{
 "answer": "The District Municipality of Saanich, British Columbia has 1 adopted bylaw on file: Zoning Bylaw 8200 (consolidated), verified 2026-10-15.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000121",
 "municipality": "Saanich",
 "status_type": "District Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "short_term_rental",
 "label": "Short-term rentals",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-15",
 "official_website": "http://www.saanich.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Zoning Bylaw 8200 (consolidated)",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/zone8200.pdf",
   "summary": "Defines Short-Term Rental (under 30 consecutive days, excluding B&B and Tourist Accommodation). STR is not a permitted use in any zone; also expressly prohibited in garden suites and in residential uses in one comprehensive zone (893.2). No STR licence class exists.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-str",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "855fc03f07b22bebde8228a3762fb55a69ce6de250d294ce66bf67503a9316bb",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:59:47+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "8200",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/855fc03f07b22bebde8228a3762fb55a69ce6de250d294ce66bf67503a9316bb.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {},
   "fact_citations": {},
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/saanich/short-term-rentals/bylaw-8200/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Saanich bylaws index",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://www.saanich.ca/EN/main/local-government/bylaws.html",
   "summary": "Bylaw listing page.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-str",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "185d332d52ec5a865e89b634a01f205850852d4c1a79d4ed0867b064ed49ea40",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:59:47+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/185d332d52ec5a865e89b634a01f205850852d4c1a79d4ed0867b064ed49ea40.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/saanich/short-term-rentals/saanich-bylaws-index/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Short-Term Rentals (Saanich web page)",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.saanich.ca/EN/main/business/business-licences/short-term-rentals.html",
   "summary": "Page (updated July 2026) says STRs are prohibited in all zones and housing types; Council directed staff on 2026-07-06 to draft bylaws allowing STR up to 120 nights/yr, expected to Council early 2027; not in effect until adopted.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-str",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-15",
   "capture_sha256": "ad1177a6b1f042d7e9f54e59f365ff4fa0933d4f6839901f0687deb972604936",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:59:47+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/ad1177a6b1f042d7e9f54e59f365ff4fa0933d4f6839901f0687deb972604936.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/saanich/short-term-rentals/short-term-rentals/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/saanich/short-term-rentals/"
}