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 "answer": "In the Island Municipality of Bowen Island, British Columbia, short-term rentals rules are set by Bowen Island Municipality Business Licence Bylaw No. 465, 2018 (consolidated December 2024) and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-15. A licence is required. Fee: Residential Guest Accommodation: $300 licence, $200 application; Bed and Breakfast: $150 licence, $200 application. Zones allowed: Property host's principal residence; one secondary suite/accessory dwelling on same lot; accessory buildings on same lot.",
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 "municipality": "Bowen Island",
 "status_type": "Island Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "short_term_rental",
 "label": "Short-term rentals",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-15",
 "official_website": "https://www.bowenislandmunicipality.ca/",
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   "title": "Bowen Island Municipality Business Licence Bylaw No. 465, 2018 (consolidated December 2024)",
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   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2018-10-09",
   "document_url": "https://bowenisland.civicweb.net/document/289893",
   "summary": "Business licence bylaw with a Short-Term Rental Accommodation Service part (ss.25-28): residential guest accommodation licence, principal-residence requirement (Bill 35 opt-in), licence number in ads, host duties and licence conditions.",
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    "owner_occupancy_required": false,
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    "fee": "Residential Guest Accommodation: $300 licence, $200 application; Bed and Breakfast: $150 licence, $200 application."
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    "licence_required": "s. 3",
    "owner_occupancy_required": "s. 25(b); s. 26(b)",
    "zones_allowed": "s. 25; s. 26",
    "fee": "Schedule \"A\""
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   "title": "Bowen Island Municipality Land Use Bylaw No. 57, 2002 (consolidated November 2025)",
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   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2002-09-30",
   "document_url": "https://bowenisland.civicweb.net/document/190971",
   "summary": "Zoning bylaw defining principal residence, residential guest accommodation (RGA) and short-term rental terms; RGA listed as an accessory use in residential zones; amended by Bylaw 660, 2024 for STR principal residence.",
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   "title": "Bowen Island Short-Term Rental Policy #19-05 (adopted 2019-11-25)",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2019-11-25",
   "document_url": "https://bowenisland.civicweb.net/document/210052",
   "summary": "Council policy that first allowed whole-dwelling short-term rental as Residential Guest Accommodation; superseded in part by Bill 35 changes.",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Land Use Amendment Bylaw No. 660, 2024 (STR Principal Residence)",
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   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://bowenisland.civicweb.net/document/318747",
   "summary": "Amendment adding STR definitions and principal-residence provisions to the Land Use Bylaw; included in current consolidation.",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Short-Term Rentals - Bowen Island Municipality",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://bowenislandmunicipality.ca/property-development/short-term-rentals/",
   "summary": "Council opted in to the BC principal residence requirement on 2024-03-25 (effective 2024-11-01); Bed & Breakfast (365 days, resident operator) vs Residential Guest Accommodation (entire unit, max 120 days/yr); provincial registry applies.",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/bowen-island/short-term-rentals/"
}