Lakeshore Advance, 2011-08-17, Page 66 Lakeshore Advance • Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Short term rental Issues continue to plague residents and municipality
Lynda Hillman-Rapey
Lakeshore Advance
Something needs to be done about the
negative impacts associated with short
term rentals in (rand Bend, but not at the
expense of those who work by the rules.
"We need to look at some of the options,"
said 1.at nbton Shores clerk Carol McKen-
zie. She told council the negative impacts
associated with some of the properties in
l.annbton Shores being used as "short term
rentals" have been a frustration to resi-
dents and staff alike. "The majority are no
problem- but some are causing problems
to our residents."
"An inordinate amount of resources are
expended by both the I.ambton Shores by-
law officers and the Ontario Provincial
Police to regulate the "bad behaviour" of
some tenants, and the "slob mentality"
has at time resulted in residents being
unable to enjoy their own properties," she
said.
Over the years, various remedies have'
been put in place, however, the problems
persist.
"The actual tact of a short terns rental is
not necessarily the problem, as many
property owners offer their homes for rent
for a range of time periods without caus-
ing any significant impact on the commu-
nity. The problems arise when a dwelling
is rented to a group of people who are dis-
respectful of the community," said
McKenzie.
When a property is used primarily for
short terns rentals, and is a "place of lodg-
ing" that is offered in return for payment,
it is a commercial operation, and if the
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inappropriate behaviour of
tenants at the "commercial
operation" negatively
impacts the neighbours
in such ways as causing
excessive noise, disrupting
sleep, property damage,
threatening 1(i3activities 01.
reduced enjoyment of a
person's property, addi-
tional regulations need to
be put in place to deal with
these impacts.
"in order to successfully
deal with the issues, it is
crucial that any regulation
proposed be well
researched, clearly stated
and legally enforceable,
and that resources are
available to enforce the reg-
ulations. in order to achieve
this goal, it will be neces-
sary to have a clear under-
standing of what all the
issues are, the legislation
that is available to
address the issues, and any
restrictions on the ability of
the municipality to enforce
the regulations"
Therefore, in order to
commence the process, the
following are recommended
Council actions:
a) '('hat investigating the
issues pertaining to Short
'Perla Rental Accommoda-
tions be deemed a munici-
pal priority;
b) Approval of the allo-
cation of resources, both
staff and financial, to assist
in the researching of issues
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and developing options for
solutions;
c) An Ad floc Advisory
Committee be struck, com-
prised of members of Coun-
cil, the public and staff,
with a mandate to review
the options currently in
place for regulating Short
Terni Rental Accommoda-
tions or Shared Residential
Accommodations and
make recommendations to
Council on the need for
such regulations and a pre-
ferred option or options to
implement. Staff resources
will need to be dedicated to
the project, and will require
assistance from the Build-
ing, By-law and Planning
Departments as well as out-
side resources such as
Fire, Police, Community
Health Services, etc. Draft
terms of reference is
attached for review and
comments.
These issues are not
unique to the resort areas
of I.ambton Shores, as col-
lege communities such as
the City of Oshawa, and
resort communities such as
Wasaga Beach and the
Town of Blue Mountains
have similar issues, and
these municipalities
are also working with the
community to determine
methods of addressing the
concerns of the residents.
(See appendix # ii for a brief
summary of the different
initiatives) if a committee
is struck, these and other
examples can be research
further to determine
the best "1.anlbton Shores'
solution" and the accepta-
ble level of regulation for
our community.
Council agreed
McKenzie's motion except
for the public participation
on this committee. Coun-
cilor Doug Bonesteel sug-
gested they begin with
council and staff and come
to some conclusions. " l
think this is a contentious
issue and we need to get
going on it right away. if we
involve citizens it won't
start till January. We are not
ready for citizens yet. You
have to be careful what citi-
zens you bring in. Bones-
teel said he and councilor
Dave Maguire are working
with a citizens group who
are keeping theta abreast of
current issues.
A member of the gallery
said they have to make sure
this does not become a
"police state" with too
many restrictions. "We want
our visitors to still come
here for a week at a time so
they go to our restaurants,
grocery stores, liquor and
beer stores and visit our
merchants. Day trippers
usually don't do that."
Council agreed to the
report without the resi-
dents- for the time being.
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