{"title":"RU3 zone in Sooke: Small Scale Agriculture","code":"RU3","slug":"ru3","name":"Small Scale Agriculture","group":"Agricultural","section":"103","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Small scale agricultural uses of land.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Small scale agricultural uses of land.","quotes":["to provide for small scale agricultural uses"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Agriculture","Agriculture – intensive","Aquaculture","Single family dwelling","Manufactured home","Duplex"],"note":"May be subject to Provincial ALC approval.","quotes":["Agriculture","Agriculture – intensive","Aquaculture","Single family dwelling","Manufactured home","Duplex","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"],"quotes":["Bed and breakfast","Boarding and lodging","Home-based business","Secondary suite","Small suite","Vacation accommodation unit"]},"site_specific":{"value":["PID 025-686-054 (Lot E, Sections 27, 28, and 29, Sooke District, Plan VIP75447): the only permitted uses are agriculture and park","Lot A, Sections 7 and 11, Sooke District, Plan 31841: Community Care Facility is a permitted use, subject to ALC approvals"],"quotes":["on the property identified as PID 025-686-054 (Lot E,","permitted uses are agriculture and park by authority of ALC","property identified as Lot A, Sections 7 and 11, Sooke District, Plan","‘Community Care Facility’ is"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"4 ha","quotes":["Minimum Lot Size for Subdivision Purposes: 4 ha"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"60 m","quotes":["Minimum Width for Subdivision Purposes: 60 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=76","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/ru3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/ru3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/ru3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/index.json"}}