---
title: "RH40 zone in Delta: Strata House Residential 40 Zone"
place: Delta, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/delta
zone: RH40
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/rh40/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/zoning/rh40.json"
---

# RH40 zone in Delta: Strata House Residential 40 Zone

Strata house developments which are similar in appearance to single detached housing.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Strata house developments which are similar in appearance to single detached housing.
- **Main uses:** Strata house
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home occupation
- **Minimum lot area:** 836 m² (subdivision)
- **Minimum lot width:** 22 m (average lot depth 30 m)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40%
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio 0.3 plus 135 m²; maximum 40 units per hectare if at least 10 UPH are dwelling units under 75 m² in floor area, otherwise 30 units per hectare
- **Maximum height:** 2.5 storeys; 9 m to mid-roof or top of a flat roof; 11.5 m to roof ridge of a pitched roof
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 1 storey; 3.75 m to mid-roof or top of a flat roof; 4.6 m to roof ridge of a pitched roof
- **Front setback:** 6.5 m (principal); accessory 12 m
- **Rear setback:** Where average lot depth does not exceed 35 m: 7.5 m for a 1 or 1.5 storey building, 9 m for 2 or more storeys. Where it exceeds 35 m: plus 0.65 m for each additional 1 m of average lot depth over 35 m. Accessory 1 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m (principal); accessory 1 m
- **Street side setback:** 3.5 m (principal); accessory 6.5 m
- **Other rules:** A maximum of 4 dwelling units in each strata house

## Source

- [Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 7600, 2017 (consolidated for reference purposes to April 21, 2026, incorporating amendments up to Bylaw No. 8552), s. 13.10](https://delta.civicweb.net/document/177229#page=175) (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/rh40/_