South Vancouver Island Riverfront Homes For Sale
Sooke, Goldstream and Koksilah Frontage, Small SupplySouth Vancouver Island riverfront homes for sale are a short list in most months. The Sooke River, Goldstream, the Koksilah and a handful of creeks carry almost all of it, and many of these properties are acreages rather than subdivision lots. When one comes up I read the flood mapping before I look at the house.
Riverfront and floodplain usually arrive together. Local governments set a flood construction level, and a house sitting below it can be hard to insure, hard to finance and costly to rebuild. Pull the flood covenant off title early, not during the week you remove subjects.
Riparian setbacks decide what you may touch. On most of these rivers a 30 metre streamside protection area limits clearing, landscaping and new structures, so a lawn running down to the gravel bar is usually not on offer. A biologist report tells you exactly where that line sits.
Salmon rivers come with neighbours you did not plan for. Fishing season brings vehicles, anglers and, on some stretches, public access along the bank. That is charming to one buyer and a deal breaker to the next, so it is worth standing on the property in October.