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title: "MULW zone in Delta: Mixed Use Ladner Waterfront Zone"
place: Delta, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/delta
zone: MULW
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/mulw/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/zoning/mulw.json"
---

# MULW zone in Delta: Mixed Use Ladner Waterfront Zone

A mix of commercial, service, recreational and limited residential uses to create a vibrant, people oriented waterfront.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A mix of commercial, service, recreational and limited residential uses to create a vibrant, people oriented waterfront.
- **Main uses:** Animal daycare; Animal grooming; Boat building and repair; Boat moorage; Brew pub; Coffee shop; Cultural facility; Education facility; Household goods repair; Indoor recreation facility; Liquor primary establishment; Liquor store; Machine shop; Marina; Secondary residential accommodation; Net shed; Office operation; Personal services; Restaurant; Retail sales; Rental of machinery and equipment; Rental of non-motorized recreational equipment; Rental of recreational marine vessels; Sale of agricultural products; Sale of home improvement supplies; Sale of horticultural products; Sale of fishing and marine supplies; Sale of non-motorized recreational equipment; Sale of recreational marine vessels; Veterinary clinic; Water oriented recreation; Wine store
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Outdoor display of goods, accessory to retail sales and to the sale of agricultural products, home improvement supplies, horticultural products, fishing and marine supplies, non-motorized recreational equipment, or recreational marine vessels
- **Minimum lot area:** 500 m² (for subdivision)
- **Minimum lot width:** 24 m (for subdivision)
- **Maximum height:** 2.5 storeys and 10 m to roof ridge for a pitched roof or the top of a flat roof (upland area and water area)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 2.5 storeys and 10 m to roof ridge for a pitched roof or the top of a flat roof (upland area and water area)
- **Front setback:** 0 m (upland and water areas); the front lot line is the lot line closest to Chisholm Street
- **Rear setback:** 0 m (upland and water areas)
- **Interior side setback:** 0 m (upland and water areas)
- **Street side setback:** 0 m (upland and water areas)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Same as principal structure: 0 m on all sides (upland and water areas)
- **Other rules:** Public access from the street to the harbour at least every 45 m and at least one per lot (minimum 2.5 m wide); public access along the front lot line of the upland area and rear lot line of the water area, minimum 3 m wide.; No secondary residential accommodation, education facility or office operation on the ground floor of any building (secondary residential accommodation: except access).; A liquor store or wine store may not exceed 42 m² of floor area.; Fencing is prohibited.

## Source

- [Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 7600, 2017 (consolidated for reference purposes to April 21, 2026, incorporating amendments up to Bylaw No. 8552), s. 15.10](https://delta.civicweb.net/document/177229#page=225) (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/mulw/_