---
title: "RM1 zone in Whistler: Residential Multiple One"
place: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/whistler
zone: RM1
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/rm1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rm1.json"
---

# RM1 zone in Whistler: Residential Multiple One

Medium density duplex and townhouse dwellings.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Medium density duplex and townhouse dwellings.
- **Main uses:** Duplex dwelling; Park and playground; Townhouse
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses
- **Minimum lot area:** 985 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 20 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35%
- **Maximum density:** Floor site ratio 0.40
- **Maximum height:** 7.6 m (duplex dwelling); 10.7 m (townhouse building)
- **Front setback:** 7.6 m (fee simple and bare land strata lots)
- **Rear setback:** 7.6 m (fee simple and bare land strata lots)
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m (fee simple and bare land strata lots)
- **Other rules:** Where 2 or more buildings are on one parcel: 6 m between buildings; 8 m from a building to a parcel line or internal access road; Minimum dwelling unit gross floor area 55 m²; maximum 4 bedrooms in a principal dwelling unit; Auxiliary residential dwelling unit is prohibited; Minimum parcel area per dwelling unit: duplex 418 m²; townhouse 297 m²

## Source

- [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 13, item 1](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf#page=341) (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/rm1/_