The City of Kelowna is looking to Vancouver and Victoria as it drafts regulations around short term rentals.
A draft plan presented to city council on Monday would limit Airbnb-style rentals to a room or rooms in an operator’s principal residence, thus banning short term rentals in secondary suites, carriage houses and investment properties.
“Short term rentals offer a different option for tourists and other visitors but also present concerns about housing availability and affordability, neighbourhood impacts and relationships with traditional accommodation providers,” said city planner Laura Bentley.
City staff studied Kelowna’s short term rental market and found that last November 1,158 properties were
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