{
 "answer": "The City of Sarnia, Ontario has 1 adopted bylaw on file: Short-Term Accommodation By-Law No. 15 of 2020 (Consolidated certified copy), verified 2026-08-23.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001736",
 "municipality": "Sarnia",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "short_term_rental",
 "label": "Short-term rentals",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-23",
 "official_website": "https://www.sarnia.ca",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Short-Term Accommodation By-Law No. 15 of 2020 (Consolidated certified copy)",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://www.sarnia.ca/app/uploads/2020/12/By-Law-15-of-2020-consolidated-certified-copy.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires an annual business licence for short-term accommodations; whole-dwelling rentals capped at 180 nights/year, room rentals require the operator's principal residence with up to 3 guest rooms; mandates fire-safety compliance, on-site parking (1 space/room + 1) and Municipal Accommodation Tax registration/collection.",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
   "capture_sha256": "a17507389f580331af826de47914d92c5237a59e01377fe506309294d161c4b1",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "adopted_date": "2020-02-10",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a17507389f580331af826de47914d92c5237a59e01377fe506309294d161c4b1.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/sarnia/short-term-rentals/text-a17507389f58/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/sarnia/short-term-rentals/"
}