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title: "IL2 zone in Whistler: Light Industrial Two"
place: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/whistler
zone: IL2
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/il2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/il2.json"
---

# IL2 zone in Whistler: Light Industrial Two

Light industrial uses that do not detract from Whistler's natural environment or liveability

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Light industrial uses that do not detract from Whistler's natural environment or liveability
- **Main uses:** Cold storage plant; Craft workshop; Freight, transport and handling; Hardware, lumber and building supplies; Manufacturing, processing, assembling, repairing and servicing of listed products; Machinery, industrial equipment and tool sales, repairs and rental; Motor vehicle servicing, including mechanical and body repairs; Nursery or greenhouse; Parking area or garage; Publishing and printing; Public storage and works yard; Storage yard; Washing facilities for automobiles, trucks and equipment; Warehousing; Welding; Wholesaling; Indoor recreation
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses; Auxiliary residential dwelling unit for a caretaker or watchman or similar employee
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Strata Lots 11, 12 and 13 in Strata Plan BCS4326: production and distribution of cannabis (up to 900 square metres total, only as federally licensed, only cannabis produced on the premises, no retail sale)
- **Minimum lot area:** 930 square metres
- **Minimum lot width:** 23 metres
- **Maximum lot coverage:** No regulations
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio 1.0
- **Maximum height:** 12 metres
- **Front setback:** 7.5 metres
- **Rear setback:** 1.5 metres (5 metres where the rear setback abuts a highway)
- **Interior side setback:** 2 metres (5 metres where the side setback abuts a highway)
- **Other rules:** Maximum 1 auxiliary residential dwelling unit per parcel, between 32.5 and 75 square metres; Auxiliary office at most 40 percent of the principal building floor area

## Source

- [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 10, item 2](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf#page=126) (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/il2/_