---
title: "RTA1 zone in Whistler: Residential/Tourist Accommodation One"
place: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/whistler
zone: RTA1
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/rta1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rta1.json"
---

# RTA1 zone in Whistler: Residential/Tourist Accommodation One

Provide low density residential development and tourist accommodation.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Provide low density residential development and tourist accommodation.
- **Main uses:** Detached Dwelling; Park and Playground
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Auxiliary Residential Dwelling Unit (inside a detached dwelling, in a sewer specified area) (No auxiliary buildings are permitted.)
- **Minimum lot area:** 560 square metres (parcel created by subdivision)
- **Minimum lot width:** 18.0 metres (parcel created by subdivision)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35 percent
- **Maximum density:** Detached dwelling: 325 square metres of gross floor area or floor space ratio of 0.35, whichever is less
- **Maximum height:** 7.6 metres (detached dwelling)
- **Front setback:** 7.6 metres
- **Rear setback:** 7.6 metres
- **Interior side setback:** 3 metres
- **Other rules:** 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)

## Source

- [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 12, item 7](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf#page=212) (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/rta1/_