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title: "RTA17 zone in Whistler: Residential/Tourist Accommodation Seventeen"
place: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/whistler
zone: RTA17
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/rta17/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rta17.json"
---

# RTA17 zone in Whistler: Residential/Tourist Accommodation Seventeen

Low density, slope-responsive residential and tourist accommodation use adjacent to major recreation and commercial facilities.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Low density, slope-responsive residential and tourist accommodation use adjacent to major recreation and commercial facilities.
- **Main uses:** Single family dwelling or townhouse; Indoor and outdoor recreation; Park and playground
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses; Auxiliary residential dwelling unit within each detached single family dwelling (not if developed as townhouses)
- **Minimum lot area:** 3.30 hectares
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 15 percent
- **Maximum density:** 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
- **Maximum height:** 10.7 metres (townhouse); 9.0 metres (single family dwelling)
- **Front setback:** 15 metres from all parcel boundaries
- **Rear setback:** 15 metres from all parcel boundaries
- **Interior side setback:** 15 metres from all parcel boundaries
- **Street side setback:** 15 metres from all parcel boundaries
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 12, item 26](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf#page=249) (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/rta17/_