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title: "RTA8 zone in Whistler: Two Family Residential/Tourist Accommodation Eight"
place: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/whistler
zone: RTA8
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/rta8/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rta8.json"
---

# RTA8 zone in Whistler: Two Family Residential/Tourist Accommodation Eight

Provide a low density area for detached and duplex residential dwellings which are also available for tourist accommodation, with different uses and regulations by location within the zone.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Provide a low density area for detached and duplex residential dwellings which are also available for tourist accommodation, with different uses and regulations by location within the zone.
- **Main uses:** Detached Dwelling (area crosshatched on Key Plan A); Park and Playground (area crosshatched on Key Plan A); Duplex Dwelling (area marked in diagonal black lines on Key Plan A) (Which uses are allowed depends on the location shown on Key Plan A.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Auxiliary Residential Dwelling Unit (both areas); Auxiliary Parking Use (crosshatched area)
- **Minimum lot area:** 400 square metres (parcel created by subdivision)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 20 percent
- **Maximum density:** Detached dwelling: 730 square metres of gross floor area in Area A, 650 square metres in Area B, otherwise the lower of 465 square metres or floor space ratio of 0.30; duplex dwelling: the lower of 450 square metres or floor space ratio of 0.40 (Areas A and B are shown on Key Plan B.)
- **Maximum height:** 10.6 metres
- **Front setback:** 7.6 metres
- **Rear setback:** 3.0 metres (from all other parcel boundaries)
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 metres (from all other parcel boundaries)
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 metres (from all other parcel boundaries)
- **Other rules:** Buildings with a dwelling unit must be 9.1 metres from other buildings with a dwelling unit, even across a parcel boundary; Detached and duplex dwellings may host up to 10 guests as temporary accommodation when not lived in; Auxiliary residential dwelling unit: no more than 75 square metres, not for tourist accommodation

## Source

- [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 12, item 19](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf#page=232) (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/rta8/_