TA17 zone in Whistler: Tourist Accommodation Seventeen

Whistler, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

Site sensitive residential townhouse development, commercial tourist accommodation and employee housing, with parks and riparian protection uses

Zone rules

Purpose	Site sensitive residential townhouse development, commercial tourist accommodation and employee housing, with parks and riparian protection uses
Main uses	Employee housing in townhouses (at locations on the Key Plan) Tourist accommodation in townhouses (at locations on the Key Plan) Residential use in townhouses (at locations on the Key Plan) Nature conservation park Community park (one washroom building and one additional amenity structure)
Also allowed (secondary uses)	Caretaker's residence in one of the employee housing townhouses Amenity building (check-in facility for tourist accommodation, pool changing and pool related uses) Two auxiliary buildings Auxiliary uses
Maximum density	Base: twenty-one employee housing units (combined no more than 2000 square metres); 2 tourist accommodation units (no more than 363 square metres combined); 2 residential townhouse units (no more than 363 square metres combined); amenity building no more than 40 square metres; 250 square metres of buildings in the community park. If park, trail, housing and other conditions are met: a further 9 tourist accommodation units (no more than 1633 square metres combined) and a further 9 residential townhouse units (no more than 1633 square metres combined)
Maximum height	11 metres (any building or structure)
Front setback	7.6 metres from any parcel boundary; 6.1 metres from a parcel boundary abutting a highway or private road within the TA17 Zone
Rear setback	7.6 metres from any parcel boundary; 20 metres from the parcel line of Strata Plan BCS556
Interior side setback	7.6 metres from any parcel boundary; 20 metres from the parcel line of Strata Plan BCS556
Other rules	Siting of all buildings must follow the Key Plan for the TA17 Zone Employee units must be at least 56 square metres and cannot be used for tourist accommodation; one may be used by a caretaker Maximum floor area for auxiliary parking is 25 square metres per employee unit and 35 square metres per market unit Townhouses used as tourist accommodation may be used for residential use when not in tourist accommodation use

Source: Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 15, item 17 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. The consolidation is printed by authority of the Corporate Officer under section 139 of the Community Charter. Zones marked deleted in the bylaw (RM8, RM32, RR3, TP1 to TP3, CR3, CR5, CR6, LNP, LNL) are not listed. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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