{
 "answer": "In the District Municipality of Central Saanich, British Columbia, short-term rentals rules are set by Zoning Bylaw No. 2270, 2026, verified 2026-10-15. Zones allowed: C-T, C-M, C-BL; R-A for 7247 West Saanich Road and 851 Brentwood Drive.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000016",
 "municipality": "Central Saanich",
 "status_type": "District 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.centralsaanich.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Zoning Bylaw No. 2270, 2026",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.centralsaanich.ca/sites/default/files/2026-07/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%202270%2C%202026.pdf",
   "summary": "Defines Short Term Rental Accommodation (under 90 consecutive days, excludes hotels/B&Bs) and lists it as a permitted principal use in certain tourism/commercial zones and some site-specific zones; secondary dwelling units may not be used for STR.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-str",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "fc7f535a5ed72f154c9fe6403801b15e76a1b25da61e05067b705bf6ddd01df4",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:59:47+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2270",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/fc7f535a5ed72f154c9fe6403801b15e76a1b25da61e05067b705bf6ddd01df4.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "zones_allowed": "C-T, C-M, C-BL; R-A for 7247 West Saanich Road and 851 Brentwood Drive"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "zones_allowed": "s. 6.10.1(6), 6.11.1(12), 6.12.1(10), 6.27.7(4)-(5)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/central-saanich/short-term-rentals/bylaw-2270/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Central Saanich Zoning Bylaw No. 2270, 2026 (resource library page)",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.centralsaanich.ca/municipal-hall/resource-library/central-saanich-zoning-bylaw-no-2270-2026",
   "summary": "Municipal page hosting the new zoning bylaw.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-str",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "a1d459a688fa91bb72bb298d362f110b98277f39336c30f222d51ba052c6c54e",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:59:47+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2270",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a1d459a688fa91bb72bb298d362f110b98277f39336c30f222d51ba052c6c54e.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/central-saanich/short-term-rentals/bylaw-2270-2/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/central-saanich/short-term-rentals/"
}