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Campbell River, BC fence rules

Campbell River, BC fence rules

Campbell River’s zoning bylaw generally limits residential fences to 1.8 m, with a 1.2 m maximum within 5 m of the front lot line. The bylaw also addresses retaining walls and screening.

01 Front yard02 Side / rear03 Corner / driveway04 Pool / wall
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Before you set the posts in Campbell River

Check the fence by where it sits on the lot, not only by its overall height. Front yards, interior side yards, street-facing side yards, rear yards and corner sight triangles can use different limits. A retaining wall below the fence can also change how the municipality measures the combined structure.

Confirm the legal property line before placing posts. Utility easements, rights-of-way and drainage routes can restrict a fence even when its height complies. If the fence encloses a pool or hot tub, use the municipality’s separate enclosure and gate rules rather than relying on the ordinary residential-fence result.

For an over-height fence, unusual material, corner lot or fence on top of a retaining wall, confirm whether a development, zoning, building or variance approval is required before buying materials. The official local source below controls if it differs from this guide.

Dedicated official sourcePage data snapshot updated September 21, 2026

Campbell River: current official fence source

Open Campbell River official fence/zoning source ↗

Campbell River’s zoning bylaw generally limits residential fences to 1.8 m, with a 1.2 m maximum within 5 m of the front lot line. The bylaw also addresses retaining walls and screening.

A practical Campbell River property check

Mark the legal boundary separately from the proposed fence line. Then compare each segment with the yard category shown in the current bylaw.

Before placing posts on a disputed line, confirm the legal boundary. Municipal fence permission is not a land-title determination.

Pool fencing is a separate compliance check. Confirm the enclosure bylaw before treating the ordinary fence rule as enough.

Sources

Dedicated official sourceCampbell River — official fence/zoning source ↗

Official source reviewed September 21, 2026. Property-specific zoning, grade, corner visibility, pool, retaining-wall and boundary conditions can still change the answer.

Official sources last checked: September 16, 2026.