---
title: "RM40 zone in Whistler: Residential Multiple Forty"
place: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/whistler
zone: RM40
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/rm40/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rm40.json"
---

# RM40 zone in Whistler: Residential Multiple Forty

Residential use next to recreation and commercial facilities

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Residential use next to recreation and commercial facilities
- **Main uses:** Townhouse
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses
- **Minimum lot area:** 54,600 m² (site)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35 percent
- **Maximum density:** Total floor area of townhouses and auxiliary buildings up to 12,677 m²; no more than 85 townhouse units on a site
- **Maximum height:** 10.7 m (townhouse)
- **Front setback:** 7.6 m from all exterior parcel boundaries
- **Rear setback:** 7.6 m from all exterior parcel boundaries
- **Interior side setback:** 7.6 m from all exterior parcel boundaries
- **Street side setback:** 7.6 m from all exterior parcel boundaries
- **Other rules:** 0 m setback from the training wall boundary, subject to Ministry of Environment regulations; Townhouses may be used for temporary accommodation when not occupied for residential use; Maximum horizontal separation between buildings is 6 metres; At least 50 percent of required parking must be enclosed or underground

## Source

- [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 13, item 39](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf#page=409) (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/rm40/_