---
title: "TA3 zone in Whistler: Tourist Accommodation Three"
place: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/whistler
zone: TA3
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/ta3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/ta3.json"
---

# TA3 zone in Whistler: Tourist Accommodation Three

Commercial tourist accommodation facilities outside of the principal commercial areas

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Commercial tourist accommodation facilities outside of the principal commercial areas
- **Main uses:** Hotel; Indoor and outdoor recreation; Inn; Lodge
- **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:** 30 percent
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio 0.58
- **Maximum height:** 12 metres
- **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 5](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf#page=519) (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/ta3/_