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title: Chetwynd short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)
question: "Can I rent out my home or a room on Airbnb in Chetwynd?"
place: Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
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# Chetwynd short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)

**Question:** Can I rent out my home or a room on Airbnb in Chetwynd?

**Short answer:** Chetwynd's Zoning Bylaw has no short-term rental use. A bed and breakfast is allowed if the owner lives there, and suites must be rented for a month or longer. Chetwynd is exempt from the Province's principal residence requirement, but short-term rentals still need provincial registration.

**Who handles it:** More than one level of government  
**Cost:** No short-term rental licence exists. Bylaw No. 906 charges $100 for a business not otherwise listed.  
**How long:** Not stated.  
**Where:**
- Phone: District of Chetwynd (Municipal Office), 250-401-4100
- Phone: Short-Term Rental Registry (ServiceBC), 1-833-828-2240
- In person: Municipal Office, 5400 Hospital Road, Chetwynd, BC V0C 1J0 (Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed statutory holidays).)

## Key facts

- **Allowed:** The Zoning Bylaw has no short-term rental use. Bed and breakfast is allowed as an accessory use in the AG, RU1, RU2 and R1 zones if the owner permanently lives there. Suites must be rented for a month or longer. Chetwynd is on the Province's exempt list: the provincial principal residence requirement does not apply here.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 1150, 2023, with Amendment 1162 and maps, s. 4.19 and 4.12(1)(e)](https://www.gochetwynd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/BL1150-Chetwynd-Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1150-2023-with-1162-and-maps-1.pdf)
  - Official wording: "The owner of the bed and breakfast shall permanently reside in the building in which the bed and" … "breakfast guests are accommodated." … "shall be rented for periods of not less than one" … "month."
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 1150, 2023, with Amendment 1162 and maps, s. 10.2 (R1)](https://www.gochetwynd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/BL1150-Chetwynd-Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1150-2023-with-1162-and-maps-1.pdf)
  - Official wording: "ii. Bed and breakfast accommodation iii. Beekeeping iv. Day care v. Detached suite"
  - Source: [Principal residence requirement, Province of BC, Province page, list of exempt communities](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement)
  - Official wording: "Municipalities exempt from the principal residence requirement"
  - Source: [Principal residence requirement, Province of BC, Province page, exempt municipalities](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement)
  - Official wording: "Castlegar Chase Chetwynd Clearwater Clinton"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Business licence:** No short-term rental licence category exists. Bylaw No. 906 charges $100 for any business not otherwise listed (Category 19, Unclassified). Bed and breakfast operators must register with the District. Suites need an annual District business licence.
  - Source: [Business Licensing and Regulation Bylaw No. 906, 2009, consolidated, Schedule A, Category 19](https://www.gochetwynd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/BL906-Business-Licence-Bylaw-1.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Any person carrying on any business," … "not otherwise enumerated in this Schedule “A” shall" … "$100.00"
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 1150, 2023, with Amendment 1162 and maps, s. 4.19(1)(a) and 4.12(1)(d)](https://www.gochetwynd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/BL1150-Chetwynd-Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1150-2023-with-1162-and-maps-1.pdf)
  - Official wording: "All operators of bed and breakfast accommodations must register with the District." … "An annual business license issued by the District of Chetwynd is required."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Provincial registration:** Yes. Provincial registration applies to short-term rentals offered for fewer than 90 consecutive days, whether or not a local business licence is required. Compliance with local bylaws is a condition of registration.
  - Source: [Principal residence requirement, Province of BC, Province page](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement)
  - Official wording: "Provincial registration requirements apply to short-term rentals offered for fewer than 90 consecutive days, regardless of whether a local business licence is required." … "Compliance with local bylaws is a condition of registration."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Operating rules:** Bed and breakfast: owner lives in the single-detached dwelling; wholly inside the dwelling; at most 3 guestrooms and 6 adult guests combined; breakfast is the only meal; no guest stays more than 30 consecutive days; no change to the outside look of the parcel; 1 parking space per guest bedroom, plus the house's own.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 1150, 2023, with Amendment 1162 and maps, s. 4.19](https://www.gochetwynd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/BL1150-Chetwynd-Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1150-2023-with-1162-and-maps-1.pdf)
  - Official wording: "A maximum of three (3) guestrooms to accommodate a maximum of six (6) adult guests combined will" … "Breakfast will be the only meal permitted to be served to guests." … "The maximum length of stay for any guest will not exceed 30 consecutive days." … "A bed and breakfast must not alter the external appearance of the parcel."
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 1150, 2023, with Amendment 1162 and maps, Table 4](https://www.gochetwynd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/BL1150-Chetwynd-Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1150-2023-with-1162-and-maps-1.pdf)
  - Official wording: "1 space per each bedroom used for accommodation, in addition to the required"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fine:** Carrying on business without a licence: $50 ticket, increasing by the original amount for each continuing offence (Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw). Zoning Bylaw offences: a fine of up to $10,000.
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 935, 2011, Appendix 2 (Business Licensing and Regulation Bylaw No. 906)](https://www.gochetwynd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Municipal-Ticket-Information-Bylaw-No.-935-2011.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Carry on business without obtaining license 4.1.1 $ 50.00*" … "*Increase by original amount for each continuing offence"
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 1150, 2023, with Amendment 1162 and maps, s. 2.5(3)](https://www.gochetwynd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/BL1150-Chetwynd-Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1150-2023-with-1162-and-maps-1.pdf)
  - Official wording: "A person who contravenes any provision of this Bylaw is liable to a fine of not more than $10,000.00."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Zoning Bylaw No. 1150, 2023 (s. 4.12 Suites, s. 4.19 Bed and Breakfast Accommodations) and Business Licensing and Regulation Bylaw No. 906, 2009.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 1150, 2023, with Amendment 1162 and maps, Title](https://www.gochetwynd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/BL1150-Chetwynd-Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1150-2023-with-1162-and-maps-1.pdf)
  - Official wording: "1. This Bylaw may be cited as “Zoning Bylaw No. 1150, 2023”."
  - Source: [Business Licensing and Regulation Bylaw No. 906, 2009, consolidated, Title](https://www.gochetwynd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/BL906-Business-Licence-Bylaw-1.pdf)
  - Official wording: "BUSINESS LICENSING AND REGULATION" … "BYLAW NO. 906, 2009"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

In the District of Chetwynd, the [Zoning Bylaw No. 1150](https://www.gochetwynd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/BL1150-Chetwynd-Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1150-2023-with-1162-and-maps-1.pdf) has no short-term rental use. It allows a bed and breakfast as an accessory use in the AG, RU1, RU2 and R1 zones if the owner permanently lives there, and a suite must be rented for a month or longer. Whether a whole house can be rented for under 30 days is not stated.

Chetwynd is on the Province's list of municipalities exempt from the principal residence requirement (list as of June 1, 2026; check the Province page for changes). Provincial registration still applies to rentals offered for fewer than 90 consecutive days, whether or not a local business licence is needed. Compliance with local bylaws is a condition of registration.

## Steps

1. Check that your zone allows a bed and breakfast (section 4.19) or a suite (section 4.12).
2. Register the rental with the Province's Short-Term Rental Registry (ServiceBC 1-833-828-2240). Some accommodation types are exempt, so read the Province page.
3. Register a bed and breakfast with the District, and get a District business licence (see business-licence).

## Good to know

- Bed and breakfast rules: owner lives in the single-detached dwelling; wholly inside the dwelling; at most 3 guestrooms and 6 adult guests combined; breakfast is the only meal; no guest stays more than 30 consecutive days; no change to the outside look of the parcel; 1 parking space per guest bedroom, plus the house's own.
- The [Business Licensing Bylaw No. 906](https://www.gochetwynd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/BL906-Business-Licence-Bylaw-1.pdf) has no short-term rental category; the unlisted-business rate is $100.
- Carrying on business without a licence is a $50 ticket, increasing by the original amount for each continuing offence, under [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 935](https://www.gochetwynd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Municipal-Ticket-Information-Bylaw-No.-935-2011.pdf). Zoning Bylaw offences can carry a fine of up to $10,000. No ticket amounts for the current Zoning Bylaw were found.
- No rule on posting a registration number was found.

## Official forms and pages

- [Principal residence requirement, Province of BC](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement)
- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1150, 2023 (PDF)](https://www.gochetwynd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/BL1150-Chetwynd-Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1150-2023-with-1162-and-maps-1.pdf)

## Related questions

- [Chetwynd business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chetwynd/business-licence.md)
- [Chetwynd secondary suite and carriage house rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chetwynd/secondary-suite.md)
- [Chetwynd home-based business rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chetwynd/home-based-business.md)
- [Chetwynd zoning: find your zone and what it allows](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chetwynd/zoning-lookup.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Short-term rental rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/short-term-rental.md)
- [Hudson's Hope](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hudsons-hope/short-term-rental.md)
- [Tumbler Ridge](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/short-term-rental.md)
- [Fort St. John](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/short-term-rental.md)
- [Taylor](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/taylor/short-term-rental.md)
- [Dawson Creek](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dawson-creek/short-term-rental.md)
- [Pouce Coupe](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pouce-coupe/short-term-rental.md)

## Sources

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1150, 2023, with Amendment 1162 and maps (PDF), District of Chetwynd](https://www.gochetwynd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/BL1150-Chetwynd-Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1150-2023-with-1162-and-maps-1.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Business Licensing and Regulation Bylaw No. 906, 2009, consolidated (PDF), District of Chetwynd](https://www.gochetwynd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/BL906-Business-Licence-Bylaw-1.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 935, 2011 (PDF), District of Chetwynd](https://www.gochetwynd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Municipal-Ticket-Information-Bylaw-No.-935-2011.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Principal residence requirement, Province of BC](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement) (read 2026-11-08)

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