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M1 zone in Sooke: Light Industrial

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

In short

Light industrial use with no external storage.

Zone rules

PurposeLight 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 area600 m² within the Sewer Specified Area; 1 ha outside it
Minimum lot width30 m
Maximum lot coverage70% within the Sewer Specified Area; 60% outside it
Maximum height13 m
Maximum height, accessory buildings10 m
Front setback4.5 m (outside Sewer Specified Area); 0 m (inside Sewer Specified Area); 0 m (adjacent to residential zones, including CD zones)
Rear setback3 m (outside Sewer Specified Area); 0 m (inside Sewer Specified Area); 4.5 m (adjacent to residential zones, including CD zones)
Interior side setback3 m (outside Sewer Specified Area); 0 m (inside Sewer Specified Area); 4.5 m (adjacent to residential zones, including CD zones)
Street side setback4.5 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 (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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