Accommodation Licensing Fee implemented
Council also voted to amend its fees and charges bylaw in order to establish license application fees for their accommodation licensing bylaw based on a management report from Director of Building and Planning Services Adam Betteridge.
The report outlined the zoning bylaw for short-term rental accommodations that was put in place in 2022 did not include specific amounts for new application fees that are required to obtain a license as they had yet to be established. Betteridge said a public meeting in April 2024 gave council the opportunity to hear and consider public comments regarding the establishment of fees for license applications under the city’s bylaw.
Included in the report under ‘Short Term Accommodations’, the fee structure is as follows:
- Application fee for short term rental licence (first room, and per application/licence): $412; plus the following applicable amount per additional room: $125
- Late filing fee (per application/licence): $70
- Transfer processing fee (per application /licence): $34
- Appeal Fee (short-term rental, and bed and breakfast): $185
Short-term rental accommodations are also required to report information and collect and remit a four per cent municipal accommodation tax, and an administrative monetary penalty bylaw is under development to enhance enforcement.