{
 "answer": "In the District Municipality of Houston, British Columbia, short-term rentals rules are set by Business Licence Bylaw No. 1220, 2025 and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-18. A licence is required. Zones allowed: R1, R2, A1, A2, and C1 Zones (as a Home Occupation secondary use).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000052",
 "municipality": "Houston",
 "status_type": "District Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "short_term_rental",
 "label": "Short-term rentals",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
 "official_website": "https://www.houston.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Business Licence Bylaw No. 1220, 2025",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-12-02",
   "document_url": "https://houston.civicweb.net/document/144934",
   "summary": "s.4.14-4.15: anyone supplying residential or temporary rental accommodation (short-term, long-term, tourist accommodation) must hold a District business licence and give property manager contact if different.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-str",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "a180a51cd53cd64f4fb6afdee795a0fd568ab2958cbe8f7ad91c97258dd754e8",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:59:47+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1220",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a180a51cd53cd64f4fb6afdee795a0fd568ab2958cbe8f7ad91c97258dd754e8.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 4.14"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/houston/short-term-rentals/bylaw-1220/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Zoning Bylaw No. 1225, 2026",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-10-06",
   "document_url": "https://houston.civicweb.net/document/149520",
   "summary": "Defines Accommodation, Vacation Rental; permits Vacation Rental Accommodation as a home occupation in a principal dwelling, secondary suite or carriage house per provincial STR rules; limited to one dwelling unit per lot and lots with no other accommodation home occupation.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-str",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "753b314b37c84ecc5fb42bb4c0817d04fdf6c969d2e819213afa9be16a31dcfb",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:59:47+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1225",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/753b314b37c84ecc5fb42bb4c0817d04fdf6c969d2e819213afa9be16a31dcfb.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "zones_allowed": "R1, R2, A1, A2, and C1 Zones (as a Home Occupation secondary use)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 6.4(2)(a)",
    "zones_allowed": "s. 9.1(3)(e)(iii); s. 9.2(3)(a)(ii); s. 10.1(3)(e)(iv); s. 10.2(3)(e)(iv); s. 11.1(3)(b)(ii)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/houston/short-term-rentals/bylaw-1225/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/houston/short-term-rentals/"
}