Burnaby short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)

short-term rental shall only be permitted in the principal residence of a registered owner of the

(i) a rental unit;

(ii) a secondary suite;

(vi) an accessory building or structure.

unless the short-term

rental being provided is in the principal residence unit of that person.

shall not operate a short-term rental for more than 90 nights

not be absent from their principal residence unit for more than 28 nights.

Only homeowners are permitted to operate short-term rentals within their principal residence.

No person shall carry on business as a short-term rental operator without having first

obtained a business licence to do so from the Chief Licence Inspector.

No person shall market any short-term rental unless they hold a business licence as a short-

Short Term Rental* $278.00 $278.00 N/A

Application fee $55.00

* Business Licence is valid from January 01 to December 31 of each year, or portion thereof,

If your application is approved, we'll send you a notice for payment (business licence fee and a non-refundable application fee).

Short-term rental hosts, platforms and strata hotel platforms in B.C. must register and pay annual registration fees.

Consequences for failure to register are:

Your existing bookings will be cancelled, and

Up to 4 unrelated guests, or 6 people within the same family, are permitted to stay in a short-term rental.

in a conspicuous place in any medium or material used to market the short-term rental.

at least 10 days prior to the first day in a calendar year that a

at all times post a copy of their short-term operator

within two hours of being requested to do so

shall post a fire safety plan by all entrances and exits to the short-term rental.

1 for each dwelling unit or portion that is used for short-term

rentals, in addition to the required parking space for the

2.1 Failure to obtain a valid business licence 500 400 NO

Market short-term rental without a business

3.1 500 400 NO

3.6 500 400 NO

nights or be absent for more than 28 nights

Failure to post fire safety plan 400 320 YES

and is liable, on summary conviction, to a fine of not less than five thousand dollars

($5,000.00) and not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00).

SCHEDULE "F" (REPEAL BYLAW 14411) SCHEDULE "G" (BYLAW 14272) SHORT-TERM RENTAL REGULATIONS 1.0 Definitions 1.1 In this Schedule,

Consolidated Bylaw No. 13809C Burnaby Business Licence Bylaw 2017 Bylaw No. 13809

Consolidated Bylaw No. 13809C Burnaby Business Licence Bylaw 2017

Unofficial Consolidation Bylaw No. 13809 Business Licence Bylaw 2017 (2026.1) Page 1 "responsible person" means a person designated by the short-term rental operator who, at

Part 6 / Use-Specific Regulations 3.3 Short-Term Rentals (1) Short-term rental is permitted as an accessory use to small-scale multi-unit housing, rowhouse

Parts 1 to 7 and Schedules [ to III constitute and form an integral part of Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 2026. Public Notice Dates this 30" day of April, 2026 and 7" day of May, 2026

ZONING BYLAW BYLAW NO. 14815

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