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title: District of North Vancouver short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)
question: "Can I rent out my home or a room on Airbnb in the District of North Vancouver?"
place: District of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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category: Housing and renting
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# District of North Vancouver short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)

**Question:** Can I rent out my home or a room on Airbnb in the District of North Vancouver?

**Short answer:** In the District of North Vancouver (not the City), short-term rentals are allowed in your principal residence, or in one secondary suite or one coach house (not both). You need a District business licence ($369 a year) and a provincial registration number. Stays must be under 90 consecutive days.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (District of North Vancouver, https://www.dnv.org)  
**Cost:** District business licence $369 a year per dwelling unit. Provincial registration $100 a year for a principal residence, $450 for a secondary unit.  
**How long:** Not stated in the documents we could read.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Business Licences, 604-990-2480
- Email: Business Licences email, businesslicences@dnv.org
- In person: Municipal Hall, 355 West Queens Road, North Vancouver, BC V7N 4N5

## Key facts

- **Allowed:** Yes, in the host's principal residence, or in one secondary suite or one coach house (not both). Only one short-term rental per single-family property. Not allowed in caretaker units, non-market housing, other accessory buildings, vehicles or trailers, or together with a bed and breakfast. District of North Vancouver is on the Province's principal residence list.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 3210, s. 405C(2), (4), (5), (6), (7)](https://docs.dnv.org/documents/bylaw-3210.pdf)
  - Official wording: "A person must not offer, permit or operate a short-term rental accommodation" … "(a) in the property host" … "only one short-term rental accommodation is permitted" … "on a single-family property." … "Short-term rental accommodation is not permitted in a dwelling unit in"
  - Source: [Principal residence requirement, Province of BC, Communities with principal residence requirement](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement)
  - Official wording: "New Westminster North Cowichan North Saanich North Vancouver (City) North Vancouver (District) Oak Bay Osoyoos Parksville Pemberton"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Business licence:** Yes. A valid business licence is required; a tenant needs the owner's written permission and a strata unit needs the strata's. The annual fee is $369 per dwelling unit. The application includes an owner declaration form.
  - Source: [Business Licence Bylaw 4567, s. 531(1)](https://docs.dnv.org/documents/Bylaw%204567.pdf)
  - Official wording: "A person who operates a short-term rental accommodation:" … "must have a valid business licence;"
  - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw 6481, Schedule E, Licence Fees B](https://docs.dnv.org/documents/Bylaw%206481.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Annually for each $140.00 Residential Rental Property dwelling unit Annually for each $369.00 Short-Term Rental dwelling unit Theatre $1.60 each seat" … "Annually for each $369.00 Short-Term Rental dwelling unit Theatre $1.60 each seat Theatre - Drive-in $1.60 each stall"
  - Source: [Short-term rental owner declaration form, Owner Declaration](https://docs.dnv.org/documents/str-owner-declaration-form.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Business licence applications for short-term rental must be accompanied by this fully completed declaration."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Provincial registration:** Yes: under the Province's rules each short-term rental unit needs its own provincial registration number (fee $100 a year for a principal residence, $450 for a secondary unit).
  - Source: [Principal residence requirement, Province of BC, Principal residence requirement and registration fees](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement)
  - Official wording: "Each short-term rental unit requires its own registration number." … "Fee: $100 annually" … "Fee: $450 annually"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Operating rules:** No more than 6 guests and one booking at a time; each stay under 90 consecutive days; one off-street parking stall (parking plan approved); licence number in all ads; emergency contact and bylaw information for guests; fire safety plan, smoke alarms, extinguisher on each floor, CO detector if gas appliance.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 3210, s. 405C(8), (9), (11)](https://docs.dnv.org/documents/bylaw-3210.pdf)
  - Official wording: "must not provide short-term rental accommodation to more than 6" … "No more than one booking may be permitted as short-term rental" … "A person must provide one off-street parking stall for each short-term rental" … "in a dwelling unit, as temporary accommodation rented to a person(s) for a period of less" … "than 90 consecutive days, but does not include a bed and breakfast or accommodation"
  - Source: [Business Licence Bylaw 4567, s. 531(2)](https://docs.dnv.org/documents/Bylaw%204567.pdf)
  - Official wording: "include a valid business licence number in any advertising, listing or promotion" … "provide an emergency contact name and phone number to all guests;" … "post a fire safety plan by all entrances and exits to the rental premises;"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fine:** Bylaw notice: STR without a licence or against 405C $500 ($375 within 14 days, $750 late); ad without licence number or missing safety item $300. Municipal ticket (Zoning Bylaw s. 1207): $3,000 for rental outside a principal residence or more than one per property; $1,000 for over 6 guests, extra bookings, 90-day stays or no parking stall.
  - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 7458, Schedule A, Business Licence Bylaw 531 and Zoning Bylaw 405C](https://docs.dnv.org/documents/Bylaw%207458.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Operate short-term rental without business" … "405C(8) Short-term rental accommodation 500 375 750" … "531(2)(e) Fail to post fire safety plan at short-term rental 300 225 450"
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 3210, s. 1207 Ticketing](https://docs.dnv.org/documents/bylaw-3210.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Short-term rental not in a property host’s principal" … "Pursuant to sections 264(1)(c) and 265(1)(a) of the Community Charter, the table below"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Zoning Bylaw 3210, s. 405C; Business Licence Bylaw 4567, 1974, s. 531; Fees and Charges Bylaw 6481, Schedule E; Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 7458
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 3210, s. 405C](https://docs.dnv.org/documents/bylaw-3210.pdf)
  - Official wording: "405C Short-Term Rental Accommodation (1) Subject to subsections 405C(2) to (9), short-term rental accommodation is only" … "ZONING BYLAW 1965 BYLAW 3210 Effective Date - 1965"
  - Source: [Business Licence Bylaw 4567, s. 531](https://docs.dnv.org/documents/Bylaw%204567.pdf)
  - Official wording: "on the business authorized by the Inter Municipal Business Licence". 531 SHORT-TERM RENTALS (1) A person who operates a short-term rental accommodation:" … "326 Dining Room Repealed. (5335) 326A Dwelling Unit "Dwelling Unit" has the meaning given to it in Part 2 of Zoning Bylaw No. 3210, 1965. (8727)" … "BUSINESS LICENCE BYLAW BYLAW 4567 Effective Date - October 15, 1974" … "(1) The application form, together with the fee prescribed in Schedule "E" of the District of North Vancouver Fees and Charges Bylaw 6481, shall be delivered to the Inspector. Despite Section 414, this fee shall include a non-refundable processing fee of $20.00 for a non-resident business"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

[Zoning Bylaw 3210](<https://docs.dnv.org/documents/bylaw-3210.pdf>), s. 405C allows a short-term rental in the host's principal residence, or in one secondary suite or one coach house (not both). Only one short-term rental is allowed per single-family property. It is not allowed in caretaker units, non-market housing, other accessory buildings, vehicles or trailers, or together with a bed and breakfast. This is the District of North Vancouver, not the City of North Vancouver.

The District is on the Province's list of communities with a principal residence requirement, so the provincial rule applies too.

## Steps

1. Get a District business licence under the [Business Licence Bylaw 4567](<https://docs.dnv.org/documents/Bylaw%204567.pdf>). The annual fee is $369 per dwelling unit ([Fees and Charges Bylaw 6481](<https://docs.dnv.org/documents/Bylaw%206481.pdf>), Schedule E). A tenant needs the owner's written permission and a strata unit needs the strata's. The application includes an owner declaration form.
2. Register with the Province. Each unit needs its own provincial registration number ($100 a year for a principal residence, $450 for a secondary unit). Check exemptions on the [Province page](<https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement>).
3. Follow the rules below, and put your licence number in all ads.

## Good to know

- Rules: no more than 6 guests and one booking at a time; each stay under 90 consecutive days; one off-street parking stall (parking plan approved); emergency contact and bylaw information for guests; fire safety plan, smoke alarms, an extinguisher on each floor, and a CO detector if there is a gas appliance.
- A bylaw notice is $500 ($375 within 14 days, $750 late) for a short-term rental without a licence or against s. 405C. An ad without a licence number or missing a safety item is $300.
- A municipal ticket is $3,000 for a rental outside a principal residence or more than one per property. It is $1,000 for more than 6 guests, extra bookings, 90-day stays or no parking stall.
- Call Business Licences on 604-990-2480 to confirm.

## Official forms and pages

- [Zoning Bylaw 3210 (PDF)](https://docs.dnv.org/documents/bylaw-3210.pdf)
- [Business Licence Bylaw 4567 (PDF)](https://docs.dnv.org/documents/Bylaw%204567.pdf)
- [Fees and Charges Bylaw 6481 (PDF)](https://docs.dnv.org/documents/Bylaw%206481.pdf)
- [Short-term rental owner declaration form (PDF)](https://docs.dnv.org/documents/str-owner-declaration-form.pdf)
- [Principal residence requirement, Province of BC](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement)

## Related questions

- [District of North Vancouver business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/business-licence.md)
- [District of North Vancouver home-based business rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/home-based-business.md)
- [District of North Vancouver secondary suite and carriage house rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/secondary-suite.md)
- [District of North Vancouver bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/bylaw-fines.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Short-term rental rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/short-term-rental.md)
- [North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/short-term-rental.md)
- [Belcarra](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/short-term-rental.md)
- [Port Moody](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/short-term-rental.md)
- [Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vancouver/short-term-rental.md)
- [Burnaby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/short-term-rental.md)
- [Richmond](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/short-term-rental.md)

## Sources

- [Zoning Bylaw 3210 (PDF)](https://docs.dnv.org/documents/bylaw-3210.pdf) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Business Licence Bylaw 4567 (PDF)](https://docs.dnv.org/documents/Bylaw%204567.pdf) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Fees and Charges Bylaw 6481 (PDF)](https://docs.dnv.org/documents/Bylaw%206481.pdf) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 7458 (PDF)](https://docs.dnv.org/documents/Bylaw%207458.pdf) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Short-term rental owner declaration form (PDF)](https://docs.dnv.org/documents/str-owner-declaration-form.pdf) (read 2026-11-06)
- [Principal residence requirement, Province of BC](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement) (read 2026-11-06)

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