---
title: "RTA2 zone in Whistler: Residential/Tourist Accommodation Two"
place: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/whistler
zone: RTA2
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/rta2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rta2.json"
---

# RTA2 zone in Whistler: Residential/Tourist Accommodation Two

Provide low density residential development in either townhouse or detached dwellings, which are also available for tourist accommodation.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Provide low density residential development in either townhouse or detached dwellings, which are also available for tourist accommodation.
- **Main uses:** Detached Dwelling; Townhouse; Park and Playground
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Auxiliary Residential Dwelling Unit (inside a detached dwelling, in a sewer specified area) (No auxiliary buildings are permitted.)
- **Minimum lot area:** 560 square metres (parcel created by subdivision); townhouses not permitted on parcels under 1.5 hectares
- **Minimum lot width:** 15.24 metres (parcel created by subdivision)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35 percent
- **Maximum density:** Detached dwelling: 325 square metres of gross floor area or floor space ratio of 0.35, whichever is less; townhouse unit: 220 square metres; no more than 16 single family dwelling units and 26 townhouse units in the zone
- **Maximum height:** Detached dwelling: 7.6 metres (frontage 18.0 metres or greater), 6.6 metres or 2 storeys, whichever is less (frontage under 18.0 metres); townhouse building: 7.6 metres
- **Front setback:** 7.6 metres
- **Rear setback:** 7.6 metres (all buildings)
- **Interior side setback:** 3 metres (detached dwelling and townhouse)
- **Other rules:** Land may be used for detached dwellings or townhouses, but not both; Minimum distance between townhouse buildings is 2.5 metres; Detached dwellings and townhouses may host up to 10 guests as temporary accommodation when not lived in; Maximum 5 bedrooms in a detached dwelling; no auxiliary buildings permitted

## Source

- [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 12, item 8](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf#page=214) (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/rta2/_