--- title: "Where Delta's parties stand on housing | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/parties/issues/housing" last_updated: "2026-10-31T17:01:02.553Z" meta: description: "Every Delta party's position on housing and zoning for the October 17, 2026 election, side by side, each one sourced and dated." "og:description": "Every Delta party's position on housing and zoning for the October 17, 2026 election, side by side, each one sourced and dated." "og:title": "Where Delta's parties stand on housing" "twitter:description": "Every Delta party's position on housing and zoning for the October 17, 2026 election, side by side, each one sourced and dated." "twitter:title": "Where Delta's parties stand on housing" --- COUNCILLOR ยท Delta 2026 # Where every party stands on housing 3 of the 3 parties on the October 17 ballot have published something on housing and zoning. Here they are side by side, each with its source. [All four issues ](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/parties/compare) [All parties](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/parties) **3**Parties with a published position **16**Commitments in total BEFORE YOU COMPARE ## Who actually decides this Section 479 of the Local Government Act lets a local government, by bylaw, divide the municipality into zones and regulate the use and density of land, buildings and other structures within each zone. In Delta, Council adopts those bylaws. Read the commitments below against that. Where a party proposes something the city cannot do on its own, the commitment carries a line naming who holds the power. That is not a criticism of the promise. A council can lobby, fund and argue, and saying so plainly is more useful than pretending the limit does not exist. WHAT THE COMPARISON SHOWS ## Reading this ballot on housing 3 of the 3 parties have published something here, and between them they have made 16 separate commitments. Delta First has published the most, with 6. Not one of these commitments carries a dollar figure, a count or a percentage. They set a direction, which means there is nothing here to check against a budget later. SIDE BY SIDE ## Every published position on housing | Party | Published position | Commitments | | --- | --- | --- | | [Delta First](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/parties/delta-first/platform/housing) | 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. | 6 | | [One Delta](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/parties/one-delta/platform/housing) | One Delta's platform promises development focused on families, first-time buyers and seniors, an Official Community Plan update in the next term through the Province's five-year rule, a requirement for two stairwells in new multi-storey buildings, an update of the heritage inventory, the return of the Heritage Advisory Commission and Advisory Design Panel, stronger design guidelines, and protection of farmland and the tree canopy. It gives no number of homes and no costs. | 6 | | [Achieving for Delta](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/parties/achieving-for-delta/platform/housing) | Achieving for Delta's 2026 platform promises gentle, community-led growth, a review of the Official Community Plan with stronger public input, a meaningful voice for residents in how their neighbourhoods change, and faster, clearer building permit decisions. It gives no number of homes and no costs. | 4 | DELTA FIRST ## 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. - Immediate public review of the Official Community Plan - Infrastructure impact assessments for major housing proposals - Challenge the Province's Bill 44 housing rules - Stronger design guidelines and tree protection for new buildings [Read all 6 Delta First commitments, with sources ](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/parties/delta-first/platform/housing) ONE DELTA ## Responsible development, two stairwells in new condominiums and a new heritage inventory One Delta's platform promises development focused on families, first-time buyers and seniors, an Official Community Plan update in the next term through the Province's five-year rule, a requirement for two stairwells in new multi-storey buildings, an update of the heritage inventory, the return of the Heritage Advisory Commission and Advisory Design Panel, stronger design guidelines, and protection of farmland and the tree canopy. It gives no number of homes and no costs. - Development focused on families, first-time buyers and seniors - Update the Official Community Plan in the next term - Keep two stairwells in new multi-storey buildings - Update the heritage inventory and bring back two advisory bodies [Read all 6 One Delta commitments, with sources ](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/parties/one-delta/platform/housing) ACHIEVING FOR DELTA ## Gentle, community-led growth and a new look at the Official Community Plan Achieving for Delta's 2026 platform promises gentle, community-led growth, a review of the Official Community Plan with stronger public input, a meaningful voice for residents in how their neighbourhoods change, and faster, clearer building permit decisions. It gives no number of homes and no costs. - Review the Official Community Plan with stronger public input - Gentle, community-led growth - Faster, clearer building permit decisions - More public input before decisions on major developments [Read all 4 Achieving for Delta commitments, with sources ](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/parties/achieving-for-delta/platform/housing) ## Compare another issue [Budget](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/parties/issues/taxes-and-budget) [Governance](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/parties/issues/governance) [Schools](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/parties/issues/schools) ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/bc/delta-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.