---
title: "RS11 zone in Whistler: Residential Single Family Eleven"
place: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/whistler
zone: RS11
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/rs11/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rs11.json"
---

# RS11 zone in Whistler: Residential Single Family Eleven

Low density detached residential dwelling development.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Low density detached residential dwelling development.
- **Main uses:** Detached dwellings; Parks and playgrounds
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Auxiliary buildings and uses; Auxiliary residential dwelling units
- **Minimum lot area:** Set per parcel in the table: Parcel 1 553 square metres, 2 658, 3 637, 4 592, 5 549, 6 539, 7 599, 8 676, 9 661 square metres
- **Maximum density:** 279 square metres gross floor area of all buildings on a parcel
- **Maximum height:** 8.0 metres (principal use building)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.0 metres
- **Front setback:** North setback: 4.0 m (parcel 1); 10.0 m (parcels 2 to 9). South setback: 3.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Other rules:** Auxiliary residential dwelling unit between 32.5 and 90 square metres, inside the principal residential building; Minimum detached dwelling floor area 46.5 square metres; auxiliary parking use up to 55 square metres per parcel; At least 2 parking spaces for the principal dwelling plus 1 for an auxiliary residential dwelling unit; tandem parking permitted; Maximum two occupants per bedroom

## Source

- [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 12, item 48](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf#page=304) (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/rs11/_