South Pender trustees seek review of vacation-rental rules
The committee asked staff to draft a policy that would defer enforcement for some short-term rentals while the rules are reviewed.
The South Pender Firestarter · Governance · 2024-05-10 · updated 2026-10-11 · South Pender Island
South Pender’s Local Trust Committee asked staff to draft an enforcement policy that would defer enforcement for short-term vacation rentals that were validly operating as of April 30, 2024, until a review of the island’s vacation-rental policies and regulations is complete.[1]
The committee also added a review of short-term vacation-rental policies and regulations to its future projects list.[1]
Regional Planning Manager Robert Kojima told the committee that recent legislative changes affect existing short-term vacation rentals on South Pender, and that Bill 35 eliminated legal non-conforming status for short-term vacation rentals province-wide.[1]
Trustees said they wanted to look into options that might protect existing rentals, and that rentals previously operating validly might now be operating illegally because of the provincial bill.[1]
The committee passed both motions at its May 10 meeting.[1]
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South Pender LTC Regular Meeting Minutes — May 10, 2024
that South Pender Island Local Trust Committee request staff to report back with a draft enforcement policy to defer enforcement on short term vacation rentals that were validly operating as of April 30, 2024 until the completion of the project review of the short term vacation rental policies and regulations.
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