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

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

**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.

**Who handles it:** More than one level of government  
**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:**
- In person: Village Office (Municipal Hall), #80 Hagan St, Granisle, BC V0J 1W0 (10 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. (excluding holidays))
- Phone: Village Office, 250-697-2248
- Email: Village Office, general@villageofgranisle.ca

## Key facts

- **Allowed:** 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.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 508, 2019, s. 4.1.1(d)](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/1691/)
  - Official wording: "bed and breakfast;" … "a) apartment buildings; b) bed and breakfast; c) group housing;"
  - Source: [Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 507, 2019, OCP residential policy (i)](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/1735/)
  - Official wording: "be licensed by the Village and shall contain not more than four(4) rooms, which are let"
  - Source: [Short-term rental principal residence requirement, Province of BC, List of exempt communities](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement)
  - Official wording: "Communities exempt from the provincial principal residence requirement:" … "Golden Grand Forks Granisle Greenwood Harrison Hot Springs"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Business licence:** 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.
  - Source: [Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 507, 2019, OCP residential policy (i)](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/1735/)
  - Official wording: "be licensed by the Village and shall contain not more than four(4) rooms, which are let"
  - Source: [Business License Bylaw No. 392, 2006, s. 6.3](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/175/)
  - Official wording: "Class 2 - All Business (resident & non-resident)" … "Class 2- $ 75.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Provincial registration:** 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.
  - Source: [Short-term rental principal residence requirement, Province of BC, Business licence exemptions](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,"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Operating rules:** B&B: operated by the residents within the principal dwelling unit, no more than four rooms.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 508, 2019, Division Two definition](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/1691/)
  - Official wording: "by the residents of the dwelling unit, which provides sleeping"
  - Source: [Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 507, 2019, OCP residential policy (i)](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/1735/)
  - Official wording: "be licensed by the Village and shall contain not more than four(4) rooms, which are let"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fine:** Not confirmed. No short-term rental fine is stated in the Village's ticket bylaw.
- **Bylaw:** Zoning Bylaw No. 508, 2019 (bed and breakfast); Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 507, 2019
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 508, 2019, Division Two](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/1691/)
  - Official wording: "“bed and breakfast” means an establishment conducted within a principal"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

Granisle 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.

The 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.

## Steps

1. Check with the Village Office (250-697-2248) that your zone allows a bed and breakfast.
2. Get a Village business licence. See the business-licence answer.
3. Check the Province's page for registration requirements.

## Good to know

- Other kinds of short-term rental are not addressed in the Village bylaws read. Ask the Village Office.
- The Province's list can change; recheck its page.
- No short-term rental fine is stated in the Village's ticket bylaw.

## Official forms and pages

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 508, 2019 (PDF)](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/1691/)
- [Business License Bylaw No. 392, 2006 (PDF)](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/175/)
- [Short-term rental principal residence requirement, Province of BC](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement)

## Related questions

- [Granisle business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/business-licence.md)
- [Granisle home-based business rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/home-based-business.md)
- [Granisle zoning: find your zone and what it allows](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/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)
- [Telkwa](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/short-term-rental.md)
- [Smithers](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/smithers/short-term-rental.md)
- [Houston](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/houston/short-term-rental.md)
- [Burns Lake](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burns-lake/short-term-rental.md)
- [New Hazelton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/short-term-rental.md)
- [Hazelton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hazelton/short-term-rental.md)

## Sources

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 508, 2019 (PDF), Village of Granisle](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/1691/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 507, 2019 (PDF), Village of Granisle](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/1735/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Business License Bylaw No. 392, 2006 (PDF), Village of Granisle](https://granisle.civicweb.net/document/175/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Short-term rental 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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