---
title: "RM70 zone in Whistler: Residential Multiple Seventy"
place: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/whistler
zone: RM70
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/rm70/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rm70.json"
---

# RM70 zone in Whistler: Residential Multiple Seventy

Detached, duplex and townhouse dwellings

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Detached, duplex and townhouse dwellings
- **Main uses:** Detached dwellings, duplex dwellings and townhouses (only on specific strata lots, as set out in Table 13A)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** 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)
- **Maximum density:** 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
- **Maximum height:** 7.6 m (detached dwelling); 7.6 m (duplex dwelling); 10.7 m (townhouse dwelling)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Set out in Part 5 of the bylaw
- **Front setback:** 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
- **Rear setback:** 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
- **Interior side setback:** 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
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 7.6 m (auxiliary building)
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 13, item 71](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf#page=482) (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/rm70/_