--- title: "Delta First on housing | Delta 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/parties/delta-first/platform/housing" last_updated: "2026-10-31T17:01:02.917Z" meta: description: "Delta First's platform promises an immediate public review of the Official Community Plan, engagement sessions in Ladner, Tsawwassen and North Delta, infra..." "og:description": "Delta First's platform promises an immediate public review of the Official Community Plan, engagement sessions in Ladner, Tsawwassen and North Delta, infra..." "og:title": "Delta First on housing | Delta 2026" "twitter:description": "Delta First's platform promises an immediate public review of the Official Community Plan, engagement sessions in Ladner, Tsawwassen and North Delta, infra..." "twitter:title": "Delta First on housing | Delta 2026" --- Delta First · Delta 2026 # A public review of the Official Community Plan, and a challenge to Bill 44 Delta First's platform promises an immediate public review of the Official Community Plan, engagement sessions in Ladner, Tsawwassen and North Delta, infrastructure impact assessments for major housing proposals, a challenge to the Province's Bill 44 housing rules, stronger design guidelines and tree protection, and a strategy for more non-market and affordable housing. It gives no number of homes and no costs. [Compare all parties on this ](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/parties/issues/housing) [All four issues](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/parties/delta-first/platform) [**4**Candidates](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/parties/delta-first/candidates) [**3/4**Issues with published policy](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/parties/delta-first/platform) [**19**Sources on file](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/parties/delta-first/money) **7**Questions answered HOUSING AND ZONING ## Delta First on housing The Livable Neighbourhoods part of the platform promises an immediate review of the Official Community Plan with public engagement, area-specific engagement sessions for Ladner, Tsawwassen and North Delta, and a feedback process the organization calls transparent and accountable. It promises to require infrastructure impact assessments for major housing proposals and to tie approvals to plans for roads, utilities, parks, schools and emergency services. The platform promises to challenge the Province's housing mandates under Bill 44. In a September 22, 2026 release reported by the North Delta Reporter, Granum said the Bill does not remove Council's authority over height, setbacks, parking, trees and building design, and that she would press the Province for more flexibility while using the powers the City already has. That is the organization's own position. The platform also promises to review the Ladner Village Revitalization Plan, to create a North Delta revitalization plan, to update and enforce design guidelines for new developments (setbacks, height limits, parking), and to strengthen tree protection for new developments. The First 90 Days plan adds a legal review of the provincial legislation controlling development and a strategy to increase the supply of non-market and affordable housing. 6 PUBLISHED COMMITMENTS ## What they say they will do - ### Immediate public review of the Official Community Plan The platform promises an immediate review of the Official Community Plan with public engagement, and area-specific sessions in Ladner, Tsawwassen and North Delta. The First 90 Days plan lists the review among the first steps. It gives no date for the review to end. [Delta First](https://www.deltafirst.ca/platform) [Delta First](https://www.deltafirst.ca/first90days) - ### Infrastructure impact assessments for major housing proposals The platform promises to require an infrastructure impact assessment for each major housing proposal and to tie approval to plans for roads, utilities, parks, schools and emergency services. It names no threshold for what counts as major. [Delta First](https://www.deltafirst.ca/platform) - ### Challenge the Province's Bill 44 housing rules The platform promises to challenge the provincial housing mandates under Bill 44 so that added density is planned and fits Delta's geography. Granum's September 22, 2026 release says the City keeps authority over height, setbacks, parking, trees and design and should use it. [Delta First](https://www.deltafirst.ca/platform) [North Delta Reporter](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/09/22/granum-vows-to-challenge-bill-44-if-elected-delta-mayor/) - ### Stronger design guidelines and tree protection for new buildings The platform promises to update and enforce design guidelines for new developments, with required setbacks, height limits and parking rules, and to strengthen tree protection on sites being developed. The First 90 Days plan promises tree protection bylaws. [Delta First](https://www.deltafirst.ca/platform) [Delta First](https://www.deltafirst.ca/first90days) - ### A strategy for more non-market and affordable housing The First 90 Days plan promises to develop a strategy to increase the supply of non-market and affordable housing. It names no number of homes, no sites and no money. [Delta First](https://www.deltafirst.ca/first90days) - ### Repeal the delegation of development permits and variances to staff The First 90 Days plan promises to repeal the delegation of development permits and variances to management, so those decisions return to Council. [Delta First](https://www.deltafirst.ca/first90days) ### What is not published - The platform gives no number of homes, no cost and no date for the Official Community Plan review. - The organization's statements about Bill 44 and about growth in Delta are its own view. ## Sources A source marked SAYS SO ITSELF is the party's own material. It proves what the party claims, not that the claim is true. 1. [Register of Elector Organizations by Jurisdiction, as of October 30, 2026 ](https://elections.bc.ca/docs/fin/List-of-elector-organizations-by-jurisdiction.pdf)Elections BC · published October 30, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 2. [Elector organizations: registration and financial reporting ](https://elections.bc.ca/local-elections/elector-organizations/)Elections BC · checked October 30, 2026 3. [Financial Reports and Political Contributions System: local elections scanned reports search ](https://contributions.electionsbc.gov.bc.ca/pcs/LESearch.aspx)Elections BC · checked October 30, 2026 4. [Candidates, 2026 General Local and School Elections ](https://www.delta.ca/elections/candidates)City of Delta · checked October 30, 2026 5. [Declaration of Official Election Results, October 21, 2026 ](https://www.delta.ca/sites/default/files/2026-10/Declaration%20of%20Official%20Election%20Results%20for%202026%20General%20Local%20%26%20School%20Elections.pdf)City of Delta · published October 21, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 6. [Delta First: home page, a message from Melissa Granum ](https://www.deltafirst.ca/)SAYS SO ITSELFDelta First · checked October 30, 2026 7. [Delta First: The Delta First platform ](https://www.deltafirst.ca/platform)SAYS SO ITSELFDelta First · checked October 30, 2026 8. [Delta First: The First 90 Days plan ](https://www.deltafirst.ca/first90days)SAYS SO ITSELFDelta First · checked October 30, 2026 9. [Delta First: We are Delta First (candidates) ](https://www.deltafirst.ca/candidates)SAYS SO ITSELFDelta First · checked October 30, 2026 10. [Delta First: Our four-year vision (and beyond) ](https://www.deltafirst.ca/four-year-vision)SAYS SO ITSELFDelta First · checked October 30, 2026 11. [Delta First announces mayor, council candidates ahead of fall election ](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/03/11/delta-first-announces-mayor-council-candidates-ahead-of-fall-election/)North Delta Reporter · published March 11, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 12. [Councillors unite as One Delta to run in next civic election ](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/04/07/councillors-unite-as-one-delta-to-run-in-next-civic-election/)North Delta Reporter · published April 7, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 13. [Community advocate Alex Fischer added to Delta First ticket ](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/05/11/community-advocate-alex-fischer-added-to-delta-first-ticket/)North Delta Reporter · published May 11, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 14. [Delta First calls for pre-election review of over-budget Metro Vancouver project ](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/05/25/delta-first-calls-for-pre-election-review-of-over-budget-metro-vancouver-project/)North Delta Reporter · published May 25, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 15. [Former mayors, police chief, MLA and firefighter endorse Granum for Delta mayor ](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/08/20/former-mayors-police-chief-mla-and-firefighter-endorse-granum-for-delta-mayor/)North Delta Reporter · published August 20, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 16. [Delta First announce election platform ](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/09/08/delta-first-announce-election-platform/)North Delta Reporter · published September 8, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 17. [Granum vows to challenge Bill 44 if elected Delta mayor ](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/09/22/granum-vows-to-challenge-bill-44-if-elected-delta-mayor/)North Delta Reporter · published September 22, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 18. [Melissa Granum is Delta’s new mayor ](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/10/18/melissa-granum-deltas-new-mayor/)North Delta Reporter · published October 18, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 19. [Melissa Granum elected new mayor of City of Delta ](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/melissa-granum-mayor-of-delta)Daily Hive · published October 18, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/bc/delta-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.