---
title: "W6 zone in Sooke: Marine Industrial"
place: Sooke, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/sooke
zone: W6
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/w6/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sooke/zoning/w6.json"
---

# W6 zone in Sooke: Marine Industrial

Marine water area for marine industrial uses associated with an upland use.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Marine water area for marine industrial uses associated with an upland use.
- **Main uses:** Any use permitted in W1; Boat building, repairs, rentals, and sales; Boat ramp; Boat shed; Marina; Marine fuel station; Restaurant; Retail sales; Storage areas for the shipment, loading, unloading, sorting and shipping of good and materials (includes sorting of logs, including booming grounds)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Slips, docks, breakwaters, ramps, dolphins and pilings necessary for the establishment and/or maintenance of the industrial uses
- **Maximum height:** 7.5 m above high water, all buildings and structures
- **Other rules:** Residential use of structures, floats, or piles is prohibited

## Source

- [Sooke Zoning Bylaw No. 600, 2013 (unofficially consolidated, updated February 18, 2025), s. 705](https://www.sooke.ca/media/c4zccxp0/zoning-bylaw-no-600-consolidated.pdf#page=152) (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/w6/_