{
 "answer": "In the Summer Village of Silver Sands, Alberta, short-term rentals rules are set by Summer Village of Silver Sands Land Use Bylaw No. 335-2023, verified 2026-10-22. A licence is required. Zones allowed: R1 - Small Lot Residential and R2 - Large Lot Residential (discretionary).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000420",
 "municipality": "Silver Sands",
 "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.summervillageofsilversands.com",
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   "title": "Summer Village of Silver Sands Land Use Bylaw No. 335-2023",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-10-06",
   "document_url": "https://nebula.wsimg.com/42b2052a34db5e8459dce26a9bd4e9b7?AccessKeyId=9BB7706A0455B512B592&disposition=0&alloworigin=1",
   "summary": "Silver Sands LUB s.9.28: a tourist home needs a development permit renewed annually and is discretionary in R1 and R2 residential districts. One per lot, one booking at a time, max 2 guests per bedroom up to 8, 1 parking stall per bedroom +1, display permit and evacuation plan, no signs, comply with the Fire Bylaw.",
   "discovered_by": "onab-str-refile",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "059d482e3041c1d05dbb5d9a793028c6e56caa8fa77113bbd73ad686965cb3bd",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "335-2023",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/059d482e3041c1d05dbb5d9a793028c6e56caa8fa77113bbd73ad686965cb3bd.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "zones_allowed": "R1 - Small Lot Residential and R2 - Large Lot Residential (discretionary)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 9.28.1",
    "zones_allowed": "s. 10.2.3(j), s. 10.3.3(j)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/silver-sands/zoning/bylaw-335-2023/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Summer Village of Silver Sands bylaws",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://www.summervillageofsilversands.com/bylaws.html",
   "summary": "Bylaw index page; Land Use Bylaw 335-2023 contains the Tourist Homes rules.",
   "discovered_by": "onab-str",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-22",
   "capture_sha256": "ca27a5ea831168e7a9d7e2a46dfcbb147c17f816a2d4132d4a88b306765ed896",
   "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/ca27a5ea831168e7a9d7e2a46dfcbb147c17f816a2d4132d4a88b306765ed896.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/silver-sands/noise/bylaw-186/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/silver-sands/short-term-rentals/"
}