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Smart Bylaws Guide – Use Site Resources Wisely – Development Permit Areas – Whistler

The Resort Municipality of Whistler has designated all DPAs, except that of service commercial, as DPAs for the protection of the natural environment. Access to the extensive Valley Trail system, protection of aquatic areas and mature stands of timber, and construction that preserves natural watercourses may be required as conditions of development.

For example, the Greenlake Golf Course development in Whistler was designated as a DPA, a rezoning that required an amendment to the OCP. The 117 hectare property was developed as a golf course, park, and residential development. Approximately 25% of the property, through which the River of Golden Dreams flows, was designated as park land. The municipality required setbacks from the riparian areas (River of Golden Dreams, Fitzsimmons Creek and Green Lake) in the amount of 15 metres from the golf course area, 30 metres from each parcel, and 50 metres from buildings and structures. Public trails were continued, created and upgraded throughout the property. Finally, the details of an environmental monitoring program were specifically outlined in the OCP amendment.

See Whistler’s OCP pp. 34-83.

For more information

Melissa Laidlaw, Planning Analyst, Resort Municipality of Whistler
604-935-8167/Toll Free:1-866-932-5535 Ext 8167
mlaidlaw@whistler.ca