---
title: "RM71 zone in Whistler: Residential Multiple Seventy-One"
place: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/whistler
zone: RM71
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/rm71/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rm71.json"
---

# RM71 zone in Whistler: Residential Multiple Seventy-One

Townhouse dwellings and an apartment building, which may also be used for tourist accommodation

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Townhouse dwellings and an apartment building, which may also be used for tourist accommodation
- **Main uses:** Townhouses (only on Strata Lots 1 to 36 on the key plan); Apartment building (only on Strata Lot 37 on the key plan)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses
- **Maximum density:** Up to 36 townhouse dwelling units; townhouse floor area 3,678 m² total; apartment building floor area 2,999 m² total (adjusted to actual floor area built under permits before December 21, 2021)
- **Maximum height:** 10.7 m (townhouse); 13.7 m or 4 storeys, whichever is less (apartment)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Set out in Part 5 of the bylaw
- **Front setback:** 0 m to the strata lot boundary
- **Rear setback:** 0 m to the strata lot boundary
- **Interior side setback:** 0 m to the strata lot boundary
- **Street side setback:** 0 m to the strata lot boundary
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 7.6 m (auxiliary building)
- **Other rules:** Land in the zone may not be subdivided; Apartment units in Strata Lot 37 may be used for temporary accommodation when not occupied for residential use; Buildings may be located only in the general locations shown on the key plan

## Source

- [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 13, item 72](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf#page=488) (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/rm71/_