{"title":"RI1 zone in Whistler: Residential Infill One","code":"RI1","slug":"ri1","name":"Residential Infill One","group":"Residential","section":"Part 12, item 52","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Modest infill housing within lower density neighbourhoods, including employee-restricted units in duplex dwellings and small lot subdivisions, and auxiliary residential dwelling units.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Modest infill housing within lower density neighbourhoods, including employee-restricted units in duplex dwellings and small lot subdivisions, and auxiliary residential dwelling units.","quotes":["The intent of this zone is to allow modest infill housing development within lower density","neighbourhoods, including employee-restricted units in duplex dwellings and small lot","subdivisions, and auxiliary residential dwelling units."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Residential dwellings","Park and playground"],"quotes":["(b) residential dwellings; and","(c) park and playground."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses"],"quotes":["(a) auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses;"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"695 square metres (dwelling 325 square metres or less); 928.6 square metres (dwelling over 325 square metres); a parcel of 1100 to 1390 square metres may be split into two parcels of 400 square metres or more if one has an employee housing agreement","quotes":["325 square 695 square 465 square","metres or less metres metres","928.6 square 575 square","a parcel with an area of between 1100 and 1390 square metres","may be subdivided to create two parcels each of which must have an area of 400 square"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"18 metres (dwelling 325 square metres or less); 24 metres (over 325 square metres); 12 metres for the small-lot split","quotes":["18 metres","24 metres","metres or more, if at least one of the parcels is subject to a housing agreement","a frontage of 12","325 square 695 square 465 square"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"35 percent","quotes":["The maximum permitted site coverage is 35 percent"]},"max_density":{"value":"One dwelling unit per parcel plus one auxiliary residential dwelling unit (parcels 695 square metres or less) or up to two (larger parcels); a duplex is allowed if one unit is employee restricted; detached or duplex dwelling 465 square metres or floor space ratio 0.35, whichever is lower","quotes":["The permitted density of residential development is one dwelling unit per parcel.","695 square metres or less and up to two such units are permitted on parcels with areas","Two residential dwelling units, in the form of a duplex dwelling, are permitted on a parcel","The maximum permitted gross floor area of a detached or duplex dwelling is 465 square","metres or a floor space ratio of 0.35, whichever figure is lower."]},"max_height":{"value":"7.6 metres; auxiliary building with both an auxiliary dwelling and parking: at least 2 storeys, up to 7 metres","quotes":["The maximum permitted height of a building is 7.6 metres.","use shall be no less than 2 storeys in height, to a maximum of 7 metres."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.6 metres","quotes":["Dwelling 325 square metres","7.6 7.6 3","7.6 7.6 6"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.6 metres","quotes":["7.6 7.6 3","7.6 7.6 6"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3 metres (dwelling 325 square metres or less); 6 metres (dwelling over 325 square metres)","quotes":["325 square metres","7.6 7.6 3","7.6 7.6 6","greater than 325"]},"other":{"value":["Auxiliary residential dwelling unit between 32.5 and 90 square metres (not over 40 percent of gross floor area on a parcel)","Maximum 4 parking spaces on a parcel; minimum detached dwelling floor area 46.5 square metres; maximum 4 bedrooms","Not both an auxiliary dwelling building and an auxiliary parking building on one parcel","Strata plans VR426 and VR1338: dwelling floor area by strata formula, dwelling must be inside its strata lot"],"quotes":["An auxiliary residential dwelling unit shall contain a gross floor area no greater than 90","square metres and no less than 32.5 square metres.","In no case shall the gross floor area of an auxiliary residential dwelling unit exceed 40","percent of the gross floor area on a parcel.","maximum number of parking spaces on a parcel is 4.","The minimum permitted gross floor area of a detached dwelling is 46.5 square metres.","The maximum permitted number of bedrooms in a detached dwelling is 4.","In no case shall a parcel contain both an auxiliary building containing an auxiliary","must be entirely contained within the boundaries of a strata lot, and no other","plans VR426 (Registered April","VR1338 (Registered January 9, 1984)"]}},"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=312","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/ri1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/ri1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/ri1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/index.json"}}