{"title":"RS1 zone in Whistler: Single Family Residential One","code":"RS1","slug":"rs1","name":"Single Family Residential One","group":"Residential","section":"Part 12, item 1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Provide a low density area for detached residential dwellings and also permit an auxiliary dwelling unit within a detached dwelling.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Provide a low density area for detached residential dwellings and also permit an auxiliary dwelling unit within a detached dwelling.","quotes":["The intent of this zone is to provide a low density area for detached residential dwellings","and also permit an auxiliary dwelling unit within a detached dwelling."]},"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"],"note":"The auxiliary dwelling unit requires service by a community sewer system in a specified sewer area.","quotes":["(a) auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses;","(b) Auxiliary residential dwelling unit provided it is serviced by a community sewer"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Lot 1; District Lot 1755; Group 1 New Westminster District; Plan LMP 35715: maximum gross floor area for a detached dwelling is 281.5 square metres","Lots 29, 30, 31 and 32, District Lot 7301, Plan 15206 (PIDs 007-689-705, 004-677-099, 007-689-756, 007-689-764): minimum parcel area is 12,265 square metres"],"quotes":["is 281.5 square metres.","Plan LMP 35715","parcel area for the following parcels, or any parcel into which any of them may be","subdivided, is 12,265 square metres: (Bylaw 2166)","LOT 29, EXCEPT PART IN PLAN 17958, DISTRICT LOT 007-689-705","PLAN 15206"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"695 square metres (dwelling 325 square metres or less); 928.6 square metres (dwelling greater than 325 square metres)","quotes":["325 square metres 695 square metres 465 square metres 18 metres","greater than 928.6 square metres 575 square metres 24 metres"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"18 metres frontage (dwelling 325 square metres or less); 24 metres (dwelling greater than 325 square metres)","quotes":["325 square metres 695 square metres 465 square metres 18 metres","greater than 928.6 square metres 575 square metres 24 metres"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"35 percent","quotes":["The maximum permitted site coverage is 35 percent."]},"max_density":{"value":"Detached dwelling: 465 square metres of gross floor area or floor space ratio of 0.35, whichever is lower; 325 square metres if frontage is 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.","Where a detached dwelling is sited on a parcel having a frontage of less than 24","metres the maximum permitted gross floor area of the dwelling is 325 square"]},"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 greater than 325 square metres)","quotes":["325 square metres or less 3 metres","greater than 325 square metres 6 metres"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Front 5 metres for an auxiliary residential dwelling unit in an auxiliary or attached garage/carport building; 2 metres in some cases for an auxiliary building","quotes":["the minimum permitted front setback is 5","the minimum permitted front setback is 2"]},"other":{"value":["Only one principal building allowed per parcel or strata lot","Maximum 4 bedrooms in a detached dwelling","Auxiliary residential dwelling unit: 32.5 to 90 square metres, up to two bedrooms and two bathrooms, not for tourist accommodation","Extra 56 square metres of floor area allowed for employee housing with an employee housing agreement"],"quotes":["The placing of more than one principal building on a parcel or strata lot is prohibited.","The maximum permitted number of bedrooms in a detached dwelling is 4.","square metres and no less than 32.5 square metres.","(24) An auxiliary residential dwelling unit shall contain a gross floor area no greater than 90","(23) An auxiliary residential dwelling unit shall contain a gross floor area no greater than 90","(26) An auxiliary residential dwelling unit shall contain up to two bedrooms and two","(27) Auxiliary residential dwelling unit shall not be used for tourist accommodation and all","Notwithstanding any other regulations contained in this section, an additional 56 square","agreement with the Municipality for the auxiliary residential dwelling unit,in the form of"]}},"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=190","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/rs1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rs1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rs1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/index.json"}}