{
 "answer": "In the Municipal District of Clearwater County, Alberta, short-term rentals rules are set by Clearwater County Land Use Bylaw 25/050 (with amending Bylaw 26/095) and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-23. A licence is required.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000224",
 "municipality": "Clearwater County",
 "status_type": "Municipal District",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "short_term_rental",
 "label": "Short-term rentals",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
 "official_website": "https://www.clearwatercounty.ca/",
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  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Clearwater County Land Use Bylaw 25/050 (with amending Bylaw 26/095)",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-09-09",
   "document_url": "https://clearwatercounty.civicweb.net/document/71451",
   "summary": "Short-term rentals (30 days or less) are discretionary in the Agricultural, Country Residential, Country Residential Agricultural, Hamlet Residential, Hamlet Multiple-Dwelling, Leisure Residence and Nordegg Urban Residential districts (s.9.30). Development permits are temporary for 1 year, up to 5 years after three renewals, not transferable to a new owner, and the County's Short Term Rental Bylaw also applies.",
   "discovered_by": "onab-str-refile",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "61e6b6dface56b0acbb1b112c2a84004650fa5fdda5fdd96e8c743bbadc4a482",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "25/050",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/61e6b6dface56b0acbb1b112c2a84004650fa5fdda5fdd96e8c743bbadc4a482.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {},
   "fact_citations": {},
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/clearwater-county/zoning/bylaw-25-050/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Short-Term Rental Bylaw No. 1139/23",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-06-13",
   "document_url": "https://clearwatercounty.civicweb.net/document/31232",
   "summary": "Licence required for all STRs; only owners may apply; entire dwelling, part, or approved guest house; smoke/CO alarms; one licence per parcel; no RVs/tents; parking 1 stall/bedroom; condo/HOA approval letter. Annual fee $250 whole dwelling, $150 portion.",
   "discovered_by": "onab-str",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-22",
   "capture_sha256": "929987fd1d2fa62bbb7e78a6a5941bd4264fbe9b7dc7eb4c9284f37125df4c5e",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-23T02:55:32+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1139/23",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/929987fd1d2fa62bbb7e78a6a5941bd4264fbe9b7dc7eb4c9284f37125df4c5e.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "fee": "Annual short-term rental license fee: for the entire dwelling or a guest house. $250.00; Annual short-term rental license fee: for a portion of the dwelling. $150.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 2.1",
    "fee": "Schedule \"A\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/clearwater-county/short-term-rentals/bylaw-1139-23/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Short-Term Rentals",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.clearwatercounty.ca/p/short-term-rentals",
   "summary": "str page: County STR page with bylaw link, licence application form.",
   "discovered_by": "onab-str",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-22",
   "capture_sha256": "87588bfd246675a9c4e103db6d2288c8f90f8449fd703458f38b0de508e277be",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-23T02:55:32+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/87588bfd246675a9c4e103db6d2288c8f90f8449fd703458f38b0de508e277be.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/clearwater-county/short-term-rentals/short-term-rentals/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/clearwater-county/short-term-rentals/"
}