---
title: "IS5 zone in Whistler: Industrial Service Five"
place: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/whistler
zone: IS5
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/is5/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/is5.json"
---

# IS5 zone in Whistler: Industrial Service Five

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

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Light industrial uses, commercial services and certain office uses with similar space needs or close ties to light industrial activity
- **Main uses:** Appliance repair shop; Bakery; Catering establishment; Craft workshop; Dance, fitness, martial arts or yoga studio; Employee housing; Freight, transport or handling; Laboratory, scientific and research (not medical/dental); Local personal service; Local service commercial; Manufacturing, processing, assembling, repairing and servicing of listed products, fully enclosed; Messenger or courier service; Nursery or greenhouse; Professional offices; Publishing or printing; Radio, television, film or recording studio; Restaurant; Retailing and rental of listed goods only; Veterinary clinic; Warehousing; Wholesaling; Licensed establishments including neighbourhood public house
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Auxiliary uses including auxiliary residential dwelling unit
- **Minimum lot area:** 2000 square metres
- **Minimum lot width:** 25 metres
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 75 percent
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio 0.5, with residential 65 to 75 percent and non-residential 25 to 35 percent of total floor area; offices FSR 0.1; restaurant FSR 0.03 or 375 square metres, whichever is lower
- **Maximum height:** 12 metres
- **Front setback:** 3.0 metres
- **Rear setback:** 1.5 metres
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 metres (0 metres from a side line shared with another IS5 parcel)
- **Other rules:** Setback from any parcel line adjoining Highway 99: 20 metres; Auxiliary residential dwelling unit: 32.5 to 75 square metres, maximum 2 bedrooms, no more than four per parcel; No residential use of the first storey except an entrance; At least 141 off-street parking spaces

## Source

- [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 10, item 11](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf#page=142) (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/is5/_