{"title":"P3 zone in Sooke: Public Utilities","code":"P3","slug":"p3","name":"Public Utilities","group":"Public","section":"603","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Lands zoned for public utility use.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Lands zoned for public utility use.","quotes":["This zone provides lands zoned for public utility use within the"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Liquid Waste Management Site","Public storage and works yard","Public utility"],"quotes":["Liquid Waste Management Site","Public storage and works yard","Public utility"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Office","Accessory dwelling unit, one per lot"],"quotes":["Office","Accessory dwelling unit,"]},"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; 30% outside it","quotes":["a) Within Sewer Specified Area: 50%","b) Outside of Sewer Specified Area: 30%"]},"max_height":{"value":"15 m","quotes":["a) Principal Buildings: 15 m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"8 m","quotes":["b) Accessory Buildings: 8 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6 m where the lot line is adjacent to commercial, industrial or residential zones; 10 m adjacent to ALR lands","quotes":["Commercial zones 6m 7.5 m 3m 4.5 m","Industrial zones 6m 7.5 m 0m 4.5 m","Residential zones, including 6m 7.5 m 15 m 10 m","ALR lands 10 m 10 m 10 m 10 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"4.5 m adjacent to commercial or industrial zones; 10 m adjacent to residential zones, including CD zones, or ALR lands","quotes":["Commercial zones 6m 7.5 m 3m 4.5 m","Industrial zones 6m 7.5 m 0m 4.5 m","Residential zones, including 6m 7.5 m 15 m 10 m","ALR lands 10 m 10 m 10 m 10 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3 m adjacent to commercial zones; 0 m adjacent to industrial zones; 15 m adjacent to residential zones, including CD zones; 10 m adjacent to ALR lands","quotes":["Commercial zones 6m 7.5 m 3m 4.5 m","Industrial zones 6m 7.5 m 0m 4.5 m","Residential zones, including 6m 7.5 m 15 m 10 m","ALR lands 10 m 10 m 10 m 10 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.5 m where adjacent to commercial, industrial or residential zones; 10 m adjacent to ALR lands","quotes":["Commercial zones 6m 7.5 m 3m 4.5 m","Industrial zones 6m 7.5 m 0m 4.5 m","Residential zones, including 6m 7.5 m 15 m 10 m","ALR lands 10 m 10 m 10 m 10 m"]}},"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=142","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/p3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/p3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/p3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/index.json"}}