{"title":"W2 zone in Sooke: Private Wharf","code":"W2","slug":"w2","name":"Private Wharf","group":"Commercial","section":"702","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"The seabed, water column and surface of marine water, with provisions for private wharfs used by the upland owner.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"The seabed, water column and surface of marine water, with provisions for private wharfs used by the upland owner.","quotes":["This zone applies to the seabed, water column and surface of","to establish provisions for private","wharfs to be used by the upland owner."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Boat ramp","Breakwater","Fishing","Non-commercial private wharf, dock or float","Passive recreation"],"quotes":["Boat ramp","Breakwater","Fishing","Non-commercial private wharf, dock or float","Passive recreation"]},"max_height":{"value":"7.5 m above high water for all structures","quotes":["Maximum Height above high water for all structures: 7.5 m"]},"other":{"value":["Residential use of structures, floats, or piles is prohibited"],"quotes":["Prohibited Uses: Residential use of structures, floats, or piles"]}},"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=146","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/w2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/w2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/w2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/index.json"}}