{"title":"Cache Creek short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)","question":"Can I rent out my home or a room on Airbnb in Cache Creek?","slug":"short-term-rental","place":{"path":"ca/bc/cache-creek","name":"Cache Creek","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"housing-and-renting","name":"Housing and renting"},"owner":"shared","owner_label":"More than one level of government","owner_body":null,"short_answer":"Sometimes, in Cache Creek. The Zoning Bylaw allows a \"minor\" short-term rental (inside an accessory dwelling unit, with the owner or a long-term tenant living on the parcel) in AR1, AR2, R2, C1 and C3. You also need a Village business licence ($50 a year for Airbnb-type rentals) and provincial registration.","aliases":["airbnb cache creek","short term rental cache creek","vacation rental cache creek","rent room cache creek"],"cost":"Village business licence $50 a year for \"Temporary Accommodations (AirBnB, Monthly Rentals)\", or $200 for \"Short Term Accommodations (Hotels, Motels, Inns, Campground)\".","how_long":"Not stated.","where":[{"type":"online","label":"Business Licensing, Village of Cache Creek","value":"https://cachecreek.ca/business-licensing"},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-457-6237","note":"1389 Quartz Road, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m."},{"type":"online","label":"Provincial short-term rental registration","value":"https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 6-010, 2026 (PDF)","url":"https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/bf7007c2-9476-4485-8364-d7ab1d6e599d/downloads/fc5f5ce6-8955-441e-bbc7-e90162855ec5/Zoning%20Bylaw%20Adopted.pdf?ver=1793894507892"},{"title":"Business License Bylaw No. 5-007, 2023 (PDF)","url":"https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/bf7007c2-9476-4485-8364-d7ab1d6e599d/downloads/5-007%2C%20Business%20License%20Bylaw%202023.pdf?ver=1793894504144"}],"related":[{"slug":"business-licence","title":"Cache Creek business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/business-licence/"},{"slug":"home-based-business","title":"Cache Creek home-based business rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/home-based-business/"},{"slug":"secondary-suite","title":"Cache Creek secondary suite and carriage house rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/secondary-suite/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Cache Creek zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/zoning-lookup/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/ashcroft","name":"Ashcroft","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/logan-lake","name":"Logan Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/clinton","name":"Clinton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clinton/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lillooet","name":"Lillooet","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lytton","name":"Lytton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lytton/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kamloops","name":"Kamloops","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/short-term-rental/"}],"topic":{"title":"Short-term rental rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/short-term-rental/"},"facts":{"allowed":{"label":"Allowed","value":"Short-term rental \"minor\" (inside an accessory dwelling unit, with the owner or long-term tenant living on the parcel as principal residence) is an accessory use in AR1, AR2, R2, C1 and C3. \"Major\" (a whole principal dwelling or parcel) is an accessory use in C1 only. Not listed for R1.","short":"Some zones, as accessory use; not R1","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/bf7007c2-9476-4485-8364-d7ab1d6e599d/downloads/fc5f5ce6-8955-441e-bbc7-e90162855ec5/Zoning%20Bylaw%20Adopted.pdf?ver=1793894507892","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 6-010, 2026 (PDF), Village of Cache Creek","section":"s. 9 Definitions, Short-Term Rental","quotes":["Means the use of a Dwelling Unit that is provided to members of the public","Means a Short-Term Rental within an entire Accessory Dwelling Unit such as a","Means a Short-Term Rental that encompasses an entire Principal Dwelling Unit"]},{"url":"https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/bf7007c2-9476-4485-8364-d7ab1d6e599d/downloads/fc5f5ce6-8955-441e-bbc7-e90162855ec5/Zoning%20Bylaw%20Adopted.pdf?ver=1793894507892","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 6-010, 2026 (PDF), Village of Cache Creek","section":"s. 8.7.3 C1","quotes":["f)   Short-Term Rental – Major"]},{"url":"https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/bf7007c2-9476-4485-8364-d7ab1d6e599d/downloads/fc5f5ce6-8955-441e-bbc7-e90162855ec5/Zoning%20Bylaw%20Adopted.pdf?ver=1793894507892","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 6-010, 2026 (PDF), Village of Cache Creek","section":"s. 1.3.1","quotes":["Any use not specifically listed as a permitted use in a particular zone or in the bylaw itself"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"licence":{"label":"Business licence","value":"Yes. The business licence fee is $50 a year for \"Temporary Accommodations (AirBnB, Monthly Rentals)\", or $200 for \"Short Term Accommodations (Hotels, Motels, Inns, Campground)\".","short":"Yes, $50 a year (Temporary Accommodations)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/bf7007c2-9476-4485-8364-d7ab1d6e599d/downloads/5-007%2C%20Business%20License%20Bylaw%202023.pdf?ver=1793894504144","title":"Business License Bylaw No. 5-007, 2023 (PDF), Village of Cache Creek","section":"Schedule A, items 3 and 4","quotes":["(AirBnB, Monthly Rentals)","(Hotels, Motels, Inns, Campground)"]},{"url":"https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/bf7007c2-9476-4485-8364-d7ab1d6e599d/downloads/5-007%2C%20Business%20License%20Bylaw%202023.pdf?ver=1793894504144","title":"Business License Bylaw No. 5-007, 2023 (PDF), Village of Cache Creek","section":"s. 4.1","quotes":["shall apply for, obtain and hold a licence for each business."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"provincial_registration":{"label":"Provincial registration","value":"Yes. Provincial registration applies to rentals under 90 consecutive days whether or not a local licence is needed. Cache Creek is on the Province's exempt list for the principal residence requirement.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement","title":"Short-term rentals, Province of British Columbia","section":"Registration","quotes":["Provincial registration requirements apply to short-term rentals offered for fewer than 90 consecutive days, regardless of whether a local business licence is required."]},{"url":"https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement","title":"Short-term rentals, Province of British Columbia","section":"Exempt communities","quotes":["Municipalities exempt from the principal residence requirement Alert Bay Armstrong Ashcroft Barriere Burns Lake Cache Creek Canal Flats Castlegar Chase Chetwynd Clearwater Clinton"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"rules":{"label":"Operating rules","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_found","sources":[]},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_found","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw No. 6-010, 2026; Business License Bylaw No. 5-007, 2023","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/bf7007c2-9476-4485-8364-d7ab1d6e599d/downloads/fc5f5ce6-8955-441e-bbc7-e90162855ec5/Zoning%20Bylaw%20Adopted.pdf?ver=1793894507892","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 6-010, 2026 (PDF), Village of Cache Creek","section":"s. 1.1.1","quotes":["Village of Cache Creek Zoning Bylaw No. 6-010, 2026"]},{"url":"https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/bf7007c2-9476-4485-8364-d7ab1d6e599d/downloads/5-007%2C%20Business%20License%20Bylaw%202023.pdf?ver=1793894504144","title":"Business License Bylaw No. 5-007, 2023 (PDF), Village of Cache Creek","section":"Citation","quotes":["BUSINESS LICENSE BYLAW NO. 5-007, 2023"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":4,"matched":4,"none":0,"unknown":2},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nIn the Village of Cache Creek, short-term means under 90 consecutive days. Under [Zoning Bylaw No. 6-010](https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/bf7007c2-9476-4485-8364-d7ab1d6e599d/downloads/fc5f5ce6-8955-441e-bbc7-e90162855ec5/Zoning%20Bylaw%20Adopted.pdf?ver=1793894507892):\n\n- **Minor** (inside an accessory dwelling unit, with the owner or long-term tenant living on the parcel as principal residence): an accessory use in AR1, AR2, R2, C1 and C3.\n- **Major** (a whole principal dwelling or parcel): an accessory use in C1 only.\n- Short-term rental is not listed for R1.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Confirm your zone (see the zoning-lookup answer).\n2. Get a Village business licence under the [Business License Bylaw No. 5-007](https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/bf7007c2-9476-4485-8364-d7ab1d6e599d/downloads/5-007%2C%20Business%20License%20Bylaw%202023.pdf?ver=1793894504144).\n3. Register with the Province.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Cache Creek is on the Province's exempt list, so the provincial principal residence requirement does not apply here. Provincial registration still applies to rentals under 90 consecutive days.\n- Operating rules and a fine amount were not found in the readable text. Ask the Village Office.","sources":[{"url":"https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/bf7007c2-9476-4485-8364-d7ab1d6e599d/downloads/fc5f5ce6-8955-441e-bbc7-e90162855ec5/Zoning%20Bylaw%20Adopted.pdf?ver=1793894507892","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 6-010, 2026 (PDF), Village of Cache Creek","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/bf7007c2-9476-4485-8364-d7ab1d6e599d/downloads/5-007%2C%20Business%20License%20Bylaw%202023.pdf?ver=1793894504144","title":"Business License Bylaw No. 5-007, 2023 (PDF), Village of Cache Creek","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement","title":"Short-term rentals, Province of British Columbia","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://cachecreek.ca/","title":"Contact Us, Village of Cache Creek","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 4 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 2 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/short-term-rental/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/short-term-rental.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/short-term-rental.json"}}