{"title":"RTA24 zone in Whistler: Residential/Tourist Accommodation Twenty-Four","code":"RTA24","slug":"rta24","name":"Residential/Tourist Accommodation Twenty-Four","group":"Residential","section":"Part 12, item 33","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Single family residential and tourist accommodation use, with bonus density for the provision of a community amenity.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Single family residential and tourist accommodation use, with bonus density for the provision of a community amenity.","quotes":["The intent of this zone is to provide for single family residential and tourist"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Detached dwelling","Park and playground"],"quotes":["(c) detached dwelling; and","(d) park and playground."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses","Auxiliary residential dwelling unit (inside the principal building or an auxiliary building with parking; employee housing only)"],"quotes":["(a) auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses;","(b) auxiliary residential dwelling unit provided it is contained within the principal","further provided it is not occupied except as employee housing;"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,200 square metres (parcels created by subdivision)","quotes":["The minimum permitted area of any parcel created by subdivision is 1,200 square"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"8 metres","quotes":["The minimum required frontage is 8 metres."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"35 percent","quotes":["The maximum permitted site coverage is 35 percent."]},"max_density":{"value":"Detached dwelling gross floor area 325 square metres; 465 square metres with the community amenity contribution","quotes":["The maximum permitted gross floor area of a detached dwelling is 325 square metres.","shall be 465 square metres."]},"max_height":{"value":"7.6 metres","quotes":["The maximum permitted height of a building is 7.6 metres."]},"setback_front":{"value":"5 metres from all parcel boundaries","quotes":["The minimum permitted setback for all buildings and structures from all parcel","boundaries is 5 metres."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"5 metres from all parcel boundaries","quotes":["The minimum permitted setback for all buildings and structures from all parcel","boundaries is 5 metres."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"5 metres from all parcel boundaries","quotes":["The minimum permitted setback for all buildings and structures from all parcel","boundaries is 5 metres."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"5 metres from all parcel boundaries","quotes":["The minimum permitted setback for all buildings and structures from all parcel","boundaries is 5 metres."]},"other":{"value":["Only one principal use building per parcel","Auxiliary residential dwelling unit between 32.5 and 80 square metres, maximum 2 bedrooms; not to be used for tourist accommodation","Auxiliary parking use up to 70 square metres","Minimum detached dwelling floor area 46.5 square metres"],"quotes":["The placing of more than one principal use building on a parcel is prohibited.","An auxiliary residential dwelling unit shall contain a gross floor area no greater than 80","square metres and no less than 32.5 square metres.","The maximum permitted number of bedrooms in an auxiliary residential unit is 2.","An auxiliary residential dwelling unit shall not be used for tourist accommodation.","auxiliary building or structure is 70 square metres.","The minimum permitted gross floor area of a detached dwelling is 46.5 square metres."]}},"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=265","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/rta24/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rta24.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rta24.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/index.json"}}