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IS4 zone in Whistler: Industrial Service Four

Whistler, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

Site-specific zone for light industrial uses, commercial services and certain offices with similar space needs or close ties to industrial activity

Zone rules

PurposeSite-specific zone for light industrial uses, commercial services and certain offices with similar space needs or close ties to industrial activity
Main uses
  • Ambulance headquarters or station
  • Appliance repair shop
  • Bakery
  • Car wash
  • Catering establishment
  • Craft workshop
  • Freight, transport or handling
  • Laboratory, scientific and research (not medical/dental)
  • Laundry and dry cleaning
  • 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
  • General office use
  • Pet grooming
  • Photo finishing
  • Publishing or printing
  • Radio, television or recording studio
  • Resident housing
  • Restaurant
  • Retailing and rental of listed goods only
  • School, craft or vocational
  • Transit maintenance facility
  • Veterinary clinic
  • Warehousing
  • Wholesaling
  • Licensed establishments including neighbourhood public house
  • Indoor recreation
Also allowed (secondary uses)
  • Auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses
  • Auxiliary residential dwelling unit
Minimum lot area930 square metres
Minimum lot width23 metres
Maximum lot coverageNo regulations
Maximum densityFloor space ratio 0.75
Maximum height12 metres
Front setback3.0 metres
Rear setback1.5 metres (5 metres where the rear setback abuts a highway)
Interior side setback0 metres (5 metres where the side setback abuts a highway or LMS 637, D.L. 4119)
Other rules
  • Maximum four 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 9 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. The consolidation is printed by authority of the Corporate Officer under section 139 of the Community Charter. Zones marked deleted in the bylaw (RM8, RM32, RR3, TP1 to TP3, CR3, CR5, CR6, LNP, LNL) are not listed. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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