{"title":"RU1 zone in Sooke: Watershed, Forest & Agriculture","code":"RU1","slug":"ru1","name":"Watershed, Forest & Agriculture","group":"Agricultural","section":"101","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Large tracts of rural land that protect watersheds and promote agriculture.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Large tracts of rural land that protect watersheds and promote agriculture.","quotes":["to provide for large tracts of rural lands to","protect watersheds and promote agriculture, both vitally important aspects"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Agriculture","Agriculture – intensive","Aquaculture","Conservation","Single family dwelling","Duplex","Manufactured home"],"note":"May be subject to Agricultural Land Commission approval.","quotes":["Agriculture","Agriculture – intensive","Aquaculture","Conservation","Single family dwelling","Duplex","Manufactured home","may be subject to approval by the Provincial Agricultural"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Bed and breakfast","Boarding and lodging","Home-based business","Secondary suite","Small suite","Vacation accommodation unit"],"quotes":["Bed and breakfast","Boarding and lodging","Home-based business","Secondary suite","Small suite","Vacation accommodation unit"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"10 ha","quotes":["Minimum Lot Size for Subdivision Purposes: 10 ha"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"100 m","quotes":["Minimum Width for Subdivision Purposes: 100 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"35%; 75% where agricultural production is in greenhouses","quotes":["a) 35%","maximum lot coverage is 75%."]},"max_density":{"value":"2 dwelling units per lot","quotes":["Maximum Number of Dwelling Units per Lot: 2"]},"max_height":{"value":"3 storeys, up to 12 m","quotes":["Principal Buildings: 3 storeys, up to a maximum height of 12 m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"2 storeys, up to 9 m","quotes":["Accessory Buildings: 2 storeys, up to a maximum height of 9 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"5 m (shared figure for principal and accessory buildings)","quotes":["5m 5m 1.2 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6 m; 4.5 m where the rear is a lane","quotes":["6m 4.5 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.2 m (shared figure for principal and accessory buildings)","quotes":["5m 5m 1.2 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"5 m (shared figure for principal and accessory buildings)","quotes":["5m 5m 1.2 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 5 m, flanking 5 m, side 1.2 m, rear 1.5 m, lane 0 m","quotes":["5m 5m 1.2 m","1.5 m 0m"]},"other":{"value":["Farm buildings or structures must be 10 m from all lot lines (0 m from a lane); aquaculture or intensive farm buildings 30 m (10 m from a lane)","Intensive agriculture needs a lot of 2 hectares or more if the lot is outside the Agricultural Land Reserve or exempted by the ALC","1 principal building per lot; 1 secondary suite and 1 small suite per single family dwelling"],"quotes":["10 m 10 m 10 m 10 m 0m","30 m 30 m 30 m 30 m 10 m","A minimum lot size of 2 hectares or larger is required for","Principal buildings and structures: 1 per lot","Secondary suites: 1 per single family dwelling","Small suites: 1 per single family dwelling."]}},"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=70","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/ru1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/ru1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/ru1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/index.json"}}