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Ro
om
ing
Ho
us
es
an
d S
ho
rt T
erm
Ac
co
mm
od
ati
on
s P
oli
cy
Rec
om
men
dati
on
s
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lop
men
t S
erv
ice
s C
om
mit
tee
Sep
tem
ber
25
, 201
7
•M
arch
20
16
–D
SC d
irec
ted
sta
ff t
o a
dva
nce
wo
rk o
n S
eco
nd
ary
Suit
es,
Ro
om
ing
Ho
use
s an
d S
ho
rt t
erm
Acc
om
mo
dat
ion
s (p
has
e 3
A o
f M
arkh
am
Co
mp
reh
ensi
ve Z
on
ing
pro
ject
)•
July
20
16
Sp
eci
al D
SC m
eeti
ng
he
ld t
o d
iscu
ss o
pti
on
s fo
r R
oo
min
g H
ou
ses
and
Sh
ort
Ter
m A
cco
mm
od
atio
ns
•O
cto
ber
20
16—
Pu
blic
Op
en H
ou
se•
Dec
emb
er
20
16—
Stat
uto
ry P
ub
lic M
eeti
ng
of
Ph
ase
3A—
Mat
ter
refe
rred
b
ack
to s
taff
to
exp
lore
po
licy
crit
eria
•Ju
ne
20
17—
Co
un
cil a
pp
rove
s st
aff
rep
ort
rec
om
men
din
g th
at S
tatu
tory
P
ub
lic M
eeti
ng
be
he
ld in
Fal
l 20
17
reg
ard
ing
Off
icia
l Pla
n p
olic
ies
for
Ro
om
ing
Ho
use
s an
d S
eco
nd
ary
Suit
es
Back
gro
un
d
1
•R
oom
ing H
ouses a
re n
ot
perm
itte
d a
nyw
here
in
Mark
ham
“as o
f right”
•T
here
have b
een c
oncern
s w
ith s
om
e ille
gal
room
ing h
ouses o
pera
ting in M
ark
ham
•M
ain
issues a
re n
eig
hbourh
ood c
om
patibili
ty
and s
afe
ty
Ro
om
ing
Ho
use
s
2
Ro
om
ing
Ho
use
s-O
ffic
ial
Pla
n
•R
oom
ing h
ouses a
re inclu
ded in t
he “
share
d
housin
g s
mall
scale
” cate
gory
in t
he O
ffic
ial P
lan
•M
ark
ham
Offic
ial P
lan S
ection 1
1.2
defines
“share
d h
ousin
g s
mall
scale
” a
s h
ousin
g w
here
3 to 1
0 p
ers
ons s
hare
accom
modation w
ith o
r
without
support
s
•“S
hare
d h
ousin
g larg
e s
cale
” is
where
more
than
10 p
ers
ons s
hare
accom
modation
•S
hare
d h
ousin
g is a
lso m
entioned in t
he
Housin
g a
nd S
pecific
Use P
rovis
ion s
ections o
f
the O
ffic
ial P
lan
3
Ro
om
ing
Ho
uses -
Exis
tin
g M
ark
ham
Zo
nin
g
Room
ing H
ouses a
re n
ot
perm
itte
d in a
ny
zone in M
ark
ham
:
•B
y-la
w 9
0-8
1 inclu
des b
oard
ing
and r
oom
ing h
ouses in t
he
definitio
n o
f “d
welli
ng”
and B
y-law
1229 inclu
des d
efinitio
n o
f
“board
ing o
r lo
dgin
g h
ouse”
•B
y-law
2004-1
96 f
or
Mark
ham
Centr
e inclu
des a
de
finitio
n o
f
“suite”
whic
h incorp
ora
tes r
oom
ing
houses a
nd b
oard
ing h
ouses
4
Ro
om
ing
Ho
use
s R
eco
mm
en
da
tio
ns
•D
o n
ot
perm
it r
oom
ing h
ouses a
s o
f
right in
any z
one in M
ark
ham
•D
efine r
oom
ing h
ouses in t
he z
onin
g
by-law
to a
ssis
t w
ith e
nfo
rcem
ent
•A
dd c
rite
ria in t
he O
ffic
ial P
lan t
o a
ssis
t
in e
valu
ating a
pplic
ations f
or
rezonin
g
5
Ne
w R
oo
min
g H
ou
se
s Z
on
ing
By-l
aw
De
fin
itio
ns
“Ro
om
ing
Ho
use S
mall S
cale
means a
build
ing w
here
lodgin
g is p
rovid
ed in r
etu
rn f
or
rem
unera
tio
n o
r serv
ices (
or
both
) in
3 to 5
lodgin
g r
oom
s a
nd w
here
lodgin
g r
oom
s d
o
not
have b
oth
bath
room
and c
ookin
g facili
ties for
the e
xclu
siv
e u
se o
f in
div
idual
occu
pa
nts
an
d m
ay in
clu
de
on
e d
we
llin
g u
nit in
ad
ditio
n to
th
e lo
dg
ing
roo
ms,
bu
t d
oe
s
not
inclu
de a
resid
ential use w
ith s
upport
serv
ices.”
“Ro
om
ing
Ho
use L
arg
e S
cale
means a
build
ing w
here
lodgin
g is p
rovid
ed in r
etu
rn f
or
rem
unera
tio
n o
r serv
ices (
or
both
) in
more
than 5
lodgin
g r
oom
s a
nd w
here
lodgin
g
roo
ms d
o n
ot
ha
ve
bo
th b
ath
roo
m a
nd
co
okin
g fa
cili
tie
s fo
r th
e e
xclu
siv
e u
se
of
ind
ivid
ua
l
occupants
and m
ay inclu
de a
dw
elli
ng u
nit
in a
dditio
n to t
he lodgin
g r
oom
s,
but
does n
ot
inclu
de a
resid
ential use w
ith s
upport
serv
ices.”
”A D
we
llin
g U
nit
me
an
s a
un
it c
on
sis
tin
g o
f o
ne
or
mo
re r
oo
ms,
wh
ich
co
nta
ins c
oo
kin
g,
eating, liv
ing a
nd s
anitary
facili
ties a
nd is n
ot
a r
oom
ing h
ouse
.”6
Offic
ial P
lan
Crite
ria
fo
r R
oo
min
g H
ou
se
s
Crite
ria in t
he 2
014 O
ffic
ial P
lan (
Phra
se in r
ed t
o b
e a
dded).
In c
onsid
ering a
n a
pplic
ation to a
mend
the z
onin
g b
y-law
to p
erm
it t
he
esta
blis
hm
en
t o
f
share
d h
ousin
g, C
ouncil
shall
be s
atisfied:
i.th
at
share
d h
ousin
g s
mall
scale
shall
be a
ccom
modate
d w
ithin
a p
erm
itte
d b
uild
ing
typ
e in
acco
rda
nce
with
all
ap
plic
ab
le c
od
es, b
yla
ws a
nd
reg
ula
tio
ns;
and
ii.th
at
the location o
f share
d h
ousin
g larg
e s
cale
and s
hare
d h
ousin
g long term
care
an
d s
ha
red
ho
usin
g s
up
erv
ised
sha
ll be
restr
icte
d to p
erm
itte
d b
uild
ing
type
s o
n a
n
art
eria
l o
r co
llecto
r ro
ad
se
rve
d b
y p
ub
lic tra
nsit a
nd
bu
ilt in
acco
rda
nce
with
all
ap
plic
ab
le c
od
es, b
y-law
s,
reg
ula
tion
s a
nd o
ther
polic
ies o
f th
e P
lan.
7
Sh
ort
Term
Acco
mm
od
ati
on
(STA
) -
Back
gro
un
d
•S
hort
Term
Accom
modation r
efe
rs t
o tem
pora
ry
accom
modation (
less than 3
0 d
ays)
thro
ugh r
enta
l
arr
an
ge
me
nt
bu
t d
oe
s n
ot
inclu
de
use
s s
uch
as m
ote
ls,
hote
ls, bed a
nd b
reakfa
sts
•T
he intr
oduction o
f w
eb b
ased s
ites a
dvert
isin
g s
hort
term
renta
l accom
modation h
as r
ais
ed c
oncern
s in a
nu
mb
er
of
mu
nic
ipa
litie
s a
cro
ss N
ort
h A
me
rica
•M
unic
ipalit
ies a
re s
trugglin
g o
n h
ow
to c
ontr
ol fo
r th
ese
types o
f re
nta
ls
•In
Mark
ham
a few
houses h
ave b
een r
ente
d o
ut
as
part
y h
ouses o
n w
eekends u
sin
g these s
erv
ices a
nd
ca
usin
g p
rob
lem
s f
or
ne
igh
bo
urs
8
STA
s –
Off
icia
l P
lan
an
d Z
on
ing
co
ntr
ols
•T
he O
ffic
ial P
lan d
efines a
‘bed a
nd b
reakfa
st
esta
blis
hm
ent”
, but
is s
ilent
on s
hort
term
accom
modation
•T
he z
onin
g b
y-law
allo
ws a
“bed a
nd b
reakfa
st
inn”
in t
he M
ain
Str
eet
Herita
ge a
rea
•O
ther
sim
ilar
uses,
su
ch a
s h
ote
l, a
part
me
nt,
hote
l, m
ote
l a
nd t
ourist
esta
blis
hm
ent
are
defined in v
arious M
ark
ham
zonin
g b
y-law
s
9
STA
s i
n M
ark
ham
Fro
m A
irB
nB
(August
2017):
•210
active h
osts
•O
ve
r 2,0
00
guests
last
year
•A
ctive lis
tings b
y t
ype
•3
4%
--en
tire
ho
use
•6
4%
--p
riva
te s
pac
e
•N
ine c
om
pla
ints
file
d w
ith B
y-law
Enfo
rcem
ent
over
the p
ast
2 y
ears
10
STA
s –
Zo
nin
g R
eco
mm
en
dati
on
s
•D
o n
ot
inclu
de S
ho
rt T
erm
Acco
mm
od
ati
on
as a
perm
itte
d u
se i
n a
ny
zo
ne
•A
dd
th
e f
oll
ow
ing
defi
nit
ion
in
th
e z
on
ing
by
-law
:
“Sh
ort
Term
Acco
mm
od
ati
on
means a
n e
sta
blis
hm
ent th
at
opera
tes o
r offers
a
pla
ce o
f te
mpora
ry r
esid
ence, lo
dgin
g o
r occupancy b
y w
ay o
f concessio
n, perm
it,
lease, lic
ense, re
nta
l agre
em
ent
or
sim
ilar
com
merc
ial arr
angem
ent
for
overn
ight
accom
modation,
for
one o
r m
ore
periods o
f le
ss than (
30)
consecutive d
ays a
nd n
ot
mo
re t
ha
n 6
0 d
ays o
ve
r th
e d
ura
tio
n o
f th
e c
ale
nd
ar
ye
ar, w
ith
in a
sin
gle
dw
elli
ng
th
at
is the p
rincip
al re
sid
ence o
f th
e p
roprieto
r of
the e
sta
blis
hm
ent.
”
11
STA
s –
Off
icia
l P
lan
Reco
mm
en
dati
on
s
•A
dd
STA
defi
nit
ion
to
th
e O
ffic
ial P
lan
•P
rovid
e f
or
STA
s i
n R
es
iden
tial
an
d M
ixed
Use A
rea
s,
thro
ug
h a
rezo
nin
g a
nd
su
bje
ct
to m
eeti
ng
sp
ecif
ic u
se c
rite
ria
•A
dd
a n
ew
Sp
ecif
ic U
se S
ecti
on
to
th
e O
ffic
ial P
lan
th
at
wo
uld
lim
it
STA
s t
o p
erm
itte
d b
uil
din
g t
yp
es i
n a
cco
rdan
ce w
ith
all
ap
pli
cab
le
co
des,
by-l
aw
s, re
gu
lati
on
s a
nd
Off
icia
l P
lan
po
licie
s.
12
13
QUESTIONS/COMMEN
TS?