---
title: "RTA7 zone in Whistler: Residential/Tourist Accommodation Seven"
place: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/whistler
zone: RTA7
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/rta7/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rta7.json"
---

# RTA7 zone in Whistler: Residential/Tourist Accommodation Seven

Provide for low density residential development and tourist accommodation.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Provide for low density residential development and tourist accommodation.
- **Main uses:** Detached Dwelling; Park and Playground
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Auxiliary Uses; Auxiliary Residential Dwelling Unit (inside the principal residential building, employee housing only)
- **Minimum lot area:** 400 square metres (maximum parcel area is 695 square metres)
- **Minimum lot width:** 14 metres (frontage)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40 percent
- **Maximum density:** Detached dwelling: 240 square metres of gross floor area or floor space ratio of 0.40, whichever is lower
- **Maximum height:** 8.2 metres
- **Front setback:** 6.0 metres
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 metres
- **Interior side setback:** 2.5 metres (frontage under 15.5 metres); 3.0 metres (frontage 15.5 metres or more)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Garage or carport (auxiliary or attached building): front 3.0 metres, rear 2.0 metres, side 1.5 metres
- **Other rules:** Detached dwellings may host up to 10 guests as temporary accommodation when not lived in; Auxiliary buildings are prohibited; only one principal building per parcel; Maximum 5 bedrooms in a detached dwelling; Auxiliary residential dwelling unit: at least 32.5 square metres, up to two bedrooms, not for tourist accommodation

## Source

- [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 12, item 18](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf#page=230) (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/rta7/_