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title: "A1 zone in Delta: Agriculture Zone"
place: Delta, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/delta
zone: A1
bylaw: Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 7600, 2017 (consolidated for reference purposes to April 21, 2026, incorporating amendments up to Bylaw No. 8552)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/zoning/a1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/zoning/a1.json"
---

# A1 zone in Delta: Agriculture Zone

Farming, breeding pets, kennels and related uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Farming, breeding pets, kennels and related uses.
- **Main uses:** Breeding pets; Farming; Kennel
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** 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) (Many other farm-related accessory uses are also listed in the bylaw.)
- **Minimum lot area:** 8 ha (smallest lot that may be created by subdivision, where subdivision is allowed)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 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%
- **Maximum density:** 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)
- **Front setback:** 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
- **Rear setback:** 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
- **Interior side setback:** 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
- **Street side setback:** 6 m for residential buildings (flanking street); non-residential farm buildings 7.5 m, 15 m or 30 m depending on use
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 7600, 2017 (consolidated for reference purposes to April 21, 2026, incorporating amendments up to Bylaw No. 8552), s. 10.10](https://delta.civicweb.net/document/177229#page=121) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Delta: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/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/delta/zoning/a1/_