{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Meaford, Ontario, short-term rentals rules are set by Zoning By-law 60-2009 (Office Consolidation, April 2024) - Cottage Rental / Bed & Breakfast provisions, verified 2026-09-21. Zones allowed: B&B: All residential (excl. RM), A, RU, SA, CR, RR. Cottage Rental: Permitted single detached dwelling zones.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001632",
 "municipality": "Meaford",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "short_term_rental",
 "label": "Short-term rentals",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-21",
 "official_website": "https://www.meaford.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Zoning By-law 60-2009 (Office Consolidation, April 2024) - Cottage Rental / Bed & Breakfast provisions",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.meaford.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/zbl-60-2009-consolidation-2024.pdf",
   "summary": "Zoning By-law defines 'Cottage Rental' as commercial short-term/vacation letting of all or part of a single detached dwelling to the travelling public and permits it as-of-right in a permitted dwelling (max 3 bedrooms combined with a Bed & Breakfast); some exception zones (e.g. R4-285-A) expressly prohibit cottage rental. No municipal STR licence exists yet.",
   "discovered_by": "on-str",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-21",
   "capture_sha256": "78985ed2e164a72241c86481055a8374f7692c9f3eeec9bebd6574fb3c447415",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-22T03:05:52+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "60-2009",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/78985ed2e164a72241c86481055a8374f7692c9f3eeec9bebd6574fb3c447415.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "owner_occupancy_required": true,
    "zones_allowed": "B&B: All residential (excl. RM), A, RU, SA, CR, RR. Cottage Rental: Permitted single detached dwelling zones."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "owner_occupancy_required": "Part 3.0 Definitions \"BED AND BREAKFAST ESTABLISHMENT\"",
    "zones_allowed": "Preamble s. 5.6; s. 4.30"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/meaford/short-term-rentals/bylaw-60-2009/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Short Term Accommodations - Registry Program",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "under_development",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.meaford.ca/short-term-accommodations/",
   "summary": "Municipality does not currently licence STRs; ran a voluntary $50 registry (applications required a Site/Fire Safety Plan, Parking Plan, and Owner Code of Conduct; deadline April 1, 2026, now closed) and plans a formal STR licensing bylaw by 2028.",
   "discovered_by": "on-str",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-21",
   "capture_sha256": "bc45416970975008bf1256bcdd0a6cf15cf53f00d829308296847e11753b36a3",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-22T03:05:52+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/bc45416970975008bf1256bcdd0a6cf15cf53f00d829308296847e11753b36a3.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/meaford/short-term-rentals/short-term-accommodations-registry-program/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/meaford/short-term-rentals/"
}