{"title":"RM1 zone in Sooke: Low Density Multi Family 1","code":"RM1","slug":"rm1","name":"Low Density Multi Family 1","group":"Residential","section":"302","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Low density multi family development in the Sewer Specified Area.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Low density multi family development in the Sewer Specified Area.","quotes":["This zone provides for low density multi family development in"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Apartment building","Assisted living facility","Cluster dwelling units","Duplex","Townhouse"],"quotes":["Apartment building","Assisted living facility","Cluster dwelling units","Duplex","Townhouse"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Limited home-based business"],"quotes":["Limited home-based business"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,000 m²","quotes":["Minimum Lot Size for Subdivision Purposes: 1,000 m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"30 m","quotes":["Minimum Width for Subdivision Purposes: 30 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40%","quotes":["Maximum Lot Coverage: 40%"]},"max_density":{"value":"30 dwelling units/ha","quotes":["Maximum Density: 30 dwelling units/ha"]},"max_height":{"value":"3 storeys up to a height of 12 m","quotes":["a) Principal Buildings: 3 storeys up to a height of 12 m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"9 m","quotes":["b) Accessory Buildings: 9 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"3 m","quotes":["3m 3m 3m 4.5 m 1m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"4.5 m (lane lot line 1 m)","quotes":["3m 3m 3m 4.5 m 1m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3 m; 0 m where the principal building is adjacent to RM1, RM2, RM3 or RM4","quotes":["3m 3m 3m 4.5 m 1m","3m 3m 0m 4.5 m 1m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3 m","quotes":["3m 3m 3m 4.5 m 1m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"1-storey accessory building: front 7.5 m, flanking 4.5 m, side 1.2 m, rear 4.5 m, lane 0 m","quotes":["7.5 m 4.5 m 1.2 m 4.5 m 0m"]},"other":{"value":["At least 5% of the lot area must be developed as an amenity area for residents"],"quotes":["A minimum of 5% of the lot area must be developed as an"]}},"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=96","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/rm1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/rm1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/rm1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/index.json"}}