---
title: "LR3 zone in Whistler: Leisure Recreation Three"
place: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/whistler
zone: LR3
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/lr3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/lr3.json"
---

# LR3 zone in Whistler: Leisure Recreation Three

A golf course and related uses

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A golf course and related uses
- **Main uses:** Golf course (excluding golf course clubhouse); Tennis courts; Driving range; Cross country skiing; Train shelter
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Auxiliary uses
- **Minimum lot area:** 55 hectares (parcels created by subdivision)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** No regulations
- **Maximum density:** Only auxiliary buildings and one train shelter; auxiliary buildings total at most 2,000 square metres; train shelter at most 40 square metres
- **Maximum height:** Auxiliary buildings: 2 storeys or 12 metres, whichever is less
- **Front setback:** 7.6 metres from all exterior parcel boundaries
- **Rear setback:** 7.6 metres from all exterior parcel boundaries
- **Interior side setback:** 7.6 metres from all exterior parcel boundaries
- **Street side setback:** 7.6 metres from all exterior parcel boundaries

## Source

- [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 11, item 4](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf#page=165) (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/lr3/_