{
 "answer": "In the Summer Village of Birchcliff, Alberta, short-term rentals rules are set by Summer Village of Birchcliff Land Use Bylaw 258-25, s.9.26 Tourist Homes and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-22. Zones allowed: Prohibited in the Summer Village.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000191",
 "municipality": "Birchcliff",
 "status_type": "Summer Village",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "short_term_rental",
 "label": "Short-term rentals",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-22",
 "official_website": "http://www.sylvansummervillages.ca/birchcliff.php",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Summer Village of Birchcliff Land Use Bylaw 258-25, s.9.26 Tourist Homes",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://www.sylvansummervillages.ca/uploads/8/8/0/5/88056186/approved_-_sv_of_birchcliff_land_use_bylaw_-_bylaw_258-25_-_june_2025b.pdf",
   "summary": "Section 9.26.1: development of tourist homes (vacation rentals of a dwelling, stays of 30 days or less) is prohibited in the Summer Village. 9.26.2: rentals over 30 days in R1, R2, R3 are not tourist homes. Definition at 3.2.167. Adoption date not stated in text.",
   "discovered_by": "onab-str",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-22",
   "capture_sha256": "928b6032f9ede197a44e1b940bce9dc2000d3e18025927d6c233618f5a154e3a",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "capture_backfilled_from_sibling": true,
   "document_number": "258-25",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/928b6032f9ede197a44e1b940bce9dc2000d3e18025927d6c233618f5a154e3a.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "zones_allowed": "Prohibited in the Summer Village"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "zones_allowed": "s. 9.26.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/birchcliff/fences/bylaw-258-25/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Summer Village of Birchcliff Land Use Bylaw No. 170/13 (amended to Bylaw #215/19)",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2013-10-24",
   "document_url": "http://www.sylvansummervillages.ca/uploads/8/8/0/5/88056186/birchcliff_lub_-_amended_2019_with_bylaws_website_this_one.pdf",
   "summary": "Short-term rentals (tourist homes: Airbnb/VRBO-type stays of 30 days or less) are not permitted in the Summer Village of Birchcliff; the prohibition is written into each residential district (R1, R2, R3) of the Land Use Bylaw.",
   "capture_sha256": "428da670ec078f386aabd14761f8a833975efc3f457ae47a43e162dd69e91870",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T18:48:41+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "discovered_by": "onab-str-refile",
   "document_number": "170/13",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/428da670ec078f386aabd14761f8a833975efc3f457ae47a43e162dd69e91870.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "zones_allowed": "None; Tourist Homes are not permitted within the Summer Village of Birchcliff."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "zones_allowed": "Tourist Homes are not permitted within the Summer Village of Birchcliff"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/birchcliff/zoning/bylaw-170-13/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Sylvan Lake summer villages planning and development page",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.sylvansummervillages.ca/bc-planning--development.html",
   "summary": "Bylaw listing page for Birchcliff.",
   "discovered_by": "onab-str",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-22",
   "capture_sha256": "5a9c97d4e145f6d897d9e638da69e2daae52d6762828d84a3600c8cf4b61d6d7",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T01:52:39+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "capture_backfilled_from_sibling": true,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/5a9c97d4e145f6d897d9e638da69e2daae52d6762828d84a3600c8cf4b61d6d7.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/birchcliff/building-permits/bc-planning-development-sylvan-lake-summer-villages-shared/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/birchcliff/short-term-rentals/"
}