---
title: "R2 zone in Sooke: Medium Lot Residential"
place: Sooke, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/sooke
zone: R2
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/r2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/r2.json"
---

# R2 zone in Sooke: Medium Lot Residential

Small-scale multi-unit housing on Community Residential parcels of 600 m² or larger within the Sewer Specified Area.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Small-scale multi-unit housing on Community Residential parcels of 600 m² or larger within the Sewer Specified Area.
- **Main uses:** Horticulture; Single family dwelling; Small-scale multi-unit residential dwelling
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Bed and breakfast; Boarding and lodging; Home-based business; Secondary suite; Small suite; Vacation accommodation unit
- **Minimum lot area:** 600 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 15 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% (lots 1215 m² or smaller); 40% (lots larger than 1215 m²)
- **Maximum density:** 2 dwelling units (lots outside the Community Growth Area, not on community sewer and water, larger than 4050 m², or in the Agricultural Land Reserve); 3 dwelling units (lots 280 m² or smaller); 4 dwelling units (lots larger than 280 m²)
- **Maximum height:** 3 storeys, up to 12 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 2 storeys, up to 9 m
- **Front setback:** 4 m (shared figure for principal and accessory buildings)
- **Rear setback:** Lots 1215 m² or smaller: 1.5 m; lots larger than 1215 m²: 6 m for principal buildings, 1.5 m for accessory buildings
- **Interior side setback:** 1.2 m (lots 1215 m² or smaller); 3 m combined side (lots larger than 1215 m²)
- **Street side setback:** 4 m (shared figure for principal and accessory buildings)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Lots 1215 m² or smaller: front 4 m, flanking 4 m, side 1.2 m, rear 1.5 m, lane 0 m; lots larger than 1215 m²: front 4 m, flanking 4 m, combined side 3 m, rear 1.5 m, lane 0 m
- **Other rules:** If rear-yard parking is required, setbacks become: flanking 3 m, side 3 m, rear 5 m, lane 5 m (lots 1215 m² or smaller); combined side 6 m (larger lots); 1 principal building per lot; 1 secondary suite and 1 small suite per principal dwelling unit

## Source

- [Sooke Zoning Bylaw No. 600, 2013 (unofficially consolidated, updated February 18, 2025), s. 202](https://www.sooke.ca/media/c4zccxp0/zoning-bylaw-no-600-consolidated.pdf#page=86) (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/r2/_