{"title":"RM70 zone in Whistler: Residential Multiple Seventy","code":"RM70","slug":"rm70","name":"Residential Multiple Seventy","group":"Residential","section":"Part 13, item 71","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Detached, duplex and townhouse dwellings","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Detached, duplex and townhouse dwellings","quotes":["development of detached, duplex and townhouse"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Detached dwellings, duplex dwellings and townhouses (only on specific strata lots, as set out in Table 13A)"],"quotes":["detached dwellings, duplex dwellings and townhouses, but the location of these","permitted uses is restricted to specific strata lots, as set out in Table 13A"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses","Auxiliary residential dwelling unit within a detached dwelling","Auxiliary residential dwelling unit within a one-half duplex dwelling (residential rental tenure only)"],"quotes":["auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses;","auxiliary residential dwelling unit provided it is contained within a detached","auxiliary residential dwelling unit provided that it is contained within a one-half","residential rental tenure as defined under Part 5"]},"max_density":{"value":"Set by strata lot in Table 13A: detached dwelling 232 m²; duplex dwelling 372 m²; one-half duplex 186 m²; townhouse 183 m²; some areas limited to a combined floor site ratio of 0.4. A detached dwelling's limit includes any auxiliary residential unit","quotes":["the maximum gross floor areas (GFA) for dwelling units are set out","in Table 13A. In the case of a detached dwelling, the maximum GFA specified in Table","one detached dwelling 232 square metres per","one duplex dwelling 372 square metres per","186 square metres per","183 square metres per","site ratio of 0.4"]},"max_height":{"value":"7.6 m (detached dwelling); 7.6 m (duplex dwelling); 10.7 m (townhouse dwelling)","quotes":["height of a detached dwelling is 7.6 metres","height of a duplex dwelling 7.6 metres","height of a townhouse dwelling is 10.7 metres"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"Set out in Part 5 of the bylaw","quotes":["height of an auxiliary building is set out in Part 5 of this Bylaw"]},"setback_front":{"value":"Set by strata lot in Table 13A: 0 m to strata lot boundary in some areas; 7.6 m to the strata plan boundary in others; 4.6 m (3 m if the lot slopes upward more than 30%) in others","quotes":["The minimum permitted setbacks are set out in Table 13A","0 metres to the","7.6 metres to the","4.6 metres from the","30%, then the front"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"Set by strata lot in Table 13A: 0 m to strata lot boundary in some areas; 7.6 m in others; 3 m from side or rear strata lot lines in others","quotes":["The minimum permitted setbacks are set out in Table 13A","0 metres to the","7.6 metres to the","3 metres from the"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"Set by strata lot in Table 13A: 0 m to strata lot boundary in some areas; 7.6 m in others; 3 m from side or rear strata lot lines in others","quotes":["The minimum permitted setbacks are set out in Table 13A","0 metres to the","7.6 metres to the","3 metres from the"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 7.6 m (auxiliary building)","quotes":["minimum front setback for an auxiliary building is 7.6 metres"]},"other":{"value":["Auxiliary residential dwelling unit must be 32.5 to 90 m² and no more than 40 per cent of the gross floor area on the parcel","Enclosed parking up to 50 m² (detached), 40 m² per unit (duplex), 30 m² per unit (townhouse)","Existing buildings authorized by an earlier permit or shown on a strata plan keep their approved floor area and setbacks","Minimum 2 parking spaces for a one-half duplex with an auxiliary residential dwelling unit"],"quotes":["no greater than 90","square metres and no less than 32.5 square metres","exceed 40","per cent of the gross floor area on a parcel","floor area for auxiliary parking use of a detached dwelling is 50","is 40","is 30","then the distance shown in the development permit, building permit or strata plan shall","spaces for a one-half duplex dwelling","containing an auxiliary residential dwelling unit is two"]}},"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=482","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/rm70/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rm70.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rm70.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/index.json"}}