---
title: "P3 zone in Sooke: Public Utilities"
place: Sooke, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/sooke
zone: P3
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/p3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/p3.json"
---

# P3 zone in Sooke: Public Utilities

Lands zoned for public utility use.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Lands zoned for public utility use.
- **Main uses:** Liquid Waste Management Site; Public storage and works yard; Public utility
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Office; Accessory dwelling unit, one per lot
- **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; 30% outside it
- **Maximum height:** 15 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 8 m
- **Front setback:** 6 m where the lot line is adjacent to commercial, industrial or residential zones; 10 m adjacent to ALR lands
- **Rear setback:** 4.5 m adjacent to commercial or industrial zones; 10 m adjacent to residential zones, including CD zones, or ALR lands
- **Interior side setback:** 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
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m where adjacent to commercial, industrial or residential zones; 10 m adjacent to ALR lands

## Source

- [Sooke Zoning Bylaw No. 600, 2013 (unofficially consolidated, updated February 18, 2025), s. 603](https://www.sooke.ca/media/c4zccxp0/zoning-bylaw-no-600-consolidated.pdf#page=142) (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/p3/_