---
title: "IS1 zone in Whistler: Industrial Service One"
place: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/whistler
zone: IS1
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/is1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/is1.json"
---

# IS1 zone in Whistler: Industrial Service One

Light industrial uses, commercial services and certain office uses with similar space needs or close ties to industrial activity

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Light industrial uses, commercial services and certain office uses with similar space needs or close ties to industrial activity
- **Main uses:** Ambulance headquarters or station; Bakery; Car wash; Catering establishment; Craft workshop; Freight, transport or handling; Laboratory, scientific and research (not medical/dental); Manufacturing, processing, assembling, repairing and servicing of listed products, fully enclosed; Messenger or courier service; Motor vehicle sales, leasing and servicing (no body repairs); Nursery or greenhouse; Office (second storey only, with listed exceptions on the ground floor); Photo finishing; Publishing or printing; Radio, television or recording studio; Restaurant; Retailing and rental of listed goods only; School, craft or vocational; Veterinary clinic; Warehousing; Wholesaling; Licensed establishments including neighbourhood public house; Personal service (second floor only, with listed exceptions); Indoor recreation
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses; Auxiliary residential dwelling unit (only when serviced by a community sewer system)
- **Minimum lot area:** 930 square metres
- **Minimum lot width:** 23 metres
- **Maximum lot coverage:** No regulations
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio 0.75
- **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:** 3 metres (5 metres where the side setback abuts a highway)
- **Other rules:** Maximum 2 auxiliary residential dwelling units per parcel, each between 32.5 and 75 square metres; Auxiliary office at most 40 percent of the principal use floor area; Restaurant maximum 95 square metres gross floor area

## Source

- [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 10, item 1](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf#page=122) (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/is1/_