{"title":"RU4 zone in Sooke: Rural Residential","code":"RU4","slug":"ru4","name":"Rural Residential","group":"Rural","section":"104","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Lots that are rural in nature, intended for residential purposes.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Lots that are rural in nature, intended for residential purposes.","quotes":["This zone applies to those lots that are rural in nature, intended for"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Agriculture","Single family dwelling","Duplex","Manufactured home"],"quotes":["Agriculture","Single family dwelling","Duplex","Manufactured home"]},"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":["Lot 1, Section 14, Sooke District, Plan VIP20069 (PID 003-653-706): a boathouse may be an accessory building without a principal building"],"quotes":["property identified as Lot 1, Section 14, Sooke District, Plan VIP20069","(PID 003-653-706), a boathouse may be situated as an accessory building"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1 ha outside the Sewer Specified Area; 1000 m² inside the Sewer Specified Area","quotes":["a) Outside the Sewer Specified Area: 1 ha","b) Inside the Sewer Specified Area: 1000 m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"15 m","quotes":["Minimum Width for Subdivision Purposes: 15 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"30%; 75% where agricultural production is in greenhouses","quotes":["a) 30%","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":["Agriculture is only permitted beyond 30 m from a watercourse","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)","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"],"quotes":["Agriculture only permitted beyond 30 m from a watercourse.","10 m 10 m 10 m 10 m 0m","30 m 30 m 30 m 30 m 10 m","a maximum of four","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."]}},"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=78","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/ru4/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/ru4.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/ru4.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/index.json"}}