RM6 zone in Sooke: Town Centre Townhouse

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

In short

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 (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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