{"title":"P1 zone in Sooke: Public Recreation","code":"P1","slug":"p1","name":"Public Recreation","group":"Public","section":"601","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Public recreation use.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Public recreation use.","quotes":["This zone provides for public recreation use within the District"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Agriculture","Amusement facility – outdoor","Assembly use","Campground","Ecosystem preservation","Institutional uses accessory to public parks","Nature centre","Playground","Private club"],"quotes":["Agriculture","Amusement facility –","Assembly use","Campground","Ecosystem preservation","Institutional uses accessory","Nature centre","Playground","Private club"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory dwelling unit, one per lot","Concession","Country market","Office in nature centre","Parking lot","Temporary accommodation"],"quotes":["Accessory dwelling unit,","Concession","Country market","Office in nature centre","Parking lot","Temporary accommodation"]},"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":"30 m","quotes":["Minimum Width for Subdivision Purposes: 30 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50% within the Sewer Specified Area; 10% outside it","quotes":["a) Within Sewer Specified Area: 50%","b) Outside of Sewer Specified Area: 10%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Campgrounds: a maximum of 16 campground spaces/ha, each at least 110 m²","quotes":["b) A maximum of 16 campground spaces/ha permitted. Each","campground space must be a minimum of 110 m2 in size;"]},"max_height":{"value":"2 storeys up to 13 metres high","quotes":["a) Principal Buildings: 2 storeys up to 13 metres high"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"8 m","quotes":["b) Accessory Buildings: 8 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m; 0 m where adjacent to residential zones, including CD zones","quotes":["Building or Structure 7.5 m 6m 6m 10 m","Adjacent to residential 0m 0m 6m 6m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"10 m; 6 m where adjacent to residential zones, including CD zones","quotes":["Building or Structure 7.5 m 6m 6m 10 m","Adjacent to residential 0m 0m 6m 6m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"6 m (both ordinary and where adjacent to residential zones, including CD zones)","quotes":["Building or Structure 7.5 m 6m 6m 10 m","Adjacent to residential 0m 0m 6m 6m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"6 m; 0 m where adjacent to residential zones, including CD zones","quotes":["Building or Structure 7.5 m 6m 6m 10 m","Adjacent to residential 0m 0m 6m 6m"]},"other":{"value":["Campground spaces must be at least 6 m apart from each other and from structures"],"quotes":["Separation between campground spaces must be a minimum of","Separation between campground spaces and structures must be"]}},"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=138","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/p1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/p1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/p1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/index.json"}}