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

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

**Short answer:** Princeton's Zoning Bylaw has no short-term rental use. It does allow a bed and breakfast in a single detached dwelling in the FG, RC and RS1 zones. Hosts in communities under 10,000 people, including Princeton, must still register with the Province's Short-Term Rental Registry.

**Who handles it:** More than one level of government  
**Cost:** Province's registration fee: $100 a year for a principal residence, $450 for a secondary unit. No Town short-term rental fee found.  
**How long:** Not stated.  
**Where:**
- Email: Planning Department, planning@princeton.ca
- Phone: Town Hall, 250-295-3135
- In person: Town Hall, 151 Vermilion Avenue, Princeton, BC (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)

## Key facts

- **Allowed:** No separate short-term rental use. A bed and breakfast is allowed as an accessory use in a single detached dwelling in the FG, RC and RS1 zones; hotels and motels are allowed in the C2 and CT zones. Princeton is on the Province's exempt list, so the principal residence rule does not apply.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw Number 880, 2013, s. 6.6.1, 9.1.2, 10.1.3, 11.1.1, 20.1.6, 20.1.9](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/11311/)
  - Official wording: "it is operated as an accessory use within a single detached dwelling;" … "bed and breakfast;" … "hotel;" … "motel;" … "motel; .17 open air markets on vacant lots or parking areas, provided the property owners grant" … "To serve as the town centre of Princeton, providing a location for restaurants, offices,"
  - Source: [Official Community Plan 2022-2042, Home-based business policy (c) and tourism policy (i)](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/60569/)
  - Official wording: "A vacation rental shall not be considered a home-based business and therefore should be" … "Establish zoning and business licensing regulations related to short-term vacation rentals"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Business licence:** Not confirmed. The Town's business licence bylaw was not in its posted library, so any licence rule could not be read.
- **Provincial registration:** Yes. Princeton is on the Province's exempt list, so the principal residence requirement does not apply, but communities under 10,000 people must still register with the Province's Short-Term Rental Registry for rentals of fewer than 90 consecutive days.
  - Source: [Principal residence requirement, Province of British Columbia, Exemptions; Business licence exemptions](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement)
  - Official wording: "Municipalities exempt from the principal residence requirement" … "Communities under 10,000 population and ski resort areas" … "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:** Bed and breakfast rules: operated inside a single detached dwelling; no more than three bedrooms and eight people; no cooking facilities in the guest bedrooms; no patron may stay more than thirty days in a calendar year.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw Number 880, 2013, s. 6.6](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/11311/)
  - Official wording: "not more than three bedrooms shall be used for the bed and breakfast operation; no" … "no more than eight persons shall be accommodated within one dwelling unit;" … "no patron shall stay within the same dwelling for more than thirty days in a calendar"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fine:** Not confirmed. Not found in the official sources that were read.
- **Bylaw:** Town of Princeton Zoning Bylaw Number 880, 2013, s. 6.6 (bed and breakfast).
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw Number 880, 2013, s. 6.6](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/11311/)
  - Official wording: "A bed and breakfast operation is permitted provided that:"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The Town of Princeton's [Zoning Bylaw](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/11311/) has no separate short-term rental use. It allows a bed and breakfast as an accessory use in a single detached dwelling in the FG, RC and RS1 zones. Hotels and motels are allowed in the C2 and CT zones. The Official Community Plan says regulations for short-term vacation rentals are to be established; none were found in the Town's posted bylaws.

Princeton is on the Province's exempt list, so the principal residence requirement does not apply. Communities under 10,000 people must still register with the Province's Short-Term Rental Registry for rentals of fewer than 90 consecutive days.

## Steps

1. Ask Planning (planning@princeton.ca) whether your zone allows what you plan.
2. Ask the Town whether a business licence applies (see business-licence).
3. Register with the Province's Short-Term Rental Registry.

## Good to know

- Bed and breakfast rules: inside a single detached dwelling; no more than three bedrooms and eight people; no cooking facilities in the guest bedrooms; no patron may stay more than thirty days in a calendar year.
- The Town's website does not state rules on parking, a posted licence number or a local contact for short-term rentals.
- No short-term rental ticket was found. Zoning offences carry a maximum fine of $10,000 on summary conviction.

## Official forms and pages

- [Zoning Bylaw Number 880, 2013 (PDF)](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/11311/)
- [Short-term rental principal residence requirement, Province of British Columbia](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement)

## Related questions

- [Princeton business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/business-licence.md)
- [Princeton home-based business rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/home-based-business.md)
- [Princeton secondary suite and carriage house rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/secondary-suite.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Short-term rental rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/short-term-rental.md)
- [Keremeos](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/short-term-rental.md)
- [Summerland](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/short-term-rental.md)
- [Hope](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/short-term-rental.md)
- [Penticton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/short-term-rental.md)
- [Peachland](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/peachland/short-term-rental.md)
- [Oliver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oliver/short-term-rental.md)

## Sources

- [Zoning Bylaw Number 880, 2013 (PDF), Town of Princeton](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/11311/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Official Community Plan 2022-2042 (PDF), Town of Princeton](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/60569/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Principal residence requirement, Province of British Columbia](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement) (read 2026-11-08)

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