---
title: "TA1 zone in Whistler: Tourist Accommodation One"
place: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/whistler
zone: TA1
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/ta1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/ta1.json"
---

# TA1 zone in Whistler: Tourist Accommodation One

Commercial tourist accommodation that complements the scale and density of surrounding development

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Commercial tourist accommodation that complements the scale and density of surrounding development
- **Main uses:** Hotel; Indoor and outdoor recreation; Inn; Lodge
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses; Auxiliary office
- **Minimum lot area:** Not applicable
- **Minimum lot width:** 1/10th of parcel perimeter (frontage)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35 percent
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio 0.20
- **Maximum height:** 11 metres and 3 storeys
- **Front setback:** 7.5 metres
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 metres
- **Interior side setback:** 7.5 metres
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 metres
- **Other rules:** At least 70 percent of gross floor area must be used for tourist accommodation; Up to 30 percent of gross floor area may be used for restaurant, lounge, personal services, retail, public beverage house, entertainment and assembly use

## Source

- [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 15, item 3](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf#page=515) (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/ta1/_