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title: "RI1 zone in Whistler: Residential Infill One"
place: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/whistler
zone: RI1
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/ri1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/ri1.json"
---

# RI1 zone in Whistler: Residential Infill One

Modest infill housing within lower density neighbourhoods, including employee-restricted units in duplex dwellings and small lot subdivisions, and auxiliary residential dwelling units.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Modest infill housing within lower density neighbourhoods, including employee-restricted units in duplex dwellings and small lot subdivisions, and auxiliary residential dwelling units.
- **Main uses:** Residential dwellings; Park and playground
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses
- **Minimum lot area:** 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
- **Minimum lot width:** 18 metres (dwelling 325 square metres or less); 24 metres (over 325 square metres); 12 metres for the small-lot split
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35 percent
- **Maximum density:** 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
- **Maximum height:** 7.6 metres; auxiliary building with both an auxiliary dwelling and parking: at least 2 storeys, up to 7 metres
- **Front setback:** 7.6 metres
- **Rear setback:** 7.6 metres
- **Interior side setback:** 3 metres (dwelling 325 square metres or less); 6 metres (dwelling over 325 square metres)
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 12, item 52](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf#page=312) (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/ri1/_