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RLW-1 zone in Whistler: Residential Live Work-One

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

In short

Live work units with associated uses

Zone rules

PurposeLive work units with associated uses
Main uses
  • Apartments
  • Apartments for employee housing
  • Child Care Facility
  • Live Work Units
  • Live work units for employee housing
  • Local service commercial
  • Local personal service
  • Parks and playgrounds
  • Professional office
  • Restaurant
  • Schools
  • Townhouses
  • Townhouses for employee housing
Also allowed (secondary uses)Auxiliary buildings and uses
Minimum lot areaParcel 1: 1580 m²; Parcel 2: 1460 m²; Parcel 3: 1430 m²; Parcel 4: 709 m² (parcels as shown in the Key Plan)
Maximum densityTotal gross floor area: parcels 1, 2 and 3: 1669 m² each; parcel 4: 975 m². Commercial limits: parcels 1, 2, 3: 195 m² local service commercial/personal service/restaurant and 60 m² professional office; parcel 4: 100 m² and 40 m²
Maximum heightApartments 18.0 m; Child Care Facility 12.0 m; Live Work Units 12.0 m; School 12.0 m; Townhouses 10.7 m
Front setback3.0 m
Rear setback6.0 m
Interior side setback4.0 m
Other rules
  • Local Personal Service, Local Service Commercial, Restaurant and Professional Office are permitted on the ground floor only
  • Townhouse enclosed parking up to 40 m² per dwelling unit
  • Parking: apartments need only 75 percent of normal Part 6 parking; other uses at least 75 percent of CC1 zone parking

Source: Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 13, item 59 (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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