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District of North Vancouver short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)

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

District of North Vancouver, British ColumbiaChecked against official textSources read 2026-11-06

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.

Key facts

AllowedYes, 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.Zoning Bylaw 3210, s. 405C(2), (4), (5), (6), (7); Principal residence requirement, Province of BC, Communities with principal residence requirement · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
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
New Westminster North Cowichan North Saanich North Vancouver (City) North Vancouver (District) Oak Bay Osoyoos Parksville Pemberton
Business licenceYes. 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.Business Licence Bylaw 4567, s. 531(1); Fees and Charges Bylaw 6481, Schedule E, Licence Fees B; Short-term rental owner declaration form, Owner Declaration · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
Official wording
A person who operates a short-term rental accommodation:
must have a valid business licence;
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
Business licence applications for short-term rental must be accompanied by this fully completed declaration.
Provincial registrationYes: 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).Principal residence requirement, Province of BC, Principal residence requirement and registration fees · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
Official wording
Each short-term rental unit requires its own registration number.
Fee: $100 annually
Fee: $450 annually
Operating rulesNo 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.Zoning Bylaw 3210, s. 405C(8), (9), (11); Business Licence Bylaw 4567, s. 531(2) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
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
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;
FineBylaw 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.Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 7458, Schedule A, Business Licence Bylaw 531 and Zoning Bylaw 405C; Zoning Bylaw 3210, s. 1207 Ticketing · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
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
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
BylawZoning Bylaw 3210, s. 405C; Business Licence Bylaw 4567, 1974, s. 531; Fees and Charges Bylaw 6481, Schedule E; Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 7458Zoning Bylaw 3210, s. 405C; Business Licence Bylaw 4567, s. 531 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
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
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

How it works

Zoning Bylaw 3210, 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. The annual fee is $369 per dwelling unit (Fees and Charges Bylaw 6481, 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.
  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

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Sources

  1. Zoning Bylaw 3210 (PDF) (read 2026-11-06)
  2. Business Licence Bylaw 4567 (PDF) (read 2026-11-06)
  3. Fees and Charges Bylaw 6481 (PDF) (read 2026-11-06)
  4. Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 7458 (PDF) (read 2026-11-06)
  5. Short-term rental owner declaration form (PDF) (read 2026-11-06)
  6. Principal residence requirement, Province of BC (read 2026-11-06)

Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text. How answers are checked.