{"title":"RS1 zone in Delta: Single Detached Residential 1 Zone","code":"RS1","slug":"rs1","name":"Single Detached Residential 1 Zone","group":"Residential","section":"11.10","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Single detached housing in lower density residential areas.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Single detached housing in lower density residential areas.","quotes":["This zone is intended for single detached housing in lower density residential areas."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Single detached dwelling"],"quotes":["Single detached dwelling"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Home occupation","Secondary suite"],"quotes":["Home occupation, accessory to a single detached dwelling","Secondary suite, accessory to a single detached dwelling"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"4,000 m² (smallest lot that may be created by subdivision)","quotes":["Lot Area 4,000 m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"30 m (average lot depth 30 m)","quotes":["Lot Width 30 m","Average Lot Depth 30 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"45%","quotes":["Maximum lot coverage shall be 45%."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor space ratio 0.3 of lot area plus 93 m²","quotes":["lot area x floor space ratio of 0.3 + 93 m2."]},"max_height":{"value":"2.5 storeys; 8 m to mid-roof or top of a flat roof; 9.5 m to roof ridge of a pitched roof (detached garages: 3.75 m, or 4.6 m to ridge)","quotes":["Maximum Storeys 2.5 1","to mid-roof or the 8m 3m","to roof ridge for a 9.5 m 3.75 m","top of a flat roof shall be 3.75 m and the maximum height to roof ridge for a pitched roof","shall be 4.6 m."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"1 storey; 3 m to mid-roof or top of a flat roof; 3.75 m to roof ridge (detached garages: 3.75 m, or 4.6 m to ridge)","quotes":["Maximum Storeys 2.5 1","to mid-roof or the 8m 3m","to roof ridge for a 9.5 m 3.75 m","top of a flat roof shall be 3.75 m and the maximum height to roof ridge for a pitched roof","shall be 4.6 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.5 m (principal); accessory 12 m","quotes":["Front 6.5 m 12 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"9 m (principal); accessory 1 m","quotes":["Rear 9m 1m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m (principal); accessory 1 m","quotes":["Interior Side 1.5 m 1m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.5 m (principal); accessory 6.5 m","quotes":["Exterior Side 3.5 m 6.5 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 12 m, interior side 1 m, exterior side 6.5 m, rear 1 m","quotes":["Accessory","Front 6.5 m 12 m","Interior Side 1.5 m 1m","Exterior Side 3.5 m 6.5 m","Rear 1m"]},"other":{"value":["A maximum of 1 single detached dwelling is permitted on each lot"],"quotes":["A maximum of 1 single detached dwelling shall be permitted on each lot."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 7600, 2017 (consolidated for reference purposes to April 21, 2026, incorporating amendments up to Bylaw No. 8552)","url":"https://delta.civicweb.net/document/177229","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"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."},"source_url":"https://delta.civicweb.net/document/177229#page=139","place":{"path":"ca/bc/delta","name":"Delta","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/zoning/rs1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/zoning/rs1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/zoning/rs1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/zoning/index.json"}}