STR Licensing By-law Draft #3

On August 10, 2022 staff presented a revised version of the STR Licensing By-law for consideration. The tracked changes version of the by-law is available on the Council agenda on page 59 here: https://penetanguishene.civicweb.net/filepro/document/307681/Council%20-%2010%20Aug%202022%20-%20Agenda%20-%20Pdf.pdf

Staff received additional comments from Council and will return with an updated draft of the By-law on September 14, 2022.

The staffing resources and implementation timeline was approved by Council on August 10 and staff will proceed with implementing a part-time bylaw enforcement officer as well engaging a third-party STR compliance system to manage the licensing system. More information on the implementation strategy is available on page 386 of the July 13 Committee of the Whole agenda here: https://penetanguishene.civicweb.net/filepro/document/306836/Committee%20of%20the%20Whole%20-%2013%20Jul%202022%20-%20Agenda%20-%20Pdf.pdf

Further information on implementation and key milestones will be provided soon. Staff anticipate the by-law to be implemented by January 1, 2023.