---
title: "RU5 zone in Sooke: Neighbourhood Rural Residential"
place: Sooke, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/sooke
zone: RU5
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/ru5/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/ru5.json"
---

# RU5 zone in Sooke: Neighbourhood Rural Residential

Residential parcels on lands designated Gateway Residential or Community Residential.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Residential parcels on lands designated Gateway Residential or Community Residential.
- **Main uses:** Horticulture; 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 (Secondary suite and small suite are subject to conditions of use.)
- **Minimum lot area:** 2500 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 15 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 25%
- **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:** 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

## Source

- [Sooke Zoning Bylaw No. 600, 2013 (unofficially consolidated, updated February 18, 2025), s. 105](https://www.sooke.ca/media/c4zccxp0/zoning-bylaw-no-600-consolidated.pdf#page=82) (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/ru5/_