---
title: "RM1 zone in Sooke: Low Density Multi Family 1"
place: Sooke, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/sooke
zone: RM1
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/rm1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/rm1.json"
---

# RM1 zone in Sooke: Low Density Multi Family 1

Low density multi family development in the Sewer Specified Area.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Low density multi family development in the Sewer Specified Area.
- **Main uses:** Apartment building; Assisted living facility; Cluster dwelling units; Duplex; Townhouse
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Limited home-based business
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,000 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 30 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40%
- **Maximum density:** 30 dwelling units/ha
- **Maximum height:** 3 storeys up to a height of 12 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 9 m
- **Front setback:** 3 m
- **Rear setback:** 4.5 m (lane lot line 1 m)
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m; 0 m where the principal building is adjacent to RM1, RM2, RM3 or RM4
- **Street side setback:** 3 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 1-storey accessory building: front 7.5 m, flanking 4.5 m, side 1.2 m, rear 4.5 m, lane 0 m
- **Other rules:** At least 5% of the lot area must be developed as an amenity area for residents

## Source

- [Sooke Zoning Bylaw No. 600, 2013 (unofficially consolidated, updated February 18, 2025), s. 302](https://www.sooke.ca/media/c4zccxp0/zoning-bylaw-no-600-consolidated.pdf#page=96) (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/rm1/_