{"title":"RTA-C1 zone in Whistler: Comprehensive Residential/Tourist Accommodation One","code":"RTA-C1","slug":"rta-c1","name":"Comprehensive Residential/Tourist Accommodation One","group":"Residential","section":"Part 12, item 40","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Low-density detached residential dwellings also available for tourist accommodation, and auxiliary residential dwelling units for employee use.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Low-density detached residential dwellings also available for tourist accommodation, and auxiliary residential dwelling units for employee use.","quotes":["The intent of this zone is to provide for the development of low-density detached","residential dwellings that are also available for tourist accommodation, and for auxiliary","residential dwelling units for employee use."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Detached dwelling","Park and playground"],"quotes":["(c) detached dwelling; and","(d) park and playground."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses","Auxiliary residential dwelling unit (employee housing only)"],"quotes":["(a) auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses;","(b) auxiliary residential dwelling unit, provided it is used solely for the purposes of","employee housing;"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"8 metres (frontage)","quotes":["The minimum required frontage is 8 metres."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"35 percent","quotes":["The maximum permitted site coverage is 35 percent."]},"max_density":{"value":"No more than 14 separate parcels; detached dwelling gross floor area set by lot (280 to 390 square metres); up to 90 square metres more for an auxiliary residential dwelling unit with a housing agreement","quotes":["there shall be no more than 14 separate parcels substantially as","The maximum permitted gross floor area of each detached dwelling shall be as shown in","1 390","7 280","an auxiliary residential dwelling unit located in an auxiliary building, provided that the"]},"max_height":{"value":"8 metres (building); 5 metres (garage)","quotes":["The maximum permitted height of a building is 8 metres.","is 5 metres."]},"setback_front":{"value":"3 metres from any parcel boundary; 7.6 metres from a strata plan parcel boundary","quotes":["No building or structure shall be located within 3 metres of any parcel boundary, or","within 7.6 metres of a strata plan parcel boundary."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3 metres from any parcel boundary; 7.6 metres from a strata plan parcel boundary","quotes":["No building or structure shall be located within 3 metres of any parcel boundary, or","within 7.6 metres of a strata plan parcel boundary."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3 metres from any parcel boundary; 7.6 metres from a strata plan parcel boundary","quotes":["No building or structure shall be located within 3 metres of any parcel boundary, or","within 7.6 metres of a strata plan parcel boundary."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3 metres from any parcel boundary; 7.6 metres from a strata plan parcel boundary","quotes":["No building or structure shall be located within 3 metres of any parcel boundary, or","within 7.6 metres of a strata plan parcel boundary."]},"other":{"value":["Detached dwellings may be used for tourist stays of up to eight guests when not lived in","Auxiliary residential dwelling unit up to 90 square metres (not over 40 percent of the detached dwelling), up to three bedrooms; not to be used for tourist accommodation","Auxiliary parking use up to 80 square metres (90 with a housing agreement)","Not both an auxiliary dwelling building and an auxiliary parking building on one parcel"],"quotes":["be used for the temporary accommodation of not more than eight (8) guests during","The maximum permitted gross floor area of an auxiliary residential dwelling unit is 90","In no case shall the gross floor area of an auxiliary residential dwelling unit exceed 40","percent of the gross floor area of a detached dwelling in which it is located.","An auxiliary residential dwelling unit may contain no more than three bedrooms, two","No auxiliary residential dwelling unit shall be used for tourist accommodation.","auxiliary parking use contained in a principal or auxiliary building is 80 square metres,","referred in subsection (9), in which case the maximum floor area is 90 square metres.","In no case shall a parcel contain both an auxiliary building containing a residential"]}},"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=286","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/rta-c1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rta-c1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rta-c1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/index.json"}}