{"title":"C4 zone in Sooke: Commercial Recreation","code":"C4","slug":"c4","name":"Commercial Recreation","group":"Commercial","section":"404","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"A wide range of commercial recreation uses.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"A wide range of commercial recreation uses.","quotes":["This zone provides for a wide range of commercial recreation","uses in the District of Sooke."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Amusement facility – indoor","Amusement facility – outdoor","Artisan Industry","Assembly use","Brew pub","Campground","Commercial exhibit","Convenience store","Dormitories","Hostel","Marine commercial uses","Micro Brewery","Motel and/or hotel","Parking lot","Personal services","Place of worship","Private club","Pub","Restaurant","Tourist Cabin"],"note":"Cannabis Retail Store and Commercial school are permitted only on one specific lot (see site-specific); several uses are subject to conditions of use.","quotes":["Amusement facility – indoor","Amusement facility –","Artisan Industry","Assembly use","Brew pub","Campground","Commercial exhibit","Convenience store","Dormitories","Hostel","Marine commercial uses","Micro Brewery","Motel and/or hotel","Parking lot","Personal services","Place of worship","Private club","Pub","Restaurant","Tourist Cabin"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Office","Employee housing","One dwelling unit per lot","Retail","Premises licensed under the Liquor Control and Licensing Act in conjunction with a hotel, motel or restaurant"],"note":"Structural additions are prohibited in a campground space.","quotes":["Office","Employee housing","One dwelling unit per lot","Retail","Premises licensed under the","be permitted in a"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Lot 22, Section 63, Sooke District, Plan VIP4444 Except Part in Plan VIP63625 (PID 000-101-702): 40% lot coverage permitted; Commercial school permitted only on this lot; Cannabis Retail Store permitted here only (subject to LCRB approvals)"],"quotes":["is permitted on Lot 22, Section 63, Sooke District, Plan VIP 4444","school is only permitted on Lot 22, Section 63, Sooke District, Plan","VIP 444 Except Part in Plan VIP 63625, PID 000-101-702","only on the property legally described as : Lot 22, Section 63, Sooke"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"600 m² within the Sewer Specified Area; 1 ha outside it","quotes":["a) Within Sewer Specified Area: 600 m2","b) Outside of Sewer Specified Area: 1 ha"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"15 m","quotes":["Minimum Width for Subdivision Purposes: 15 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50% within the Sewer Specified Area; 30% outside it","quotes":["a) Within Sewer Specified Area: 50%","b) Outside of Sewer Specified Area: 30%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Campground: 30 spaces/ha (each at least 110 m²); tourist cabins: 16/ha; hostel: 64 guest beds/ha; motels and hotels: 30 units/ha","quotes":["i) A maximum of 30 campground spaces/ha permitted. Each","campground space must be a minimum of 110 m2;","ii) A maximum of 16 tourist cabins/ha is permitted;","iii) A maximum of 64 guest beds per ha in a hostel is permitted;","iv) A maximum of 30 units/ha is permitted for motels and hotels;"]},"max_height":{"value":"17 m","quotes":["a) Principal Buildings: 17 m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"9 m","quotes":["b) Accessory Buildings: 9 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.5 m (one figure for all buildings or structures)","quotes":["Building or Structure 4.5 m 4.5 m 3m 4.5 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["Building or Structure 4.5 m 4.5 m 3m 4.5 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3 m","quotes":["Building or Structure 4.5 m 4.5 m 3m 4.5 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["Building or Structure 4.5 m 4.5 m 3m 4.5 m"]},"other":{"value":["Micro Brewery up to 500 m² and Artisan Industry up to 200 m² gross floor area","Recession plane rules may apply for developments more than 6 m (2 storeys) in height if public view corridors may be affected"],"quotes":["Gross floor area for a Micro Brewery must not exceed 500m2.","Gross floor area for Artisan Industry must not exceed 200m2.","Recession plane rules may apply for developments more than 6 m"]}},"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=118","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/c4/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/c4.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/c4.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/index.json"}}