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RM65 zone in Whistler: Residential Multiple Sixty-Five

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

In short

Medium density employee housing residential development

Zone rules

PurposeMedium density employee housing residential development
Main uses
  • Apartments
  • Apartments for employee housing
  • Duplex dwellings
  • Duplex dwellings for employee housing
  • Parks and playgrounds
  • Townhouses
  • Townhouses for employee housing
Also allowed (secondary uses)Auxiliary buildings and uses
Minimum lot areaParcel 1: 3,846 m²; Parcel 2: 5,134 m² (either may be up to 10 percent less if the other is increased)
Maximum densityGross floor area of all buildings: parcel 1: 2,400 m²; parcel 2: 3,200 m². Per dwelling unit up to 175 m² (apartment or townhouse) or 233 m² (duplex)
Maximum heightApartments 18.0 m; Duplexes 8.2 m; Townhouses 10.7 m
Front setback6 m from any parcel line
Rear setback6 m from any parcel line
Interior side setback6 m from any parcel line (a duplex or townhouse may be built with a party wall at a side parcel line)
Street side setback6 m from any parcel line
Other rules
  • Principal buildings at least 4 m apart
  • Maximum occupancy two persons per bedroom
  • Enclosed parking up to 50 m² per duplex unit and 40 m² per townhouse unit
  • Parking: duplexes at least 1.5 spaces per unit; townhouses and apartments need only 75 percent of normal parking

Source: Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 13, item 66 (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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