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title: "TA8 zone in Whistler: Tourist Accommodation Eight"
place: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/whistler
zone: TA8
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/ta8/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/ta8.json"
---

# TA8 zone in Whistler: Tourist Accommodation Eight

Commercial tourist accommodation facilities in the area peripheral to the Town Centre and to Lands North

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Commercial tourist accommodation facilities in the area peripheral to the Town Centre and to Lands North
- **Main uses:** Hotel; Parking; Outdoor recreation; Car wash; Storage lockers
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Auxiliary uses
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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
- **Maximum density:** Maximum gross floor area of all buildings 254,600 square feet, plus an additional 6,523 square feet for employee housing (Employee Housing area only); hotel purposes 210,000 square feet, of which lobby, restaurant, assembly, personal services and retail 54,000 square feet; Strata Lot 241 an additional 44,000 square feet; car wash an additional 1,000 square feet
- **Maximum height:** The lesser of 23 metres or seven storeys
- **Front setback:** 2.5 metres for any part of a building at grade to 10 metres in height; 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)
- **Rear setback:** 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)
- **Interior side setback:** 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)
- **Street side setback:** 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)
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 15, item 8](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf#page=525) (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/ta8/_