{"title":"LR2 zone in Whistler: Leisure Recreation Two","code":"LR2","slug":"lr2","name":"Leisure Recreation Two","group":"Public","section":"Part 11, item 3","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Hostel use","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Hostel use","quotes":["(1) The intent of this zone is to provide for hostel use."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Hostel","Park and playground"],"quotes":["(c) hostel; and","(d) park and playground."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses","Auxiliary residential dwelling unit (inside a hostel building)"],"quotes":["(a) auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses;","(b) auxiliary residential dwelling unit provided it is contained within a hostel building;"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"5,000 square metres","quotes":["(9) The minimum permitted parcel area is 5,000 square metres, minimum parcel frontage is"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"1/10th of parcel perimeter","quotes":["1/10th of parcel perimeter. (Bylaw No. 775)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"No regulations","quotes":["(10) No regulations."]},"max_density":{"value":"Maximum gross floor area 510 square metres; a hostel building must be at least 100 square metres","quotes":["(3) The maximum permitted gross floor area is 510 square metres.","(4) The minimum permitted gross floor area for a hostel building is 100 square metres."]},"max_height":{"value":"10 metres","quotes":["(8) The maximum permitted height of a building is 10 metres."]},"setback_front":{"value":"12 metres from all parcel boundaries","quotes":["(11) The minimum permitted setback from all parcel boundaries is 12 metres."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"12 metres from all parcel boundaries","quotes":["(11) The minimum permitted setback from all parcel boundaries is 12 metres."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"12 metres from all parcel boundaries","quotes":["(11) The minimum permitted setback from all parcel boundaries is 12 metres."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"12 metres from all parcel boundaries","quotes":["(11) The minimum permitted setback from all parcel boundaries is 12 metres."]},"other":{"value":["Auxiliary residential dwelling unit: 35 to 90 square metres, and no more than 35 percent of hostel floor area","At least 50 percent of sleeping floor area must be in dormitories; at least 5 square metres per bed","Maximum one principal building per parcel"],"quotes":["(13) An auxiliary residential dwelling unit shall not contain a gross floor area greater than 90","square metres or less than 35 square metres, and in no case shall an auxiliary","residential dwelling unit exceed 35 percent of the total floor area of a hostel.","(5) A minimum of 50 percent of the gross floor area used for sleeping accommodation in a","(7) The minimum required floor area per bed in a sleeping unit, bedroom and dormitory is 5","(14) A maximum of one principal building is permitted per parcel."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026)","url":"https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"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."},"source_url":"https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf#page=163","place":{"path":"ca/bc/whistler","name":"Whistler","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/lr2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/lr2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/lr2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/index.json"}}