RS12 zone in Whistler: Residential Single Family Twelve
Low or medium density residential development for market housing and employee housing.
Zone rules
| Purpose | Low or medium density residential development for market housing and employee housing. |
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| Main uses |
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| Also allowed (secondary uses) |
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| Minimum lot area | Detached dwelling 625 m²; duplex 300 m²; townhouse 1400 m² |
| Minimum lot width | 18.0 m (detached dwelling with an auxiliary residential dwelling unit) |
| Maximum density | 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 |
| Maximum height | Detached dwelling 8.0 m; duplex 8.5 m; townhouse 10.7 m |
| Front setback | 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) |
| Interior side setback | 3.0 m (no setback needed from a side parcel line with a duplex party wall) |
| Other rules |
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Source: Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 12, item 51 (read 2026-11-07)
Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.
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