{"title":"RR4 zone in Whistler: Rural Resource Four","code":"RR4","slug":"rr4","name":"Rural Resource Four","group":"Rural","section":"Part 14, item 4","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Resource uses and other development compatible with resource uses and resort activities","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Resource uses and other development compatible with resource uses and resort activities","quotes":["The intent of this zone is to provide for the development of resource uses and other"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Agriculture","Cemetery","Church","Detached dwelling","Hostel","Indoor and outdoor recreation","Park and playground","Public institution","Public storage and works yard","Rental, outdoor recreation equipment and supplies","Resource use","School","Storage of explosives"],"quotes":["The following uses are permitted and all other uses are prohibited:","(c) agriculture;","(d) cemetery;","(e) church;","(f) detached dwelling;","(g) hostel;","(h) indoor and outdoor recreation;","(i) park and playground;","(j) public institution;","(k) public storage and works yard;","(l) rental, outdoor recreation equipment and supplies;","(m) resource use;","(n) school; and","(o) storage of explosives."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses","Auxiliary residential dwelling unit (must be within a principal residential or hostel building)"],"quotes":["(a) auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses;","(b) auxiliary residential dwelling unit provided it is contained within a principal"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"4 hectares","quotes":["The minimum permitted parcel area is 4 hectares."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"No regulations","quotes":["(11) No regulations."]},"max_density":{"value":"Detached dwelling 465 square metres gross floor area; hostel 510 square metres; other principal buildings (except detached dwellings, schools and hostels) 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","quotes":["The maximum permitted gross floor area for a detached dwelling is 465 square metres.","The maximum permitted gross floor area for a hostel is 510 square metres.","dwellings, schools and hostels, is 2,000 square metres or a floor space ratio of 0.25,","The maximum permitted gross floor area of a church is 400 square metres.","The maximum permitted gross floor area of a clubhouse ancillary to a golf course is"]},"max_height":{"value":"Detached dwelling and hostel building 10.7 metres; other principal use buildings 14 metres","quotes":["The maximum permitted height of a detached dwelling and hostel building is 10.7","and hostel building, is 14 metres."]},"setback_front":{"value":"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)","quotes":["The minimum permitted building setback from all parcel boundaries is 10 metres except","The minimum permitted setback for recreation buildings is 30 metres, except where a","50 metres from a Residential zone.","disposal treatment plant buildings and related activities is 60 metres. (Bylaw No. 1898)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"10 metres (hostel building 20 metres)","quotes":["The minimum permitted building setback from all parcel boundaries is 10 metres except","The minimum permitted rear and side setbacks for a hostel building are 20 metres."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"10 metres (hostel building 20 metres)","quotes":["The minimum permitted building setback from all parcel boundaries is 10 metres except","The minimum permitted rear and side setbacks for a hostel building are 20 metres."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"10 metres (hostel building 20 metres)","quotes":["The minimum permitted building setback from all parcel boundaries is 10 metres except","The minimum permitted rear and side setbacks for a hostel building are 20 metres."]},"other":{"value":["Maximum one detached dwelling or hostel per parcel","Minimum gross floor area: detached dwelling 46.5 square metres; hostel 100 square metres","Hostel: at least 50 percent of sleeping floor area in dormitories; at least 3.0 square metres per bed","Auxiliary residential dwelling unit between 32.5 and 80 square metres, with no more than one bedroom, one bathroom, one kitchen and one living room"],"quotes":["A maximum of one detached dwelling or hostel is permitted per parcel","The minimum permitted gross floor area for a detached dwelling is 46.5 square metres.","The minimum permitted gross floor area for a hostel is 100 square metres.","A minimum of 50 percent of the gross floor area used for sleeping accommodation in a","The minimum permitted floor area in a sleeping unit or dormitory is 3.0 square metres","square metres or less than 32.5 square metres.","(22) An auxiliary residential dwelling unit shall contain a gross floor area no greater than 80"]}},"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=507","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/rr4/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rr4.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rr4.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/index.json"}}