---
title: "RTA16 zone in Whistler: Residential/Tourist Accommodation Sixteen"
place: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/whistler
zone: RTA16
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/rta16/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rta16.json"
---

# RTA16 zone in Whistler: Residential/Tourist Accommodation Sixteen

Medium density duplex and townhouse dwellings, also available for tourist accommodation.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Medium density duplex and townhouse dwellings, also available for tourist accommodation.
- **Main uses:** Duplex dwelling; Townhouse; Park and playground
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses
- **Minimum lot area:** 985 square metres; per dwelling unit: duplex 418 square metres, townhouse 297 square metres
- **Minimum lot width:** 20 metres
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35 percent
- **Maximum density:** Floor site ratio 0.40; minimum usable site area per dwelling unit: duplex 279 square metres, townhouse 232 square metres
- **Maximum height:** 7.6 metres (duplex dwelling); 10.7 metres (townhouse building)
- **Front setback:** 7.6 metres (fee simple and bare land strata lots)
- **Rear setback:** 7.6 metres (fee simple and bare land strata lots)
- **Interior side setback:** 3 metres (fee simple and bare land strata lots)
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 12, item 25](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf#page=247) (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/rta16/_