{"title":"RS-E2 zone in Whistler: Residential Single Estate Two","code":"RS-E2","slug":"rs-e2","name":"Residential Single Estate Two","group":"Residential","section":"Part 12, item 35","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":["One detached dwelling","Park and playground","School (on the school parcel)"],"quotes":["(d) one detached dwelling; and","(e) park and playground.","a school is permitted on the"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["One auxiliary building for parking use","One other auxiliary building","One auxiliary residential dwelling unit (inside the principal building or an auxiliary building also used for parking)"],"quotes":["(a) one auxiliary building for parking use;","(b) one other auxiliary building;","(c) one auxiliary residential dwelling unit that is contained within the principal"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"As shown on the Key Plan for this zone (may vary by up to 5%)","quotes":["shall be as shown on the Key Plan provided for","this Zone, provided that the approving officer may allow the area of a parcel to vary by a"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"24 metres (highway frontage of a parcel created by subdivision)","quotes":["The minimum permitted highway frontage of a parcel created by subdivision is 24"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"35 percent","quotes":["The maximum permitted site coverage is 35 percent."]},"max_density":{"value":"Detached dwelling (including any auxiliary residential dwelling unit): 465 square metres maximum, 250 square metres minimum; may be increased up to 697 square metres with a registered covenant on another undeveloped parcel","quotes":["dwelling (including any auxiliary residential dwelling unit) is 465 square metres and the","minimum permitted gross floor area is 250 square metres.","increased to an amount between 465 square metres and 697 square metres, provided"]},"max_height":{"value":"8 metres (detached dwelling)","quotes":["The maximum permitted height of a detached dwelling is 8 metres."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"5 metres (auxiliary building); 7 metres (auxiliary building used for both parking and an auxiliary residential dwelling unit)","quotes":["The maximum permitted height of an auxiliary building is 5 metres.","is 7 metres."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.6 metres","quotes":["The minimum permitted setback from the front parcel line is 7.6 metres."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.6 metres","quotes":["The minimum permitted setback from the rear parcel line is 7.6 metres."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3 metres (detached dwelling 325 square metres or less); 6 metres (detached dwelling over 325 square metres); 3 metres (auxiliary building)","quotes":["The minimum permitted setback from any side parcel line is 3 metres for a detached","dwelling unit with a gross floor area of 325 square metres or less, 6 metres for a","detached dwelling with a gross floor area of more than 325 square metres, and 3 metres"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"side 3 metres (auxiliary building)","quotes":["detached dwelling with a gross floor area of more than 325 square metres, and 3 metres"]},"other":{"value":["Auxiliary residential dwelling unit between 40 and 75 square metres (up to 112 square metres if employee housing covenant); not to be used for tourist accommodation","Auxiliary parking building up to 50 square metres plus any auxiliary residential dwelling unit; other auxiliary building up to 35 square metres","Within a bare land strata: dwellings at least 7.6 metres from the plan boundary and internal access road, 6 metres from other dwellings","School permitted on the school parcel (at least 0.75 hectares), set back 7.6 metres from parcel lines, with no floor area, height or coverage limits"],"quotes":["The minimum permitted gross floor area of an auxiliary residential dwelling unit is 40","square metres and the maximum permitted gross floor area is 75 square metres,","the maximum permitted gross floor area shall be increased to 112 square metres","An auxiliary residential dwelling unit shall not be used for tourist accommodation at any","The maximum permitted floor area of an auxiliary building used for parking is 50 square","metres, plus the area of any auxiliary residential dwelling unit.","The maximum permitted gross floor area of any other auxiliary building is 35 square","(a) 7.6 metres from the boundaries of that plan;","(c) 6 metres from any other detached dwelling.","(c) “school parcel” means an area of at least 0.75 hectares having boundaries","there are no floor area, height or site coverage limits for a school.","7.6 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=270","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-e2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rs-e2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rs-e2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/index.json"}}