{"title":"RTA17 zone in Whistler: Residential/Tourist Accommodation Seventeen","code":"RTA17","slug":"rta17","name":"Residential/Tourist Accommodation Seventeen","group":"Residential","section":"Part 12, item 26","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Low density, slope-responsive residential and tourist accommodation use adjacent to major recreation and commercial facilities.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Low density, slope-responsive residential and tourist accommodation use adjacent to major recreation and commercial facilities.","quotes":["The intent of this zone is to provide for low density, slope-responsive residential and"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Single family dwelling or townhouse","Indoor and outdoor recreation","Park and playground"],"quotes":["(b) single family dwelling or townhouse;","(c) indoor and outdoor recreation; and","(d) park and playground."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses","Auxiliary residential dwelling unit within each detached single family dwelling (not if developed as townhouses)"],"quotes":["(a) auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses;","One auxiliary residential dwelling unit is permitted within each detached single family","Auxiliary residential dwelling units are prohibited if the site is developed for townhouse"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"3.30 hectares","quotes":["The minimum permitted parcel area is 3.30 hectares."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"15 percent","quotes":["The maximum permitted site coverage is 15 percent."]},"max_density":{"value":"Townhouse: maximum 12,138 square metres gross floor area and 45 townhouses on the site; single family: maximum 3,900 square metres and 12 single family dwellings on the site","quotes":["12,138 square metres on the site and in no case shall the number of dwellings exceed","forty-five (45) townhouses on the site. If developed as single family dwellings, the","maximum permitted gross floor area shall not exceed 3,900 square metres on the site","and in no case shall the number of dwellings exceed twelve (12) single family dwellings"]},"max_height":{"value":"10.7 metres (townhouse); 9.0 metres (single family dwelling)","quotes":["The maximum permitted height of a townhouse is 10.7 metres.","The maximum permitted height of a single family dwelling is 9.0 metres."]},"setback_front":{"value":"15 metres from all parcel boundaries","quotes":["The minimum permitted setback is 15 metres from all parcel boundaries."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"15 metres from all parcel boundaries","quotes":["The minimum permitted setback is 15 metres from all parcel boundaries."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"15 metres from all parcel boundaries","quotes":["The minimum permitted setback is 15 metres from all parcel boundaries."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"15 metres from all parcel boundaries","quotes":["The minimum permitted setback is 15 metres from all parcel boundaries."]},"other":{"value":["Minimum floor area of any townhouse or single family dwelling 130 square metres","Minimum 6 metres between buildings","Auxiliary residential dwelling unit up to 80 square metres, maximum two bedrooms; not to be used for tourist accommodation","At least 75 percent of required parking enclosed or underground"],"quotes":["130 square metres.","The minimum permitted horizontal separation between buildings is 6 metres.","dwelling up to a maximum of 80 square metres provided it contains no more than two","An auxiliary dwelling unit shall not be used for tourist accommodation.","A minimum of 75 percent of all required parking shall be enclosed or located below"]}},"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=249","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/rta17/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rta17.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rta17.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/index.json"}}