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 "answer": "In the Municipal District of Lethbridge County, Alberta, short-term rentals rules are set by Bylaw 24-007 - Land Use Bylaw and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-22. A licence is required. Zones allowed: Rural Agriculture (RA), Urban Fringe (UF), Grouped Country Residential (GCR) as discretionary uses.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000330",
 "municipality": "Lethbridge County",
 "status_type": "Municipal District",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "short_term_rental",
 "label": "Short-term rentals",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-22",
 "official_website": "http://www.lethcounty.ca",
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   "title": "Bylaw 24-007 - Land Use Bylaw",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
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   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://www.lethcounty.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=b2018ca1-5019-4416-9b84-a7b450a4dae3",
   "summary": "Lethbridge County Land Use Bylaw 24-007, Part 5 s.41: a tourist home/short-term rental (stays up to 30 days) needs a development permit and is allowed only where a district lists it (discretionary in rural/agricultural districts, Grouped Country Residential, Hamlet Residential). Max 4 bedrooms and 8 guests; one hard-surfaced stall per bedroom; guest register; no advertising before a permit; not combined",
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   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T18:48:41+00:00",
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   "document_number": "24-007",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/20623d5e5b686c412d9af62ab2b24387c041d0684b53fa8ceb0d8fb76fbb591c.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "zones_allowed": "Rural Agriculture (RA), Urban Fringe (UF), Grouped Country Residential (GCR) as discretionary uses"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "Part 1 s. 24(1)",
    "zones_allowed": "Part 3 (RA) s. 2(2); Part 3 (UF) s. 2(2); Part 3 (GCR) s. 2(2)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/lethbridge-county/zoning/bylaw-24-007/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Land Use Bylaw No. 24-007 (consolidated to Bylaw 26-019), Part 5 s.41 Tourist Homes/Short Term Rentals",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://www.lethcounty.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=75dcaf20-ab3f-41c3-8b2f-0e9af85ae6d2",
   "summary": "Section 41: tourist home/short term rental (stays up to 30 days) needs a development permit; prohibited in residential districts unless listed as permitted/discretionary. Max 4 bedrooms/8 guests, one hard-surfaced stall per bedroom, guest register, no advertising before permit, comply with provincial tourism levy.",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-10-22",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-23T02:55:32+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "24-007",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/979e6647d5e85b87527e496adafae7c9bd02518a60d3f7fea679dd72bfe9b890.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {},
   "fact_citations": {},
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/lethbridge-county/short-term-rentals/bylaw-24-007-2/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Bylaws index",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://www.lethcounty.ca/p/bylaws",
   "summary": "Municipal bylaw listing page checked for short-term rental rules.",
   "discovered_by": "onab-str",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-22",
   "capture_sha256": "39370229ed932b18c5eb2e9062c3d2756941555595a61111b85c062ffb0902e7",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T18:48:41+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "capture_backfilled_from_sibling": true,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/39370229ed932b18c5eb2e9062c3d2756941555595a61111b85c062ffb0902e7.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/lethbridge-county/other/bylaws/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
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 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/lethbridge-county/short-term-rentals/"
}