---
title: "I3 zone in Delta: Extraction Industrial Zone"
place: Delta, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/delta
zone: I3
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/i3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/zoning/i3.json"
---

# I3 zone in Delta: Extraction Industrial Zone

Sand, gravel and peat extraction and related processing.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Sand, gravel and peat extraction and related processing.
- **Main uses:** Asphalt and concrete mixing; Commercial extraction of sand, gravel and peat; Farming; Kennel; Primary processing and packaging of peat; Sand and gravel crushing and screening; Sand and gravel stockpiling, aggregate separation and blending
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Office operation, except as accessory to farming or kennel; Outdoor storage, accessory to a principal use other than farming or kennel; Uses accessory to farming and kennel as permitted in the A1 zone; Security guard dwelling unit, accessory to a principal use other than farming or kennel
- **Maximum height:** No maximum height for any use except farming and kennel (Section 10.10 applies to those)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** No maximum height for any use except farming and kennel (Section 10.10 applies to those)
- **Front setback:** 30 m (uses other than farming)
- **Rear setback:** 30 m
- **Interior side setback:** 30 m
- **Street side setback:** 30 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Same as principal structure: 30 m on all sides
- **Other rules:** No pit or quarry involving blasting may be closer than 450 m to a lot zoned for residential or health care uses; no pit or quarry may be closer than 90 m.; All excavations must be kept adequately drained and fenced or backfilled (except in the area shown on the bylaw map).; Office operation accessory to a principal use is limited to 370 m² gross floor area.; Outdoor storage accessory to a principal use is limited to 930 m².

## Source

- [Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 7600, 2017 (consolidated for reference purposes to April 21, 2026, incorporating amendments up to Bylaw No. 8552), s. 16.30](https://delta.civicweb.net/document/177229#page=254) (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/i3/_