{"title":"Granisle short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)","question":"Can I rent out my home or a room on Airbnb in Granisle?","slug":"short-term-rental","place":{"path":"ca/bc/granisle","name":"Granisle","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":"Granisle has no short-term rental bylaw. Zoning permits bed and breakfasts run by residents in their home (up to four rooms) in R-1, R-2, RR-1 and RR-2, licensed by the Village. Granisle is on the Province's exempt list for the principal residence rule.","aliases":["airbnb granisle","short term rental granisle","bed and breakfast granisle","vacation rental granisle"],"cost":"Village business licence: general Class 2 fee is $75 a year (Bylaw 392 has no separate bed and breakfast class).","how_long":"Not stated.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office (Municipal Hall)","value":"#80 Hagan St, Granisle, BC V0J 1W0","note":"10 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. (excluding holidays)"},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-697-2248"},{"type":"email","label":"Village Office","value":"general@villageofgranisle.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 508, 2019 (PDF)","url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/1691/"},{"title":"Business License Bylaw No. 392, 2006 (PDF)","url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/175/"},{"title":"Short-term rental principal residence requirement, Province of BC","url":"https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement"}],"related":[{"slug":"business-licence","title":"Granisle business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/business-licence/"},{"slug":"home-based-business","title":"Granisle home-based business rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/home-based-business/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Granisle zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/zoning-lookup/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/telkwa","name":"Telkwa","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/smithers","name":"Smithers","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/smithers/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/houston","name":"Houston","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/houston/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/burns-lake","name":"Burns Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burns-lake/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/new-hazelton","name":"New Hazelton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/hazelton","name":"Hazelton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hazelton/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 bylaw found. Zoning permits bed and breakfasts (run by residents within their dwelling) in R-1, R-2, RR-1 and RR-2; the OCP limits them to four rooms. Granisle is on the Province's exempt list, so the principal residence rule does not apply.","short":"No STR bylaw; B&B allowed in some zones","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/1691/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 508, 2019 (PDF), Village of Granisle","section":"s. 4.1.1(d)","quotes":["bed and breakfast;","a) apartment buildings; b) bed and breakfast; c) group housing;"]},{"url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/1735/","title":"Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 507, 2019 (PDF), Village of Granisle","section":"OCP residential policy (i)","quotes":["be licensed by the Village and shall contain not more than four(4) rooms, which are let"]},{"url":"https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement","title":"Short-term rental principal residence requirement, Province of BC","section":"List of exempt communities","quotes":["Communities exempt from the provincial principal residence requirement:","Golden Grand Forks Granisle Greenwood Harrison Hot Springs"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"licence":{"label":"Business licence","value":"Yes, bed and breakfasts must be licensed by the Village. Bylaw 392 has no separate B&B class; the general Class 2 (all businesses) fee is $75 a year.","short":"Yes, $75 a year","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/1735/","title":"Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 507, 2019 (PDF), Village of Granisle","section":"OCP residential policy (i)","quotes":["be licensed by the Village and shall contain not more than four(4) rooms, which are let"]},{"url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/175/","title":"Business License Bylaw No. 392, 2006 (PDF), Village of Granisle","section":"s. 6.3","quotes":["Class 2 - All Business (resident & non-resident)","Class 2- $ 75.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"provincial_registration":{"label":"Provincial registration","value":"Per the Province: registration requirements apply to short-term rentals offered for fewer than 90 consecutive days, whether or not a local business licence is required.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement","title":"Short-term rental principal residence requirement, Province of BC","section":"Business licence exemptions","quotes":["Provincial registration requirements apply to short-term rentals offered for fewer than 90 consecutive days,"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"rules":{"label":"Operating rules","value":"B&B: operated by the residents within the principal dwelling unit, no more than four rooms.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/1691/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 508, 2019 (PDF), Village of Granisle","section":"Division Two definition","quotes":["by the residents of the dwelling unit, which provides sleeping"]},{"url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/1735/","title":"Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 507, 2019 (PDF), Village of Granisle","section":"OCP residential policy (i)","quotes":["be licensed by the Village and shall contain not more than four(4) rooms, which are let"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"No short-term rental fine is stated in the Village's ticket bylaw.","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw No. 508, 2019 (bed and breakfast); Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 507, 2019","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/1691/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 508, 2019 (PDF), Village of Granisle","section":"Division Two","quotes":["“bed and breakfast” means an establishment conducted within a principal"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nGranisle has no short-term rental bylaw. The [Zoning Bylaw](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/1691/) permits a bed and breakfast, operated by the residents within their principal dwelling unit, in the R-1, R-2, RR-1 and RR-2 zones. The [Official Community Plan](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/1735/) limits a bed and breakfast to no more than four rooms and says it must be licensed by the Village. [Business Licence Bylaw 392](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/175/) has no separate bed and breakfast class, so the general Class 2 fee of $75 a year applies.\n\nThe Province's short-term rental principal residence rule does not apply here, because Granisle appears on the Province's list of exempt communities. Provincial registration requirements still apply to short-term rentals offered for fewer than 90 consecutive days, whether or not a local business licence is required.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Check with the Village Office (250-697-2248) that your zone allows a bed and breakfast.\n2. Get a Village business licence. See the business-licence answer.\n3. Check the Province's page for registration requirements.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Other kinds of short-term rental are not addressed in the Village bylaws read. Ask the Village Office.\n- The Province's list can change; recheck its page.\n- No short-term rental fine is stated in the Village's ticket bylaw.","sources":[{"url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/1691/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 508, 2019 (PDF), Village of Granisle","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/1735/","title":"Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 507, 2019 (PDF), Village of Granisle","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/175/","title":"Business License Bylaw No. 392, 2006 (PDF), Village of Granisle","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement","title":"Short-term rental 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 5 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/short-term-rental/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/short-term-rental.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/short-term-rental.json"}}