Clinton short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)
Can I rent out my home or a room on Airbnb in Clinton?
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.
Key facts
| Allowed | 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.Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025, s. 6.9.4; Short-term rentals, principal residence requirement, Province of BC, Province: exempt communities · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingA 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: Municipalities exempt from the principal residence requirement Clearwater Clinton Daajing Giids |
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| Business licence | The Village says all businesses in the Village require a business licence; short-term rentals are not named, and the fee was not found.Starting a Business, Starting a Business page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingAll businesses within the Village require a business license to operate. |
| Provincial registration | 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.Short-term rentals, principal residence requirement, Province of BC, Province: STR registration · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingProvincial 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 |
| Operating rules | Not confirmed. The Village's business licence bylaw PDFs are scanned and could not be read. |
| Fine | Not confirmed. The Village's business licence bylaw PDFs are scanned and could not be read. |
| Bylaw | Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025, s. 6.9.4 (Bed and Breakfast).Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025, s. 6.9.4 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingVillage of Clinton Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025 |
How it works
No short-term rental rule was found in the Village's readable bylaws. Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025 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.
The Village says all businesses in the Village require a business licence. Short-term rentals are not named, and the fee was not found.
Steps
- Call the Village office at 250-459-2261 and ask whether your rental needs a business licence and is allowed in your zone.
- Check the provincial rules below.
Good to know
- The Province requires registration for short-term rentals offered for fewer than 90 consecutive days, even where no local licence is needed.
- 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.
- The sources read state no local short-term rental rules or fines.
Official forms and pages
The same question in other places
Cache Creek · Ashcroft · Lillooet · 100 Mile House · Logan Lake · Lytton
Short-term rental rules in British Columbia, by municipality →
Sources
- Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025 (PDF) (read 2026-11-08)
- Starting a Business, Village of Clinton (read 2026-11-08)
- Short-term rentals, principal residence requirement, Province of BC (read 2026-11-08)
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. How answers are checked.