---
title: "C1 zone in Delta: Core Commercial Zone"
place: Delta, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/delta
zone: C1
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/c1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/zoning/c1.json"
---

# C1 zone in Delta: Core Commercial Zone

A wide range of commercial and service uses in addition to limited residential uses serving a larger community.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A wide range of commercial and service uses in addition to limited residential uses serving a larger community.
- **Main uses:** Animal daycare; Animal grooming; Assembly hall; Auction rooms; Brew pub; Club; Coffee shop; Convenience store; Cultural facility; Education facility; Financial institution; Garden shop; Health care office; Hotel; Household goods repair; Household recycling and collection facility; Indoor recreation facility; Liquor primary establishment; Liquor store; Movie theatre; Office operation; Personal services; Pharmacy; Polyclinic; Restaurant; Retail sales; Sale of motor vehicles; Secondary residential accommodation; Veterinary clinic; Wine store
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Outdoor display of goods (accessory to convenience store, garden shop, retail sales); Rental of motor vehicles (accessory to a hotel)
- **Minimum lot area:** 300 m² (subdivision)
- **Maximum height:** 11 m measured to the top of the structure (to the mid-roof for a pitched roof); same for accessory structures
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 11 m measured to the top of the structure (to the mid-roof for a pitched roof)
- **Front setback:** 0 m (principal); accessory 12 m
- **Rear setback:** 0 m, or 3 m where abutting a lot zoned for residential or health care use (storeys not containing residential uses); 4.5 m for storeys containing residential uses. Accessory 3 m
- **Interior side setback:** 0 m, or 3 m where abutting a lot zoned for residential or health care use (storeys not containing residential uses); 4.5 m for storeys containing residential uses. Accessory 3 m
- **Street side setback:** 0 m (principal); accessory 12 m
- **Other rules:** A liquor store must be within 200 m of 56 Street, 120 Street (Scott Road) or Ladner Trunk Road, in a hotel or shopping centre, at least 1 km from another liquor store, and not over 186 m² in floor area; Sale of motor vehicles must be entirely contained within a building

## Source

- [Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 7600, 2017 (consolidated for reference purposes to April 21, 2026, incorporating amendments up to Bylaw No. 8552), s. 14.10](https://delta.civicweb.net/document/177229#page=199) (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/c1/_