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LR1 zone in Whistler: Leisure Recreation One

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

In short

An outdoor recreation school and tourist accommodation facilities

Zone rules

PurposeAn outdoor recreation school and tourist accommodation facilities
Main uses
  • Indoor and outdoor recreation
  • School (instruction in outdoor recreation activities only)
Also allowed (secondary uses)
  • Auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses
  • Auxiliary detached dwelling, auxiliary duplex dwelling and auxiliary townhouse
  • Auxiliary hostel
Minimum lot area4,000 square metres
Minimum lot width1/10th of parcel perimeter
Maximum lot coverage25 percent
Maximum densityFloor space ratio 0.40
Maximum height10.75 metres
Front setback5 metres from all parcel boundaries
Rear setback5 metres from all parcel boundaries
Interior side setback5 metres from all parcel boundaries
Street side setback5 metres from all parcel boundaries
Other rules
  • At least 70 percent of building floor area must be used for a school and auxiliary hostel
  • Auxiliary hostel maximum 610 square metres; all auxiliary dwelling units combined maximum 375 square metres
  • Maximum 3 auxiliary residential dwellings and one auxiliary hostel per parcel

Source: Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 11, item 2 (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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