---
title: "RR1 zone in Whistler: Rural Resource One"
place: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/whistler
zone: RR1
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/rr1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rr1.json"
---

# RR1 zone in Whistler: Rural Resource One

Resource uses and other development compatible with resource uses and resort activities

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Resource uses and other development compatible with resource uses and resort activities
- **Main uses:** Agriculture; Cemetery; Church; Detached dwelling; Indoor and outdoor recreation; Park and playground; Rental, outdoor recreation equipment and supplies; School; Storage of explosives
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses; Auxiliary residential dwelling unit (must be contained within a principal residential building)
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** District Lot 5615, Plan 20010 – Storage and works yard
- **Minimum lot area:** 40 hectares
- **Maximum lot coverage:** No regulations
- **Maximum density:** Detached dwelling: maximum 465 square metres gross floor area. Other principal buildings (except detached dwellings and schools): 2,000 square metres or floor space ratio of 0.25, whichever is lower. Church: 400 square metres. Golf course clubhouse: 2,000 square metres
- **Maximum height:** Detached dwelling 7.6 metres; other principal use buildings 14 metres
- **Front setback:** 10 metres from all parcel boundaries (recreation buildings 30 metres, or 50 metres from a Residential zone; utility, resource use and sewage treatment buildings 60 metres)
- **Rear setback:** 10 metres from all parcel boundaries (see front setback for exceptions)
- **Interior side setback:** 10 metres from all parcel boundaries (see front setback for exceptions)
- **Street side setback:** 10 metres from all parcel boundaries (see front setback for exceptions)
- **Other rules:** Maximum one detached dwelling per parcel; Minimum gross floor area for a detached dwelling is 46.5 square metres; Auxiliary residential dwelling unit must be between 32.5 and 80 square metres, with no more than one bedroom, one bathroom, one kitchen and one living room

## Source

- [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 14, item 1](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf#page=501) (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/rr1/_