---
title: "RTA21 zone in Whistler: Residential/Tourist Accommodation Twenty-one"
place: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/whistler
zone: RTA21
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/rta21/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rta21.json"
---

# RTA21 zone in Whistler: Residential/Tourist Accommodation Twenty-one

Medium density multiple residential development and tourist accommodation.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Medium density multiple residential development and tourist accommodation.
- **Main uses:** Indoor and outdoor recreation; Park and playground; Townhouse
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,500 square metres
- **Minimum lot width:** 20 metres
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 15 percent
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio 0.17
- **Maximum height:** 11.6 metres
- **Front setback:** 7.6 metres from any parcel boundary
- **Rear setback:** 7.6 metres from any parcel boundary
- **Interior side setback:** 7.6 metres from any parcel boundary
- **Street side setback:** 7.6 metres from any parcel boundary
- **Other rules:** Minimum 6 metres between principal use buildings; Minimum dwelling floor area 55 square metres; maximum 4 bedrooms per 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 30](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf#page=259) (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/rta21/_