---
title: "M1 zone in Sooke: Light Industrial"
place: Sooke, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/sooke
zone: M1
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/m1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/m1.json"
---

# M1 zone in Sooke: Light Industrial

Light industrial use with no external storage.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Light industrial use with no external storage.
- **Main uses:** Cannabis Production – Micro; Cartage delivery and storage; Commercial kitchens; Food processing; Funeral home; Light industrial uses; Marine industrial uses; Recycling depot; Warehouse
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory dwelling unit, one per lot; Employee housing; Office; Retail
- **Minimum lot area:** 600 m² within the Sewer Specified Area; 1 ha outside it
- **Minimum lot width:** 30 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 70% within the Sewer Specified Area; 60% outside it
- **Maximum height:** 13 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 10 m
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m (outside Sewer Specified Area); 0 m (inside Sewer Specified Area); 0 m (adjacent to residential zones, including CD zones)
- **Rear setback:** 3 m (outside Sewer Specified Area); 0 m (inside Sewer Specified Area); 4.5 m (adjacent to residential zones, including CD zones)
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m (outside Sewer Specified Area); 0 m (inside Sewer Specified Area); 4.5 m (adjacent to residential zones, including CD zones)
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m (outside Sewer Specified Area); 0 m (inside Sewer Specified Area); 0 m (adjacent to residential zones, including CD zones)
- **Other rules:** Panhandle lots are not permitted; Uses that create dust, heat, odour, noise, gas, smoke, recurrent generated vibrations, fire hazard, electrical disturbance, particulate matter or radiation are prohibited; Unenclosed storage is a prohibited use

## Source

- [Sooke Zoning Bylaw No. 600, 2013 (unofficially consolidated, updated February 18, 2025), s. 501](https://www.sooke.ca/media/c4zccxp0/zoning-bylaw-no-600-consolidated.pdf#page=126) (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/m1/_