---
title: "RTA9 zone in Whistler: Residential/Tourist Accommodation Nine"
place: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/whistler
zone: RTA9
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/rta9/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/rta9.json"
---

# RTA9 zone in Whistler: Residential/Tourist Accommodation Nine

Provide for low to medium density, slope-responsive residential dwellings which are also available for tourist accommodation.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Provide for low to medium density, slope-responsive residential dwellings which are also available for tourist accommodation.
- **Main uses:** Duplex Dwelling; Detached Dwelling; Townhouse; Park and Playground
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Auxiliary Buildings and Auxiliary Uses
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,500 square metres
- **Minimum lot width:** 20 metres (frontage)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 20 percent
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio of 0.25
- **Maximum height:** 10.7 metres (principal use building)
- **Front setback:** 7.6 metres
- **Rear setback:** 7.6 metres
- **Other rules:** Minimum 6 metres between principal use buildings on a parcel; Auxiliary residential dwelling units are prohibited; Detached dwellings: maximum 266 square metres, and no more than one in six of the dwelling units on a parcel; Dwellings may host up to 2 guests per bedroom (maximum 10 per dwelling) as temporary accommodation when not lived in

## Source

- [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 12, item 20](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf#page=236) (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/rta9/_