{"title":"RM5 zone in Sooke: Town Centre Apartment","code":"RM5","slug":"rm5","name":"Town Centre Apartment","group":"Residential","section":"306","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"High density apartments within the Town Centre, excluding the future Waterview Street.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"High density apartments within the Town Centre, excluding the future Waterview Street.","quotes":["This zone is intended for high density apartments within the","Town Centre but excludes the future Waterview Street as illustrated in the"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Apartment Building","Assisted Living Facility"],"quotes":["Apartment Building","Assisted Living Facility"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Limited home-based business"],"quotes":["Limited home-based business"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1000 m²","quotes":["Minimum Lot Size for Subdivision Purposes: 1000 m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"15 m","quotes":["Minimum Width for Subdivision Purposes: 15 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"85%","quotes":["Maximum Lot Coverage: 85%"]},"max_height":{"value":"Six storeys up to 25 metres","quotes":["a) Principal Buildings: Six storeys up to 25 metres in height"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"9 m","quotes":["b) Accessory Buildings: 9 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"0 m","quotes":["or Structure 0m 0m 0m 0m 0m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"0 m; 4.5 m where adjacent to Duplex/Single Family Dwelling or Existing Housing per Town Centre Plan","quotes":["or Structure 0m 0m 0m 0m 0m","0m 0m 4.5 m 4.5 m 0m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"0 m; 4.5 m where adjacent to Duplex/Single Family Dwelling or Existing Housing per Town Centre Plan","quotes":["or Structure 0m 0m 0m 0m 0m","0m 0m 4.5 m 4.5 m 0m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"0 m","quotes":["or Structure 0m 0m 0m 0m 0m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"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 10% of the lot area must be developed as an amenity area for residents","Recession plane rules may apply for buildings and structures more than 6 m or two storeys in height"],"quotes":["A minimum of 10% of the lot area must be developed as","Recession plane rules may apply for buildings and structures more than"]}},"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=104","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/rm5/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/rm5.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/rm5.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/index.json"}}