{"title":"RS-9 zone in Whistler: Single Family Residential Nine","code":"RS-9","slug":"rs-9","name":"Single Family Residential Nine","group":"Residential","section":"Part 12, item 39","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Low density detached residential dwellings and auxiliary residential dwelling units.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Low density detached residential dwellings and auxiliary residential dwelling units.","quotes":["The intent of this zone is to provide for the development of low density detached","residential dwellings and for auxiliary residential dwelling units."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Detached dwelling","Boat storage facility","Park and playground"],"quotes":["(c) boat storage facility; (Bylaw No. 1656)","(d) detached dwelling; and","(e) park and playground."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses","Auxiliary residential dwelling unit (inside the principal residential building or garage building, serviced by a community sewer system)"],"quotes":["(a) auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses;","(b) auxiliary residential dwelling unit provided it is contained within the principal"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"35 percent","quotes":["The maximum permitted site coverage is 35 percent."]},"max_density":{"value":"Maximum gross floor area set per parcel in the Table 1 'Max GFA' column (table not in the text); boat storage facility 114 square metres","quotes":["The maximum permitted gross floor area for each parcel shall be as described beside","that parcel number in the column “Max GFA” of Table 1, attached to this zone.","The maximum permitted gross floor area of a boat storage facility is 114 square metres."]},"max_height":{"value":"7.6 metres (5.0 metres on Strata Lot 2); 5 metres (garage)","quotes":["The maximum permitted height of a building is 7.6 metres, except on Strata Lot 2 as","shown on Table 1, which is limited to 5.0 metres.","the maximum permitted height of a garage is 5 metres."]},"setback_front":{"value":"Set per parcel in the Table 1 'Front/Side/Rear' column (table not in the text); open balcony, porch, canopy or sunshade may be 4 metres from a front parcel boundary","quotes":["The minimum permitted front, side and rear setbacks on each parcel shall be as","described beside that parcel number in the column “Front/Side/Rear” of Table 1.","porch, canopy or sunshade may be set back 4 metres from a front parcel boundary."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"Set per parcel in the Table 1 'Front/Side/Rear' column (table not in the text)","quotes":["The minimum permitted front, side and rear setbacks on each parcel shall be as","described beside that parcel number in the column “Front/Side/Rear” of Table 1."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"Set per parcel in the Table 1 'Front/Side/Rear' column (table not in the text)","quotes":["The minimum permitted front, side and rear setbacks on each parcel shall be as","described beside that parcel number in the column “Front/Side/Rear” of Table 1."]},"other":{"value":["Only one principal building and one auxiliary residential dwelling unit per parcel","Auxiliary residential dwelling unit between 32.5 and 75 square metres, maximum 2 bedrooms; not to be used for temporary accommodation of paying guests","Minimum detached dwelling floor area 46.5 square metres; maximum 4 bedrooms (not counting the auxiliary unit)","Auxiliary parking use up to 70 square metres"],"quotes":["The placing of more than one principal building on a parcel is prohibited and the placing","An auxiliary residential dwelling unit shall contain a gross floor area no greater than 75","square metres and no less than 32.5 square metres.","An auxiliary residential dwelling unit shall not be used for the temporary accommodation","The minimum permitted gross floor area of a detached dwelling is 46.5 square metres.","The maximum permitted number of bedrooms in a detached dwelling is 4, not counting","auxiliary building or structure is 70 square metres. (Bylaw No. 1656)"]}},"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=283","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/rs-9/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rs-9.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rs-9.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/index.json"}}