---
title: "RM49 zone in Whistler: Residential Multiple Forty-Nine"
place: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/whistler
zone: RM49
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/rm49/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rm49.json"
---

# RM49 zone in Whistler: Residential Multiple Forty-Nine

Medium density residential use for employee housing

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Medium density residential use for employee housing
- **Main uses:** Townhouse (employee housing only); Park and playground
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Auxiliary uses
- **Minimum lot area:** 2,900 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 20 m (frontage)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 20 percent
- **Maximum density:** Total floor area 446 m² for the zone; dwelling unit 55 m² minimum, 150 m² maximum
- **Maximum height:** 7.6 m
- **Front setback:** 5.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.6 m
- **Interior side setback:** 7.6 m
- **Other rules:** First 15 m² of bicycle storage space is not counted toward gross floor area

## Source

- [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 13, item 48](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf#page=423) (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/rm49/_