---
title: "RM42 zone in Whistler: Residential Multiple Forty-Two"
place: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/whistler
zone: RM42
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/rm42/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rm42.json"
---

# RM42 zone in Whistler: Residential Multiple Forty-Two

Medium to high density employee residential use

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Medium to high density employee residential use
- **Main uses:** Apartment (employee housing only); Park and playground
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses
- **Minimum lot area:** 9,000 m²
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 16 percent
- **Maximum density:** Total floor area 5,000 m² in two principal buildings, none over 3,800 m²; up to 53 dwelling units; floor site ratio .46
- **Maximum height:** 15 m (principal use building)
- **Front setback:** 7.6 m from any parcel boundary
- **Rear setback:** 7.6 m from any parcel boundary
- **Interior side setback:** 7.6 m from any parcel boundary
- **Street side setback:** 7.6 m from any parcel boundary
- **Other rules:** Minimum 6 m between principal use buildings; Storage areas within units are not counted in gross floor area when calculating parking requirements

## Source

- [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 13, item 42](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf#page=413) (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/rm42/_