LR8 zone in Whistler: Leisure Recreation Eight

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

In short

Provide for hostel use.

Zone rules

Purpose	Provide for hostel use.
Main uses	Hostel Park and Playground
Also allowed (secondary uses)	Auxiliary Buildings and Auxiliary Uses One Auxiliary Residential Dwelling Unit (inside a hostel building)
Minimum lot area	7,500 square metres
Minimum lot width	68 metres (frontage)
Maximum lot coverage	15 percent
Maximum density	Hostel building: maximum 1300 square metres of gross floor area
Maximum height	10 metres
Front setback	12 metres from all parcel boundaries
Rear setback	12 metres from all parcel boundaries
Interior side setback	12 metres from all parcel boundaries
Street side setback	12 metres from all parcel boundaries
Other rules	Only one principal building per parcel Auxiliary residential dwelling unit: 35 to 90 square metres Sleeping accommodation limited to 50 percent of the hostel building floor area

Source: Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 11, item 18 (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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