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RS4 zone in Delta: Single Detached Residential 4 Zone

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

In short

Single detached housing on lots at least 610 m² in area.

Zone rules

PurposeSingle detached housing on lots at least 610 m² in area.
Main usesSingle detached dwelling
Also allowed (secondary uses)
  • Home occupation
  • Secondary suite
Minimum lot area610 m² (smallest lot that may be created by subdivision)
Minimum lot width20 m (average lot depth 30 m)
Maximum lot coverage45%
Maximum densityFloor space ratio 0.25 of lot area plus 125 m²
Maximum height2.5 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)
Maximum height, accessory buildings1 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)
Front setback6.5 m (principal); accessory 12 m
Rear setback7.5 m where the structure is 1 or 1.5 storeys; 9 m where the structure is 2 or more storeys (accessory 1 m)
Interior side setback1.5 m (principal); accessory 1 m
Street side setback3.5 m (principal); accessory 6.5 m
Accessory building setbacksfront 12 m, interior side 1 m, exterior side 6.5 m, rear 1 m
Other rulesA maximum of 1 single detached dwelling is permitted on each lot

Source: Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 7600, 2017 (consolidated for reference purposes to April 21, 2026, incorporating amendments up to Bylaw No. 8552), s. 11.40 (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 Older site-specific "CD" zones (CD1 to CD495) are still regulated by the repealed Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977 and are not in this document; only the CDZ zones (CDZ1 onward) are written out here.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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