---
title: "IC1 zone in Whistler: Institutional Church One"
place: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/whistler
zone: IC1
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/ic1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/ic1.json"
---

# IC1 zone in Whistler: Institutional Church One

To provide for a church and auxiliary uses

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** To provide for a church and auxiliary uses
- **Main uses:** church; chapel; church hall
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** auxiliary residential dwelling unit; auxiliary building and uses
- **Minimum lot area:** 10,500 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 1/10 of the parcel perimeter
- **Maximum lot coverage:** No regulations
- **Maximum density:** Maximum gross floor area of all buildings on a site: 1,400 square metres (church 640 m²; church hall and chapel 650 m²; auxiliary residential dwelling unit 110 m²)
- **Maximum height:** 10.7 metres
- **Front setback:** 10.0 metres from all parcel boundaries
- **Rear setback:** 10.0 metres from all parcel boundaries
- **Interior side setback:** 10.0 metres from all parcel boundaries
- **Street side setback:** 10.0 metres from all parcel boundaries
- **Other rules:** A maximum of one auxiliary residential dwelling unit is permitted per parcel; A cemetery is not a permitted use

## Source

- [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 20, item 1](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf#page=596) (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/ic1/_