---
title: "CL5 zone in Whistler: Commercial Local Five"
place: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/whistler
zone: CL5
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/cl5/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/cl5.json"
---

# CL5 zone in Whistler: Commercial Local Five

Commercial uses on a small site next to a residential area

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Commercial uses on a small site next to a residential area
- **Main uses:** Laundromat and dry cleaning establishment; Personal services; Restaurant; Retail; Sporting goods rental and repair (no watercraft such as kayaks, canoes, paddleboards)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses including vehicle parking; Auxiliary residential dwelling unit
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,350 square metres
- **Minimum lot width:** 25 metres
- **Maximum lot coverage:** No regulations
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio 0.25
- **Maximum height:** 5 metres
- **Front setback:** 7.6 metres
- **Rear setback:** 3 metres
- **Interior side setback:** 3.5 metres (side setback)
- **Other rules:** Restaurant maximum 90 square metres gross floor area; One auxiliary residential dwelling unit per commercial building, maximum 50 square metres and 2 bedrooms; Only one principal building per parcel; No outdoor storage or display of merchandise visible from Highway 99

## Source

- [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 9, item 13](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf#page=114) (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/cl5/_