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title: "RS1 zone in Whistler: Single Family Residential One"
place: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/whistler
zone: RS1
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/rs1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rs1.json"
---

# RS1 zone in Whistler: Single Family Residential One

Provide a low density area for detached residential dwellings and also permit an auxiliary dwelling unit within a detached dwelling.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Provide a low density area for detached residential dwellings and also permit an auxiliary dwelling unit within a detached dwelling.
- **Main uses:** Detached Dwelling; Park and Playground
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Auxiliary Buildings and Auxiliary Uses; Auxiliary Residential Dwelling Unit (The auxiliary dwelling unit requires service by a community sewer system in a specified sewer area.)
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 695 square metres (dwelling 325 square metres or less); 928.6 square metres (dwelling greater than 325 square metres)
- **Minimum lot width:** 18 metres frontage (dwelling 325 square metres or less); 24 metres (dwelling greater than 325 square metres)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35 percent
- **Maximum density:** 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
- **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 greater than 325 square metres)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 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
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 12, item 1](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf#page=190) (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/rs1/_