{"title":"RS3 zone in Whistler: Residential Single Family Three","code":"RS3","slug":"rs3","name":"Residential Single Family Three","group":"Residential","section":"Part 12, item 5","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Provide for detached residential dwellings.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Provide for detached residential dwellings.","quotes":["The intent of this zone is to provide for detached residential dwellings (Bylaw 2323)"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Detached single family residential dwellings","Park"],"quotes":["(a) detached single family residential dwellings;","(c) park."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Auxiliary Residential Dwelling Unit (up to 90 square metres of gross floor area)"],"quotes":["(b) an auxiliary residential dwelling unit not exceeding a gross floor area of 90"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Strata Plan VR2482: maximum gross floor area is set for each strata lot in a table in the bylaw"],"quotes":["for each strata lot within Strata Plan VR2482 is shown in the following table: (Bylaw No. 2323)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"35 percent","quotes":["The maximum permitted site coverage is 35 percent."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor space ratio of 0.35","quotes":["The maximum permitted floor space ratio is 0.35. (Bylaw No. 1621)"]},"max_height":{"value":"10.6 metres","quotes":["The maximum permitted height of a building is 10.6 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","quotes":["The minimum permitted side setback is 3 metres."]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Front 5 metres for an auxiliary residential dwelling unit in an auxiliary building for garage or carport use; 2 metres in some cases","quotes":["the minimum permitted front setback is 5","the minimum permitted front setback is 2"]},"other":{"value":["Extra 56 square metres of floor area allowed for employee housing with an employee housing agreement","Auxiliary building with both parking and an auxiliary residential dwelling unit: maximum 110 square metres; with only the dwelling unit: maximum 90 square metres","A parcel cannot have both an auxiliary building with a dwelling unit and an auxiliary building with parking use"],"quotes":["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","building containing both auxiliary parking use and an auxiliary residential dwelling unit is","110 square metres and the maximum permitted gross floor area for an auxiliary building","containing only an auxiliary residential dwelling unit is 90 square metres.","In no case shall a parcel contain both an auxiliary building containing an auxiliary"]}},"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=206","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/rs3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rs3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rs3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/index.json"}}