{"title":"Lantzville short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)","question":"Can I rent out my home or a room on Airbnb in Lantzville?","slug":"short-term-rental","place":{"path":"ca/bc/lantzville","name":"Lantzville","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":"District of Lantzville","url":"https://www.lantzville.ca"},"short_answer":"Yes, in Lantzville as a home business in zones that allow one, such as R1, but the owner must live on the property. You need a District business licence, and you must register with the Province's short-term rental registry for stays under 90 days.","aliases":["airbnb lantzville","short term rental lantzville","vrbo lantzville","rent a room lantzville"],"cost":"In the 2021 fee schedule the home business licence fee is $50; later fee amendments could not be read, so confirm with the District.","how_long":"Not stated.","where":[{"type":"email","label":"Planning Department","value":"planning@lantzville.ca"},{"type":"phone","label":"Planning Department","value":"250-933-8093"},{"type":"in_person","label":"Municipal Hall","value":"7192 Lantzville Road, Lantzville, BC V0R 2H0","note":"Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays): by phone or email 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; in-person payments and document drop-off 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; call or email for appointments for other services"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Business Licence, District of Lantzville","url":"https://www.lantzville.ca/cms.asp?wpID=924"},{"title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 167, 2021 (PDF), District of Lantzville","url":"https://www.lantzville.ca/cms/wpattachments/wpID920atID5736.pdf"},{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 180, 2020 (PDF, consolidated to Bylaw No. 433, 2026), District of Lantzville","url":"https://www.lantzville.ca/cms/wpattachments/wpID478atID7360.pdf"},{"title":"Principal residence requirement for short-term rentals, Province of British Columbia","url":"https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement"}],"related":[{"slug":"home-based-business","title":"Lantzville home-based business rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lantzville/home-based-business/"},{"slug":"business-licence","title":"Lantzville business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lantzville/business-licence/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Lantzville zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lantzville/zoning-lookup/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/nanaimo","name":"Nanaimo","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/parksville","name":"Parksville","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/qualicum-beach","name":"Qualicum Beach","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/qualicum-beach/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sechelt","name":"Sechelt","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sechelt/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/ladysmith","name":"Ladysmith","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/gibsons","name":"Gibsons","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gibsons/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":"Yes, as a home business where a zone allows Home Business (such as R1). The owner must live on the property. No short-term rental on a property that also has a bed and breakfast.","short":"Yes, as home business, owner lives on property","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.lantzville.ca/cms/wpattachments/wpID478atID7360.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 180, 2020 (PDF, consolidated to Bylaw No. 433, 2026), District of Lantzville","section":"Definitions, Home Business","quotes":["short term rental, or small equipment repair;"]},{"url":"https://www.lantzville.ca/cms/wpattachments/wpID478atID7360.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 180, 2020 (PDF, consolidated to Bylaw No. 433, 2026), District of Lantzville","section":"s. 2.2.11 Short Term Rental","quotes":["The property on which a short term rental is taking place must be occupied by the owner of the property.","A short term rental must not be operated on the same property on which a bed and breakfast is being operated."]},{"url":"https://www.lantzville.ca/cms/wpattachments/wpID478atID7360.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 180, 2020 (PDF, consolidated to Bylaw No. 433, 2026), District of Lantzville","section":"R1 zone s. 1","quotes":["Primary Use Secondary Use House Home Business Duplex Secondary Suite (must be located in a House)"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"licence":{"label":"Business licence","value":"Yes. A home business, including a short-term rental, needs a valid District business licence. The home business fee in the 2021 fee schedule is $50; later fee amendments could not be read, so confirm with the District.","short":"Yes, $50 home business fee (2021 schedule)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.lantzville.ca/cms/wpattachments/wpID478atID7360.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 180, 2020 (PDF, consolidated to Bylaw No. 433, 2026), District of Lantzville","section":"s. 2.2.2","quotes":["A home business is only permitted if the operator has a valid business licence issued by the Municipality for the home business."]},{"url":"https://www.lantzville.ca/cms/wpattachments/wpID920atID5736.pdf","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 167, 2021 (PDF), District of Lantzville","section":"s. 2","quotes":["“Home Business(es)” means a home occupation, business or professional practice and is limited to an artisan studio, bed and breakfast, craft kitchen, child care, fine woodworking, market gardening, personal service, office or short-term rental."]},{"url":"https://www.lantzville.ca/cms/wpattachments/wpID920atID5737.pdf","title":"Miscellaneous Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 26, 2004, Amendment Bylaw No. 273 (PDF), District of Lantzville","section":"Schedule F, s. 1","quotes":["Business (Lantzville-based) $100.00/each premises (except Home Business) Home Business $50.00 2. Annual Business Licence Renewal Fee (subject to annual submission of renewal form for next licensing period"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"provincial_registration":{"label":"Provincial registration","value":"Yes. Lantzville is on the Province's list of communities exempt from the principal residence requirement, but hosts of stays under 90 consecutive days must still register with the Province's short-term rental registry.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement","title":"Principal residence requirement for short-term rentals, Province of British Columbia","section":"List of exempt communities","quotes":["List of exempt communities and land where the principal residence requirement does not apply","Ladysmith Lake Cowichan Lantzville Lillooet"]},{"url":"https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement","title":"Principal residence requirement for short-term rentals, Province of British Columbia","section":"Business licence exemptions","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."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"rules":{"label":"Operating rules","value":"Owner must occupy the property; at most 6 guests at once; not in a dwelling unit with more than three sleeping units; one parking space per sleeping unit; not on a property with a bed and breakfast.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.lantzville.ca/cms/wpattachments/wpID478atID7360.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 180, 2020 (PDF, consolidated to Bylaw No. 433, 2026), District of Lantzville","section":"s. 2.2.11","quotes":["A short term rental must not be operated in a dwelling unit that contains more than three sleeping units.","The maximum number of guests in a short term rental at any given time is 6."]},{"url":"https://www.lantzville.ca/cms/wpattachments/wpID478atID7360.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 180, 2020 (PDF, consolidated to Bylaw No. 433, 2026), District of Lantzville","section":"s. 2.6 parking table","quotes":["Short Term Rental - 1 per sleeping unit"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Zoning offence: $100 ticket for unlawful land use in the zone (Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 100, Appendix 4). The Business Licence Bylaw allows a ticket of up to $1,000, but the ticket schedule lists no amount for it.","short":"Ticket $100 (unlawful land use)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.lantzville.ca/cms/wpattachments/wpID483atID6898.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 100, as amended by Bylaw No. 378, 2024 (PDF), District of Lantzville","section":"Appendix 4","quotes":["Unlawful Land Use – R1 Zone 1.1.1 $100.00"]},{"url":"https://www.lantzville.ca/cms/wpattachments/wpID920atID5736.pdf","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 167, 2021 (PDF), District of Lantzville","section":"s. 14.2","quotes":["a fine of up to $1,000 if a ticket is issued under the"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"District of Lantzville Zoning Bylaw No. 180, 2020 (s. 2.2 Home Businesses); Business Licence Bylaw No. 167, 2021","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.lantzville.ca/cms/wpattachments/wpID478atID7360.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 180, 2020 (PDF, consolidated to Bylaw No. 433, 2026), District of Lantzville","section":"s. 2.2","quotes":["2.2 HOME BUSINESSES General Home Business Regulations 1. A home business must be authorized by the property owner and operated by a resident of","(7360 Harby Road) Bylaw No. 225, 2020\" January 6, 2021 Bylaw No. 244 \"District of Lantzville Zoning Bylaw No. 180, 2020, Amendment (6953 Dickinson Road) Bylaw No. 244, 2020\""]},{"url":"https://www.lantzville.ca/cms/wpattachments/wpID920atID5736.pdf","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 167, 2021 (PDF), District of Lantzville","section":"Title","quotes":["District of Lantzville Business Licence Bylaw No. 167, 2021"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nIn Lantzville a short-term rental is a type of home business under section 2.2 of the [Zoning Bylaw No. 180, 2020](https://www.lantzville.ca/cms/wpattachments/wpID478atID7360.pdf). It is allowed where a zone permits Home Business as a secondary use (such as R1 to R6, R8, Estate, Rural, Foothills and Agriculture). The owner must live on the property. A property with a bed and breakfast cannot also have a short-term rental. In the Foothills zone, Area A short-term rentals are allowed only where a dwelling unit has its own at-grade entrance from outside.\n\nRules: at most 6 guests at once; not in a dwelling unit with more than three sleeping units; one parking space per sleeping unit.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Check that your zone allows Home Business (see zoning-lookup).\n2. Apply for a District business licence (see business-licence). In the 2021 fee schedule the home business fee is $50.\n3. Register with the Province's short-term rental registry if your stays are under 90 consecutive days. Lantzville is on the Province's list of communities exempt from the principal residence requirement, but registration is still required; see the [Province's page](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement).\n4. Post the licence in a conspicuous place in the part of the premises open to the public.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Letting not more than two rooms in the operator's primary residence for 30 consecutive days or longer is exempt from the business licence.\n- Zoning offence: a $100 ticket. The [Business Licence Bylaw No. 167, 2021](https://www.lantzville.ca/cms/wpattachments/wpID920atID5736.pdf) allows a ticket up to $1,000, but the ticket schedule lists no amount for it. Court penalty: $100 to $50,000 plus costs.\n- Planning: planning@lantzville.ca, 250-933-8093.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.lantzville.ca/cms/wpattachments/wpID478atID7360.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 180, 2020 (PDF, consolidated to Bylaw No. 433, 2026), District of Lantzville","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.lantzville.ca/cms/wpattachments/wpID920atID5736.pdf","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 167, 2021 (PDF), District of Lantzville","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.lantzville.ca/cms/wpattachments/wpID920atID5737.pdf","title":"Miscellaneous Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 26, 2004, Amendment Bylaw No. 273 (PDF), District of Lantzville","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.lantzville.ca/cms/wpattachments/wpID483atID6898.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 100, as amended by Bylaw No. 378, 2024 (PDF), District of Lantzville","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement","title":"Principal residence requirement for short-term rentals, Province of British Columbia","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.lantzville.ca/cms.asp?wpID=924","title":"Business Licence, District of Lantzville","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.lantzville.ca/cms.asp?wpID=384","title":"Contact Information, District of Lantzville","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 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lantzville/short-term-rental/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lantzville/short-term-rental.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lantzville/short-term-rental.json"}}