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RM59 zone in Whistler: Residential Multiple Fifty-Nine

Whistler, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

Low and medium density residential development for employee or market housing

Zone rules

PurposeLow and medium density residential development for employee or market housing
Main uses
  • Apartments
  • Apartments for employee housing
  • Detached dwellings
  • Duplexes
  • Duplexes for employee housing
  • Parks and playgrounds
  • Townhouses
  • Townhouses for employee housing
Also allowed (secondary uses)
  • Auxiliary buildings and uses
  • Auxiliary residential dwelling units
Minimum lot areaApartment 2910 m²; Townhouse 2910 m²; Duplex 800 m²; Detached dwelling 450 m²
Minimum lot width18.0 m frontage for a dwelling unit with an auxiliary residential dwelling unit
Maximum densityAll 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
Maximum heightApartments 18.0 m; Townhouses 10.7 m; Duplexes 8.2 m; Detached dwellings 7.6 m
Front setbackApartment 6.0 m; Townhouse 5.5 m; Duplex 5.5 m; Detached dwelling 5.5 m
Rear setback6.0 m for all uses
Interior side setbackApartment 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
Other rules
  • 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

Source: Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 13, item 60 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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