{"title":"RS12 zone in Whistler: Residential Single Family Twelve","code":"RS12","slug":"rs12","name":"Residential Single Family Twelve","group":"Residential","section":"Part 12, item 51","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Low or medium density residential development for market housing and employee housing.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Low or medium density residential development for market housing and employee housing.","quotes":["The intent of this zone is to provide low or medium density residential development for"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Detached dwellings","Duplexes","Employee housing","Townhouses","Parks and playgrounds"],"quotes":["(c) Detached dwellings","(d) Duplexes","(e) Employee housing","(f) Townhouses","(g) Parks and playgrounds"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Auxiliary buildings and uses","Auxiliary residential dwelling units in detached dwelling units"],"quotes":["(a) Auxiliary buildings and uses","(b) Auxiliary residential dwelling units in detached dwelling units"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"Detached dwelling 625 m²; duplex 300 m²; townhouse 1400 m²","quotes":["Detached dwelling 625 m2","Duplex 300 m2","Townhouse 1400 m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"18.0 m (detached dwelling with an auxiliary residential dwelling unit)","quotes":["The minimum parcel frontage for a detached dwelling with an auxiliary residential","dwelling unit is 18.0 m."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor space ratio 0.5; 3875 square metres gross floor area for all buildings in the zone; detached dwelling 325 square metres; duplex 233 square metres per dwelling unit; townhouse 200 square metres per dwelling unit","quotes":["The maximum permitted floor space ratio is 0.5.","The maximum gross floor area for all buildings in the RS12 Zone is 3875 square metres.","The maximum gross floor area for a detached dwelling is 325 square metres.","The maximum gross floor area for a duplex building is 233 square metres per dwelling","The maximum gross floor area for a townhouse building is 200 square metres per"]},"max_height":{"value":"Detached dwelling 8.0 m; duplex 8.5 m; townhouse 10.7 m","quotes":["Detached dwelling 8.0 m","Duplex 8.5 m","Townhouse 10.7 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"10.0 m from Cloudburst Drive; 5.5 m from an internal strata road; 7.5 m from the parcels at 1310 and 1380 Cloudburst Drive (all uses)","quotes":["Detached 10.0 m 5.5 m 3.0 m 7.5 m","Duplex 10.0 m 5.5 m 3.0 m 7.5 m","Townhouse 10.0 m 5.5 m 3.0 m 7.5 m","1310 and 1380"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.0 m (no setback needed from a side parcel line with a duplex party wall)","quotes":["Detached 10.0 m 5.5 m 3.0 m 7.5 m","Duplex 10.0 m 5.5 m 3.0 m 7.5 m","Townhouse 10.0 m 5.5 m 3.0 m 7.5 m","except that if a duplex","is constructed with a party wall at a side parcel line, no setback from that parcel line is"]},"other":{"value":["Auxiliary residential dwelling unit between 32.5 and 90 square metres, only within a detached dwelling","Enclosed parking up to 55 m² (detached), 50 m² per dwelling unit (duplex and townhouse)"],"quotes":["An auxiliary residential dwelling unit shall contain a gross floor area no greater than 90","square metres and no less than 32.5 square metres.","An auxiliary residential dwelling unit shall be located only within a detached dwelling.","Detached dwellings 55 m2","Duplexes 50 m2 per dwelling unit","Townhouse 50 m2 per dwelling unit"]}},"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=309","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/rs12/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rs12.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rs12.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/index.json"}}