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title: "RS7 zone in Whistler: Single Family Residential Seven"
place: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/whistler
zone: RS7
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/rs7/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rs7.json"
---

# RS7 zone in Whistler: Single Family Residential Seven

Low-density detached residential dwellings and auxiliary residential dwelling units for employee use.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Low-density detached residential dwellings and auxiliary residential dwelling units for employee use.
- **Main uses:** Detached dwelling; Park and playground
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Auxiliary residential dwelling unit (inside the principal building or an auxiliary building with parking; employee housing only); Auxiliary uses
- **Minimum lot area:** 596 square metres (parcels created by subdivision); minimum useable site area 400 square metres
- **Minimum lot width:** 7.0 metres
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35 percent
- **Maximum density:** Detached dwelling: 279 square metres gross floor area or floor space ratio 0.35, whichever is lower
- **Maximum height:** 7.6 metres (building); 5 metres (garage)
- **Front setback:** 7.6 metres
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 metres
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 metres
- **Other rules:** Only one principal use building per parcel; Auxiliary residential dwelling unit between 32.5 and 75 square metres, maximum 2 bedrooms, one kitchen; Auxiliary parking use up to 55 square metres; auxiliary building with parking and auxiliary dwelling up to 130 square metres; Maximum 4 bedrooms in a detached dwelling

## Source

- [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 12, item 31](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf#page=261) (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/rs7/_