{
 "answer": "In the Municipal District of Rocky View County, Alberta, short-term rentals rules are set by Rocky View County Land Use Bylaw C-8000-2020, verified 2026-10-22. A licence is required. Zones allowed: Discretionary use in Agricultural (A-GEN, A-SML) and Residential (R-RUR, R-CRD, R-URB, R-SML, R-MID, R-MRU) districts.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000407",
 "municipality": "Rocky View 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.rockyview.ca",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Rocky View County Land Use Bylaw C-8000-2020",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-09-08",
   "document_url": "https://www.rockyview.ca/sites/default/files/2025-05/RVC-Land-Use-Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Rocky View County Land Use Bylaw C-8000-2020, s.164: a Vacation Rental (Airbnb-type) needs a development permit and is allowed only in the owner's primary residence. Max 2 adults per bedroom, 1 parking stall per bedroom, noise/operations plan, outdoor activity 8am-10pm, no advertising signs. First permit 1 year; renewals up to 3 then 5 years. Agricultural, residential, C-MIX districts.",
   "discovered_by": "onab-str-refile",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "21bfb6b43daba3a0ba9d0b4398fc1f9aae803a128f34622e58155071412e5f7c",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "C-8000-2020",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/21bfb6b43daba3a0ba9d0b4398fc1f9aae803a128f34622e58155071412e5f7c.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "owner_occupancy_required": true,
    "zones_allowed": "Discretionary use in Agricultural (A-GEN, A-SML) and Residential (R-RUR, R-CRD, R-URB, R-SML, R-MID, R-MRU) districts"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 164.3(a) \"A Development Permit application will respond to Section 164.1 and Section 164.2\"",
    "owner_occupancy_required": "s. 164.1(a) \"only be allowed on parcels where the landowner can prove the property is their primary residence\"",
    "zones_allowed": "ss. 304, 311, 318, 325, 332, 341, 350, 361 — Vacation Rental listed as Discretionary Use in each"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/rocky-view-county/zoning/bylaw-c-8000-2020/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "New Rules and Regulations for Vacation Rentals in Rocky View County",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.rockyview.ca/news-and-events/news/new-rules-and-regulations-vacation-rentals-rocky-view-county",
   "summary": "Rocky View County Bylaw C-8640-2025 (approved July 8, 2025): vacation rentals only in the operator's verified primary residence; max 2 adults per sleeping area; one on-site parking stall per bedroom, no street parking; noise and site management plans; operate under temporary development permits renewed based on compliance.",
   "discovered_by": "onab-str",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-22",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-23T02:55:32+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/3f2163e67885f39497016b2f349c036bd09904f010d901dc68f485c131b21fb7.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/rocky-view-county/short-term-rentals/new-rules-and-regulations-for-vacation-rentals-in-rocky/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Rocky View County Bylaws",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.rockyview.ca/government/bylaws",
   "summary": "Bylaw index page; Land Use Bylaw linked separately.",
   "discovered_by": "onab-str",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-22",
   "capture_sha256": "095d87740ee2e0d9c8a8c868dadb2e48380c97188ed13569e537c1793bf14243",
   "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/095d87740ee2e0d9c8a8c868dadb2e48380c97188ed13569e537c1793bf14243.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/rocky-view-county/other/bylaws/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/rocky-view-county/short-term-rentals/"
}