IS5 zone in Whistler: Industrial Service Five

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

In short

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 (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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