{"title":"RS-E1 zone in Whistler: Residential Single Estate One","code":"RS-E1","slug":"rs-e1","name":"Residential Single Estate One","group":"Residential","section":"Part 12, item 34","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Low density detached dwelling residential use.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Low density detached dwelling residential use.","quotes":["The intent of this zone is to provide for low density detached dwelling residential use."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Detached dwelling","Park and playground"],"quotes":["(c) detached dwelling; and","(d) park and playground."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses","Auxiliary residential dwelling unit (only where serviced by a community sewer system in a specified sewer area, or a sewage holding tank)"],"quotes":["(a) auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses;","(b) auxiliary residential dwelling unit provided it is serviced by a community"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"40 hectares","quotes":["The minimum permitted parcel area is 40 hectares."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"35 percent","quotes":["The maximum permitted site coverage is 35 percent."]},"max_density":{"value":"Detached dwelling: 465 square metres gross floor area or floor space ratio 0.35, whichever is lower; 325 square metres or 0.35 (whichever is lower) on a parcel with frontage under 24 metres","quotes":["The maximum permitted gross floor area of a detached dwelling is 465 square metres or","a floor space ratio of 0.35, whichever figure is lower.","detached dwelling sited on a parcel having a frontage of less than 24 metres is 325","square metres or a floor space ratio of 0.35, whichever figure is lower."]},"max_height":{"value":"7.6 metres","quotes":["The maximum permitted height of a building is 7.6 metres."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.6 metres","quotes":["The minimum permitted front setback is 7.6 metres"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.6 metres","quotes":["The minimum permitted rear setback is 7.6 metres."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3 metres (dwelling 325 square metres or less); 6 metres (dwelling over 325 square metres)","quotes":["325 square metres or less 3 metres","Greater than 325 square metres 6 metres"]},"other":{"value":["Within a bare land strata: dwellings at least 7.6 metres from the plan boundary and internal access road","Auxiliary residential dwelling unit between 32.5 and 90 square metres, up to two bedrooms; not to be used for tourist accommodation","Minimum detached dwelling floor area 46.5 square metres; maximum 4 bedrooms","Auxiliary parking use up to 70 square metres"],"quotes":["7.6 metres from the boundaries of that plan;","7.6 metres from an internal access road; and","square metres and no less than 32.5 square metres.","An auxiliary residential dwelling unit shall contain a gross floor area no greater than 90","Auxiliary residential dwelling unit shall not be used for tourist accommodation and all","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.","auxiliary building or structure is 70 square metres."]}},"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=267","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-e1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rs-e1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rs-e1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/index.json"}}