---
title: "C4 zone in Sooke: Commercial Recreation"
place: Sooke, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/sooke
zone: C4
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/c4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/c4.json"
---

# C4 zone in Sooke: Commercial Recreation

A wide range of commercial recreation uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A wide range of commercial recreation uses.
- **Main uses:** 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 (Cannabis Retail Store and Commercial school are permitted only on one specific lot (see site-specific); several uses are subject to conditions of use.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** 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 (Structural additions are prohibited in a campground space.)
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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)
- **Minimum lot area:** 600 m² within the Sewer Specified Area; 1 ha outside it
- **Minimum lot width:** 15 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% within the Sewer Specified Area; 30% outside it
- **Maximum density:** Campground: 30 spaces/ha (each at least 110 m²); tourist cabins: 16/ha; hostel: 64 guest beds/ha; motels and hotels: 30 units/ha
- **Maximum height:** 17 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 9 m
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m (one figure for all buildings or structures)
- **Rear setback:** 4.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Sooke Zoning Bylaw No. 600, 2013 (unofficially consolidated, updated February 18, 2025), s. 404](https://www.sooke.ca/media/c4zccxp0/zoning-bylaw-no-600-consolidated.pdf#page=118) (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/c4/_