{"title":"RTA1 zone in Whistler: Residential/Tourist Accommodation One","code":"RTA1","slug":"rta1","name":"Residential/Tourist Accommodation One","group":"Residential","section":"Part 12, item 7","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Provide low density residential development and tourist accommodation.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Provide low density residential development and tourist accommodation.","quotes":["The intent of this zone is to provide low density residential development and tourist"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Detached Dwelling","Park and Playground"],"quotes":["(a) detached dwelling;","(c) park and playground."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Auxiliary Residential Dwelling Unit (inside a detached dwelling, in a sewer specified area)"],"note":"No auxiliary buildings are permitted.","quotes":["(b) auxiliary residential dwelling unit, if contained within a detached dwelling serviced"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"560 square metres (parcel created by subdivision)","quotes":["The minimum permitted area of any parcel created by subdivision is 560 square metres."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"18.0 metres (parcel created by subdivision)","quotes":["The minimum frontage of any parcel created by subdivision is 18.0 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 less","quotes":["The maximum permitted size of a detached dwelling is gross floor area of 325 square","metres or a floor space ratio of 0.35, whichever results in a lesser amount of floor space."]},"max_height":{"value":"7.6 metres (detached dwelling)","quotes":["The maximum permitted height of a detached dwelling is 7.6 metres."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.6 metres","quotes":["The minimum permitted setback from a front parcel line is 7.6 metres."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.6 metres","quotes":["The minimum permitted setback from a rear parcel line is 7.6 metres."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3 metres","quotes":["The minimum permitted setback from a side parcel line is 3 metres."]},"other":{"value":["Detached dwellings may host up to 10 guests as temporary accommodation when not lived in","Only one principal building per parcel; no auxiliary buildings permitted","Maximum 5 bedrooms in a detached dwelling","Parking use floor area limited to 40 square metres (frontage under 18 metres) or 70 square metres (frontage 18 metres or more)"],"quotes":["may be used for the temporary accommodation of not more than 10 guests during","(22) No auxiliary buildings are permitted.","The location of more than one principal building on a parcel is prohibited.","The maximum permitted number of bedrooms in a detached dwelling is 5. (Bylaw No. 1671)","(6) The maximum floor area to be used for parking use is 40 square metres where a parcel","use is 70 square metres where a parcel has a frontage of 18 or more metres."]}},"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=212","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/rta1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rta1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rta1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/index.json"}}