{"title":"TA8 zone in Whistler: Tourist Accommodation Eight","code":"TA8","slug":"ta8","name":"Tourist Accommodation Eight","group":"Commercial","section":"Part 15, item 8","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Commercial tourist accommodation facilities in the area peripheral to the Town Centre and to Lands North","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Commercial tourist accommodation facilities in the area peripheral to the Town Centre and to Lands North","quotes":["The intent of this zone is to provide for commercial tourist accommodation facilities in the","area peripheral to the Town Centre and to Lands North."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Hotel","Parking","Outdoor recreation","Car wash","Storage lockers"],"quotes":["The following uses are permitted and all other uses are prohibited: (Bylaw No. 974)","(b) hotel;","(c) parking;","(d) outdoor recreation;","(e) car wash; and","(f) storage lockers."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Auxiliary uses"],"quotes":["(a) auxiliary uses (Bylaw No. 2284)"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Strata Lot 241, Strata Plan LMS1847, District Lots 1902 and 4610, Group 1, New Westminster District: indoor recreation (may include bowling alleys, health and fitness spa, billiards), movie theatre, restaurant, entertainment (only if at least 50 percent of the gross floor area within Strata Lot 241 is in use for a use permitted under paragraph (2)(a) or (b)), office, storage","Portion shown as Employee Housing on the Key Plan: employee housing"],"quotes":["Within the portion of the TA8 zone located within Strata Lot 241, Strata Plan LMS1847,","(a) movie theatre;","(b) restaurant;","(d) office; 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5 metres above 10 metres in height up to 15 metres; 15 metres above 15 metres in height (from any parcel boundary, except a boundary shared by parcels developed as a single site)","quotes":["a minimum of 2.5 metres for any portion of a building at grade to 10 metres in","a minimum of 5 metres for any portion of a building above 10 metres in height up","a minimum of 15 metres for any portion of a building above 15 metres in height."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"2.5 metres for any part of a building at grade to 10 metres in height; 5 metres above 10 metres up to 15 metres; 15 metres above 15 metres in height (from any parcel boundary, except a boundary shared by parcels developed as a single site)","quotes":["a minimum of 2.5 metres for any portion of a building at grade to 10 metres in","a minimum of 5 metres for any portion of a building above 10 metres up to 15","a minimum of 15 metres for any portion of a building above 15 metres in height."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"2.5 metres for any part of a building at grade to 10 metres in height; 5 metres above 10 metres up to 15 metres; 15 metres above 15 metres in height (from any parcel boundary, except a boundary shared by parcels developed as a single site)","quotes":["a minimum of 2.5 metres for any portion of a building at grade to 10 metres in","a minimum of 5 metres for any portion of a building above 10 metres up to 15","a minimum of 15 metres for any portion of a building above 15 metres in height."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"2.5 metres for any part of a building at grade to 10 metres in height; 5 metres above 10 metres up to 15 metres; 15 metres above 15 metres in height (from any parcel boundary, except a boundary shared by parcels developed as a single site)","quotes":["a minimum of 2.5 metres for any portion of a building at grade to 10 metres in","a minimum of 5 metres for any portion of a building above 10 metres up to 15","a minimum of 15 metres for any portion of a building above 15 metres in height."]},"other":{"value":["Setbacks apply from any parcel boundary (same rule for rear and sides)","Within Strata Lot 241, no more than 5,000 square feet of gross floor area may be licensed for alcohol where minors are prohibited"],"quotes":["All buildings and structures on a site shall be set back from any parcel boundary, except","square feet of the gross floor area may be used as an area that is licensed for the","District Lots 1902 and 4610, Group 1, New Westminster District not more than 5,000","Within the portion of the TA8 zone located within Strata Lot 241, Strata Plan LMS1847,"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026)","url":"https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"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."},"source_url":"https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf#page=525","place":{"path":"ca/bc/whistler","name":"Whistler","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/ta8/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/ta8.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/ta8.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/index.json"}}