RM5 zone in Sooke: Town Centre Apartment

Sooke, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

High density apartments within the Town Centre, excluding the future Waterview Street.

Zone rules

Purpose	High density apartments within the Town Centre, excluding the future Waterview Street.
Main uses	Apartment Building Assisted Living Facility
Also allowed (secondary uses)	Limited home-based business
Minimum lot area	1000 m²
Minimum lot width	15 m
Maximum lot coverage	85%
Maximum height	Six storeys up to 25 metres
Maximum height, accessory buildings	9 m
Front setback	0 m
Rear setback	0 m; 4.5 m where adjacent to Duplex/Single Family Dwelling or Existing Housing per Town Centre Plan
Interior side setback	0 m; 4.5 m where adjacent to Duplex/Single Family Dwelling or Existing Housing per Town Centre Plan
Street side setback	0 m
Accessory building setbacks	front 7.5 m, flanking 4.5 m, side 1.2 m, rear 4.5 m, lane 0 m
Other rules	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

Source: Sooke Zoning Bylaw No. 600, 2013 (unofficially consolidated, updated February 18, 2025), s. 306 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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