The RMOW is undertaking a critical update to its Official Community Plan (OCP) to address Whistler’s
projected housing needs over the next 20 years. The Project is central to the OCP update as it will assist in
identifying priority sites suitable for residential development to meet projected needs. The Project will result
in a comprehensive inventory of potential development sites and their associated residential development
potential including housing types and number of housing units.
The inventory will be based on an assessment and screening of undeveloped and under-developed
properties within the RMOW across a range of ownership and land title interests. This will include municipally
owned and granted lands, private fee simple lands, Crown lands and lands for which the Lil’wat Nation and
Squamish Nation have existing and potential fee simple interests. The Project will develop a comprehensive
list of potential sites, map the sites and assess the sites using available information and GIS analysis.
Assessment criteria will include municipal policies, site characteristics and site development and servicing
considerations. The screening criteria will be closely aligned with the outcomes of the Whistler Complete
Communities project.
In addition to the land inventory, the project encompasses a review of the 2004 “Comparative Evaluation of
Potential Resident Housing Sites in Whistler” report. This review will help inform the current analysis and
enhance the RMOW’s capacity to identify viable development sites to meet diverse housing demands. Each
site identified will undergo an evaluation using criteria defined by the Project to determine its suitability for
residential development, ensuring that the final OCP and associated Zoning and Parking Bylaw updates
reflect the community’s housing needs and aspirations effectively.
As noted, the closing for this bid is on November 28 at 4 p.m.
Questions related to the bid can be submitted until November 21 at 4 p.m.
Bids and questions can be directed to municipal planner Louis-Felix Renaud at lrenaud@whistler.ca.
