{"title":"RT1 zone in Whistler: Two Family Residential One","code":"RT1","slug":"rt1","name":"Two Family Residential One","group":"Residential","section":"Part 12, item 3","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Provide a low density area for detached and duplex residential dwellings.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Provide a low density area for detached and duplex residential dwellings.","quotes":["The intent of this zone is to provide a low density area for detached and duplex"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Detached Dwelling","Duplex Dwelling","Park and Playground"],"quotes":["(c) detached dwelling; (Bylaw No. 464)","(d) duplex dwelling; and (Bylaw No. 464)","(e) park and playground. (Bylaw No. 464)"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Auxiliary Buildings and Auxiliary Uses","Auxiliary Residential Dwelling Unit (inside a detached dwelling)"],"quotes":["(a) auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses;","(b) auxiliary residential dwelling unit provided it is contained within a detached"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"Detached dwelling: 695 square metres (floor area 325 square metres or less), 928.6 square metres (greater than 325 square metres); duplex dwelling: 836 square metres","quotes":["Detached Dwelling 325 square metres 695 square metres 465 square metres 18 metres","Detached Dwelling greater than 928.6 square 581 square metres 24 metres","Duplex Dwelling 375 square metres 836 square metres 744 square metres 18 metres","Duplex Dwelling greater than 836 square metres 836 square metres 24 metres"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"Detached dwelling: 18 metres (floor area 325 square metres or less), 24 metres (greater than 325 square metres); duplex dwelling: 18 metres (375 square metres or less), 24 metres (greater than 375 square metres)","quotes":["Detached Dwelling 325 square metres 695 square metres 465 square metres 18 metres","Detached Dwelling greater than 928.6 square 581 square metres 24 metres","Duplex Dwelling 375 square metres 836 square metres 744 square metres 18 metres","Duplex Dwelling greater than 836 square metres 836 square metres 24 metres"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"35 percent","quotes":["The maximum permitted site coverage is 35 percent."]},"max_density":{"value":"Detached dwelling: 465 square metres of gross floor area or floor space ratio of 0.35, whichever is lower; duplex dwelling: 511 square metres or floor space ratio of 0.45, whichever is lower","quotes":["The maximum permitted gross floor area of a detached dwelling is 465 square metres or","a floor space ratio of 0.35, whichever figure is lower.","The maximum permitted gross floor area of a duplex dwelling is 511","square metres or a floor space ratio of 0.45, whichever figure is lower."]},"max_height":{"value":"7.6 metres","quotes":["The maximum permitted height of a building is 7.6 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 (detached dwelling 325 square metres or less; duplex dwelling 375 square metres or less); 6 metres (larger dwellings)","quotes":["Detached Dwelling 325 square metres or less 3 metres","Duplex Dwelling 375 square metres or less 3 metres","Detached Dwelling greater than 325 square metres 6 metres","Duplex Dwelling greater than 375 square metres 6 metres"]},"other":{"value":["Only one principal building allowed per parcel","Maximum 4 bedrooms in a detached dwelling and 8 in a duplex dwelling","Auxiliary residential dwelling unit: 32.5 to 75 square metres, up to two bedrooms, not for tourist accommodation","Detached dwelling gross floor area limited to 325 square metres if frontage is under 24 metres; duplex limited to 375 square metres if frontage is under 24 metres"],"quotes":["The placing of more than one principal building on a parcel is prohibited. (Bylaw No. 409)","The maximum permitted number of bedrooms in a detached dwelling is 4. (Bylaw No. 409)","The maximum permitted number of bedrooms in a duplex dwelling is 8. (Bylaw No. 409)","shall contain a gross floor area no greater than 75","square metres and no less than 32.5 square metres. (Bylaw No. 916)","(28) Auxiliary residential dwelling unit shall not be used for tourist accommodation and all","Where a detached dwelling is sited on a parcel having a frontage of less than 24 metres,","the maximum permitted gross floor area of the dwelling is 325 square metres. Where a","the maximum permitted gross floor area of the dwelling is 375 square metres. Where the"]}},"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=199","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/rt1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rt1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rt1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/index.json"}}