---
title: "RM45 zone in Whistler: Residential Multiple Forty-Five"
place: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/whistler
zone: RM45
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/rm45/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rm45.json"
---

# RM45 zone in Whistler: Residential Multiple Forty-Five

Medium-density, slope-responsive employee residential buildings

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Medium-density, slope-responsive employee residential buildings
- **Main uses:** Detached dwelling (employee housing only); Duplex dwelling (employee housing only); Townhouse (employee housing only); Park and playground
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Auxiliary uses
- **Minimum lot area:** 9,000 m² (parcel created by subdivision)
- **Minimum lot width:** 7.0 m (frontage)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 25 percent
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio 0.32
- **Maximum height:** 10.7 m (principal use building)
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m from any parcel boundary
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m from any parcel boundary
- **Interior side setback:** 6.0 m from any parcel boundary
- **Street side setback:** 6.0 m from any parcel boundary
- **Other rules:** Minimum 6 m between principal use buildings; Minimum dwelling unit floor area 55 m²; maximum 4 bedrooms per unit; Auxiliary residential dwelling unit is prohibited; Private road paved width no more than 6.0 m

## Source

- [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 13, item 45](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf#page=418) (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/rm45/_