{
 "answer": "In the District Municipality of North Saanich, British Columbia, short-term rentals rules are set by North Saanich Zoning Bylaw 1255, consolidated February 2023, verified 2026-10-26. Zones allowed: P-3 Education and Research Facility zone (temporary accommodation, secondary use).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000090",
 "municipality": "North Saanich",
 "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.northsaanich.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "North Saanich Zoning Bylaw 1255, consolidated February 2023",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2011-09-19",
   "document_url": "https://www.northsaanich.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-no-1255-consolidated-2023",
   "summary": "North Saanich Zoning Bylaw 1255 defines temporary accommodation as stays under 30 consecutive days and excludes it from residential uses, so whole-home short-term rentals are not permitted in residential zones. B&Bs are allowed only as a home occupation (s.203.2): up to 2 bedrooms without cooking facilities and 4 guests per lot.",
   "document_number": "1255",
   "notes": "",
   "discovered_by": "thin-cities",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-25",
   "capture_sha256": "303cee3552e9e4a53d1b2bc9d33aa084d042d94b8781333d8df5106110228007",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-26T01:27:53+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/303cee3552e9e4a53d1b2bc9d33aa084d042d94b8781333d8df5106110228007.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "zones_allowed": "P-3 Education and Research Facility zone (temporary accommodation, secondary use)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "zones_allowed": "s. 507.3.1(b)(ii)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/bylaw-1255/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/north-saanich/short-term-rentals/"
}