---
title: "RT6 zone in Whistler: Two Family Residential Six"
place: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/whistler
zone: RT6
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/rt6/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rt6.json"
---

# RT6 zone in Whistler: Two Family Residential Six

Provide a low density area for detached and duplex residential dwellings, including detached dwellings with larger floor areas.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Provide a low density area for detached and duplex residential dwellings, including detached dwellings with larger floor areas.
- **Main uses:** Detached Dwelling; Duplex Dwelling; Park and Playground
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Auxiliary Buildings and Auxiliary Uses; Auxiliary Residential Dwelling Unit (inside a detached dwelling)
- **Minimum lot area:** 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
- **Minimum lot width:** Detached dwelling: 18 metres (floor area 325 square metres or less), 24 metres (greater); duplex dwelling: 18 metres (375 square metres or less), 24 metres (greater)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35 percent
- **Maximum density:** Detached dwelling: 465 square metres of gross floor area or floor space ratio of 0.35, whichever is lower (one detached dwelling may be up to 929 square metres and five up to 696 square metres each); duplex dwelling: 511 square metres or floor space ratio of 0.45, whichever is lower
- **Maximum height:** 7.6 metres
- **Front setback:** 7.6 metres
- **Rear setback:** 7.6 metres
- **Interior side setback:** 3 metres (detached dwelling 325 square metres or less; duplex dwelling 375 square metres or less); 6 metres (larger dwellings)
- **Other rules:** Only one principal building allowed per parcel; 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

## Source

- [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 12, item 13](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf#page=219) (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/rt6/_