---
title: "RTA29 zone in Whistler: Residential / Tourist Accommodation Twenty-Nine"
place: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/whistler
zone: RTA29
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/rta29/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rta29.json"
---

# RTA29 zone in Whistler: Residential / Tourist Accommodation Twenty-Nine

Medium density residential development with units available for tourist accommodation adjacent to major recreation and commercial facilities.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Medium density residential development with units available for tourist accommodation adjacent to major recreation and commercial facilities.
- **Main uses:** Duplex dwelling; Townhouse
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40 percent
- **Maximum density:** 13,082 square metres gross floor area or floor space ratio 0.42, whichever is less; maximum 44 dwelling units
- **Maximum height:** 14 metres (townhouse); 14 metres (duplex)
- **Front setback:** Shown in the key plan for the RTA29 Zone (not in the text)
- **Rear setback:** Shown in the key plan for the RTA29 Zone (not in the text)
- **Interior side setback:** Shown in the key plan for the RTA29 Zone (not in the text)
- **Street side setback:** Shown in the key plan for the RTA29 Zone (not in the text)
- **Other rules:** Minimum 6 metres between buildings; Dwelling units may be used for tourist accommodation when not lived in

## Source

- [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 12, item 54](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf#page=320) (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/rta29/_