{
 "answer": "North Cowichan, British Columbia has no short-term rentals bylaw on record as of 2026-10-26. STR (under 90 days) must be in operator's primary residence, registered with the province, hold a municipal STR business licence ($100/yr, $50 after July 1) and supply a floor plan; permitted in listed zones (A1, A2, A3, A5, R1, R1-U, R2, R2-R, R3, R3-R, MA1, MA2, C2, C3, C7).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000089",
 "municipality": "North Cowichan",
 "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": "https://www.northcowichan.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Short-term rentals (North Cowichan)",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.northcowichan.ca/business-development/business-licensing/shorttermrentals",
   "summary": "STR (under 90 days) must be in operator's primary residence, registered with the province, hold a municipal STR business licence ($100/yr, $50 after July 1) and supply a floor plan; permitted in listed zones (A1, A2, A3, A5, R1, R1-U, R2, R2-R, R3, R3-R, MA1, MA2, C2, C3, C7).",
   "discovered_by": "bc-str",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "009d76cf0bfd56d194dbd5a7b002a5f00176a43fa83ea18a3cb239ced5ecb9a1",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:59:47+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/009d76cf0bfd56d194dbd5a7b002a5f00176a43fa83ea18a3cb239ced5ecb9a1.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/north-cowichan/short-term-rentals/short-term-rentals/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/north-cowichan/short-term-rentals/"
}