{"title":"RU5 zone in Sooke: Neighbourhood Rural Residential","code":"RU5","slug":"ru5","name":"Neighbourhood Rural Residential","group":"Rural","section":"105","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Residential parcels on lands designated Gateway Residential or Community Residential.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Residential parcels on lands designated Gateway Residential or Community Residential.","quotes":["This zone is intended to apply to residential parcels of land on","lands designated Gateway Residential or Community Residential."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Horticulture","Single family dwelling","Duplex","Manufactured home"],"quotes":["Horticulture","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"],"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":"2500 m²","quotes":["Minimum Lot Size for Subdivision Purposes: 2500 m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"15 m","quotes":["Minimum Width for Subdivision Purposes: 15 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"25%","quotes":["Maximum Lot Coverage: 25%"]},"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":["Principal building must average at least 7 m wide, excluding accessory porches, sheds, garages and carports","1 principal building per lot; 1 secondary suite and 1 small suite per principal dwelling unit"],"quotes":["7 m, excluding accessory porches, sheds, garages and carports","Principal buildings and structures: 1 per lot","Secondary suites: 1 per principal dwelling unit","Small suites: 1 per principal dwelling unit"]}},"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=82","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/ru5/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/ru5.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/ru5.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/index.json"}}