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RSF zone in Delta: Single Detached Residential Floating Home Zone

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

In short

Floating homes.

Zone rules

PurposeFloating homes.
Main usesFloating home
Also allowed (secondary uses)Home occupation
Maximum lot coverageTotal water coverage of floating homes and moorage walkways: 45% of the water area below the natural boundary of the Fraser River
Maximum density1 floating home per water area
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
Maximum height, accessory buildings1 storey; 3 m to mid-roof or top of a flat roof; 3.75 m to roof ridge of a pitched roof
Front setback1.5 m from all sides of the water area other than the side abutting or opposite the natural boundary of the Fraser River
Rear setback1.5 m from all sides of the water area other than the side abutting or opposite the natural boundary of the Fraser River
Interior side setback1.5 m from all sides of the water area other than the side abutting or opposite the natural boundary of the Fraser River
Street side setback1.5 m from all sides of the water area other than the side abutting or opposite the natural boundary of the Fraser River
Other rules
  • Floating home height is measured from the lower of the top of the floating foundation and 0.6 m above the water
  • At least 3 m of open water between adjacent floating homes
  • Emergency or fire-fighting access at least 6 m wide to open water
  • Outdoor amenity space of at least 4.5 m² per floating home on the upland area

Source: Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 7600, 2017 (consolidated for reference purposes to April 21, 2026, incorporating amendments up to Bylaw No. 8552), s. 11.90 (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 Older site-specific "CD" zones (CD1 to CD495) are still regulated by the repealed Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977 and are not in this document; only the CDZ zones (CDZ1 onward) are written out here.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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