---
title: "RTA13 zone in Whistler: Residential/Tourist Accommodation Thirteen"
place: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/whistler
zone: RTA13
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/rta13/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rta13.json"
---

# RTA13 zone in Whistler: Residential/Tourist Accommodation Thirteen

Provide for medium density multiple residential development.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Provide for medium density multiple residential development.
- **Main uses:** Apartment; Townhouse
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Auxiliary Buildings and Auxiliary Uses
- **Minimum lot area:** 985 square metres
- **Minimum lot width:** 20 metres (frontage)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35 percent
- **Maximum density:** Floor site ratio of 1.0
- **Maximum height:** 10.7 metres
- **Front setback:** 7.6 metres
- **Rear setback:** 7.6 metres
- **Interior side setback:** 7.6 metres
- **Other rules:** Minimum usable site area: 56.3 square metres per dwelling unit of 50 square metres or less; 112.6 square metres per larger dwelling unit; Minimum 6 metres between principal buildings; Dwelling units: at least 40 square metres, maximum 3 bedrooms; auxiliary residential dwelling units are prohibited; Apartments and townhouses may host up to 2 guests per bedroom (maximum 8 per dwelling) as temporary accommodation when not lived in

## Source

- [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 12, item 22](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf#page=241) (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/rta13/_