C1 zone in Sooke: Neighbourhood Commercial

Sooke, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

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 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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