---
title: "IL3 zone in Whistler: Industrial Light Three"
place: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/whistler
zone: IL3
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/il3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/il3.json"
---

# IL3 zone in Whistler: Industrial Light Three

Light industrial uses that respect view corridors, the natural environment and liveability

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Light industrial uses that respect view corridors, the natural environment and liveability
- **Main uses:** Cold storage plant; Craft workshop; Assembling, repairing and servicing of listed products; Nursery or greenhouse; Office (not on the ground floor); Publishing and printing; Wholesaling; Indoor recreation
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses; Auxiliary residential dwelling unit for a caretaker or watchman or similar employee
- **Minimum lot area:** 930 square metres
- **Minimum lot width:** 23 metres
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 30 percent
- **Maximum density:** Gross floor area of all principal uses 1,500 square metres or floor space ratio 0.5, whichever is lower
- **Maximum height:** 12 metres
- **Front setback:** 7.5 metres
- **Rear setback:** 6 metres
- **Interior side setback:** 6 metres (side setback)
- **Other rules:** Maximum one 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; Outdoor storage on at most 100 m2 of the parcel

## Source

- [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 10, item 6](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf#page=132) (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/il3/_