A1 zone in Delta: Agriculture Zone
Farming, breeding pets, kennels and related uses.
Zone rules
| Purpose | Farming, breeding pets, kennels and related uses. |
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| Also allowed (secondary uses) |
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| 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 |
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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 (read 2026-11-07)
Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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 Older site-specific "CD" zones (CD1 to CD495) are still regulated by the repealed Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977 and are not in this document; only the CDZ zones (CDZ1 onward) are written out here. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.
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