{"title":"RM59 zone in Whistler: Residential Multiple Fifty-Nine","code":"RM59","slug":"rm59","name":"Residential Multiple Fifty-Nine","group":"Residential","section":"Part 13, item 60","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Low and medium density residential development for employee or market housing","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Low and medium density residential development for employee or market housing","quotes":["low and medium density residential development for"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Apartments","Apartments for employee housing","Detached dwellings","Duplexes","Duplexes for employee housing","Parks and playgrounds","Townhouses","Townhouses for employee housing"],"quotes":["Apartments","Apartments for employee housing","Detached dwellings (Bylaw No. 1977)","Duplexes","Duplexes for employee housing","Parks and playgrounds","Townhouses","Townhouses for employee housing"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Auxiliary buildings and uses","Auxiliary residential dwelling units"],"quotes":["Auxiliary buildings and uses","Auxiliary residential dwelling units (Bylaw No. 1977)"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"Apartment 2910 m²; Townhouse 2910 m²; Duplex 800 m²; Detached dwelling 450 m²","quotes":["Apartment 2910","Townhouse 2910","Duplex 800","Detached dwelling 450"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"18.0 m frontage for a dwelling unit with an auxiliary residential dwelling unit","quotes":["minimum parcel frontage for a dwelling unit with an auxiliary residential dwelling unit","is 18.0m."]},"max_density":{"value":"All buildings 1400 m² and FSR 0.6; detached dwelling 325 m²; duplex 233 m² per unit; townhouse 175 m² per unit; auxiliary residential unit 56 m²","quotes":["gross floor area for all buildings in the RM59 Zone is 1400 square metres","floor space ratio is 0.6","gross floor area for a detached dwelling is 325 square metres","gross floor area for a duplex dwelling is 233 square metres per dwelling","gross floor area for a townhouse building is 175 square metres per","gross floor area for an auxiliary residential dwelling unit is 56"]},"max_height":{"value":"Apartments 18.0 m; Townhouses 10.7 m; Duplexes 8.2 m; Detached dwellings 7.6 m","quotes":["Apartments 18.0 m","Townhouses 10.7 m","Duplexes 8.2 m","Detached dwellings (Bylaw No. 1977) 7.6 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"Apartment 6.0 m; Townhouse 5.5 m; Duplex 5.5 m; Detached dwelling 5.5 m","quotes":["Apartment 6.0 m 6.0 m 6.0 m","Townhouse 5.5 m 6.0 m 4.0 m","Duplex 5.5 m 6.0 m 3.0 m","Detached dwelling 5.5 m 6.0 m 3.0 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.0 m for all uses","quotes":["Apartment 6.0 m 6.0 m 6.0 m","Townhouse 5.5 m 6.0 m 4.0 m","Duplex 5.5 m 6.0 m 3.0 m","Detached dwelling 5.5 m 6.0 m 3.0 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"Apartment 6.0 m; Townhouse 4.0 m; Duplex 3.0 m (none if built with a party wall at the side parcel line); Detached dwelling 3.0 m","quotes":["Apartment 6.0 m 6.0 m 6.0 m","Townhouse 5.5 m 6.0 m 4.0 m","Duplex 5.5 m 6.0 m 3.0 m","Detached dwelling 5.5 m 6.0 m 3.0 m","no setback from that"]},"other":{"value":["Parking: apartments and townhouses 75% of Part 6 requirements; duplexes and detached dwellings 2 per unit; auxiliary residential unit 1 per unit","Maximum occupancy two persons per bedroom","Enclosed parking up to 50 m² per duplex or detached dwelling unit and 40 m² per townhouse unit"],"quotes":["Apartment 75% of Part 6 requirements","Duplex 2 per dwelling unit","Auxiliary residential dwelling unit 1 per dwelling unit","maximum occupancy is two persons per bedroom","Duplexes 50 square metres per dwelling unit","Townhouses 40 square metres per dwelling unit"]}},"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=452","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/rm59/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rm59.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rm59.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/index.json"}}