---
title: "RS-E4 zone in Whistler: Residential Single Estate Four"
place: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/whistler
zone: RS-E4
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-e4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rs-e4.json"
---

# RS-E4 zone in Whistler: Residential Single Estate Four

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 (resident restricted, inside the principal building, where serviced by a community sewer system or sewage holding tank)
- **Minimum lot area:** 7,000 square metres
- **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:** Only one building containing a dwelling unit per parcel or strata lot; Auxiliary residential dwelling unit between 32.5 and 75 square metres, up to two bedrooms, and must be resident restricted; Minimum detached dwelling floor area 46.5 square metres; maximum 4 bedrooms; Within a bare land strata: dwellings at least 7.6 metres from the plan boundary and internal access road

## Source

- [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 12, item 37](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf#page=278) (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-e4/_