---
title: "TP4 zone in Whistler: Tourist Pension Four"
place: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/whistler
zone: TP4
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/tp4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/whistler/zoning/tp4.json"
---

# TP4 zone in Whistler: Tourist Pension Four

Pension use within a residential area

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Pension use within a residential area
- **Main uses:** Pension; Park and playground
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Auxiliary buildings and auxiliary uses; One auxiliary residential dwelling unit (must be contained within the principal building)
- **Minimum lot area:** 928.6 square metres (parcel created by subdivision); usable site area at least 85 percent of the total parcel area
- **Minimum lot width:** 24 metres (frontage)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35 percent
- **Maximum density:** Gross floor area 465 square metres or a floor space ratio of 0.35, whichever is lower. Maximum guest rooms by parcel area (m²): 928.6 = 5; 928.6 - 991 = 6; 992 - 1044 = 7; 1045 or greater = 8
- **Maximum height:** 7.6 metres
- **Front setback:** 7.6 metres
- **Rear setback:** 7.6 metres
- **Interior side setback:** 6 metres (3 metres on the portion of Lot 15, District Lots 4752 and 4753, Group 1, New Westminster District, Plan LMP44921 within the TP4 Zone)
- **Other rules:** Guest room floor area: minimum 9.5 square metres, maximum 28 square metres; Auxiliary residential dwelling unit between 32.5 and 75 square metres; Only one principal building per parcel

## Source

- [Zoning and Parking Bylaw No. 303, 2015 (consolidation dated August 8, 2026), s. Part 16, item 5](https://www.whistler.ca/wp-content/uploads/Zoning-_and_Parking_Bylaw_303_2015_2026-08-07.pdf#page=559) (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/tp4/_