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title: "Whistler zoning: find your zone and what it allows"
question: "How do I find out how my property is zoned and what I can build on it in Whistler?"
place: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
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owner_body: Resort Municipality of Whistler
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# Whistler zoning: find your zone and what it allows

**Question:** How do I find out how my property is zoned and what I can build on it in Whistler?

**Short answer:** In Whistler, open the Municipality's Whistler Map, search your civic address and read the zoning at the bottom of the information panel. You can also send a Property Zoning Inquiry for $250 per property, plus $35 for a land title search. Rules are in Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Resort Municipality of Whistler, https://www.whistler.ca)  
**Cost:** Whistler Map: free. Property Zoning Inquiry: $250 per property, plus $35 per property for a land title search.  
**How long:** Not stated for zoning inquiries.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Planning Department, 604-935-8170 (planning@whistler.ca)
- Online: Find Property Information (Whistler Map), https://www.whistler.ca/business-development/land-use-and-development/find-property-information/

## Key facts

- **How to find your zone:** Open the Whistler Map, search the civic address, and read the zoning at the bottom of the information panel; click the orange Bylaw link for the zone's regulations. Or send a Property Zoning Inquiry form: $250 per property, plus $35 per property for a land title search.
  - Source: [Find Property Information, Property zoning](https://www.whistler.ca/business-development/land-use-and-development/find-property-information/)
  - Official wording: "Open the Whistler Map and use the Search function to locate the property by the civic address." … "Look for the zoning of the property at the bottom of the information panel to the left of the map." … "Click the orange Bylaw link to open a PDF of the zoning regulations." … "This costs $250 per property request and an additional $35 per property if you would like us to do a land title search."
  - Source: [Find Property Information, Development Permit Areas](https://www.whistler.ca/business-development/land-use-and-development/find-property-information/)
  - Official wording: "Select the individual Development Permit Areas schedules."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Zoning bylaw:** Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015. The consolidation on the website is dated August 8, 2026.
  - Source: [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (PDF, consolidated August 8, 2026), title page](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf)
  - Official wording: "has been consolidated on August 08, 2026 and printed by the authority of the Corporate Officer of the Resort"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **What the zone controls:** Which uses are permitted, the density (gross floor area or floor space ratio), site coverage, height, setbacks, minimum parcel size and frontage, and off-street parking and loading.
  - Source: [Find Property Information, Property zoning](https://www.whistler.ca/business-development/land-use-and-development/find-property-information/)
  - Official wording: "Whistler's Zoning and Parking Bylaw 303, 2015 regulates the use of land, buildings and structures. It also regulates parking and loading spaces and associated landscaping."
  - Source: [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (PDF, consolidated August 8, 2026), Part 12, RS1 Zone (example)](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf)
  - Official wording: "The following uses are permitted and all other uses are prohibited:" … "The maximum permitted height of a building is 7.6 metres." … "The minimum permitted front setback is 7.6 metres."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Contact:** Planning Department: 604-935-8170, planning@whistler.ca.
  - Source: [Building and Development Permits, top of page](https://www.whistler.ca/business-development/building-and-development-permits/)
  - Official wording: "Planning questions: Planning Department planning@whistler.ca 604-935-8170"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015
  - Source: [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (PDF, consolidated August 8, 2026), title page](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf)
  - Official wording: "ZONING AND PARKING BYLAW NO. 303, 2015"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

Whistler's zoning is set by [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf) (consolidated August 8, 2026). A zone controls which uses are permitted, density (gross floor area or floor space ratio), site coverage, height, setbacks, minimum parcel size and frontage, and off-street parking and loading. Developments may also need a covenant check and a development permit.

## Steps

1. Open the Whistler Map from the Municipality's Find Property Information page and search your civic address.
2. Read the zoning at the bottom of the information panel, and click the orange Bylaw link for the zone's regulations.
3. Check the map for a Development Permit Area (OCP layer) or environmental concerns such as a riparian area.
4. For a formal answer, send a Property Zoning Inquiry form: $250 per property, plus $35 per property for a land title search.

## Good to know

- Planning Department: 604-935-8170, planning@whistler.ca.
- A zone's rules differ from zone to zone; read the one for your lot.

## Zones

235 zones are listed from [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026)](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf). Each zone has its own page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/index.json

Look up the zone of an address: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/lookup?address=123+Main+St

## Official forms and pages

- [Find Property Information, Resort Municipality of Whistler](https://www.whistler.ca/business-development/land-use-and-development/find-property-information/)
- [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (PDF)](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf)

## Related questions

- [Whistler building permits: when you need one and how to apply](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/building-permit.md)
- [Whistler fence rules: permits and height limits](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/fence-rules.md)
- [Whistler permits for decks, sheds, carports and garages](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/deck-shed-garage-permit.md)
- [Whistler secondary suite and carriage house rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/secondary-suite.md)
- [Whistler home-based business rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/home-based-business.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Zoning maps in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/zoning-lookup.md)
- [Pemberton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pemberton/zoning-lookup.md)
- [Squamish](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/squamish/zoning-lookup.md)
- [Lions Bay](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lions-bay/zoning-lookup.md)
- [Anmore](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/zoning-lookup.md)
- [District of North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning-lookup.md)
- [Bowen Island](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/zoning-lookup.md)

## Sources

- [Find Property Information, Resort Municipality of Whistler](https://www.whistler.ca/business-development/land-use-and-development/find-property-information/) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (PDF, consolidated August 8, 2026)](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Building and Development Permits, Resort Municipality of Whistler](https://www.whistler.ca/business-development/building-and-development-permits/) (read 2026-11-06)

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