{"title":"A1 zone in Delta: Agriculture Zone","code":"A1","slug":"a1","name":"Agriculture Zone","group":"Agricultural","section":"10.10","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Farming, breeding pets, kennels and related uses.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Farming, breeding pets, kennels and related uses.","quotes":["This zone is intended for farming, breeding pets, kennels and related uses."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Breeding pets","Farming","Kennel"],"quotes":["Breeding pets","Farming","Kennel"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory farm dwelling unit","Additional farm house","Agri-tourism","Bed and breakfast operation","Farm house","Farm retail sales","Home occupation","Keeping of household pets","Migrant farm worker housing","On-farm processing","Secondary suite (accessory to a farm house)","Equestrian facility (max 40 permanent stalls)"],"note":"Many other farm-related accessory uses are also listed in the bylaw.","quotes":["Accessory farm dwelling unit, accessory to a farm house","Additional farm house, accessory to farming","Agri-tourism, accessory to farming","Bed and breakfast operation","Farm house, accessory to farming, breeding pets or kennel","Farm retail sales, accessory to farming","Home occupation, accessory to a farm house, accessory farm","Keeping of household pets, accessory to a farm house, secondary suite,","Migrant farm worker housing, accessory to farming","On-farm processing, accessory to farming","Secondary suite, accessory to a farm house","Equestrian facility with a maximum of 40 permanent stalls but not"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"8 ha (smallest lot that may be created by subdivision, where subdivision is allowed)","quotes":["subdivision is 8 ha."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"Non-residential farm uses: apiculture 20%; farm cannabis processing 5%; greenhouses 75%; tree, vine, field and forage crops 25%; mushroom growing 35%; nurseries, specialty wood crops and turf farms 35%; livestock, poultry, game and fur 35%","quotes":["Apiculture 20%","Farm cannabis processing 5%","Greenhouses 75%","Growing of Tree, Vine, Field and Forage Crops 25%","Mushroom Growing 35%","Nurseries, Specialty Wood Crops and Turf Farms 35%","including confined livestock areas"]},"max_density":{"value":"Maximum total floor area for residential use: farm house 500 m²; accessory farm dwelling unit 90 m² (lot 40 ha or less) or 186 m² (lot more than 40 ha); additional farm house 180 m² (lot less than 8 ha) or 233 m² (lot 8 ha or greater)","quotes":["Farm house 500 m2","On a lot 40 ha or less: 90 m2*","On a lot more than 40 ha: 186 m2*","On a lot less than 8 ha: 180 m2","On a lot 8 ha or greater: 233 m2"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6 m for residential buildings (front lot line or flanking street); non-residential farm buildings 7.5 m, or 15 m if housing animals other than swine, or 30 m if housing swine and fur-bearing animals","quotes":["6m 15 m 10 m","Front Lot Line","outdoor storage areas, except as 7.5 m 4.5 m 7.5 m","15 m 15 m 60 m 30 m","30 m 30 m Not permitted 30 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"10 m from the rear of the farm home plate for residential buildings; non-residential farm buildings 4.5 m (general farm buildings), 15 m or 30 m for animal housing","quotes":["6m 15 m 10 m","Rear of farm","outdoor storage areas, except as 7.5 m 4.5 m 7.5 m","30 m 30 m Not permitted 30 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"15 m for residential buildings (other lot lines); where lot width is under 50 m, the lesser of 15 m or 10% of lot width but not less than 3 m. Non-residential farm buildings 4.5 m, or 15 m or 30 m for animal housing","quotes":["6m 15 m 10 m","Other Lot Lines","where lot width is less than 50 m, the setback from a lot line other","30 m 30 m Not permitted 30 m","(i) 15 m, or","(ii) 10% of lot width, but not less than 3 m.","outdoor storage areas, except as 7.5 m 4.5 m 7.5 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"6 m for residential buildings (flanking street); non-residential farm buildings 7.5 m, 15 m or 30 m depending on use","quotes":["6m 15 m 10 m","or Flanking","outdoor storage areas, except as 7.5 m 4.5 m 7.5 m","30 m 30 m Not permitted 30 m"]},"other":{"value":["Farm home plate: maximum 3,600 m² and 60 m deep for a farm house (5,000 m² if there is also an additional farm house)","One farm house per lot is permitted; one secondary suite, only with a farm house","Height limits are given as numbers only (farm house 3 principal, 1 accessory; accessory farm dwelling unit 2); the unit is not shown in the text","Subdivision must also comply with the OCP and the Agricultural Land Commission Act"],"quotes":["3,600 m2 60 m","5,000 m2 60 m","(i) One farm house per lot is permitted.","(i) One secondary suite is permitted accessory to a farm house only.","Principal Structure Accessory Structure","Accessory Farm","Subdivision shall not be permitted except where it is in compliance with the Delta Official"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 7600, 2017 (consolidated for reference purposes to April 21, 2026, incorporating amendments up to Bylaw No. 8552)","url":"https://delta.civicweb.net/document/177229","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"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."},"source_url":"https://delta.civicweb.net/document/177229#page=121","place":{"path":"ca/bc/delta","name":"Delta","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/zoning/a1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/zoning/a1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/zoning/a1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/zoning/index.json"}}