{
 "answer": "Oak Bay, British Columbia has no short-term rentals bylaw on record as of 2026-10-26. Zoning and business licence bylaw changes adopted March 2026 (Zoning Amendment Bylaw 4922, adopted March 9) permit STRs in principal residences; one per parcel; STR business licence required; provincial registration required.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000094",
 "municipality": "Oak Bay",
 "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.oakbay.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Oak Bay - Short-Term Rentals",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.oakbay.ca/building-infrastructure/building-construction/short-term-rental/",
   "summary": "Zoning and business licence bylaw changes adopted March 2026 (Zoning Amendment Bylaw 4922, adopted March 9) permit STRs in principal residences; one per parcel; STR business licence required; provincial registration required.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-str",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "665c14aa4899a035152c4e1280cdf9739720e4cbf8856d13dc2c5b7249f202f0",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:59:47+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/665c14aa4899a035152c4e1280cdf9739720e4cbf8856d13dc2c5b7249f202f0.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/oak-bay/short-term-rentals/oak-bay-short-term-rentals/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Short-Term Rental Business Licence application package (Aug 2026)",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.oakbay.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/LIC-Short-TermRentalBusinessLicence-ApplicationPackage-Aug_2026.pdf",
   "summary": "Application package for the Oak Bay STR business licence.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-str",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "003103c872c9f3b06e5d25fc6afd2b2854e65fd232ca149cc752a87da33ab802",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:59:47+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/003103c872c9f3b06e5d25fc6afd2b2854e65fd232ca149cc752a87da33ab802.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/oak-bay/short-term-rentals/short-term-rental-business-licence-application-package/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/oak-bay/short-term-rentals/"
}