UR-400ha: Upland Resource

What the zone allows

Homes allowed

One house (s. 4.6.18(iii)); the zone lists no secondary suite or second home; on ALR land, what the Agricultural Land Commission allows

Main uses

One house, forestry, farming, low-impact recreation, fish hatcheries, public utilities, parks, explosives under the Explosives Act, firearm ranges; accessory buildings, wood processing with forestry or farming (s. 4.6.18(i), (ii))

Smallest lot for a subdivision

400 ha more than 1 km west of the BC Hydro transmission right-of-way, with 100 m of road frontage (s. 4.6.18(vi)); a lot straddling the 40 ha and 400 ha areas takes the one over most of it

Lot coverage

35%, at most 1,000 m² (s. 4.6.18(v))

Height limit

10 m (s. 4.5(2)); accessory buildings 7 m (s. 4.5(1))

Setbacks

Front 4.5 m, sides 1.75 m, rear 7.5 m (s. 4.6.18(iv)); more along highways and major roads (s. 4.5(5)(f))

The zone is for forestry and resource land with one house a lot.

Short-term rental (stays under 90 days, bed and breakfasts included) is allowed in every zone that allows homes, with one parking space for each rental on the lot besides the home's own (ss. 3, 4.5(10.1)); the Province's principal residence rule may apply on top.

Accessory buildings (s. 4.5(1)): 7 m high at most; 1 m from the side and rear lot lines (2 m from the rear past 4.5 m high), 7.5 m from the front; one storage building of up to 50 m² may stand before the house.

Streams (s. 4.5(4), (5)(a)): within 30 m of a stream connected to fish habitat a qualified environmental professional's report under the Riparian Areas Protection Regulation sets the setback, and never closer than 7.5 m; 7.5 m from any other water feature; the SRD's floodplain bylaw can ask more. No houseboat or float home on a lake or stream (s. 4.5(5)(b)).

Roads (s. 4.5(5)(f)): 22.5 m from the centre line of the Island Highway and the Gold River Highway (19.5 m on the ocean side north of a point the bylaw names), 20 m from the centre line of Ocean Grove, McGimpsey, York and Iron River roads.

On land in the Agricultural Land Reserve the Agricultural Land Commission's rules come first.

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

Source: Section 4.6.18 of Area D (Campbell River) Zoning Bylaw, 1991 (No. 1404) (summarised in our words, checked 2026-10-13); zone map: Open Government Licence – Canada.