{"title":"RU2 zone in Sooke: Rural","code":"RU2","slug":"ru2","name":"Rural","group":"Rural","section":"102","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Varied rural uses on large rural tracts of land.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Varied rural uses on large rural tracts of land.","quotes":["to provide for varied rural uses on large"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Agriculture","Agriculture – intensive","Aquaculture","Single family dwelling","Duplex","Manufactured home"],"note":"May be subject to Provincial ALC approval.","quotes":["Agriculture","Agriculture – intensive","Aquaculture","Single family dwelling","Duplex","Manufactured home","may be subject to approval by the Provincial ALC"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Bed and breakfast","Boarding and lodging","Home-based business","Secondary suite","Small suite","Vacation accommodation unit"],"note":"Secondary suite and small suite are subject to conditions of use.","quotes":["Bed and breakfast","Boarding and lodging","Home-based business","Secondary suite","Small suite","Vacation accommodation unit"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"4 ha","quotes":["Minimum Lot Size for Subdivision Purposes: *4 ha"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"85 m","quotes":["Minimum Width for Subdivision Purposes: 85 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"35%; 75% where agricultural production is in greenhouses","quotes":["a) 35%","maximum lot coverage is 75%."]},"max_density":{"value":"Principal buildings by lot size: 0.4 ha or less, 1 single family dwelling or 1 manufactured home or 1 duplex; 0.41 ha – 0.799 ha, 2 single family dwellings or 2 manufactured homes or 1 duplex; 0.8 ha – 3.99 ha, 3 single family dwellings or 3 manufactured homes or 1 duplex; 4 ha – 15.99 ha, 4 single family dwellings or 4 manufactured homes or 2 duplexes; 16 ha – 31.99 ha, 5 single family dwellings or 5 manufactured homes or 2 duplexes; 32 ha or greater, 8 single family dwellings or 8 manufactured homes or 4 duplexes","quotes":["0.4 ha or less 1 single family dwelling or 1 manufactured home or 1 duplex","0.41 ha – 0.799 ha 2 single family dwellings or 2 manufactured homes or 1 duplex","0.8 ha – 3.99 ha 3 single family dwellings or 3 manufactured homes or 1 duplex","4 ha – 15.99 ha 4 single family dwellings or 4 manufactured homes or 2 duplexes","16 ha – 31.99 ha 5 single family dwellings or 5 manufactured homes or 2 duplexes","32 ha or greater","8 single family dwellings or 8 manufactured homes or 4"]},"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","A maximum of four dwelling units is permitted on lots partly or wholly in the Community Growth Area, on community water and sewer, larger than 280 m² and smaller than 4050 m², and outside the Agricultural Land Reserve","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","four dwelling units are permitted where a lot","Is wholly or partly within the Community Growth Area;","Is larger than 280 m2 and smaller than 4050 m2; and","Is outside the Agricultural Land Reserve.","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=72","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/ru2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/ru2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/ru2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/index.json"}}