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title: "CL1 zone in Whistler: Commercial Local One"
place: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/whistler
zone: CL1
bylaw: Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/cl1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/cl1.json"
---

# CL1 zone in Whistler: Commercial Local One

Small-scale convenience commercial establishments serving a local area: mainly retail, personal services and auxiliary residential accommodation

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Small-scale convenience commercial establishments serving a local area: mainly retail, personal services and auxiliary residential accommodation
- **Main uses:** Bakery shop (products for sale on the premises only); Child care facility; Indoor recreation; Laundromat and dry cleaning; Office use; Personal service; Restaurant; Retail; Sporting goods sales, repair and rental
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses; Auxiliary residential dwelling unit with any listed use
- **Minimum lot area:** 695 square metres
- **Minimum lot width:** 18 metres
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50 percent
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio 0.60
- **Maximum height:** 7.6 metres
- **Front setback:** 7.6 metres
- **Rear setback:** 7.6 metres
- **Interior side setback:** 3 metres (side setback)
- **Other rules:** Auxiliary residential dwelling unit: maximum 100 square metres, none of the first storey except the entrance; One auxiliary residential dwelling unit per 250 square metres of commercial gross floor area; Only one principal building per parcel

## Source

- [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 9, item 3](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf#page=93) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Whistler: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/index.json

_Draft: taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and not yet reviewed by a person. Gov Handbook is an independent guide. Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/cl1/_