RU4 zone in Sooke: Rural Residential

Sooke, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

Lots that are rural in nature, intended for residential purposes.

Zone rules

Purpose	Lots that are rural in nature, intended for residential purposes.
Main uses	Agriculture Single family dwelling Duplex Manufactured home
Also allowed (secondary uses)	Bed and breakfast Boarding and lodging Home-based business Secondary suite Small suite Vacation accommodation unit
Extra uses on specific lots	Lot 1, Section 14, Sooke District, Plan VIP20069 (PID 003-653-706): a boathouse may be an accessory building without a principal building
Minimum lot area	1 ha outside the Sewer Specified Area; 1000 m² inside the Sewer Specified Area
Minimum lot width	15 m
Maximum lot coverage	30%; 75% where agricultural production is in greenhouses
Maximum density	2 dwelling units per lot
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	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

Source: Sooke Zoning Bylaw No. 600, 2013 (unofficially consolidated, updated February 18, 2025), s. 104 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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