C3 zone in Sooke: Service Commercial

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

In short

Service commercial uses that are automobile dependent.

Zone rules

Purpose	Service commercial uses that are automobile dependent.
Main uses	Artisan Industry Auto service facility Body and paint shops Car Wash Carpentry shops Equipment sales/service/ Rentals Gas bar Health services Machine shops Micro Brewery Office Parking lot, parkade Personal services Place of worship Retail Restaurant Vehicle repair Vehicle sales/rentals Wholesale, storage or warehousing
Also allowed (secondary uses)	Accessory dwelling unit, one per lot Employee housing Unenclosed storage
Extra uses on specific lots	Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 25, 26, 27 and 28, Block 11, Section 14, Sooke District, Plan 217: Car wash, Gas bar, Place of worship, Restaurant and Employee housing are prohibited, and principal building height is limited to 10 m Eastern 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
Minimum lot area	600 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	15 m
Maximum height, accessory buildings	9 m
Front setback	0 m
Rear setback	0 m; 4.5 m where adjacent to residential zones, including CD zones
Interior side setback	0 m; 4.5 m where adjacent to residential zones, including CD zones
Street side setback	0 m; 4.5 m where adjacent to residential zones, including CD zones
Other rules	Parking lot, parkade height must not exceed 6 m Machine shops up to 200 m² total floor area; wholesale, storage or warehousing buildings up to 700 m² Micro Brewery up to 500 m² and Artisan Industry up to 200 m² gross floor area

Source: Sooke Zoning Bylaw No. 600, 2013 (unofficially consolidated, updated February 18, 2025), s. 403 (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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