---
title: "RTA30 zone in Whistler: Residential/Tourist Accommodation Thirty"
place: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/whistler
zone: RTA30
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/rta30/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rta30.json"
---

# RTA30 zone in Whistler: Residential/Tourist Accommodation Thirty

Medium density residential development and tourist accommodation.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Medium density residential development and tourist accommodation.
- **Main uses:** Apartment; Employee housing; Park and playground; Townhouse (only in Key Plan Areas C and E)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Strata Lots 4, 11, 19, 20 and 23, District Lot 4751, Group 1 New Westminster District, Strata Plan LMS2614: employee housing use only
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 30% (Key Plan Area A); 35% (Key Plan Areas B, C, D and E)
- **Maximum density:** By Key Plan Area (dwellings; gross floor area in square metres): A 22, 4477; B 37, 4526; C 28, 3965; D 63, 9837; E 33, 5077
- **Maximum height:** 13 metres, 4 storeys (Key Plan Area A); 13 metres, 3 storeys (Areas B, C, D and E), for apartment buildings
- **Front setback:** 7.5 metres from parcel boundary (all Key Plan Areas); 3.5 metres from the boundary between Areas C and D
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 metres from parcel boundary (all Key Plan Areas)
- **Interior side setback:** 7.5 metres from parcel boundary (all Key Plan Areas)
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 metres from parcel boundary (all Key Plan Areas)
- **Other rules:** Minimum distance between principal buildings: 6 metres (Area A); 4 metres (Areas B, C, D and E); Apartments other than employee housing may be used for temporary accommodation when not lived in; employee housing may not; Crosshatched areas on the Key Plan must stay natural forested landscape and not be altered

## Source

- [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 12, item 55](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf#page=322) (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/rta30/_