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title: "C1A zone in Delta: Core Commercial A Zone"
place: Delta, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/delta
zone: C1A
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/c1a/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/zoning/c1a.json"
---

# C1A zone in Delta: Core Commercial A 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 grooming; Assembly hall; Auction room; Club; Coffee shop; 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; Manufacturing (only of commodities sold retail on the premises); Office operation; Personal services; Pharmacy; Polyclinic; Repair and installation of automotive glass; Rental of small tools; Restaurant; Retail sales; Secondary residential accommodation; Veterinary clinic; Wine store
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Rental of motor vehicles (accessory to a hotel)
- **Minimum lot area:** 300 m² (subdivision)
- **Maximum height:** 10.75 m measured to the top of the structure (to the mid-roof for a pitched roof); same for accessory structures
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 10.75 m measured to the top of the structure (to the mid-roof for a pitched roof)
- **Front setback:** 0 m (principal and accessory structures)
- **Rear setback:** 1.5 m, or half the height of the building where abutting a lot zoned for residential or health care use (principal and accessory structures)
- **Interior side setback:** 0 m, or 1.5 m where abutting a lot zoned for residential or health care use (principal and accessory structures)
- **Street side setback:** 1.5 m (principal and accessory structures)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Same as principal structures: front 0 m, interior side 0 m (1.5 m next to residential or health care), exterior side 1.5 m, rear 1.5 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; No storage of goods or materials outside 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. 14.11](https://delta.civicweb.net/document/177229#page=202) (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/c1a/_