---
title: "C1 zone in Sooke: Neighbourhood Commercial"
place: Sooke, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/sooke
zone: C1
bylaw: Sooke Zoning Bylaw No. 600, 2013 (unofficially consolidated, updated February 18, 2025)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/c1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/c1.json"
---

# C1 zone in Sooke: Neighbourhood Commercial

Small-scale commercial uses in local neighbourhoods.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Small-scale commercial uses in local neighbourhoods.
- **Main uses:** 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 (Several uses (marked *) are subject to conditions of use.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory dwelling unit, one per lot; Limited home-based business; Employee housing
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 600 m² within the Sewer Specified Area; 1 ha outside it
- **Minimum lot width:** 15 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 70% within the Sewer Specified Area; 50% outside it
- **Maximum height:** 12 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 9 m
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m (one figure for all buildings or structures)
- **Rear setback:** 3 m (lane lot line 0 m)
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Sooke Zoning Bylaw No. 600, 2013 (unofficially consolidated, updated February 18, 2025), s. 401](https://www.sooke.ca/media/c4zccxp0/zoning-bylaw-no-600-consolidated.pdf#page=108) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Sooke: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/index.json

_Draft: taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and not yet reviewed by a person. Gov Handbook is an independent guide. Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/c1/_