---
title: "RM6 zone in Sooke: Town Centre Townhouse"
place: Sooke, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/sooke
zone: RM6
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/rm6/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/rm6.json"
---

# RM6 zone in Sooke: Town Centre Townhouse

Townhouse development in the Town Centre, excluding the area west of Murray Road and the future Waterview Street.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Townhouse development in the Town Centre, excluding the area west of Murray Road and the future Waterview Street.
- **Main uses:** Cluster dwelling units; Rowhouse; Stacked townhouse; Townhouse
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Limited home-based business
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,000 m²; 155 m² for rowhouses
- **Minimum lot width:** 15 metres; 6 metres for rowhouses
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 70%; 55% for townhouses
- **Maximum height:** Three storeys up to 10 m; four storeys up to 13 m for properties fronting Lincroft Road, Goodmere Road, Otter Point Road and Church Road
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 9 m
- **Front setback:** 3 m (1.5 m for covered porches and entranceways, including stairs not over 1.2 m high)
- **Rear setback:** 9 m (lane 3 m); may be reduced to 3 m where a lane or a 6 m access aisle is provided at the rear
- **Interior side setback:** 4.5 m; may be reduced to 0 m on one side for buildings of three or more units, under conditions
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m (flanking); may be reduced to 1.5 m for covered porches and entranceways, or 0 m on one flanking side for buildings of three or more units, under conditions
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 7.5 m, flanking 4.5 m, side 1.2 m, rear 4.5 m, lane 0 m
- **Other rules:** Amenity area of at least 5 m² per dwelling unit; All vehicle parking must be in the rear yard; Recession plane rules may apply for buildings more than 6 m or two storeys in height

## Source

- [Sooke Zoning Bylaw No. 600, 2013 (unofficially consolidated, updated February 18, 2025), s. 307](https://www.sooke.ca/media/c4zccxp0/zoning-bylaw-no-600-consolidated.pdf#page=106) (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/rm6/_