{"title":"RTA16 zone in Whistler: Residential/Tourist Accommodation Sixteen","code":"RTA16","slug":"rta16","name":"Residential/Tourist Accommodation Sixteen","group":"Residential","section":"Part 12, item 25","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Medium density duplex and townhouse dwellings, also available for tourist accommodation.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Medium density duplex and townhouse dwellings, also available for tourist accommodation.","quotes":["The intent of this zone is to provide for the development of medium density duplex and"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Duplex dwelling","Townhouse","Park and playground"],"quotes":["(b) duplex dwelling;","(c) park and playground; and","(d) townhouse."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses"],"quotes":["(a) auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses;"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"985 square metres; per dwelling unit: duplex 418 square metres, townhouse 297 square metres","quotes":["The minimum permitted parcel area is 985 square metres, the minimum frontage is 20","Duplex Dwelling 418 square metres 279 square metres","Townhouse 297 square metres 232 square metres"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"20 metres","quotes":["The minimum permitted parcel area is 985 square metres, the minimum frontage is 20","metres."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"35 percent","quotes":["The maximum permitted site coverage is 35 percent."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor site ratio 0.40; minimum usable site area per dwelling unit: duplex 279 square metres, townhouse 232 square metres","quotes":["The maximum permitted floor site ratio is 0.40.","Duplex Dwelling 418 square metres 279 square metres","Townhouse 297 square metres 232 square metres"]},"max_height":{"value":"7.6 metres (duplex dwelling); 10.7 metres (townhouse building)","quotes":["The maximum permitted height of a duplex dwelling is 7.6 metres.","The maximum permitted height of a townhouse building is 10.7 metres."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.6 metres (fee simple and bare land strata lots)","quotes":["(a) The minimum permitted front setback is 7.6 metres;"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.6 metres (fee simple and bare land strata lots)","quotes":["(c) The minimum permitted rear setback is 7.6 metres."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3 metres (fee simple and bare land strata lots)","quotes":["(b) The minimum permitted side setback is 3 metres; and"]},"other":{"value":["With 2 or more buildings on one parcel: 6 metres between buildings, 8 metres from a parcel line and 8 metres from an internal access road","Minimum dwelling unit floor area 55 square metres; maximum 4 bedrooms per principal dwelling unit","Auxiliary residential dwelling units are prohibited"],"quotes":["(a) The minimum permitted separation between buildings is 6 metres;","(b) The minimum permitted setback between a building and a parcel line is 8 metres;","is 8 metres.","The minimum permitted gross floor area for a dwelling unit is 55 square metres.","The maximum permitted number of bedrooms in a principal dwelling unit is 4.","An auxiliary residential dwelling unit is prohibited."]}},"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=247","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/rta16/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rta16.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rta16.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/index.json"}}