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Delta zoning: find your zone and what it allows

How do I find out how my property is zoned and what I can build on it?

Delta, British ColumbiaChecked against official textSources read 2026-11-05

Short answer

Look up your lot on DeltaMap, the City of Delta's online map (Planning & Development layer), to see its zone, land use and Agricultural Land Reserve status. Then read that zone's rules in the Zoning Bylaw. DeltaMap is approximate; confirm with the Application Centre at 604-946-3380.

Zoning map

AgriculturalResidentialCommercialMixed useIndustrialPublicComprehensive development

Search an address or click a lot on the map to see its zone and what it allows.

Zoning shown from the City of Delta's DeltaMap data, downloaded 2026-11-07.

Zones in Delta

From Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 7600, 2017 (consolidated for reference purposes to April 21, 2026, incorporating amendments up to Bylaw No. 8552). The City's consolidation is for reference purposes only; refer to the City's online version for the current consolidation. Older site-specific "CD" zones (CD1 to CD495) are still regulated by the repealed Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977 and are not in this document; only the CDZ zones (CDZ1 onward) are written out here. Each zone has its own page with its uses, lot sizes, heights and setbacks. Zone pages are drafts taken from the bylaw text and not yet reviewed by a person.

Agricultural zones

Residential zones

Commercial zones

Mixed use zones

Industrial zones

Public zones

Comprehensive development zones

  • CDZ1 Comprehensive Development Zone No. 1
  • CDZ2 Comprehensive Development Zone No. 2
  • CDZ4 Comprehensive Development Zone No. 4
  • CDZ5 Comprehensive Development Zone No. 5
  • CDZ6 Comprehensive Development Zone No. 6
  • CDZ8 Comprehensive Development Zone No. 8
  • CDZ10 Comprehensive Development Zone No. 10
  • CDZ13 Comprehensive Development Zone No. 13
  • CDZ14 Comprehensive Development Zone No. 14
  • CDZ15 Comprehensive Development Zone No. 15
  • CDZ16 Comprehensive Development Zone No. 16
  • CDZ17 Comprehensive Development Zone No. 17
  • CDZ18 Comprehensive Development Zone No. 18
  • CDZ19 Comprehensive Development Zone No. 19
  • CDZ20 Comprehensive Development Zone No. 20
  • CDZ24 Comprehensive Development Zone No. 24
  • CDZ25 Comprehensive Development Zone No. 25
  • CDZ26 Comprehensive Development Zone No. 26
  • CDZ28 Comprehensive Development Zone No. 28
  • CDZ31 Comprehensive Development Zone No. 31
  • CDZ32 Comprehensive Development Zone No. 32
  • CDZ33 Comprehensive Development Zone No. 33
  • CDZ36 Comprehensive Development Zone No. 36
  • CDZ40 Comprehensive Development Zone No. 40
  • CDZ41 Comprehensive Development Zone No. 41
  • CDZ42 Comprehensive Development Zone No. 42
  • CDZ43 Comprehensive Development Zone No. 43
  • CDZ49 Comprehensive Development Zone No. 49
  • CDZ50 Comprehensive Development Zone No. 50
  • CDZ51 Comprehensive Development Zone No. 51
  • CDZ54 Comprehensive Development Zone No. 54
  • CDZ55 Comprehensive Development Zone No. 55
  • CDZ59 Comprehensive Development Zone No. 59
  • CDZ63 Comprehensive Development Zone No. 63

Key facts

How to find your zoneUse DeltaMap, the City's online mapping system (Planning & Development layer: zoning, land use, ALR). Search your address; a property Info Report is available. DeltaMap data is for illustration only, so confirm zoning with the Community Planning and Development Department.DeltaMap, DeltaMap page; Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing, Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing page; Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 7600, 2017 (consolidated April 21, 2026), Consolidation cover note · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
Official wording
Planning & Development (Heritage Sites, Zoning, Land Use, ALR)
The data and maps shown here are approximate and are for illustration purposes only.
review the Info Report for your property on DeltaMap
Current information as to individual parcel zoning should be obtained from the Community Planning and Development Department of the City of Delta.
Zoning bylawDelta Zoning Bylaw No. 7600, 2017 (adopted April 9, 2018), consolidated for reference only to April 21, 2026Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 7600, 2017 (consolidated April 21, 2026), Consolidation cover page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
Official wording
Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 7600, 2017
Consolidated for Reference Purposes Only April 21, 2026
Adopted: April 9, 2018
What the zone controlsRegulations in each zone limit the uses, density, size, height and location of buildings on a property.Bylaws & Land Use Regulations, Bylaws & Land Use Regulations page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
Official wording
Regulations in a zone limit the uses, density, size, height and location of buildings on a property.
ContactApplication Centre / Development Department, City of Delta: 604-946-3380 or development@delta.caDevelopment Considerations, Development Considerations page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
Official wording
requirements can be discussed with the Application Centre at development@delta.ca or 604-946-3380
BylawDelta Zoning Bylaw No. 7600, 2017Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 7600, 2017 (consolidated April 21, 2026), cover page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
Official wording
Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 7600, 2017

How it works

Every property in the City of Delta has a zone. Regulations in each zone limit the uses, density, size, height and location of buildings on a property. The rules are in the Zoning Bylaw No. 7600, 2017, consolidated for reference only to April 21, 2026; the cover says to check the online version for the current consolidation.

Steps

  1. Open DeltaMap and search your address. Use the Planning & Development layer (Heritage Sites, Zoning, Land Use, ALR). A property Info Report is available.
  2. Note your zone code, such as A1.
  3. Find that zone in the Zoning Bylaw to see what is allowed.
  4. Check Development Considerations for other limits on title or location, such as land use contracts and restrictive covenants.
  5. Ask the Application Centre (604-946-3380, development@delta.ca) to confirm before you spend money on plans.

Good to know

  • The City says DeltaMap data is approximate, for illustration only, and not suitable for site-specific decisions or financial commitments. Confirm zoning with the Community Planning and Development Department.
  • A land use contract on your title overrides the underlying zoning, and a restrictive covenant can limit what you may build. Check your title documents.
  • The City's Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing page describes the updated rules for single detached and duplex lots; see the secondary suite answer.

Official forms and pages

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Sources

  1. DeltaMap, City of Delta (read 2026-11-05)
  2. Bylaws & Land Use Regulations, City of Delta (read 2026-11-05)
  3. Development Considerations, City of Delta (read 2026-11-05)
  4. Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing, City of Delta (read 2026-11-05)
  5. Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 7600, 2017 (consolidated April 21, 2026) (PDF) (read 2026-11-05)

Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 5 facts was matched to the official text. How answers are checked.