{"title":"Spallumcheen short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)","question":"Can I rent out my home or a room on Airbnb in Spallumcheen?","slug":"short-term-rental","place":{"path":"ca/bc/spallumcheen","name":"Spallumcheen","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"housing-and-renting","name":"Housing and renting"},"owner":"shared","owner_label":"More than one level of government","owner_body":null,"short_answer":"In the Township of Spallumcheen the Zoning Bylaw has no short-term or vacation rental use, and unlisted uses are prohibited. A bed and breakfast inside your home is permitted in the R.1, S.H., C.R., A.2 and L.H. zones. A Township business licence appears to be needed, and the Province requires registration.","aliases":["airbnb spallumcheen","short term rental spallumcheen","vacation rental spallumcheen","bed and breakfast spallumcheen"],"cost":"Township business licence: $100 application fee plus a $30 annual base fee. Provincial registration for a principal residence is $100 a year per the Province's page.","how_long":"Not stated.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Planning and Development Services (zoning, business licence)","value":"250-546-3013"},{"type":"email","label":"Planning and Development Services","value":"planner@spallumcheentwp.bc.ca"},{"type":"in_person","label":"Municipal Office","value":"4144 Spallumcheen Way, Spallumcheen, BC V4Y 0N1","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1700, 2008 (PDF)","url":"https://spallumcheen.civicweb.net/document/34972/"},{"title":"Business Licensing, Township of Spallumcheen","url":"https://www.spallumcheentwp.bc.ca/discover/business-licensing.htm"},{"title":"Short-term rentals, Province of BC","url":"https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement"}],"related":[{"slug":"business-licence","title":"Spallumcheen business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/business-licence/"},{"slug":"home-based-business","title":"Spallumcheen home-based business rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/home-based-business/"},{"slug":"secondary-suite","title":"Spallumcheen secondary suite and carriage house rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/secondary-suite/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Spallumcheen zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/zoning-lookup/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/armstrong","name":"Armstrong","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/armstrong/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/enderby","name":"Enderby","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/vernon","name":"Vernon","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/coldstream","name":"Coldstream","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lumby","name":"Lumby","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lake-country","name":"Lake Country","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/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":"The Zoning Bylaw has no short-term or vacation rental use, and unlisted uses are prohibited. A bed and breakfast inside the principal dwelling is permitted in R.1, S.H., C.R., A.2 and L.H. zones. Province: Spallumcheen is on the exempt list, so the principal residence requirement does not apply.","short":"No STR use; B&B allowed in some zones","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://spallumcheen.civicweb.net/document/34972/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1700, 2008, s. 306 and 415 (PDF, consolidated)","section":"s. 306, 415","quotes":["All other uses, by exclusion, are explicitly prohibited.","Bed and breakfast use operations are permitted in the R1, SH, CR, A2 and LH Zones"]},{"url":"https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement","title":"Short-term rentals, principal residence requirement, Province of BC","section":"Exempt communities list","quotes":["Communities exempt from the provincial principal residence requirement:","Sicamous Silverton Slocan Smithers Sparwood Spallumcheen Stewart Sun Peaks Taylor"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"licence":{"label":"Business licence","value":"Short-term rentals are not named, but the Business Licensing Bylaw requires a licence for any undertaking for gain or profit, so a host would appear to need one. Fees: $100 application plus $30 annual base fee. Confirm with the Township.","short":"Probably; $100 application plus $30 annual","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.spallumcheentwp.bc.ca/discover/business-licensing.htm","title":"Business Licensing, Township of Spallumcheen","section":"Business Licensing page","quotes":["A business licence is required when a business is conducted within the Township of Spallumcheen.","application fee of $100"]},{"url":"https://www.spallumcheentwp.bc.ca/docs/business_licence_application_package-2023639047711696328040.pdf","title":"https://www.spallumcheentwp.bc.ca/docs/business_licence_application_package-2023639047711696328040.pdf","section":"Business Licensing and Regulations Bylaw 2021, s. 2 and 3.1(a)","quotes":["No person shall carry on business in the Township without first having obtained and paid for a Business License.","means engaging in a trade occupation, profession, commercial or industrial activity or an undertaking of any kind for the purpose of gain or profit"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"provincial_registration":{"label":"Provincial registration","value":"Yes. The Province requires registration for short-term rentals offered for fewer than 90 consecutive days, even where no local business licence is required. Compliance with local bylaws is a condition of registration.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement","title":"Short-term rentals, principal residence requirement, Province of BC","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.","Compliance with local bylaws is a condition of registration."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"rules":{"label":"Operating rules","value":"Bed and breakfast: inside the principal dwelling, at most three bedrooms, one extra off-street parking space (two if more than two bedrooms are used), and no exterior sign of the use except one unilluminated sign under 0.5 m².","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://spallumcheen.civicweb.net/document/34972/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1700, 2008, s. 306 and 415 (PDF, consolidated)","section":"s. 415","quotes":["the bed and breakfast use is contained wholly within the principal dwelling","is restricted to a maximum of three bedrooms; and","is provided with one additional off-street parking space, two if more than two","unilluminated sign less than 0.5 square metres"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"No ticket specific to short-term rentals. Using a building or land contrary to the Zoning Bylaw: $550 ($500 if paid within 14 days). Operating without a business licence: $250 ($200 early).","short":"No STR ticket; $550 zoning, $250 no licence","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://spallumcheen.civicweb.net/document/85861/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 2023 (PDF, consolidated)","section":"Schedule B.12; B.2; s. 4","quotes":["1700 111.2 (a) Use or occupancy of a building or land $550.00 $500.00","2021 3.1(a) Operating without a Business Licence $250.00 $200.00","If received by the Township within 14 days of the person receiving or"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1700, 2008 (s. 306, 415); Business Licensing and Regulation Bylaw No. 2021, 2020; BC Short-Term Rental Accommodations Act (Province)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://spallumcheen.civicweb.net/document/34972/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1700, 2008, s. 306 and 415 (PDF, consolidated)","section":"Title page","quotes":["ZONING BYLAW NO. 1700, 2008"]},{"url":"https://www.spallumcheentwp.bc.ca/discover/business-licensing.htm","title":"Business Licensing, Township of Spallumcheen","section":"Business Licensing page","quotes":["Business Licensing and Regulation Bylaw No. 2021, 2020"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe [Zoning Bylaw](https://spallumcheen.civicweb.net/document/34972/) has no short-term or vacation rental use, and uses that are not listed are prohibited. A bed and breakfast inside the principal dwelling is permitted in the R.1, S.H., C.R., A.2 and L.H. zones. Agri-tourism accommodation is allowed on land classified as farm in the A.2 zone.\n\n**Bed and breakfast rules:** inside the principal dwelling, at most three bedrooms, one extra off-street parking space (two if more than two bedrooms are used), and no exterior sign of the use except one unilluminated sign under 0.5 m².\n\n**Business licence:** short-term rentals are not named, but the Township's licensing rules require a licence for any undertaking for gain or profit, so a host would appear to need one. The fees are a $100 application fee plus a $30 annual base fee. Confirm with the Township.\n\n**Province:** Spallumcheen is on the Province's exempt list, so the provincial principal residence requirement does not apply. The Province still requires registration for short-term rentals offered for fewer than 90 consecutive days, and compliance with local bylaws is a condition of registration. The Province's page gives the registration fee for a principal residence as $100 a year.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Call Planning at 250-546-3013 to confirm your zone and whether your type of rental is permitted.\n2. Apply for a Township business licence.\n3. Register with the Province.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- There is no ticket specific to short-term rentals. Using a building or land contrary to the Zoning Bylaw is a $550 ticket ($500 if paid within 14 days). Operating without a business licence is $250 ($200 if paid within 14 days).\n- Some zone sections print older bed and breakfast wording (for example a 1 m² sign, or four bedrooms in A.2). The amended bylaw points each zone to s. 415, so confirm.","sources":[{"url":"https://spallumcheen.civicweb.net/document/34972/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1700, 2008, s. 306 and 415 (PDF, consolidated)","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://www.spallumcheentwp.bc.ca/discover/business-licensing.htm","title":"Business Licensing, Township of Spallumcheen","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://spallumcheen.civicweb.net/document/85861/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 2023 (PDF, consolidated)","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement","title":"Short-term rentals, principal residence requirement, Province of BC","accessed":"2026-11-06"},{"url":"https://www.spallumcheentwp.bc.ca/docs/business_licence_application_package-2023639047711696328040.pdf","title":"https://www.spallumcheentwp.bc.ca/docs/business_licence_application_package-2023639047711696328040.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-06"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-06","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/spallumcheen/short-term-rental/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/short-term-rental.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/short-term-rental.json"}}