{"title":"RM55 zone in Whistler: Residential Multiple Fifty-Five","code":"RM55","slug":"rm55","name":"Residential Multiple Fifty-Five","group":"Residential","section":"Part 13, item 55","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Mix of low and medium density detached, duplex and townhouse residential dwellings","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Mix of low and medium density detached, duplex and townhouse residential dwellings","quotes":["low and medium"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Residential use in a detached dwelling","Residential use in a duplex dwelling","Residential use in a townhouse building","Park and playground"],"quotes":["residential use in a detached dwelling;","residential use in a duplex dwelling;","residential use in a townhouse building.","park and playground;"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Auxiliary buildings for amenity activities and storage of garbage and recycling","Auxiliary uses including auxiliary residential units in detached dwellings"],"quotes":["amenity activities, and","storage of garbage and recycling","auxiliary uses including auxiliary residential units in detached dwellings;"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"695 m² (detached or duplex dwelling); 1200 m² (townhouse building)","quotes":["parcel area for a detached or duplex dwelling is 695 square","parcel area for a townhouse building is 1200 square metres"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"18 m (any parcel)","quotes":["minimum permitted frontage of any parcel is 18 metres"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"35 percent (detached and duplex dwellings)","quotes":["site coverage for detached and duplex dwellings is 35 percent"]},"max_density":{"value":"Up to 48 dwelling units in detached and duplex dwellings combined and 41 in townhouses; detached dwelling 325 m² or FSR 0.35 (whichever is lower); duplex 465 m² or FSR 0.4 (whichever is lower); townhouse unit 200 m²","quotes":["No more than a combined total of 48 dwelling units","No more than 41 dwelling units located within townhouses","gross floor area of a detached dwelling is 325 square metres or","floor space ratio of 0.35, whichever figure is lower","gross floor area of a duplex dwelling is 465 square metres or a","floor space ratio of 0.4, whichever figure is lower","200 square metres."]},"max_height":{"value":"7.6 m (detached or duplex dwelling); 10.7 m (townhouse building)","quotes":["height of a detached or duplex dwelling is 7.6 metres","height of a townhouse building is 10.7 metres"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"5 m (accessory building for garage or carport use)","quotes":["accessory building for garage or carport use is 5 metres"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.6 m (all building types)","quotes":["Detached or duplex dwelling 7.6 metres 6 metres 3 metres","Townhouse 7.6 metres 7.6 metres 7.6 metres"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6 m (detached or duplex dwelling); 7.6 m (townhouse)","quotes":["Detached or duplex dwelling 7.6 metres 6 metres 3 metres","Townhouse 7.6 metres 7.6 metres 7.6 metres"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3 m (detached or duplex dwelling); 7.6 m (townhouse)","quotes":["Detached or duplex dwelling 7.6 metres 6 metres 3 metres","Townhouse 7.6 metres 7.6 metres 7.6 metres"]},"other":{"value":["Garage or parking area in a detached or duplex dwelling or its auxiliary building up to 70 m²; in a townhouse up to 35 m²","Subdividing requires a covenant that allocates the permitted density among the new parcels"],"quotes":["floor area for auxiliary parking use contained in a detached","dwelling or auxiliary building associated with a detached dwelling is 70 square metres.","floor area for parking use within a townhouse dwelling is 35","the density of development permitted by this Bylaw is","allocated among the individual parcels to be created by the subdivision"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026)","url":"https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The consolidation is printed by authority of the Corporate Officer under section 139 of the Community Charter. Zones marked deleted in the bylaw (RM8, RM32, RR3, TP1 to TP3, CR3, CR5, CR6, LNP, LNL) are not listed."},"source_url":"https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf#page=439","place":{"path":"ca/bc/whistler","name":"Whistler","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rm55/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rm55.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rm55.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/index.json"}}