---
title: "RS-E1 zone in Whistler: Residential Single Estate One"
place: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/whistler
zone: RS-E1
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/rs-e1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rs-e1.json"
---

# RS-E1 zone in Whistler: Residential Single Estate One

Low density detached dwelling residential use.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Low density detached dwelling residential use.
- **Main uses:** Detached dwelling; Park and playground
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** 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)
- **Minimum lot area:** 40 hectares
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35 percent
- **Maximum density:** 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
- **Maximum height:** 7.6 metres
- **Front setback:** 7.6 metres
- **Rear setback:** 7.6 metres
- **Interior side setback:** 3 metres (dwelling 325 square metres or less); 6 metres (dwelling over 325 square metres)
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 12, item 34](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf#page=267) (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/rs-e1/_