---
title: "RS-E5 zone in Whistler: Single Family Estate Five"
place: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/whistler
zone: RS-E5
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-e5/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rs-e5.json"
---

# RS-E5 zone in Whistler: Single Family Estate Five

Low-density area for detached residential dwellings, also permitting a detached auxiliary residential dwelling unit.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Low-density area for detached residential dwellings, also permitting a detached auxiliary residential dwelling unit.
- **Main uses:** Detached dwelling; Park and playground
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses; Auxiliary residential dwelling unit (where serviced by a community sewer)
- **Minimum lot area:** 1.0 hectare
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35 percent
- **Maximum density:** Detached dwelling: 465 square metres gross floor area or floor space ratio 0.35, whichever is lower
- **Maximum height:** 7.6 metres (building); 5.5 metres (auxiliary building containing parking use)
- **Front setback:** 7.6 metres from any property line
- **Rear setback:** 7.6 metres from any property line
- **Interior side setback:** 7.6 metres from any property line
- **Street side setback:** 7.6 metres from any property line
- **Other rules:** Auxiliary parking: 79 square metres per auxiliary building; 135 square metres total parking per parcel; Extra 79 square metres allowed in an auxiliary building for an auxiliary residential dwelling unit with an employee housing agreement (building maximum 158 square metres); Auxiliary residential dwelling unit not to exceed 35 percent of the detached dwelling, up to two bedrooms and two bathrooms; not to be used for tourist accommodation

## Source

- [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 12, item 38](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf#page=281) (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-e5/_