---
title: "RM55 zone in Whistler: Residential Multiple Fifty-Five"
place: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/whistler
zone: RM55
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/rm55/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rm55.json"
---

# RM55 zone in Whistler: Residential Multiple Fifty-Five

Mix of low and medium density detached, duplex and townhouse residential dwellings

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Mix of low and medium density detached, duplex and townhouse residential dwellings
- **Main uses:** Residential use in a detached dwelling; Residential use in a duplex dwelling; Residential use in a townhouse building; Park and playground
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Auxiliary buildings for amenity activities and storage of garbage and recycling; Auxiliary uses including auxiliary residential units in detached dwellings
- **Minimum lot area:** 695 m² (detached or duplex dwelling); 1200 m² (townhouse building)
- **Minimum lot width:** 18 m (any parcel)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35 percent (detached and duplex dwellings)
- **Maximum density:** 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
- **Maximum height:** 7.6 m (detached or duplex dwelling); 10.7 m (townhouse building)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5 m (accessory building for garage or carport use)
- **Front setback:** 7.6 m (all building types)
- **Rear setback:** 6 m (detached or duplex dwelling); 7.6 m (townhouse)
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m (detached or duplex dwelling); 7.6 m (townhouse)
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 13, item 55](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf#page=439) (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/rm55/_