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title: "RTA24 zone in Whistler: Residential/Tourist Accommodation Twenty-Four"
place: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/whistler
zone: RTA24
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/rta24/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rta24.json"
---

# RTA24 zone in Whistler: Residential/Tourist Accommodation Twenty-Four

Single family residential and tourist accommodation use, with bonus density for the provision of a community amenity.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Single family residential and tourist accommodation use, with bonus density for the provision of a community amenity.
- **Main uses:** Detached dwelling; Park and playground
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses; Auxiliary residential dwelling unit (inside the principal building or an auxiliary building with parking; employee housing only)
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,200 square metres (parcels created by subdivision)
- **Minimum lot width:** 8 metres
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35 percent
- **Maximum density:** Detached dwelling gross floor area 325 square metres; 465 square metres with the community amenity contribution
- **Maximum height:** 7.6 metres
- **Front setback:** 5 metres from all parcel boundaries
- **Rear setback:** 5 metres from all parcel boundaries
- **Interior side setback:** 5 metres from all parcel boundaries
- **Street side setback:** 5 metres from all parcel boundaries
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 12, item 33](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf#page=265) (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/rta24/_