---
title: "RTA28 zone in Whistler: Residential/Tourist Accommodation Twenty-Eight"
place: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/whistler
zone: RTA28
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/rta28/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rta28.json"
---

# RTA28 zone in Whistler: Residential/Tourist Accommodation Twenty-Eight

Medium-density comprehensive residential development.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Medium-density comprehensive residential development.
- **Main uses:** Townhouse; Duplex dwelling
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 30 percent
- **Maximum density:** 2,230.00 square metres gross floor area for the zone; maximum 8 dwelling units
- **Maximum height:** 13 m (residential building)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 metres
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 metres
- **Interior side setback:** 3.5 metres
- **Other rules:** Any dwelling may be used for tourist stays of up to 10 guests when not lived in

## Source

- [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 12, item 46](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf#page=301) (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/rta28/_