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title: "P1 zone in Sooke: Public Recreation"
place: Sooke, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/sooke
zone: P1
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/p1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/p1.json"
---

# P1 zone in Sooke: Public Recreation

Public recreation use.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Public recreation use.
- **Main uses:** Agriculture; Amusement facility – outdoor; Assembly use; Campground; Ecosystem preservation; Institutional uses accessory to public parks; Nature centre; Playground; Private club
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory dwelling unit, one per lot; Concession; Country market; Office in nature centre; Parking lot; Temporary accommodation
- **Minimum lot area:** 600 m² within the Sewer Specified Area; 1 ha outside it
- **Minimum lot width:** 30 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% within the Sewer Specified Area; 10% outside it
- **Maximum density:** Campgrounds: a maximum of 16 campground spaces/ha, each at least 110 m²
- **Maximum height:** 2 storeys up to 13 metres high
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 8 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m; 0 m where adjacent to residential zones, including CD zones
- **Rear setback:** 10 m; 6 m where adjacent to residential zones, including CD zones
- **Interior side setback:** 6 m (both ordinary and where adjacent to residential zones, including CD zones)
- **Street side setback:** 6 m; 0 m where adjacent to residential zones, including CD zones
- **Other rules:** Campground spaces must be at least 6 m apart from each other and from structures

## Source

- [Sooke Zoning Bylaw No. 600, 2013 (unofficially consolidated, updated February 18, 2025), s. 601](https://www.sooke.ca/media/c4zccxp0/zoning-bylaw-no-600-consolidated.pdf#page=138) (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/p1/_