence is $75. Staff check zoning, and Building and Fire Inspectors review the application.","aliases":["business licence campbell river","business license campbell river","renew business licence campbell river","inter-community business licence campbell river"],"cost":"$150 a year for most categories; $75 for a six-month seasonal licence. Mobile vendors on public space $300; cannabis retail stores $2,500.","how_long":"The City's pages do not state a processing time.","where":[{"type":"email","label":"Business licence applications","value":"business.licence@campbellriver.ca"},{"type":"phone","label":"City of Campbell River business licensing","value":"250-286-5725"},{"type":"online","label":"Business Licence Payment","value":"https://eservices.campbellriver.ca/TempestProd/ecom/SelectPayableItem.aspx"}],"documents":["Completed Business Licence Application Form","Any outside permits your business needs (for example an Island Health permit for a restaurant, daycare or tattoo parlour)"],"forms":[{"title":"Business Licence Application Form (PDF)","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/business-licence-application"},{"title":"Business Licences, City of Campbell River","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/business-licences"},{"title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 3296, 2007 (PDF)","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3296-business-licence-2007-consolidated-3528-2013"}],"related":[{"slug":"home-based-business","title":"Campbell River home-based business rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/home-based-business/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/courtenay","name":"Courtenay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/business-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cumberland","name":"Cumberland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/business-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/comox","name":"Comox","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/business-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/powell-river","name":"Powell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/business-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sayward","name":"Sayward","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/business-licence/"},{"place":"ca/bc/gold-river","name":"Gold River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/business-licence/"}],"topic":{"title":"Business licence fees in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/business-licence/"},"facts":{"who_needs":{"label":"Who needs one","value":"All businesses operating in Campbell River, except those exempt under Provincial or Federal law. Non-profits certified under the Society Act still need a licence, but it is issued and renewed free. A licence is needed for each location.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/business-licences","title":"Business Licences, City of Campbell River","section":"General Business Licence Information","quotes":["All businesses operating within Campbell River must hold a valid business licence.","Business licences under this category still require a licence but are issued and renewed at no charge.","a separate licence is required for each location."]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3296-business-licence-2007-consolidated-3528-2013","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 3296, 2007 (PDF, consolidated to Bylaw 3887, 2023)","section":"s. 2.1","quotes":["No person shall carry on business within the City without first having obtained and"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fee":{"label":"Fee","value":"$150 per year for most categories; $75 for a six-month seasonal licence (one per business per calendar year). Mobile vendors on public space are $300 and cannabis retail stores $2,500 under the bylaw schedule. A secondary licence for a same-type business at the same address is free.","short":"$150 a year (most categories)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/business-licences","title":"Business Licences, City of Campbell River","section":"General Business Licence Information","quotes":["Business licences cost $150 per year","Seasonal business licences (six-months only) cost $75 per season.","you may apply for a secondary licence at no charge"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3296-business-licence-2007-consolidated-3528-2013","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 3296, 2007 (PDF, consolidated to Bylaw 3887, 2023)","section":"Schedule A","quotes":["Mobile Vendors operating on public space 300.00","Cannabis Retail Store 2,500.00","A six month licence shall be one-half of a yearly"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"how_to_apply":{"label":"How to apply","value":"Email the completed application form to business.licence@campbellriver.ca. Staff check zoning, then Building and Fire Inspectors review it (on-site inspection possible for commercial, industrial or institutional sites). Restaurants, daycares and tattoo parlours need Island Health permits; taxis need a chauffeur licence.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/business-licences","title":"Business Licences, City of Campbell River","section":"Applying for a Business Licence","quotes":["Complete all fields in the application form and email it to business.licence@campbellriver.ca.","staff will review it to confirm the business is permitted and compliant with the Zoning Bylaw.","The application is then reviewed by Building and Fire Inspectors.","Restaurants, daycare centres and tattoo parlours require permits from the Vancouver Island Health Authority."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"renewal":{"label":"Renewal","value":"Per the City, licences expire February 27 each year whatever the issue date. Renewal notices are mailed in mid-January; payment is due by March 30, after which a $25 late fee applies. Pay online by credit card, by mail, or in person. (Business Licence Bylaw s. 2.7 says one year from the date of issue.)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3296-business-licence-2007-consolidated-3528-2013","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 3296, 2007 (PDF, consolidated to Bylaw 3887, 2023)","section":"s. 2.7(1)","quotes":["licences shall be granted for a one-year period or","a six month period, to commence on the date of issue.","Licence renewal payments that are 30 days or more overdue will be subject to a $25 late payment charge."]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/business-licences","title":"Business Licences, City of Campbell River","section":"Renewing a Business Licence","quotes":["Business licences are valid for a one-year period and expire on February 27, regardless of the issue date.","payment must be received by March 30.","Online: by credit card using Business Licence Payment"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"},"sources_differ":"The City's web page says licences expire February 27 regardless of the issue date, notices are mailed mid-January, payment is due by March 30 (else a $25 late fee), and renewal can be paid online by credit card, by mail, or in person. The bylaw copy (consolidated to Bylaw 3887, 2023) may be older than current practice."},"inter_community":{"label":"Inter-community licence","value":"Yes, for mobile businesses only (trades and similar businesses that go to clients). It costs $150 a year, on top of the Campbell River licence, and is valid in Courtenay, Duncan, Nanaimo, Parksville, Port Alberni, North Cowichan, Lantzville, Comox, Lake Cowichan, Ladysmith, Qualicum Beach and Cumberland.","short":"Yes, $150 a year (mobile businesses)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/business-licences","title":"Business Licences, City of Campbell River","section":"Inter-Community Business Licences","quotes":["This type of licence is available to mobile businesses only.","The annual fee for an ICBL is $150.","you must first hold a valid primary business licence issued by the City."]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3523-inter-municipal-business-licencing-2013","title":"Inter-Municipal Business Licence Bylaw No. 3523, 2013 (PDF)","section":"s. 4.0, 4.1","quotes":["The fee for an Inter-Municipal Business Licence is $150","is separate and additional to any Municipal"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Ticket: $200 for operating without a business licence, $100 for not displaying it, $300 for operating while suspended (Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw, Schedule 5). On court conviction the bylaw sets a fine of $5,000 to $50,000.","short":"Ticket $200","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007 (PDF, consolidated to Bylaw 4003, 2025)","section":"Schedule 5","quotes":["Operate without a business license 2.1 200.00","Fail to display business license 2.5(4) 100.00","Operate while business license is under suspension 2.9 300.00"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3296-business-licence-2007-consolidated-3528-2013","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 3296, 2007 (PDF, consolidated to Bylaw 3887, 2023)","section":"s. 6.2","quotes":["is liable on summary conviction to a fine not less than $5,000 and a maximum","of $50,000"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 3296, 2007","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3296-business-licence-2007-consolidated-3528-2013","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 3296, 2007 (PDF, consolidated to Bylaw 3887, 2023)","section":"title","quotes":["Business Licence Bylaw No. 3296, 2007"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":7,"stated":7,"matched":7,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe [Business Licence Bylaw No. 3296, 2007](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3296-business-licence-2007-consolidated-3528-2013) requires a licence for all businesses operating in Campbell River, except those exempt under Provincial or Federal law. Non-profits certified under the Society Act still need a licence, but it is issued and renewed free. You need a licence for each location. A second licence for a same-type business at the same address is free.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Check that your business is allowed at the address under the Zoning Bylaw.\n2. Fill in the Business Licence Application Form and email it to business.licence@campbellriver.ca, with any outside permits.\n3. Staff check zoning, then Building and Fire Inspectors review it. Commercial, industrial or institutional sites may get an on-site inspection.\n4. Pay the fee. The licence is approved once it is paid.\n\n## Renewal\n\nThe two official sources differ, so confirm with the City. The City's web page says licences expire February 27 each year whatever the issue date. Renewal notices are mailed in mid-January, and payment is due by March 30, after which a $25 late fee applies. You can pay online by credit card, by mail, or in person. The bylaw (s. 2.7) says a licence runs one year from the date of issue.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Restaurants, daycares and tattoo parlours need Island Health permits. Taxis need a chauffeur licence.\n- Mobile businesses (trades and others that go to clients) can buy an inter-community licence for $150 a year, on top of the Campbell River licence. It is valid in Courtenay, Duncan, Nanaimo, Parksville, Port Alberni, North Cowichan, Lantzville, Comox, Lake Cowichan, Ladysmith, Qualicum Beach and Cumberland.\n- Tickets: $200 for operating without a licence, $100 for not displaying it, $300 for operating while suspended. On court conviction the bylaw sets a fine of $5,000 to $50,000. The City's page says up to $200 per day.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/business-licences","title":"Business Licences, City of Campbell River","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/business-economy/business-licences-permits","title":"Business Licences and Permits, City of Campbell River","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3296-business-licence-2007-consolidated-3528-2013","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 3296, 2007 (PDF, consolidated to Bylaw 3887, 2023)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3523-inter-municipal-business-licencing-2013","title":"Inter-Municipal Business Licence Bylaw No. 3523, 2013 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007 (PDF, consolidated to Bylaw 4003, 2025)","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 7 of 7 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/business-licence/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/business-licence.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/business-licence.json"}},{"title":"Campbell River home-based business rules","question":"Can I run a business from my home in Campbell River?","slug":"home-based-business","place":{"path":"ca/bc/campbell-river","name":"Campbell River","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"business","name":"Starting and running a business"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"City of Campbell River","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca"},"short_answer":"Yes. In Campbell River a home-based business is allowed in all zones that permit a residential use, under the conditions in Zoning Bylaw s. 4.9. It must run inside the main dwelling and needs a City business licence, which costs $150 a year.","aliases":["home business campbell river","home occupation campbell river","business from home campbell river"],"cost":"Business licence $150 a year ($75 for a six-month seasonal licence).","how_long":"Not stated.","where":[{"type":"email","label":"Business licence applications","value":"business.licence@campbellriver.ca"},{"type":"phone","label":"City of Campbell River business licensing","value":"250-286-5725"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Home Based Business, City of Campbell River","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/business-economy/business-licences-permits/business-licences/home-based-business"},{"title":"Zoning Bylaw 3250, 2006, Schedule A text, section 4.9 (PDF)","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text"},{"title":"Business Licence Application Form (PDF)","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/business-licence-application"}],"related":[{"slug":"business-licence","title":"Campbell River business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/business-licence/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Campbell River zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/zoning-lookup/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/courtenay","name":"Courtenay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cumberland","name":"Cumberland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/comox","name":"Comox","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/powell-river","name":"Powell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sayward","name":"Sayward","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/gold-river","name":"Gold River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/home-based-business/"}],"topic":{"title":"Home-based business rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/home-based-business/"},"facts":{"allowed":{"label":"Allowed","value":"Yes, in all zones that permit a residential use, only under the conditions in Zoning s. 4.9. The business must be run inside the main dwelling (except commercial production and sale of fruit, vegetables or plants); in rural zones it may also use an ancillary building.","short":"Yes, in all zones that permit residential use","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text","title":"Zoning Bylaw 3250, 2006, Schedule A Text (PDF, consolidated to 4021, 2026)","section":"s. 4.9","quotes":["A home business is permitted in all zones permitting a residential use, but only in","the use shall be confined to the interior of the principal","A home-based business is permitted in an ancillary building only in the rural"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/business-economy/business-licences-permits/business-licences/home-based-business","title":"Home Based Business, City of Campbell River","section":"Home Based Business","quotes":["Home based businesses are permitted in all residential zones."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"licence":{"label":"Business licence","value":"Yes. Home based businesses need a business licence. The City's general fee is $150 per year ($75 for a six-month seasonal licence).","short":"Yes: $150 a year","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/business-economy/business-licences-permits/business-licences/home-based-business","title":"Home Based Business, City of Campbell River","section":"Home Based Business","quotes":["Home based businesses are run from the entrepreneur's home and require a business license to operate."]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/business-licences","title":"Business Licences, City of Campbell River","section":"General Business Licence Information","quotes":["Business licences cost $150 per year","Seasonal business licences (six-months only) cost $75 per season."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"limits":{"label":"Limits","value":"At most 40% of the dwelling's floor area, up to 80 m²; one non-resident employee; no external storage or outdoor display; no noise, dust, odour or traffic beyond a dwelling's. Zoning allows one un-illuminated sign up to 0.4 m²; the Sign Bylaw (s. 6.4) allows up to 0.37 m² per face, externally lit. Rural ancillary building: 42 m² (under 1 ha) or 80 m².","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text","title":"Zoning Bylaw 3250, 2006, Schedule A Text (PDF, consolidated to 4021, 2026)","section":"s. 4.9","quotes":["not more than 40% of the gross floor area of the residential dwelling shall","be used for the home occupation use, up to a total maximum area of 80","not more than one person who is not a resident of the dwelling to which the","one single or two-sided un-illuminated sign not","there shall be no external storage or outdoor display of materials,","maximum size of an ancillary building used for a home-based business is","42 square metres"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3309-sign-bylaw-consolidated-3466-mar-2011","title":"Sign Bylaw No. 3309, 2007 (PDF, consolidated to 3852, 2022)","section":"Sign Bylaw s. 6.4","quotes":["Home Based Business Signs are permitted only on the premises where such activity is","area of any one face shall not exceed 0.37m² (4 sq. ft). The height of the sign shall not","exceed 1.22 m (4 ft). The sign may be illuminated but only by means of a light source"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"not_allowed":{"label":"Businesses not allowed","value":"Cannabis operations (including edibles) are not permitted. Motor vehicle or engine salvage, repair, maintenance or sale, and parts sales, are not permitted except on rural lots of at least 1 hectare. Retail sales are limited to catalogue sales and goods produced on the premises.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text","title":"Zoning Bylaw 3250, 2006, Schedule A Text (PDF, consolidated to 4021, 2026)","section":"s. 4.9(f), (i), (k)","quotes":["there shall be no retail sales or commodities offered for sale, except for","catalogue sales, or those products or commodities produced on the premises;","engines or sale of parts shall not be permitted as a home-based business,","except on lots in the rural zones with a minimum lot area of 1 hectare.","Cannabis operations, including production of edible cannabis products, are","not permitted."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw No. 3250, 2006 (s. 4.9); Business Licence Bylaw No. 3296, 2007","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text","title":"Zoning Bylaw 3250, 2006, Schedule A Text (PDF, consolidated to 4021, 2026)","section":"s. 4.9","quotes":["4.8 OCCUPANCY DURING CONSTRUCTION.................................................. 43 4.9 HOME-BASED BUSINESS .......................................................................... 44 4.10 BED AND BREAKFAST ACCOMMODATIONS ........................................... 45","Amendment Page Zoning Bylaw 3250, 2006 ZONING BYLAW NO. 3250"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3296-business-licence-2007-consolidated-3528-2013","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 3296, 2007 (PDF, consolidated to Bylaw 3887, 2023)","section":"title","quotes":["Business Licence Bylaw No. 3296, 2007"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nIn Campbell River, [Zoning Bylaw](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text) s. 4.9 allows a home-based business in all zones that permit a residential use, only under its conditions. The business must run inside the main dwelling, except commercial production and sale of fruit, vegetables or plants. In rural zones it may also use an ancillary building. It needs a business licence like any other business.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Read s. 4.9 of the Zoning Bylaw and confirm your plan fits.\n2. Complete the Business Licence Application Form and email it to business.licence@campbellriver.ca.\n3. Staff check zoning, then Building and Fire Inspectors review the application.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Limits: at most 40% of the dwelling's floor area, up to 80 m²; one non-resident employee; no external storage or outdoor display; no noise, dust, odour or traffic beyond a dwelling's.\n- In a rural ancillary building the limit is 42 m² (lot under 1 ha) or 80 m².\n- Signs: the Zoning Bylaw allows one un-illuminated sign up to 0.4 m²; the Sign Bylaw (s. 6.4) allows up to 0.37 m² per face, externally lit. Confirm which applies with the City.\n- Not allowed: cannabis operations (including edibles). Motor vehicle or engine salvage, repair, maintenance or sale, and parts sales, are not allowed except on rural lots of at least 1 hectare. Retail sales are limited to catalogue sales and goods produced on the premises.\n- An unlawful home-based business is a $200 ticket.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/business-economy/business-licences-permits/business-licences/home-based-business","title":"Home Based Business, City of Campbell River","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text","title":"Zoning Bylaw 3250, 2006, Schedule A Text (PDF, consolidated to 4021, 2026)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3309-sign-bylaw-consolidated-3466-mar-2011","title":"Sign Bylaw No. 3309, 2007 (PDF, consolidated to 3852, 2022)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/business-licences","title":"Business Licences, City of Campbell River","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3296-business-licence-2007-consolidated-3528-2013","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 3296, 2007 (PDF, consolidated to Bylaw 3887, 2023)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007 (PDF, consolidated to Bylaw 4003, 2025)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/business-economy/business-licences-permits","title":"Business Licences and Permits, City of Campbell River","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 5 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/home-based-business/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/home-based-business.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/home-based-business.json"}},{"title":"Campbell River short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)","question":"Can I run a short-term rental like Airbnb in Campbell River?","slug":"short-term-rental","place":{"path":"ca/bc/campbell-river","name":"Campbell River","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"building-and-renovating","name":"Building, renovating and your property"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"City of Campbell River","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca"},"short_answer":"No. In Campbell River short-term rentals are not permitted: the Zoning Bylaw does not mention them and s. 4.1(a) prohibits any use not expressly permitted. The City also says they cannot get a business licence. Bed and breakfasts are allowed in zones that list them. Provincial registration also applies.","aliases":["airbnb campbell river","vrbo campbell river","short term rental bylaw campbell river","bed and breakfast campbell river"],"cost":"A bed and breakfast pays the City's general business licence fee of $150 a year. Provincial registration is $100 a year for a principal residence, $450 for a secondary unit.","how_long":"Not stated.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Enforcement (complaints)","value":"250-286-5776"},{"type":"email","label":"Bylaw Enforcement","value":"bylaw@campbellriver.ca"},{"type":"phone","label":"Service BC short-term rental registry","value":"1-833-828-2240"},{"type":"email","label":"Short-term rental registry (Province)","value":"STRregistry@sbc.gov.bc.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Residential and Rental Zoning, City of Campbell River","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/building-development/zoning/residential-rental-zoning"},{"title":"Short-term rentals, Province of British Columbia","url":"https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals"}],"related":[{"slug":"business-licence","title":"Campbell River business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/business-licence/"},{"slug":"home-based-business","title":"Campbell River home-based business rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/home-based-business/"},{"slug":"secondary-suite","title":"Campbell River secondary suite and carriage house rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/secondary-suite/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Campbell River zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/zoning-lookup/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/courtenay","name":"Courtenay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cumberland","name":"Cumberland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/comox","name":"Comox","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/powell-river","name":"Powell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sayward","name":"Sayward","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/gold-river","name":"Gold River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/short-term-rental/"}],"topic":{"title":"Short-term rental rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/short-term-rental/"},"facts":{"allowed":{"label":"Allowed","value":"No. The Zoning Bylaw does not mention short-term rentals, and s. 4.1(a) prohibits any use not expressly permitted. The City also says they cannot get a business licence. Bed and breakfasts are allowed in an owner- or operator-occupied principal dwelling, in zones that list them (for example R-I).","short":"No; B&B allowed in owner-occupied home","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/building-development/zoning/residential-rental-zoning","title":"Residential and Rental Zoning, City of Campbell River","section":"Short Term Rental Accommodations","quotes":["The City's Zoning Bylaw does not reference short term rental accommodations. As such, they are not permitted in Campbell River and cannot receive business licences.","The City does, however, provide business licences for bed and breakfasts."]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text","title":"Zoning Bylaw 3250, 2006, Schedule A Text (PDF, consolidated to 4021, 2026)","section":"s. 4.10","quotes":["the principal dwelling unit shall be occupied by the owner or operator of the","bed and breakfast establishment;","No person shall use or occupy any buildings, structure or land, including","everything that is not expressly permitted is prohibited"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"licence":{"label":"Business licence","value":"Short-term rentals cannot receive a City business licence. A bed and breakfast can be licensed; the City's general business licence fee is $150 per year.","short":"No for short-term rentals (B&B can be licensed)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/building-development/zoning/residential-rental-zoning","title":"Residential and Rental Zoning, City of Campbell River","section":"Short Term Rental Accommodations","quotes":["cannot receive business licences."]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/business-licences","title":"Business Licences, City of Campbell River","section":"General Business Licence Information","quotes":["Business licences cost $150 per year"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"provincial_registration":{"label":"Provincial registration","value":"Yes. Short-term rental hosts must register with the Province and pay annual registration fees: $100 a year for the host's principal residence, $450 for a secondary unit on the property. Campbell River is on the Province's principal residence requirement list.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals","title":"Short-term rentals, Province of British Columbia","section":"Short-term rental registration","quotes":["Short-term rental hosts, platforms and strata hotel platforms in B.C. must register and pay annual registration fees."]},{"url":"https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement","title":"Principal residence requirement, Province of British Columbia","section":"Principal residence requirement","quotes":["Fee: $100 annually","Fee: $450 annually","Campbell River Central Saanich Chilliwack"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"rules":{"label":"Operating rules","value":"Bed and breakfast: activity confined to the inside of the principal dwelling, occupied by the owner or operator; no more than two sleeping units and four adult guests; one un-illuminated sign up to 0.4 m²; parking of 1 space per sleeping unit in addition to the house's.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text","title":"Zoning Bylaw 3250, 2006, Schedule A Text (PDF, consolidated to 4021, 2026)","section":"s. 4.10","quotes":["the activity shall be confined to the interior of the principal dwelling, and is","no more than two sleeping units to accommodate a maximum of four adult","one (single or two-sided) un-illuminated sign not","larger than 0.4 square metre (4.3 square feet).","1 per sleeping unit in addition to the","requirement for the principal residence."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"$200 for operating without a business licence, $200 for an unlawful bed and breakfast business, and $200 for unlawful use of a building or land (Zoning Bylaw s. 4.1(a)), all under the Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw (Schedules 5 and 31).","short":"Ticket $200","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007 (PDF, consolidated to Bylaw 4003, 2025)","section":"Schedules 5, 31","quotes":["Operate without a business license 2.1 200.00","Unlawful bed & breakfast business 4.10 200.00","Unlawful use of building, structure or land","Unlawful bed & breakfast business"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw No. 3250, 2006 (s. 4.10); Business Licence Bylaw No. 3296, 2007","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text","title":"Zoning Bylaw 3250, 2006, Schedule A Text (PDF, consolidated to 4021, 2026)","section":"s. 4.10","quotes":["BED AND BREAKFAST ACCOMMODATIONS"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3296-business-licence-2007-consolidated-3528-2013","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 3296, 2007 (PDF, consolidated to Bylaw 3887, 2023)","section":"title","quotes":["Business Licence Bylaw No. 3296, 2007"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nCampbell River's [Zoning Bylaw](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text) does not mention short-term rentals such as Airbnb or Vrbo, and s. 4.1(a) prohibits any use not expressly permitted. The City says they are not permitted and cannot receive a City business licence.\n\nBed and breakfasts are allowed in an owner- or operator-occupied principal dwelling, in zones that list them (for example R-I), and can be licensed. Rules (s. 4.10): the activity stays inside the principal dwelling; no more than two sleeping units and four adult guests; one un-illuminated sign up to 0.4 m²; and one parking space per sleeping unit in addition to the house's.\n\n## Provincial rules\n\nHosts must register with the Province and pay annual fees: $100 a year for the host's principal residence, $450 for a secondary unit on the property. Campbell River is on the Province's principal residence requirement list, so short-term rentals are limited to the host's principal residence plus one secondary suite or accessory dwelling unit. Contact 1-833-828-2240 or STRregistry@sbc.gov.bc.ca.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Tickets under the Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw are $200 for operating without a business licence, $200 for an unlawful bed and breakfast business, and $200 for unlawful use of a building or land.\n- To report an unlicensed operation, call Bylaw Enforcement at 250-286-5776.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/building-development/zoning/residential-rental-zoning","title":"Residential and Rental Zoning, City of Campbell River","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text","title":"Zoning Bylaw 3250, 2006, Schedule A Text (PDF, consolidated to 4021, 2026)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/business-licences","title":"Business Licences, City of Campbell River","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3296-business-licence-2007-consolidated-3528-2013","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 3296, 2007 (PDF, consolidated to Bylaw 3887, 2023)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007 (PDF, consolidated to Bylaw 4003, 2025)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals","title":"Short-term rentals, Province of British Columbia","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement","title":"Principal residence requirement, Province of British Columbia","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/community-safety/bylaw-enforcement","title":"Bylaw Enforcement, City of Campbell River","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/short-term-rental/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/short-term-rental.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/short-term-rental.json"}}]}