---
title: "TA12 zone in Whistler: Tourist Accommodation Twelve"
place: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/whistler
zone: TA12
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/ta12/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/ta12.json"
---

# TA12 zone in Whistler: Tourist Accommodation Twelve

Commercial tourist accommodation facilities that complement the scale and density of surrounding development

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Commercial tourist accommodation facilities that complement the scale and density of surrounding development
- **Main uses:** Hotel; Indoor and outdoor recreation; Inn; Lodge; Apartment; Townhouse
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses
- **Minimum lot area:** 2,000 square metres
- **Minimum lot width:** 1/10th of parcel perimeter (frontage)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 25 percent
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio 0.82
- **Maximum height:** 15 metres
- **Front setback:** 7.6 metres from all property boundaries
- **Rear setback:** 7.6 metres from all property boundaries
- **Interior side setback:** 7.6 metres from all property boundaries
- **Street side setback:** 7.6 metres from all property boundaries
- **Other rules:** Minimum 6 metres between principal use buildings; Up to 30 percent of gross floor area may be used for restaurant, personal services, retail, entertainment and assembly use; Minimum dwelling unit gross floor area 55 square metres; maximum 4 bedrooms per dwelling unit

## Source

- [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 15, item 12](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf#page=534) (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/ta12/_