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Headline Event

Draft STR licensing By-law is presented by staff to Council.

·         No stringent control measures are proposed;

·         STRs will only be permitted where permitted by the Zoning By-law.

Apr. 25 &

May 29, 2019

Two Town Hall meetings with residents and Councillors are held.

·         Residents reject licencing of STRs;

·         Doubts are raised as to the legality of STRs in residential zones.

Council does not proceed with the draft STR licensing by-law.

·         Council extends the Interim Control By-law for one year.

·         Township website updated.

·         Further draft by-laws will not be brought forward until planning amendment documents are available for public consultation.

Lakehead Lecture Session on STRs is presented to over 220 Oro-Medonte home owners. The
audience learns: 

• .Municipal law enforcement has been ineffective at controlling disruptive rentals 
• .There is no significant public benefit of legalizing STRs.
• STRs are not a permitted use in residential zones under the current Zoning By-law

Independent Planner’s Opinion #1 is presented to Council on behalf of residents.

·         Confirms that STR’s are illegal in residential neighbourhoods under the Township’s Zoning By-law.

Residents’ Petition is presented to Council.

·         More than 1500 Residents petition Council to enforce the existing Zoning By-law and shut down disruptive STRs.

Independent Planner makes presentation to Council on behalf of residents.

·         Reconfirms that STRs are not permitted in residential zones.

·         Explains that STRs are only permitted in the Village One zone at the Horseshoe Valley resort.

Township website updated.

·         Explains why night-time noise violations at STRs are difficult to prosecute. 

Residents’ Associations make Joint Submission #1 to Council.

·         STR’s are incompatible in residential neighbourhoods and are illegal;

·         Disruptive STRs need to be shut down.

·         The Township Replies on April 17, 2020

Township releases proposed By-law 2020-073 for public comment.

·         Proposed by-law clarifies the meaning of a prohibited “commercial accommodation”;

·         Agrees with residents’ legal and planning opinions that STRs are illegal in residential zones under the existing Zoning By-law

Independent Legal Opinion submitted to Council on behalf of residents. which confirms Independent Planner’s Opinion.

·         STRs are illegal in residential zones in the Township.

·         STRs are only permitted to operate as a legal use in the mixed use Village One zone.

·          The Interim Control By-law cannot make an illegal STR use, legal.

Public Meeting is held to receive comments on the proposed clarifying By-law.

·         Public comments are overwhelmingly in support of Council passing the clarifying By-law.

Council receives Staff STR Planning Report #4.

·         Council passes By-law 2020-073, which clarifies the existing prohibition on ‘commercial accommodations’ in the Zoning By-law;

The Staff Planning Report and the By-law confirm and agree with the independent legal and planning opinions provided by residents.

·         Under the existing Zoning By-law STRs are not permitted in residential zones and are only permitted in the Village One zone at the Horseshoe Valley resort.

Township Staff and OPP Inspector report to Council on STR enforcement.

·         Chief Municipal Law Enforcement Officer reports that officers are concerned for their safety when attending disruptive STRs after hours;

·         OPP Inspector reports that the OPP does not enforce Township By-laws and that, instead of laying charges, an ‘educational’ approach is taken when attending on the scene of unruly and disruptive STRs.

Municipal Law Enforcement reports to Council on STRs

·         Council approves hiring of Host Compliance, a U.S. cloud-based software service, to provide data on STRs operating in the Township;

·         Report confirms that STR’s in the Township have grown by 20% despite the Interim Control By-law.

Residents’ Associations make Joint Submission #5 asking whether the Township intends to amend the Zoning By-law to permit STRs to operate in residential zones as part of the Zoning By-law update announced by the Township.

·         Township replies on November 20, 2020.

Township confirms that changes to the Zoning By-law to permit STRs in residential neighbourhoods are not being considered.

·         This update for Residents’ Associations members is distributed.

Oro-Medonte Good Neighbours Alliance Inc. (Good Neighbours) granted “party status” to the appeal proceedings before the OLT.

 This is the letter of support for OMGNAs party status by the resident associations.