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 "answer": "In the City of Surrey, British Columbia, short-term rentals rules are set by Surrey Zoning Bylaw No. 12000 (short-term rental provisions, per 2024 amendments), verified 2026-09-24. Zones allowed: A-1, A-2 Zones explicitly; Part 4 Section B.7 regulates dwelling types.",
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 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
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 "label": "Short-term rentals",
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 "official_website": "https://www.surrey.ca/",
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   "document_url": "https://www.surrey.ca/sites/default/files/bylaws/BYL_Zoning_12000.pdf",
   "summary": "As amended April 2024: short-term rentals (under 90 consecutive days) permitted only where the property owner resides on-site as principal residence, in single-family/secondary-suite, townhouse, or apartment-with-lock-off dwellings; tenants cannot host.",
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    "zones_allowed": "Part 10, Section B.17; Part 11, Section B.19; Part 4, Section B.7(d)"
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   "title": "City of Surrey — Short-Term Rentals (program page)",
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   "document_url": "https://www.surrey.ca/renovating-building-development/land-planning-development/provincial-housing-financial-regulations/short-term-rentals",
   "summary": "Explains STR rules in plain language: owner-occupier only, permitted housing types, $358/yr business licence required, and enforcement via Bylaw Notice Enforcement/MTIs plus BC's provincial STR Compliance and Enforcement Unit.",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Corporate Report R066-2024: Short-Term Rentals Policy and Bylaw Amendments",
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   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-04-08",
   "document_url": "https://www.surrey.ca/sites/default/files/corporate-reports/CR_2024-R066.pdf",
   "summary": "April 8, 2024 council report recommending the short-term rental policy and Zoning/Business Licence Bylaw amendments that implement Surrey's principal-residence STR restrictions, adopted by Council.",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/surrey/short-term-rentals/"
}