{
 "answer": "In the City of Medicine Hat, Alberta, short-term rentals rules are set by City of Medicine Hat Land Use Bylaw No. 4853-2026, verified 2026-10-23. Zones allowed: N-R1, N-R2, N-R3, N-R4, N-C1, N-C2, UVC, UC, SU-PRC, and FUD Districts (permitted).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000344",
 "municipality": "Medicine Hat",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "short_term_rental",
 "label": "Short-term rentals",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
 "official_website": "http://www.medicinehat.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "City of Medicine Hat Land Use Bylaw No. 4853-2026",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-06-01",
   "document_url": "https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/medicinehat-016-ca/media/aylidv3h/4853-2026.pdf",
   "summary": "Medicine Hat LUB 4853-2026: Short Term Dwelling Rentals (Airbnb/VRBO) are a permitted use in all neighbourhood residential and commercial districts, Urban Villages/Corridors, Urban Core, SU-PRC and FUD. Section 152: dwelling of no more than 4 bedrooms, max 8 guests, no kitchens in bedrooms, no on-site advertising.",
   "discovered_by": "onab-str-refile",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "6ccb00b064d3d6375302473691b447060e06f22af11ce7db469e1824dc3ead2f",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "4853-2026",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/6ccb00b064d3d6375302473691b447060e06f22af11ce7db469e1824dc3ead2f.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "zones_allowed": "N-R1, N-R2, N-R3, N-R4, N-C1, N-C2, UVC, UC, SU-PRC, and FUD Districts (permitted)."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "zones_allowed": "s. 16, s. 24, s. 32, s. 38, s. 44, s. 49, s. 62, s. 67, s. 72, s. 114"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/medicine-hat/zoning/bylaw-4853/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "City of Medicine Hat bylaws",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.medicinehat.ca/government-city-hall/bylaws-policies/bylaws/",
   "summary": "Bylaw index page; no STR-specific bylaw listed.",
   "discovered_by": "onab-str",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-22",
   "capture_sha256": "281ac85eca34e1ad2af58fbea2cfe74fe712da6cac99d5559c16573c203d8593",
   "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/281ac85eca34e1ad2af58fbea2cfe74fe712da6cac99d5559c16573c203d8593.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/medicine-hat/zoning/bylaw-4853-2/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/medicine-hat/short-term-rentals/"
}