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P zone in Delta: Public Use Zone

Delta, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

Public facilities and uses, including assembly, public services, and community services.

Zone rules

PurposePublic facilities and uses, including assembly, public services, and community services.
Main uses
  • Assembly hall
  • Cemetery
  • Civic use
  • Community services
  • Cultural facility
  • Education facility
  • Hospital
  • Nature park
  • Parks and public open space
Also allowed (secondary uses)
  • Caretaker dwelling unit, accessory to a cemetery, civic use, nature park, parks and public open space or place of worship
  • Coffee shop, accessory to a civic use, cultural facility, hospital or parks and public open space
  • Community garden, accessory to an assembly hall, civic use, cultural facility, education facility or parks and public open space
  • Health care office, accessory to a civic use
  • Methadone clinic, accessory to a hospital
  • Methadone dispensary, accessory to a hospital
  • Restaurant, accessory to a civic use, cultural facility, hospital or parks and public open space
  • Sports rehabilitation centre, accessory to a civic use
Maximum height18 m to mid-roof or top of a flat roof on lots with a Civic and Institutional (CI) OCP designation; 9.2 m on lots with other OCP designations
Maximum height, accessory buildings3.75 m to mid-roof or top of a flat roof
Front setback7.5 m
Rear setback7.5 m
Interior side setback4.5 m
Street side setback4.5 m
Accessory building setbacksfront 12 m, interior side 1 m, exterior side 7.5 m, rear 1 m
Other rulesA methadone clinic and a methadone dispensary may only be located within a hospital.

Source: Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 7600, 2017 (consolidated for reference purposes to April 21, 2026, incorporating amendments up to Bylaw No. 8552), s. 18.10 (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 Older site-specific "CD" zones (CD1 to CD495) are still regulated by the repealed Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977 and are not in this document; only the CDZ zones (CDZ1 onward) are written out here.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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