{
 "answer": "Esquimalt, British Columbia has no short-term rentals bylaw on record as of 2026-10-26. Nov 2025: STRs are currently prohibited in Esquimalt unless the owner obtains special B&B rezoning; only 6 properties have it, 2 active licences. Council directed staff to consider Zoning Bylaw amendments; report targeted March 2026; survey and open house held.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000036",
 "municipality": "Esquimalt",
 "status_type": "District Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "short_term_rental",
 "label": "Short-term rentals",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "http://www.esquimalt.ca/",
 "documents": [
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   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Township of Esquimalt looking at short-term rentals (news release)",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.esquimalt.ca/community-events/news/township-esquimalt-looking-short-term-rentals",
   "summary": "Nov 2025: STRs are currently prohibited in Esquimalt unless the owner obtains special B&B rezoning; only 6 properties have it, 2 active licences. Council directed staff to consider Zoning Bylaw amendments; report targeted March 2026; survey and open house held.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-str",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "aada8392b1bb46bbcad748fa3c7fbe4712bf8dd8901f5d9065968bc85b32b4d3",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:59:47+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/aada8392b1bb46bbcad748fa3c7fbe4712bf8dd8901f5d9065968bc85b32b4d3.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/esquimalt/short-term-rentals/township-of-esquimalt-looking-at-short-term-rentals/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/esquimalt/short-term-rentals/"
}