{"title":"Sooke zoning: find your zone and what it allows","question":"How do I find out how my property is zoned in Sooke and what I can build on it?","slug":"zoning-lookup","place":{"path":"ca/bc/sooke","name":"Sooke","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":"District of Sooke","url":"https://sooke.ca"},"short_answer":"In Sooke, look up your property's zoning on the District's interactive Land Information Map by turning on the Zoning Layer. Then read your zone's schedule in Zoning Bylaw No. 600 for allowed uses, lot size, height, coverage and setbacks. The map is for reference only.","aliases":["zoning map sooke","what is my zoning sooke","sooke zoning bylaw","land information map sooke"],"cost":"No fee is stated on the District's pages.","how_long":"Not applicable","where":[{"type":"online","label":"Maps and GIS, District of Sooke","value":"https://www.sooke.ca/programs-services/maps-and-gis/","note":"Interactive Land Information Map with a Zoning Layer. Map questions to GIS@sooke.ca."},{"type":"phone","label":"Planning and Development, District of Sooke","value":"250-642-1634"},{"type":"email","label":"Planning and Development","value":"planning@sooke.ca"},{"type":"in_person","label":"Municipal Hall","value":"2205 Otter Point Road, Sooke, BC V9Z 1J2","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Sooke Zoning Bylaw No. 600, 2013 (PDF)","url":"https://www.sooke.ca/media/4amdk3cw/bylaw-600-consolidation-to-2026-04-16.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"building-permit","title":"Sooke building permits: when you need one and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/building-permit/"},{"slug":"secondary-suite","title":"Sooke secondary suite and carriage house rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/secondary-suite/"},{"slug":"fence-rules","title":"Sooke fence rules: permits and height limits","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/fence-rules/"},{"slug":"deck-shed-garage-permit","title":"Sooke permits for decks, sheds, carports and garages","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/deck-shed-garage-permit/"},{"slug":"home-based-business","title":"Sooke home-based business rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/home-based-business/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/metchosin","name":"Metchosin","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/langford","name":"Langford","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/colwood","name":"Colwood","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/highlands","name":"Highlands","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/view-royal","name":"View Royal","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/view-royal/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/esquimalt","name":"Esquimalt","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/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 District's interactive Land Information Map and turn on the Zoning Layer to look up any property. Questions about the maps: GIS@sooke.ca.","short":"Online map (Land Information Map), Zoning Layer","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.sooke.ca/programs-services/planning-and-development/zoning/","title":"Zoning, District of Sooke","section":"Zoning page, Find Your Property's Zoning","quotes":["Use the District’s interactive Land Information Map and apply the Zoning Layer to look up the zoning for any property in Sooke."]},{"url":"https://www.sooke.ca/programs-services/maps-and-gis/","title":"Maps and GIS, District of Sooke","section":"Maps and GIS page","quotes":["If you have any questions regarding these maps, please email GIS@sooke.ca"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"zoning_bylaw":{"label":"Zoning bylaw","value":"Sooke Zoning Bylaw No. 600, 2013, unofficially consolidated, amendments updated April 15, 2026 (file named 'consolidation to 2026-04-16').","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.sooke.ca/media/4amdk3cw/bylaw-600-consolidation-to-2026-04-16.pdf","title":"Sooke Zoning Bylaw No. 600, 2013, consolidated to April 2026 (PDF), District of Sooke","section":"cover page","quotes":["Amendments to Bylaw No. 600,","Sooke Zoning Bylaw, 2013","Updated April 15, 2026"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"what_zone_controls":{"label":"What the zone controls","value":"Each zone schedule sets permitted uses, minimum lot size, number of dwellings, height, lot coverage and setbacks. General rules (fences, accessory buildings, suites, home-based business, parking) are in Parts 3 and 4.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.sooke.ca/media/4amdk3cw/bylaw-600-consolidation-to-2026-04-16.pdf","title":"Sooke Zoning Bylaw No. 600, 2013, consolidated to April 2026 (PDF), District of Sooke","section":"Using the Sooke Zoning Bylaw","quotes":["Determining Zoning and Regulations for a Specific Parcel","To determine regulations applicable to a specific parcel, you must first find the","Look up the corresponding regulations."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"contact":{"label":"Contact","value":"Planning and Development: planning@sooke.ca, 250-642-1634.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.sooke.ca/programs-services/planning-and-development/information-bulletins/","title":"Information Bulletins | District of Sooke","section":"bulletin footer","quotes":["Please connect with the Planning and Development Department for more information at planning@sooke.ca."]},{"url":"https://www.sooke.ca/programs-services/planning-and-development/zoning/","title":"Zoning, District of Sooke","section":"Zoning page","quotes":["Sooke, BC V9Z 1J2 Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30am - 4:30pm Phone: 250-642-1634 Sign up to our Newsletter Stay up to date on the District's activities, events, programs and operations by subscribing to our eNewsletters."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Sooke Zoning Bylaw No. 600, 2013","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.sooke.ca/media/4amdk3cw/bylaw-600-consolidation-to-2026-04-16.pdf","title":"Sooke Zoning Bylaw No. 600, 2013, consolidated to April 2026 (PDF), District of Sooke","section":"cover","quotes":["Sooke Zoning Bylaw, 2013"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":0},"zoning":{"bylaw":{"title":"Sooke Zoning Bylaw No. 600, 2013 (unofficially consolidated, updated February 18, 2025)","url":"https://www.sooke.ca/media/c4zccxp0/zoning-bylaw-no-600-consolidated.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"Consolidated for public convenience only; the original bylaw and amendments at Municipal Hall prevail. In this bylaw each zone is a numbered Schedule (101 to 815), so section is the schedule number. Sub-zones carry a letter or number suffix on the map (for example CD2-A, CD7-1). The schedule heading for Harbourside Cohousing (813) says CD12 in the document, but the zone table and the map call it CD13."},"zones":47,"zone_pages":34,"index_url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/index.json","lookup_url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/lookup","map":{"has_map":true,"has_addresses":true,"zones_geojson":"/data/ca/bc/sooke/zones.geojson","addresses_json":"/data/ca/bc/sooke/addresses.json","source_url":"https://gis.sooke.ca/arcgis/rest/services/MapService/Zoning/MapServer/0","viewer":{"title":"Land Information Map (Zoning Layer)","url":"https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/f766259fe4c045d3aeba472a58de5185"},"caveat":null,"accessed":"2026-11-07"}},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\n[Sooke Zoning Bylaw No. 600, 2013](https://www.sooke.ca/media/4amdk3cw/bylaw-600-consolidation-to-2026-04-16.pdf) divides the District into zones. Each zone schedule sets permitted uses, minimum lot size, number of dwellings, height, lot coverage and setbacks. General rules for fences, accessory buildings, suites, home-based businesses and parking are in Parts 3 and 4. The copy online is an unofficial consolidation updated April 15, 2026; the signed bylaw and amendments prevail.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Open the District's [Maps and GIS page](https://www.sooke.ca/programs-services/maps-and-gis/) and launch the interactive Land Information Map.\n2. Turn on the Zoning Layer and find your property to see its zone.\n3. Open the Zoning Bylaw and read that zone's schedule, plus the general rules in Parts 3 and 4.\n4. Confirm with Planning and Development before you plan or buy.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The map is for reference only. Confirm details with staff at planning@sooke.ca or 250-642-1634.\n- Questions about the maps themselves go to GIS@sooke.ca.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.sooke.ca/programs-services/planning-and-development/zoning/","title":"Zoning, District of Sooke","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://www.sooke.ca/programs-services/maps-and-gis/","title":"Maps and GIS, District of Sooke","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://www.sooke.ca/media/4amdk3cw/bylaw-600-consolidation-to-2026-04-16.pdf","title":"Sooke Zoning Bylaw No. 600, 2013, consolidated to April 2026 (PDF), District of Sooke","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://www.sooke.ca/programs-services/planning-and-development/information-bulletins/","title":"Information Bulletins | District of Sooke","accessed":"2026-11-06"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-06","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/sooke/zoning-lookup/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning-lookup.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning-lookup.json"}}