{
 "answer": "The Township of Essa, Ontario has 1 adopted bylaw on file: Township of Essa Zoning By-law 2003-50, verified 2026-10-19.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001508",
 "municipality": "Essa",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "zoning_land_use",
 "label": "Zoning & land use",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-19",
 "official_website": "http://www.essatownship.on.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Township of Essa Zoning By-law 2003-50",
   "category": "zoning_land_use",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2003-08-20",
   "document_url": "https://www.essatownship.on.ca/media/e4ynt5yf/zbl-master-updated-may-6th-2026.pdf",
   "summary": "Zoning by-law defines Short-Term Accommodation as temporary paid lodging for 30 consecutive days or less, including Bed and Breakfast but excluding hotels/motels and unpaid stays. Township's site states STAs are Rural/Agricultural-zone only, owner must be present, max 4 bedrooms. Refiled from short_term_rental 2026-10-07.",
   "discovered_by": "on-str",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-21",
   "capture_sha256": "e74ec401f48aebac8d1170de688b4f3170595d39c9f38b041d73a84dffd107a1",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-22T03:05:52+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2003-50",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/e74ec401f48aebac8d1170de688b4f3170595d39c9f38b041d73a84dffd107a1.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/essa/short-term-rentals/bylaw-2003-50/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/essa/zoning/"
}