{"title":"C1 zone in Sooke: Neighbourhood Commercial","code":"C1","slug":"c1","name":"Neighbourhood Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"401","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Small-scale commercial uses in local neighbourhoods.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Small-scale commercial uses in local neighbourhoods.","quotes":["This zone provides for small-scale commercial uses in local","neighbourhoods within the District of Sooke."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Artisan Industry","Bakery","Brew pub","Community care facility","Convenience store","Cooperative housing","Gas bar","Health services","Micro Brewery","Office","Personal services","Place of worship","Pub","Residential above the first floor","Restaurants","Retail","Veterinary clinic in an enclosed building"],"note":"Several uses (marked *) are subject to conditions of use.","quotes":["Artisan Industry","Bakery","Brew pub","Community care facility","Convenience store","Cooperative housing","Gas bar","Health services","Micro Brewery","Office","Personal services","Place of worship","Pub","Residential above the first floor","Restaurants","Retail","Veterinary clinic in an enclosed building"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory dwelling unit, one per lot","Limited home-based business","Employee housing"],"quotes":["dwelling unit, one","Limited home-","Employee"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Lot 1, Sections 63 and 64, Sooke District, Plan 8295, Except That Part in Plan VIP57390 (5490 Sooke Road): Veterinary Clinic is a principal use; Brew pub, Community care facility, Convenience store, Cooperative housing, Gas bar, Micro brewery, Personal services, Place of worship and Pub are prohibited","Lot 1, Section 24, Sooke District Plan VIP79955 (2197 Otter Point Road): Private Club is a permitted principal use"],"quotes":["Sections 63 and 64, Sooke District, Plan 8295, Except That Part in","Plan VIP57390 (5490 Sooke Road), a Veterinary Clinic is permitted","as a Principal Use and the following uses are prohibited: Brew pub,","24, Sooke District Plan VIP79955 (2197 Otter Point Road) a Private","Club is permitted as a Principal Use."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"600 m² within the Sewer Specified Area; 1 ha outside it","quotes":["a) Within Sewer Specified Area: 600 m2","b) Outside Sewer Specified Area: 1 ha"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"15 m","quotes":["Minimum Width for Subdivision Purposes: 15 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"70% within the Sewer Specified Area; 50% outside it","quotes":["a) Within Sewer Specified Area: 70%","b) Outside of Sewer Specified Area: 50%"]},"max_height":{"value":"12 m","quotes":["a) Principal Buildings: 12 m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"9 m","quotes":["b) Accessory Buildings: 9 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.5 m (one figure for all buildings or structures)","quotes":["Buildings or 4.5 m 4.5 m 3m 3m 0m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3 m (lane lot line 0 m)","quotes":["Buildings or 4.5 m 4.5 m 3m 3m 0m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3 m","quotes":["Buildings or 4.5 m 4.5 m 3m 3m 0m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["Buildings or 4.5 m 4.5 m 3m 3m 0m"]},"other":{"value":["Retail other than grocery stores up to 100 m² floor area; grocery stores up to 1,000 m²; bakery up to 100 m²; office up to 100 m²","Drive-in or drive-thru restaurants are not permitted","Micro Brewery up to 500 m² and Artisan Industry up to 200 m² gross floor area","Community care facilities and cooperative housing only on lands within the Sewer Specified Area"],"quotes":["Retail businesses, other than grocery stores, will not exceed 100 m2","b) Grocery stores must not exceed 1,000 m2 in floor area.","c) Bakery use not to exceed a total of 100 m2 in floor area.","e) Office use not to exceed 100 m2 in floor area.","d) Drive-in or drive-thru restaurants not permitted.","Gross floor area for a Micro Brewery must not exceed 500m2.","Gross floor area for Artisan Industry must not exceed 200m2.","permitted on lands within the Sewer Specified Area."]}},"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."},"source_url":"https://www.sooke.ca/media/c4zccxp0/zoning-bylaw-no-600-consolidated.pdf#page=108","place":{"path":"ca/bc/sooke","name":"Sooke","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/c1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/c1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/c1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/index.json"}}