RS3 zone in Whistler: Residential Single Family Three

Whistler, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

Provide for detached residential dwellings.

Zone rules

Purpose	Provide for detached residential dwellings.
Main uses	Detached single family residential dwellings Park
Also allowed (secondary uses)	Auxiliary Residential Dwelling Unit (up to 90 square metres of gross floor area)
Extra uses on specific lots	Strata Plan VR2482: maximum gross floor area is set for each strata lot in a table in the bylaw
Maximum lot coverage	35 percent
Maximum density	Floor space ratio of 0.35
Maximum height	10.6 metres
Front setback	7.6 metres
Rear setback	7.6 metres
Interior side setback	3 metres
Accessory building setbacks	Front 5 metres for an auxiliary residential dwelling unit in an auxiliary building for garage or carport use; 2 metres in some cases
Other rules	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

Source: Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 12, item 5 (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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