---
title: "C2 zone in Sooke: General Commercial"
place: Sooke, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/sooke
zone: C2
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/c2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/c2.json"
---

# C2 zone in Sooke: General Commercial

A wide range of commercial uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A wide range of commercial uses.
- **Main uses:** 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 (Cannabis Retail Store is allowed only on the specific properties listed under site-specific; several uses are subject to conditions of use.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory dwelling unit, one per lot; Employee housing
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 900 m² within the Sewer Specified Area; 1 ha outside it
- **Minimum lot width:** 15 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60% within the Sewer Specified Area; 40% outside it
- **Maximum height:** 14 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 9 m
- **Front setback:** 0 m (first storey)
- **Rear setback:** 6 m (first storey; lane lot line 0 m); 4.5 m where adjacent to residential zones, including CD zones
- **Interior side setback:** 0 m (first storey); 4.5 m where adjacent to residential zones, including CD zones
- **Street side setback:** 0 m (first storey)
- **Other rules:** 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)

## Source

- [Sooke Zoning Bylaw No. 600, 2013 (unofficially consolidated, updated February 18, 2025), s. 402](https://www.sooke.ca/media/c4zccxp0/zoning-bylaw-no-600-consolidated.pdf#page=110) (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/c2/_