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title: "RTA25 zone in Whistler: Residential/Tourist Accommodation Twenty-Five"
place: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/whistler
zone: RTA25
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/rta25/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rta25.json"
---

# RTA25 zone in Whistler: Residential/Tourist Accommodation Twenty-Five

Low density residential and tourist accommodation.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Low density residential and tourist accommodation.
- **Main uses:** Detached dwellings; Park and playground
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses; Auxiliary residential dwelling unit
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35 percent
- **Maximum density:** Detached dwelling: 0.35 times the bare land strata plan area (excluding access routes) divided by the number of strata lots, never more than 465 square metres
- **Maximum height:** 7.6 metres
- **Front setback:** Detached dwelling at least 7.6 m from the strata plan boundaries and 7.6 m from an internal access road
- **Other rules:** Detached dwellings may be used for tourist stays of up to 10 guests when not lived in; Distance between detached dwellings is the sum of 3 metres (dwelling 325 square metres or less) or 6 metres (over 325 square metres) for each dwelling; Auxiliary residential dwelling unit between 32.5 and 90 square metres, up to two bedrooms; not to be used for tourist accommodation; Only one principal building per parcel or strata lot; minimum detached dwelling floor area 46.5 square metres; maximum 4 bedrooms

## Source

- [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 12, item 42](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf#page=293) (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/rta25/_