---
title: "RM72 zone in Whistler: Residential Multiple Seventy-Two"
place: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/whistler
zone: RM72
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/rm72/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rm72.json"
---

# RM72 zone in Whistler: Residential Multiple Seventy-Two

Medium density townhouse dwellings

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Medium density townhouse dwellings
- **Main uses:** Area A: townhouse; Area B: child care facility, convenience retail, personal service, restaurant
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses (Areas A and B); Auxiliary residential dwelling unit (Area B only)
- **Minimum lot area:** 4.8 hectares
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35 percent
- **Maximum density:** Area A: up to 144 dwelling units and 20,035 m² gross floor area; Area B: 315 m² gross floor area, with one auxiliary residential dwelling unit of up to 75 m²
- **Maximum height:** 10.7 m (principal building in Area A); 7.6 m (principal building in Area B)
- **Front setback:** 7.6 m (including for auxiliary buildings)
- **Rear setback:** 7.6 m
- **Interior side setback:** 7.6 m
- **Other rules:** Principal buildings at least 6 m apart; Minimum dwelling unit floor area 32.5 m²; An auxiliary residential dwelling unit in Area B must be inside a building that contains commercial uses

## Source

- [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 13, item 73](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf#page=491) (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/rm72/_