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M4 zone in Sooke: Aquatic Industrial

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

In short

Limited industrial uses along Sooke Harbour and Sooke Basin.

Zone rules

PurposeLimited industrial uses along Sooke Harbour and Sooke Basin.
Main uses
  • Aquaculture processing operations
  • Aquaculture, land-based
  • Marine fuel sales
  • Marine industrial uses
  • Marine commercial uses
  • Unenclosed storage
  • Warehousing
Also allowed (secondary uses)
  • Accessory dwelling unit, one per lot
  • Employee housing
  • Office
  • Parking lot
  • Sale of aquaculture products processed on the premises
Minimum lot area1 ha
Minimum lot width30 m
Maximum lot coverage60%
Maximum height13 m
Maximum height, accessory buildings9 m
Front setback7.5 m (outside Sewer Specified Area); 0 m (inside Sewer Specified Area); 7.5 m (adjacent to residential zones, including CD zones)
Rear setback7.5 m (outside Sewer Specified Area); 0 m (inside Sewer Specified Area); 7.5 m (adjacent to residential zones, including CD zones)
Interior side setback7.5 m (outside Sewer Specified Area); 0 m (inside Sewer Specified Area); 7.5 m (adjacent to residential zones, including CD zones)
Street side setback6 m (outside Sewer Specified Area); 0 m (inside Sewer Specified Area); 6 m (adjacent to residential zones, including CD zones)
Other rules
  • Buildings, structures and uses, including parking, warehousing and fish processing, must be sited away from the shoreline in accordance with the floodplain provisions
  • Storage is not permitted in required front, side or rear yards adjacent to any residential zone

Source: Sooke Zoning Bylaw No. 600, 2013 (unofficially consolidated, updated February 18, 2025), s. 504 (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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