{"title":"C2 zone in Sooke: General Commercial","code":"C2","slug":"c2","name":"General Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"402","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"A wide range of commercial uses.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"A wide range of commercial uses.","quotes":["This zone provides for a wide range of commercial uses."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Amusement facility – indoor","Artisan Industry","Assembly use","Auction rooms, including storage in accessory buildings","Auto service facility","Bakery","Brew pub","Bus depot","Car wash","Convenience store","Commercial exhibit","Commercial school","Country market","Financial institution","Funeral home","Gas bar","Health services","Hotel and/or motel","Household equipment sales, service & repair","Institutional use","Micro Brewery","Office","Pub","Parking lot, parkade","Personal services","Place of worship","Plant nursery","Private club","Residential above the first floor","Restaurant","Retail","Shopping centre","Theatre","Vehicle sales/rentals","Veterinary clinic in an enclosed building"],"note":"Cannabis Retail Store is allowed only on the specific properties listed under site-specific; several uses are subject to conditions of use.","quotes":["Amusement facility – indoor","Artisan Industry","Assembly use","Auction rooms, including","Auto service facility","Bakery","Brew pub","Bus depot","Car wash","Convenience store","Commercial exhibit","Commercial school","Country market","Financial institution","Funeral home","Gas bar","Health services","Hotel and/or motel","Household equipment sales,","Institutional use","Micro Brewery","Office","Pub","Parking lot, parkade","Personal services","Place of worship","Plant nursery","Private club","Residential above the first","Restaurant","Retail","Shopping centre","Theatre","Vehicle sales/rentals","Veterinary clinic in an"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory dwelling unit, one per lot","Employee housing"],"quotes":["Accessory dwelling unit, one","Employee housing"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Lot 68, Section 6, Sooke District, Plan 26921 (PID 002-472-503): only parking lot, parkade is permitted (maximum height 6 m)","Western portion of That Part of Section 14, Sooke District shown as closed road on Plan VIP78310: only landscaping and unenclosed motor vehicle parking accessory to a permitted use are permitted","Cannabis Retail Store is permitted (subject to LCRB approvals) only on Lot A, Section 73, Plan VIP75505 (PID 025-720-287); Lot A, Section 10, Plan VIP37774 (PID 000-848-689); Lot 1, Section 10, Plan VIP6557 (PID 005-891-060)","Portion of Section 118, Sooke District (PID 008-968-713) and Parcel B of Section 118 (PID 008-968-551): Amusement facility – outdoor and Community care facility are permitted principal uses, and several uses are prohibited"],"quotes":["002-472-503). The maximum height of a parking lot, parkade on this","are prohibited on Lot 68, Section 6, Sooke District, Plan 26921 (PID","western portion of That Part of Section 14, Sooke District shown as","the only uses that are permitted are","landscaping and unenclosed motor vehicle parking accessory to a","Plan VIP75505 (PID 025-720-287)","VIP37774 (PID 000-848-689)","VIP6557 (PID 005-891-060)","(PID 008-968-713) and Parcel “B” (DD 32555I) of Section 118, Sooke","– outdoor” and “Community care facility” are permitted Principal Uses,"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"900 m² within the Sewer Specified Area; 1 ha outside it","quotes":["a) Within Sewer Specified Area: 900 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":"60% within the Sewer Specified Area; 40% outside it","quotes":["Maximum Lot Coverage: 60% within Sewer Specified Area; 40% outside"]},"max_height":{"value":"14 m","quotes":["a) Principal Buildings: 14 m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"9 m","quotes":["b) Accessory Buildings: 9 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"0 m (first storey)","quotes":["Building or 0m 0m 0m 6m 0m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6 m (first storey; lane lot line 0 m); 4.5 m where adjacent to residential zones, including CD zones","quotes":["Building or 0m 0m 0m 6m 0m","residential zones, 0m 0m 4.5 m 4.5 m 0m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"0 m (first storey); 4.5 m where adjacent to residential zones, including CD zones","quotes":["Building or 0m 0m 0m 6m 0m","residential zones, 0m 0m 4.5 m 4.5 m 0m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"0 m (first storey)","quotes":["Building or 0m 0m 0m 6m 0m"]},"other":{"value":["Floor area limits: a single retail use other than grocery up to 2200 m²; grocery store up to 3000 m²","Gas bars are only permitted north of Highway #14","Micro Brewery up to 500 m² and Artisan Industry up to 200 m² gross floor area","On Town Centre lands, auto service facilities are only permitted north of Highway #14 (one lot excepted)"],"quotes":["exceed 2200 m2. Gross floor area for a grocery store must not","exceed 3000 m2.","d) Gas bars are only permitted north of Highway #14.","Gross floor area for a Micro Brewery must not exceed 500m2.","Gross floor area for Artisan Industry must not exceed 200m2.","On lands designated as Town Centre by the Official Community","3, Sooke District, Plan VIP1536 (PID 003-789-411)."]}},"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=110","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/c2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/c2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/c2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/index.json"}}