{"title":"Clinton short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)","question":"Can I rent out my home or a room on Airbnb in Clinton?","slug":"short-term-rental","place":{"path":"ca/bc/clinton","name":"Clinton","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"housing-and-renting","name":"Housing and renting"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Village of Clinton","url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca"},"short_answer":"Clinton has no short-term rental rule that we found. A bed and breakfast counts as a home based business, with no more than six patrons at a time. The Village says all businesses need a business licence. Short-term rentals may also need provincial registration.","aliases":["airbnb clinton bc","short term rental clinton","bed and breakfast clinton","vacation rental clinton"],"cost":"The business licence fee was not found.","how_long":"Not stated.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-459-2261"},{"type":"email","label":"Village Office","value":"admin@village.clinton.bc.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025 (PDF)","url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-607-2025-Zoning.pdf"},{"title":"Starting a Business, Village of Clinton","url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/business-economy/starting-a-business/"},{"title":"Principal residence requirement, Province of BC","url":"https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement"}],"related":[{"slug":"home-based-business","title":"Clinton home-based business rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clinton/home-based-business/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Clinton zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clinton/zoning-lookup/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/cache-creek","name":"Cache Creek","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/ashcroft","name":"Ashcroft","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lillooet","name":"Lillooet","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/100-mile-house","name":"100 Mile House","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/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/lytton","name":"Lytton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lytton/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":"No short-term rental rule found. A Bed and Breakfast counts as a Home Based Business (secondary use in R1 to R4, A1, A2, and within a dwelling unit in C1 and C2) with no more than six patrons at a time. Clinton is on the Province's exempt list for the principal residence requirement.","short":"No STR rule; B&B allowed as home based business","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-607-2025-Zoning.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025 (PDF)","section":"s. 6.9.4","quotes":["A Bed and Breakfast is considered a Home Based Business and shall accommodate no","Home Based Business, within Dwelling Unit","The following Uses shall be permitted as Secondary Uses in the R3 Zone:"]},{"url":"https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement","title":"Short-term rentals, principal residence requirement, Province of BC","section":"Province: exempt communities","quotes":["Municipalities exempt from the principal residence requirement","Clearwater Clinton Daajing Giids"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"licence":{"label":"Business licence","value":"The Village says all businesses in the Village require a business licence; short-term rentals are not named, and the fee was not found.","short":"Yes (all businesses); STR fee not found","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/business-economy/starting-a-business/","title":"Starting a Business, Village of Clinton","section":"Starting a Business page","quotes":["All businesses within the Village require a business license to operate."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"provincial_registration":{"label":"Provincial registration","value":"Provincial registration applies to short-term rentals offered for fewer than 90 consecutive days, even where no local licence is needed. Clinton is on the 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, principal residence requirement, Province of BC","section":"Province: STR 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.","Clearwater Clinton Daajing Giids"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"rules":{"label":"Operating rules","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"The Village's business licence bylaw PDFs are scanned and could not be read.","sources":[]},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"The Village's business licence bylaw PDFs are scanned and could not be read.","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025, s. 6.9.4 (Bed and Breakfast).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-607-2025-Zoning.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025 (PDF)","section":"s. 6.9.4","quotes":["Village of Clinton Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025"]}],"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\nNo short-term rental rule was found in the Village's readable bylaws. [Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025](https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-607-2025-Zoning.pdf) treats a Bed and Breakfast as a Home Based Business. That is a secondary use in the R1 to R4, A1 and A2 zones, and within a dwelling unit in the C1 and C2 zones, with no more than six patrons at a time.\n\nThe Village says all businesses in the Village require a business licence. Short-term rentals are not named, and the fee was not found.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Call the Village office at 250-459-2261 and ask whether your rental needs a business licence and is allowed in your zone.\n2. Check the provincial rules below.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The Province requires registration for short-term rentals offered for fewer than 90 consecutive days, even where no local licence is needed.\n- Clinton is on the Province's exempt list for the principal residence requirement (list as of June 1, 2026). Check the Province's page for the current list.\n- The sources read state no local short-term rental rules or fines.","sources":[{"url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-607-2025-Zoning.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/business-economy/starting-a-business/","title":"Starting a Business, Village of Clinton","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement","title":"Short-term rentals, principal residence requirement, Province of BC","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/clinton/short-term-rental/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clinton/short-term-rental.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clinton/short-term-rental.json"}}