{"title":"RT3 zone in Whistler: Two Family Residential Three","code":"RT3","slug":"rt3","name":"Two Family Residential Three","group":"Residential","section":"Part 12, item 6","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;","(d) duplex dwelling; and","(e) park and playground."]},"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":"695 square metres","quotes":["The minimum permitted parcel area is 695 square metres."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"18 metres (frontage)","quotes":["The minimum permitted frontage is 18 metres."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"35 percent","quotes":["The maximum permitted site coverage is 35 percent."]},"max_density":{"value":"Detached dwelling: 325 square metres of gross floor area or floor space ratio of 0.35, whichever is lower; duplex dwelling: 375 square metres or floor space ratio of 0.45, whichever is lower","quotes":["The maximum permitted gross floor area of a detached dwelling is 325 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 375 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","quotes":["The minimum permitted side setback is 3 metres."]},"other":{"value":["Only one principal building allowed per parcel","Maximum 4 bedrooms in a detached dwelling and 8 in a duplex dwelling","Minimum usable site area is 465 square metres","Auxiliary residential dwelling unit: 32.5 to 75 square metres, up to two bedrooms, not for tourist accommodation"],"quotes":["The placing of more than one principal building on a parcel is prohibited.","The maximum permitted number of bedrooms in a detached dwelling is 4.","The maximum permitted number of bedrooms in a duplex dwelling is 8.","The minimum permitted usable site area is 465 square metres.","shall contain a gross floor area no greater than 75","square metres and no less than 32.5 square metres.","(26) An auxiliary residential dwelling unit shall not be used for tourist accommodation and all"]}},"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=209","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/rt3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rt3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rt3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/index.json"}}