---
title: "RU2 zone in Sooke: Rural"
place: Sooke, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/sooke
zone: RU2
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/ru2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/ru2.json"
---

# RU2 zone in Sooke: Rural

Varied rural uses on large rural tracts of land.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Varied rural uses on large rural tracts of land.
- **Main uses:** Agriculture; Agriculture – intensive; Aquaculture; Single family dwelling; Duplex; Manufactured home (May be subject to Provincial ALC approval.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Bed and breakfast; Boarding and lodging; Home-based business; Secondary suite; Small suite; Vacation accommodation unit (Secondary suite and small suite are subject to conditions of use.)
- **Minimum lot area:** 4 ha
- **Minimum lot width:** 85 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35%; 75% where agricultural production is in greenhouses
- **Maximum density:** 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
- **Maximum height:** 3 storeys, up to 12 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 2 storeys, up to 9 m
- **Front setback:** 5 m (shared figure for principal and accessory buildings)
- **Rear setback:** 6 m; 4.5 m where the rear is a lane
- **Interior side setback:** 1.2 m (shared figure for principal and accessory buildings)
- **Street side setback:** 5 m (shared figure for principal and accessory buildings)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 5 m, flanking 5 m, side 1.2 m, rear 1.5 m, lane 0 m
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Sooke Zoning Bylaw No. 600, 2013 (unofficially consolidated, updated February 18, 2025), s. 102](https://www.sooke.ca/media/c4zccxp0/zoning-bylaw-no-600-consolidated.pdf#page=72) (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/ru2/_