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06 25 2020 2018-ZBA-16 Township of Oro-Medonte, General Amendment, Commercial Accommodations The Township of Oro-Medonte Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zoning By-Law of the Township of Oro-Medonte Electronic Meeting Thursday, June 25, 2020 5:30 p.m. Effective Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at 8:30 a.m., all Township of Oro-Medonte facilities will be closed to the public until further notice. This includes the Township Administration Centre. We will continue to offer services online and over the telephone. Input on agenda items are welcome and encouraged. The Township of Oro-Medonte has amended its Procedural By-law to allow for electronic participation at Council meetings during a declared emergency. Protocols have been established to advise how to participate in the public portions of these meetings. Registrations to provide verbal comments will be accepted until noon on June 22, 2020. Please visit the following links for additional information: To Request to Participate in Open Forum or During Development Services Committee OR to Request a Deputation/Presentation complete the following form o Request for Public Participation Form Protocols for Public Participation Council and DS Committee Written comments received by Friday, June 19, 2020, 2:00p.m. will be attached to the public agenda on Friday, June 19, 2020 and formally received at the meeting. Any additional written comments received after that time and up to the meeting will be also be formally received and attached to the public agenda after the meeting. All electronic Council meetings will be streamed live, where possible, on the Township YouTube Channel. Council Agendas will continue to be published on the Civic Web Meeting Agendas Procedural By-law. The Township of Oro-Medonte is committed to providing and maintaining a working environment that is based on respect for the dignity and rights of everyone within the organization and for those individuals visiting our organization. Page 1 of 723 The Township of Oro-Medonte supports and fosters an environment that is safe, welcoming and respectful for all residents, visitors, members of Council and staff. Page 1. Opening of Meeting: 2. Public Meeting: 3 - 723 a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zoning By-law of the Township of Oro-Medonte, 2018-ZBA-16, Township of Oro- Medonte. 3. Adjournment: Page 2 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Page 3 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Page 4 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Will Thomson 705.737.1249 ext 145 wthomson@hgrgp.ca Assistant:Susan O’Ryan 705.737.1249 ext 125 susano@hgrgp.ca November 15, 2017 Andria Leigh Director, Development Services Via email: aleigh@oro-medonte.ca Dear AndriaLeigh, RE:‘Air BnB’ Zoning Review I representPamela and Tracy LeMay, the owners of 1073 Woodland Dr. We understand that Township is currently undertaking astaff review ofits Zoning By Law (“ZBL”) policiesas theyrelate to “Air BnB” temporary accommodation. This is an issue of utmost importance tothe LeMay’s, as they are directly affected by such uses, and have been seekingto have theZoning By Law enforced in this regard in their neighbourhood. The Leay’spropertyislocated in the ShorelineResidentialZone.As you know, in that zoneundertheZBL, single detached dwelling unitsareapermitted use. Moreover, in the ZBL’sdefinition of “dwelling unit” a commercialaccommodation is explicitlyexcluded. It isouropinion that “Air BnB” - asan accommodation ofa commercial nature - falls under the category ofcommercial accommodation and is therefore not permitted inaDwelling Unit, such as those found in the SR2 Zone. I am not aware ofthestage of your planning review on this matter, but we wanted to convey ouropinion on the matter and reiterate that ourreading ofthe ZBL as itstands does notpermit AirBnB (beingacommercial accommodation)uses in a Dwelling Unit, and hope that the Township will agree with us on this point. Ifthe staffreport onthisissuewill becirculated to thepublic,I’d appreciate receivinga copy ofthesame when it isavailable, and when and if Township Council will begiving any considerationtothe matter. 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Term - l a i c r e m m o C f o m term rentals. e - l b : ) o d r e sharing, the total number of Short P - u n i e t h n t o c ( per year should be limited. g s n r i s o t s a e r r e d he McGill Report recommends that to be consistent with p d Tthe origins of homeRental daysThe report authors suggest a limit of 60 or 90 days per year.Such a provision would further reduce the incentive for commercialization of short AO Page 20 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... / bylaws - Law similar to - Term Rentals - party - nuisance - and - - control - - home/noise - and - ://guelph.ca/living/house * https to create a minimum rental period. Shortcould be limited to a minimum of 7 days. 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Medonte - Fire Safety s t i term rentals could be reduced - m i L Law in Oro - y c n a Health, Safety, and the Environment p u c c maximum of three rooms. O e l b a n o limiting the number of occupants permitted in a single s ccupancy limits may be determined by oise and disruption caused by short a Nby home. A cap of 7 or 8 occupants should be considered.OIn setting reasonable occupancy limits, septic system capacities should be considered. paramount concern to all in the Township, particularly Council. e R The existing Bed and Breakfast Bylimits the number of occupants by limiting the number of rooms that can be rented to a 1.2.3. Page 23 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... term basis for more than 30 days Rental? - term rental basis if: - the Ma or Pa he home is rented for a period no shorter than 7 days. The home is not rented on a shortper year;The owner adheres to any occupancy limits.TThe home meets or exceeds all fire/ health and safety standards (Municipal and Provincial) including septic capacity. Contemplating Exemptions: What about Council could consider exempting a taxpayer who wants to rent their home on a short 1)2)3)4) Page 24 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... , Council r o o D behaviour t x e N best interests of the people in e : s s t more responsible h u g u o o h t H g n i e d u l h c what it would be like if you lived next door to a n o T c e striving to encourage m o S Consider Disruptive Short Term Rental.In should consider, not just the Township here today, but tomorrow too. Page 25 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Melissa Carruthers <MCarruthers@severnsound.ca> {ĻƓƷʹ Monday, June 8, 2020 9:40 AM ƚʹ Falconi, Teresa <tfalconi@oro-medonte.ca> /ĭʹ Leigh, Andria <aleigh@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ RE: Notice of Public Meeting 2018-ZBA-16 (Short Term Rentals) Hi Teresa, Hope this finds you well! As the by-law is outside of scope for the Clean Water Act, as the Townships Risk Management Official, I do not have any comments to offer at this time. Thanks and stay safe! Melissa Carruthers Risk Management Official / Risk Management Inspector Severn Sound Environmental Association 489 Finlayson St, P.O. Box 460, Port McNicoll, ON L0K 1R0 P (705) 534-7283 ext. 205 / Fax (705) 534-7459 MCarruthers@severnsound.ca | www.severnsound.ca | @SSEA_SSRAP Page 26 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Margaret Burghardt <mburghardt@rogers.com> Sent: Saturday, June 6, 2020 2:44 PM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: Proposed Amendment to By-Law 97-95 Attn Andria Leigh, Director, Developmental Services Hello. I wonder if you could clarify that the proposed amendment to bylaw 97-95 essentially allows hotels, motels, inns and bed and breakfast businesses to operate as they do not use a permit, lease, licence or rental agreement for their client stays and this bylaw would in essence eliminate Rental by Owner, Air B&B or similar type Short Term Rentals for commercial accommodation. As home owners and tax payers in Oro-Medonte, we are opposed to short term rentals in our area. Thank You, Margaret Rosati Page 27 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ James Manzo <james@mavencommercial.ca> {ĻƓƷʹ Tuesday, June 9, 2020 5:12 PM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> /ĭʹ Chelsea Burns <chelsea@mavencommercial.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Attn: Andria Leigh, Director, Development Services Hi Andria I was reading the paper today and noticed that there is a proposal for an amendment to Zoning By-law 97-95 happening. If you could please inform me when the township of Oro-Medonte makes a decision on this, that would be greatly apricated. Hope you are able to find a way to stay out of the sun today, have a lovely rest of your evening James Manzo Inside Sales Associate 19 Poyntz Street, Suite 100, Barrie, ON L4M 3N8 P: (705) 728-9000 ext. 206 | M: (705) 229-6900 F: (705) 728-0014 | E: james@mavencommercial.ca Page 28 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: mark kopman <mkopman67@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2020 2:56 PM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: STR response Dear Oro Medonte township, fully agree that there have been substantial problems with short term renters disturbing the peace, making noise, leaving excessive garbage etc. It can be quite overwhelming and full time residents should not have their summers spoiled by this type of behavior. However, I also think that there are a lot of mindful and respectful short term renters that are simply looking for a destination to retreat with their families and enjoy cottage country. I feel the solution would be to have a zero tolerance policy in place that any and all renters are aware of before taking on a rental. Visitors who violate peaceful and orderly conduct should be asked to leave the premises (by owner, management or township) as this would be the only true deterrent for people who do not respect the mandatory policy in place. Please consider this option as opposed to banning STR activity. Especially in these times of Covid-19 where all camps are cancelled and families are desperate to salvage some type of summer plans. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Mark Kopman (home owner on Bass Lake) Page 29 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Diana Gerrard <emddcb@gmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ June 11, 2020 9:54 AM ƚʹ Leigh, Andria <aleigh@oro-medonte.ca> /ĭʹ Stephen Wells <swellscolt@gmail.com>; Greenlaw, Randy <randy.greenlaw@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Submission re: Short-term Rentals Thousands of people use short-term rentals in Central Ontario, but its popularity puts it at odds with local residents. So, how do short-term holiday rentals really affect a neighbourhood? In the decade since it was launched, online home rental platforms such as Airbnb have amassed hundreds of rooms in Oro-Medonte. But, they have also found themselves entangled in disputes with authorities and local residents. Similar issues recur: the number of nights each year a property can be rented out; effects on neighbourhoods; the hiring of entire homes; licensing; tax requirements; and how rules should be enforced. While short-term rentals have opened up Oro-Medonte to more tourists, they have proved consistently unpopular with existing residents. Property owners are switching from long-term tenancies to short-term rentals, which are more lucrative. Full-time short-term rental listings earn, on average, two to three times the median long-term rent. This creates speculation and illicit economies, leaving nothing positive for local neighbours, and resulting in nuisance and complaints. And while short-term rentals represents only a tiny percentage of all housing units in Oro-Medonte, they represent a very substantial percentage in certain lakefront neighbourhoods. Residents in my neighbourhood on Lake Simcoe highlight issues of displacement - including: tenant expulsions; harassment; and Page 30 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... daily disruptions. The rapid expansion of short-term rentals is altering our area's atmosphere. Our sense of community is being damaged by a revolving door of strangers. We also have complaints about short-term visitors' behaviour, including not respecting the environment, general noise levels, drunkenness, throwing loud parties and creating parking congestion. Short-term rentals should: be restricted to a minimum 1 week term and a maximum of 90 days per year; be restricted to less than 5 per cent of the houses on any single neighbourhood block; be restricted to a maximum occupancy not greater than the number of bedrooms (plus 1 to allow for parents sleeping in 1 room); provide a maintenance and rental plan to the Township and neighbours be inspected regularly (minimum monthly) by building and health inspectors at the cost of the Owner; provide a way to directly contact the Owner and the Township 24/7 to report problems; be subject to SUBSTANTIAL fines and penalties for violations, including revoking the license of repeat offenders; be subject to increased noise bylaws; and meet all regulations and apply for a license, even if they are currently existing (no grandfather clause). Even choosing this conciliatory approach to restrict certain types of listings and require data sharing on rental activity - while it may put the brakes on the growth of short-term rentals, unfortunately, it could also have formalize and legitimize the presence of short- term rentals as a permanent fixture our neighbourhoods. Diana Gerrard 67 Stanley Avenue, Oro-Medonte Page 31 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Eddy Aceti <eddy_aceti@hotmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Thursday, June 11, 2020 10:48 AM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> /ĭʹ Greenlaw, Randy <randy.greenlaw@oro-medonte.ca>; Hughes, Harry <harry.hughes@oro- medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ amendment to bylaw 97-95 To whom it may concern, wĻʹ ğƒĻƓķƒĻƓƷ Ʒƚ ĬǤƌğǞ ВАΏВЎͲ ƦǒĬƌźĭ ƒĻĻƷźƓŭ ƚƓ WǒƓĻ ЋЎͲ ЋЉЋЉ I am herby requesting notification of the decision of the Township of Oro-Medonte in respect to the proposed zoning by-law amendment. Sincerely, Eddy Aceti, CPA CGA BA LPA 61 Moon Point Dr Oro-Medonte Page 32 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Bogdan Markiel <bogdanm@icloud.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Monday, June 15, 2020 6:49 PM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Township's Comprehensive Zoning By-law 97-95 To: Whom it may concern I am writing to the council regarding short term rentals. Recently I have been subjected to the experience of having next door property rented every I cannot see how it should be allowed, entire neighbourhood of full time residents has to suffer so some absent owner can run a business, raking up profits without any regulatory supervision. We pay our property taxes based on residential zoning, renting a house as a non-resident on a permanent basis should not be allowed. What about safety standards? Sanitary inspections? The property in question is at 2321 Lakeshore Road East, it was being rented while the ban was still in effect. Please feel free to contact me for further comments. Best regards, Bogdan Markiel 705-796-7740 2319 Lakeshore Road East Oro-Medonte Page 33 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: James Seligman <james8616@rogers.com> Sent: Monday, June 15, 2020 9:09 PM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: Amendment to Comprehensive Zoning bylaw 97-95 Attn: Andria Leigh I would be interested in getting some more information on the plans that affect the Short term rentals. I am very against them, and what I can see, this legislation is of similar mind. Please correct me if I am wrong, but with this bylaw, any rental under 28 days would be considered Commercial, and thus not allowed in the shoreline residential area? Would this include All shoreline property? In the past, some properties were temporarily grandfathered. Will this actually be policed and large fines set? Thank you for your work on this, James Seligman james8616@rogers.com Page 34 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Ann Budge <budge.ann.no.e@bell.net> {ĻƓƷʹ Tuesday, June 16, 2020 7:47 AM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Decision notification Wish notification of the decision of June 25 Public Meeting, please: Budge.ann.no.e@bell.net Thank you! Page 35 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: lastwoundup lastwoundup <lastwoundup@sympatico.ca> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 12:43 PM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: Re: Short Term Rental Accommodations My considered response to this suggested by law change is - There is no need to re do the existing by law. Please enforce the by law that is already on the books regarding non commercial uses for residents of zone R1 - Thanks Linda Wells Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition VP Barrillia Park Ratepayers Association Treasurer 22 Simcoe Road Oro Station L0L 2E0 Page 36 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Farida Jones <farida.jones@rogers.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Tuesday, June 16, 2020 9:05 PM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ STA BY-Law amendment To Council and Mayor Hughes I am in full support of the by-law amendment as written and with increased enforcement, hopefully we can stamp out these disruptive commercial properties. Our summers are so short and we live in beautiful Oro-Medonte to enjoy the outdoors- not be forced inside by drunk and rowdy strangers in our neighbourhoods. Farida Jones 1167 Line 2 South, Shanty Bay Page 37 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Laura Walters <walterslaura30@gmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Wednesday, June 17, 2020 5:36 AM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Short Term Rental Ban Good Morning, I am writing in opposition to the ban on short term rentals, as well as the meeting on June 25th 2020 going forward without a chance to be there in person. The bylaw is an out right ban on short term rentals and there appears to be no consideration of a better way such as; licensing fee similar to Ramara. My partner and I have been very diligent at who we allow to stay in our home, and have been happy to host people from all over to enjoy Oro-Medonte. We have strict rules on parties and noise levels and most host families, or people wanting to go skiing. During Covid we have been able to provide essential care workers some much needed housing, and without short term rentals, these people would have been in an incredibly difficult position. I ask at the very least the meeting be postponed until a meeting is able to be held in person. Regards Laura Walters Page 38 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Jan Watson <janetpwatson@icloud.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 10:08 PM To: Aubichon, Yvonne <yaubichon@oro-medonte.ca> Cc: Veitch, Ian <ian.veitch@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: Short Term Rentals Hello, I would like to voice my concern with STRs in our residential areas. Having at least one operating up the street from us, (77 Landscape Drive), I have witnessed numerous large groups of people occupying the property. accommodate, but, this property is an absolute disgrace to our beautiful neighbourhood, where people take pride in their homes and property. This property is just a sea of weeds and an eyesore. I pity my friends and neighbours living nearby. I respectfully request these businesses not be allowed to operate in residential areas. Regards, Jan Watson 26 Landscape Drive Page 39 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Judi Bolton <judibolton@yahoo.ca> {ĻƓƷʹ Wednesday, June 17, 2020 9:40 AM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> /ĭʹ Kim Pressnail <pressna@ecf.utoronto.ca>; Bryn Pressnail <bryn80@rogers.com>; Lillian McConnell <lg.mcconnell@hotmail.com>; Farida Jones <farida.jones@rogers.com>; Hilary P. <hilarybert@hotmail.com>; Mary Kay Marshall <marykay.marshall@live.ca>; Ann Truyens <at@iglide.net>; Domenic Natale <domenic.natale@td.com>; Anne Golden <goldenanne1@gmail.com>; Frank Hutcheson <fhutcheson27@gmail.com>; Michael Higgins <mhiggins@mother-parkers.com>; Wendy McKay <worrmckay@bell.net>; Kelly Lazar <kellyjlazar@gmail.com>; Helena Lazar <helenalazar7@gmail.com>; Sandy Agnew <sagnew@ecomedic.ca>; Greenlaw, Randy <randy.greenlaw@oro-medonte.ca>; Keane, Cathy <cathy.keane@oro-medonte.ca>; Hughes, Harry <harry.hughes@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Count me in I support the amendment being voted on June 25 re: Short Term Rentals. I live in Downtown Shanty Bay, across the road from a Short Term Rental. I have sent letters before describing issues at this home at 17 Bay Street. Commercial enterprises of ANY TYPE are illegal in Residential areas in Oro-Medonte. We have a sound Bylaw which protects residential areas from Commercial businesses. Our - a stance we taxpayers do not understand OR agree with! We MUST have protection from the owners who advertise and own these homes. They benefit hugely in f Meanwhile the owners of residences who live here full time are subjected to long lists of horrors from these renters. OM Township staff and Council know EXACTLY our concerns as we have presented them many times over the last two years. We have also written many letters to Council regarding our concerns. When we realize it is Friday each week we cringe and wonder who and how many strangers will arrive at our neighbouring STR. What an unpleasant way to experience what should be the quiet enjoyment of our homes in our residential neighbourhoods! This issue has been studied to death by Council and staff. Time to proceed to show your muscle - occupants/taxpayers! Enough is enough!! ENFORCE THE BYLAW YOU HAVE ON YOUR BOOKS ALREADY! Thank you Judi Bolton Page 40 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Karlie Bennett <karliebennett@hotmail.ca> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 8:41 AM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: Short Term Rental Ban Good Morning Andria, I am writing in opposition to the ban on short term rentals, as well as the meeting on June 25th 2020 going forward without a chance to be there in person. Luke and I bought a house last year and have been renting it out for short term guests. Cup Skiing Competition. As well as families travelling up for their kids weddings. During COVID we have been able to provide essential workers with housing. They would have been in a very difficult situation if short term rentals were not available. The bylaw is an out right ban on short term rentals and there appears to be no consideration of a better way such as; licensing fee similar to Ramara. Or even the chance to be Grandfathered in if moving forward no new rentals are allowed. Both us and the couple we run it with have been very diligent at who we allow to stay in our home. We have strict rules on parties and noise levels and mostly host families, or people wanting to go skiing. We check ID to make sure the people booking are all over 25. I ask at the very least the meeting be postponed until a meeting is able to be held in person. Thanks, Karlie Bennett Page 41 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Brian Foster <fosterhockey1@gmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Wednesday, June 17, 2020 12:46 PM ƚʹ Home <foster_bunch@yahoo.com>; STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Short Term Rentals To all staff, Given that I may not be able to attend the virtual meeting on June 25, 2020, I wanted to send s. I fully support the proposed amendment to the existing bylaw which I am told further strengthens an already robust position. Short term rentals have no place in Oro Medonte and I support any move to render them illegal and inoperable. I appreciate that this has been an extremely challenging issue for council and applaud your efforts to date. Thank you very much on behalf of the citizens and families of Oro Medonte. Regards, Brian and Nancy Foster 71 Lakeshore Road West Page 42 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Glenn Harding <glennharding1@icloud.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 10:22 AM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Cc: Glenn Harding <glennharding1@icloud.com> Subject: STRs I heartily approve of recommendation by council that the bylaw regarding STRs be enforced by the new wording describing commercial rentals. Thank you. Glenn Harding. 27 McLEAN CRES, Oro-Medonte. Page 43 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Fred Babbie <fredbabbie03@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 1:28 PM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: Short term rentals June 17 2020 To the Council Fred Babbie 81 eight mile point Rd Oro medonte 705 3292056 Property owner and very concerned resident The disruptive behaviour that has been growing dramatically in the past few years must not be allowed to continue!! All short term rentals are prohibited in residential zones under current zoning by-law. THEY ARE ILLIGALand already should be banned! Regards Fred Babbie Page 44 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Janine Marlow <janinemarlow@rogers.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 4:21 PM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: Amendment To stop Short term RentAls in Oro Medonte! I agree! Page 45 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Neil Feigelsohn <neil@feigelsohnkellar.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Wednesday, June 17, 2020 5:42 PM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ We support the ammendment Associations in the Township, including EMPCA, have reviewed the proposed Amendment and support its enactment. A Joint Residents Submission dated June 16, 2020 has been submitted to Council confirming this support and copy of the letter is attached. The Amendment does not change the zoning in residential neighbourhoods; it simply confirms and makes it clear that short term rentals are commercial accommodations and that under the existing Zoning By-law, commercial accommodations are already not permitted in residential neighbourhoods. We strongly recommend that EMPCA members support the Amendment and that this support be communicated to Council both prior to and at the meeting. Details on how to do this are below. If Council passes the Amendment, when it becomes effective the Township will no longer have any reason not to proceed with enforcement action to shut down disruptive short term rentals (or residential neighbourhoods, such as those operating nearby on Maplewood Parkway. This action is long overdue. Neil and Cindy Feigelsohn 107 eight mile point road Oro medonte L3v 6 h1 Page 46 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Richard Quinney <Richard@Hoyes.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 4:24 PM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: Short Term Rentals I am sending this email to support the proposed amendment being discussed on June 25th. I live at 5 Ponytail Court in the Highlands at Horseshoe. My neighbour has his home listed as a short term rental. While there have been no wild parties, there is an increase in non local traffic on our court which is potentially dangerous to the many young children playing on our court. Short term rentals have no place in residential areas. Rick Quinney Page 47 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: HOLMBERG <holmberg8879@rogers.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 7:03 PM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: Short term rentals My name is Siim Holmberg. 229 Lakeshore Rd West Am a retired senior and have taked to many people who have real issues with these be Enforce Any Of the complaints. Must have bylaws that fine the owners Of any property that breaks Common sense rules. Siim. Page 48 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Anne Green <annegreen48@yahoo.com> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2020 9:20 AM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: Short term rentals We are against short term rental in our neighbourhood. Anne and Earl Green 905 Woodland Dr. Oro-Medonte L3V0R8 Page 49 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Brian Sirbovan <briansirbovan@hotmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Thursday, June 18, 2020 10:27 AM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> /ĭʹ Greenlaw, Randy <randy.greenlaw@oro-medonte.ca>; Dean Blain <blain.dean@gmail.com> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Public comments on a proposed amendment to Comprehensive Zoning By-law 97-95, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990 c. P. 13 We are residents and tax payers of Oro-Medonte. We strongly support the proposed by-law amendment as written, which confirms and clarifies that the existing Zoning By-law 97-95 prohibits all types of commercial accommodations in dwelling units including short term rentals of dwellings in residential zones in Oro-Medonte Township. We would not support any proposed revision to the proposed wording which weakens or confuses the intent of the proposed by-law amendment to allow any classification of short term rentals of less than 28 days. Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments. Brian & Vija Sirbovan 237 Eight Mile Point Road Page 50 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Carolyn freeman <carolynfreeman1948@yahoo.ca> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2020 7:12 AM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: Meeting June 25, 2020 Air B&B/Short Term Rentals As residents of Eight Mile Point, my husband and I support the amendment to enforce the existing by law that makes short term rentals in our township illegal because they are commercial entities and do not contribute positively to our community. Carolyn Freeman Bert Freeman 265 Eight Mile Point Road Oro-Medonte, Ontario L3V 0K2 Page 51 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Fred Babbie <fredbabbie03@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2020 1:47 PM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: Amendment Resident Fred and Marika babbie 81 eight mile point rd Oro-medonte We strongly support the Amendment which confirms And clarified that the zoning By- Law 97-95 prohibits all types of commercial accommodations in dwelling units including short term rentals of dwellings in residential zones of the township . Kind regards Fred and Marika babbie Page 52 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ gerald shaw <shawair@live.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Thursday, June 18, 2020 10:38 AM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ AS A RESIDENT OF EIGHT MILE PT. IN ORO=MEDONTE WE ARE IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROPOSED AMENDMENT (CLARIFICATION) AS TO NOT ALLOW SHORT TERM RENTALS IN OUR AREA. GERALD AND BARBARA SHAW 13 EIGHT MILE PT. RD. ORO=MEDONTE L3V 0K2 Page 53 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: John Thompson <jjshantybay@aol.com> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2020 1:29 PM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: Short Term Rentals To Whom it May Concern We have lived in Shanty Bay for 45 years and it is very discouraging to see the changes that are taking place in the village and surrounding area. We live close to a short term rental . During the week ends both summer and winter the noise - garbage - etc is not acceptable. These rentals are disruptive and should not be operating in residential neighborhoods Sincerely Jane and Jack Thompson 1935 Ridge Road West Oro Medonte Page 54 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Robert Barlow <hrbarlow653@gmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Thursday, June 18, 2020 9:28 AM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Meeting June 25, 2020 My wife Jane, and I agree with the amendments proposed in the above By-Law as it affects STR's in the Township. We have unfortunately 6 in the immediate area and an extremely large one being built at lot 85 containing a swimming pool, 3 car garage,etc. These illegal facilities are not being monitored or prosecuted by the Township as they could, and create extreme problems noise, garbage, overcrowding, parking etc. Two units in Maplewood Estate permit 16 persons in each unit on weekends causing havoc to adjoining neighbours. The majority of our Association of which we are members agrees with the amendments being proposed and we hope it passes unanimously. Yours Truly Jane and Robert Barlow 5 Mclean Cr. Oro-Medonte, On Page 55 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Lillian M <lg.mcconnell@hotmail.com> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2020 10:51 PM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Cc: Hughes, Harry <harry.hughes@oro-medonte.ca>; Hough, Ralph <ralph.hough@oro-medonte.ca>; Greenlaw, Randy <randy.greenlaw@oro- medonte.ca>; Veitch, Ian <ian.veitch@oro-medonte.ca>; Scott, Shawn <shawn.scott@oro-medonte.ca>; DeSousa, Tammy <tammy.desousa@oro- medonte.ca> Subject: Public meeting Mayor and Council I am emailing my views concerning the proposed amendment to the bylaw regarding commercial accommodation in residential neighbourhoods. Council,staff and residents are well aware that these are illegal and not a permitted use in zones residential. I would support the amendment if you are positive that your legal counsel has made sure that there are no loopholes that the operators of STRs could try to take advantage of. I believe that our current zoning bylaw is strong and hopefully you have added more strength by way of tightening the definition of accommodation. I want to see the interim control bylaw rescinded and the bylaw which prohibits commercial accommodation in residential areas forcefully enforced. Any current operations should be immediately shut down and if this is ignored, hefty fines imposed and repeated as necessary. If this amendment is appealed,these operations will not be allowed to operate during this time. To do this we will need more effective bylaw enforcement and possibly more bylaw staff and definitely more accountability and transparency. It cannot and should not be the responsibility of residents to monitor and police these ghost hotels. They are illegal and have always been so, therefore there should be no attempt to grandfather any into legal operations. You are all aware of the hardships and the destruction of the peaceful enjoyment of our neighbourhoods. We will no longer endure or tolerate the gross behaviour acted out by the visitors to these hotels.We will no longer live with feeling unsafe in our neighbourhood. Our homes are a large investment and will loose considerable value by being in proximity to these for profit houses. I am vehemently opposed to registering or licensing any and all STRS. I am certain that any action taken by council to uphold and strengthen our current bylaw which prohibits commercial accommodation in residential areas will be appreciated and supported by the residents of Oro-Medonte. Stay Well Lillian McConnell Page 56 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Lynn Stokes <dottie_ls@hotmail.com> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2020 9:15 AM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> -law 97-95 We wish to acknowledge our support of the amendment to Section 6.0 of the -law 97-95 as it stands with no exceptions! Lynn and John Stokes 2868 Lakeshore Road East Oro-Medonte Page 57 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ mrohmann <mrohmann@on.legion.ca> {ĻƓƷʹ Thursday, June 18, 2020 7:58 PM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Not Page 58 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Susan Munk <susanmunk@me.com> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2020 2:07 PM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: Amendment We support the amendment. Paul and Susan Munk 3 McLean Cres. Eight Mile Point Oro Medonte Page 59 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Phil Deschenes <pdeschenes@veritasvaluation.com> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2020 8:08 AM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: Short-term Rentals in Residential Zones of Oro- Medonte To whom it concerns: Kindly accept this letter/note as our petition to Council that we do not wish the Township to allow short-term rentals in residential zones. This type of rental is disruptive to neighbourhoods, creates unsafe/unwanted traffic on usually quiet residential streets, creates unusually large amounts of waste/garbage - which is often not dealt with appropriately, and often results in noise pollution. We strongly suggest that Council prohibit short-term rentals in residential zones, in Oro- Medonte. Thank you and regards, Suzanne and Phil Deschênes 11 Grandview Crescent, Oro Station Page 60 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: BIGELOW <tebigelow@rogers.com> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2020 8:22 PM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: Short term rentals DźǝĻƓ ƷŷğƷ ƷŷĻ ƭŷƚƩƷ ƷĻƩƒ ƩĻƓƷğƌƭ ğƩĻ ğƌƩĻğķǤ źƓ ǝźƚƌğƷźƚƓ ƚŅ ĻǣźƭƷźƓŭ ĬǤ ƌğǞƭ ƷŷğƷ ƭŷƚǒƌķ ĬĻ ƭǒŅŅźĭźĻƓƷ Ʒƚ ƭŷǒƷ ƷŷĻƒ ķƚǞƓ͵ L ğķķ ƒǤ ǝƚźĭĻ Ʒƚ ƷŷĻ ƒğƓǤ ƓĻźŭŷĬƚǒƩƭ Ǟŷƚ ƚƦƦƚƭĻ ƷŷĻ {ŷƚƩƷ ƷĻƩƒ ƩĻƓƷğƌƭ ͵Ļķ .źŭĻƌƚǞ Page 61 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Katarynych, Tony <tkatarynych@assante.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Thursday, June 18, 2020 1:08 PM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Short term rentals I emphatically support the amendment to clarify that short-term rentals should not be permitted, no exceptions! ƚƓǤ YğƷğƩǤƓǤĭŷͲ B.Sc., CFP®, CLU®, CH.F.C.®, TEP, FMA, FCSI®, CPCA, CEA Vice President | Senior Financial Planning Advisor Assante Capital Management Ltd. Insurance advisor at Assante Estate and Insurance Services Inc. 384 West Street North, Suite 1, Orillia, ON L3V5E6 Tel: 705.325.7743 | Fax: 705.325.5761 | Toll Free: 1.800.361.1750 Email: tkatarynych@assante.com Page 62 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Craig McKay <craig.mckay@sympatico.ca> {ĻƓƷʹ Friday, June 19, 2020 11:20 AM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Proposed Amendment to Zoning By-law 97-95 99 Eight Mile Point Road Oro-Medonte, ON L3V 6H1 June 19, 2020 Township of Oro-Medonte, 148 Line 7 South, Oro-Medonte, ON. L0L 2E0 Dear Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Councillors and Chief Administrative Officer: I am supportive of the Amendment to Zoning By-law 97-95 ğƭ ƦƩƚƦƚƭĻķ ǞźƷŷƚǒƷ ĻǣĭĻƦƷźƚƓƭ ƚƩ ĻǣĻƒƦƷźƚƓƭ and its enactment. Commercial accommodations and/or ventures do not belong in residential zones. The use intensity as well as nuisance factors that STRs introduce into residential areas are not appropriate. Township residents need to feel safe and secure and get back to the quiet enjoyment of their neighbourhoods. Sincerely yours, Craig McKay Page 63 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Daniel Drucker <danieljdrucker@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, June 19, 2020 10:58 AM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: Short Term rentals Very opposed to any short term commercial rentals in our quiet residential neighbourhood They are very disruptive and destructive to the ambience we treasure Sincerely Daniel J Drucker 9 Eight Mile Point Road Page 64 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ jlfrench11@aol.com <jlfrench11@aol.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Friday, June 19, 2020 11:28 AM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Proposed zoning by-law amendment I support the proposed by- any reason. The zoning by-law is pretty clear that commercial operations are not allowed in to operate. Please enforce the by-laws that are already in place! Janis French 16 McLean Cr. Oro-Medonte Page 65 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Cristina Pontet <cristinapontet@hotmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Friday, June 19, 2020 10:32 AM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> /ĭʹ Hughes, Harry <harry.hughes@oro-medonte.ca>; Hough, Ralph <ralph.hough@oro-medonte.ca>; randy Greenlaw <randygreenlaw@gmail.com>; Keane, Cathy <cathy.keane@oro-medonte.ca>; Scott, Shawn <shawn.scott@oro-medonte.ca>; DeSousa, Tammy <tammy.desousa@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Julio & Cristina Pontet Julio & Cristina Pontet 33 MAPLEWOOD PKWY WE DO SUPPORT THE PROPOSING AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING BY-LAW CLARIFYING THE MEANING OF AND WOULD LIKE TO BE THE ONLY CHANGE TO THE BY-LAW AREADY I THE BOOKS. THIS STR ARE ILLEGAL IN RESIDENTIAL ZONING THEY ARE BUSINESS THAT SHOULD BE CLOSE NOW. Our home is located in-between #31 AND #35 MAPLEWOOD PKWY short term rental PARTY HOUSES and a block from 57A AND 57B Maplewood Pkwy which are also rental homes. It is unnerving anticipating the weekends wondering about who will be renting next door to us, having these houses full of unsupervised strangers. Since July 1,2017 we have asked the township of Oro-Medonte to do something about this enormous problem ,we feel unsafe, there is no control in the number of people that rent these homes, no security and so frustrating when we call the By law officers and nothing is done. It is so disheartening that we have been part of the Oro-Medonte community for over 35 years and we are being ignored!!! We have called the Police several times and we have copies of the report numbers. -There has been domestic fights amongst the renters with yelling and foul language. -Drinking and drugs and loud music at all hours of the day and night. -Dangerous operations of personal watercrafts under the influence of drugs and alcohol (their consumption observed on their docks) -Also very clear that many do not have their boating licenses. -August 10th-Virgin Radio contest winners where brought to #35 by bus for a very loud concert outdoors on their deck. Video can be seen on YOUTube/Instagram. -Fireworks and dangerously huge bonfires being set during fire bans Having our home right in the middle of 2 properties that were specifically built as ghost hotels has had a tremendously negative impact on our family and our lovely quiet community. Regards, Julio & Cristina Pontet Page 66 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Eugene Cholkan <ec@cholkan.com> Sent: Friday, June 19, 2020 11:17 AM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Cc: Ola Cholkan <ola.cholkan@gmail.com>; Greenlaw, Randy <randy.greenlaw@oro- medonte.ca>; Hughes, Harry <harry.hughes@oro-medonte.ca>; 8milereserve@gmail.com Subject: Support Amendment We support the Zoning By-law Amendment as proposed and that Council should pass this amendment without any exceptions or exemptions. We encourage you to vote this way in support of the overwhelming wishes of Oro- Medonte residents and resist bullying and other such tactics of those who want to make a buck without regard for other people. Ola and Eugene Cholkan 195 Eight Mile Point Road, ec@cholkan.com Page 67 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Robert Richard <robertrichardfire@hotmail.com> Sent: Friday, June 19, 2020 12:02 PM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: Short term rentals I strongly support the Amendment which confirms and clarifies that the existing Zoning By-law 97-95 prohibits all types of commercial accommodations in dwelling units including short term rentals of dwellings in residential zones in the Township. Robert Richard 157 Eight Mile Point Rd Page 68 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: stephen title <stephentitle@aol.com> Sent: Friday, June 19, 2020 11:35 AM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: Short Term Rentals In Oro-Medonte Proposed Amendment To Section 6.0 Of -Law 97-95 To whom it may concern I support the zoning by-law amendment as proposed and urge council to pass this amendment without any exceptions or exemptions. Respectfully submitted Stephen Title 165 Eight Mile Point Road Oro- Medonte Ontario L3V6H1 Page 69 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ gardner@cottagecountry.net <gardner@cottagecountry.net> {ĻƓƷʹ Friday, June 19, 2020 11:57 AM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> /ĭʹ 'Eight Mile' <8milereserve@gmail.com> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Short-term Rentals Dear Sir/Madam: I have been a resident of Oro township, now Oro-Medonte, for over 75 years. This has been and s place to live. I am strongly opposed to any change that would disrupt our idyllic lifestyle. I am therefore strongly opposed to any change in the by-law that prohibits commercial accommodations in residential neighbourhoods. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Sincerely, William Gardner 193 Eight Mile Point Rd. Oro-Medonte, ON L3V0K2 Page 70 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Catherine & Donald <bufie@sympatico.ca> Sent: Friday, June 19, 2020 12:22 PM To: Aubichon, Yvonne <yaubichon@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: Zoning By-Law 97-95 Please be advised that we wish to voice our support for this amendment in order to Short-term rentals and Air B&Bs are not wanted - they cause undue noise, extreme profanity, rude and uncouth behaviours, added waste and destruction, not only to the location being rented but to all the surrounding homes. We wish to thank the Council and all staff members who have worked so hard, on our behalf, to bring this forward. Thank you. Catherine Fortune & Donald McKay 32 Tanglewood Crescent Oro-Medonte, Ontario L0L 2L0 Page 71 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... 19th June, 2020 Township of Oro-Medonte, 148 Line 7 South, Oro-Medonte, ON. L0L 2E0 Dear Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Councilors and Chief Administrative Officer: RE: Short-Term Rentals in the Township of Oro-Medonte - Thank you all for your hard work regardingthis very important issue/situation that has been a thorn in our side for a number of years. Based on the proposed documents provided, I definitely Support the Amendment the New Bi- Law 2020-- Definition of in the Township. COMMENTS: It is my understanding and knowing much of the background leading to this very important point, the Township Notice states that the purpose and effect of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment to Zoning By-law 97-95, is to provide clarity and efine with respect to the in dwelling units in the Township of Oro-Medonte. Short Term Rentals are currently not permitted in dwelling units & are illegal in Residential Zones! Nthat pertain -Medonte based on the Original By-Law 97-95 and any Interim Bi-Law should not have been permitted. The Public Notice does not specifically mention the STRs/STRA or where they are allowed to reside ,such as recommended in V1 Designate Zones only & NOT permitted in any Residential Zones. Once this has been passed by Council & Township the Enforcement to shut down disruptive Short-Term RGhost Hneighborhoods, such as those operating throughout the Township, will be FINAL. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Here are some Pictures of 77 Landscape Drive which is well known by the Township and By-Law Officers: This STR Host does not care about the Residents or his Properties appearance as long as he makes money at our expense! As of today the weeds have been cut lower! Page 72 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Kind regards John & Janet Fawcett 72 Landscape Drive, Oro-Medonte. ON. L0L 2L0 Email: johnfawcett53@gmail.com Mobile: 905-715-0630 Page 73 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Page 74 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Page 75 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Page 76 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Page 77 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Page 78 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ smithwendyelizabeth@gmail.com <smithwendyelizabeth@gmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Friday, June 19, 2020 12:20 PM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Proposed Amendment to Zoning By-law 97-95 99 Eight Mile Point Road Oro-Medonte, ON L3V 6H1 June 19, 2020 Township of Oro-Medonte, 148 Line 7 South, Oro-Medonte, ON. L0L 2E0 Dear Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Councillors and Chief Administrative Officer: I am supportive of the Amendment to Zoning By-law 97-95 ğƭ ƦƩƚƦƚƭĻķ ǞźƷŷƚǒƷ ĻǣĭĻƦƷźƚƓƭ ƚƩ ĻǣĻƒƦƷźƚƓƭ and its enactment. The current short-term rental situation in the Township is destructive and dangerous to residents and renters alike. I am concerned about safety issues . There have been numerous incidents of unauthorized bonfires rescued by residents. If this Amendment is not passed, it is just a matter of time before we have accidental loss of life associated with these short-term rentals. Short-term rentals are not only disruptive to our neighborhood; they are a danger to residents and renters alike. This is evidenced by recent fatalities associated with short-term rentals in the Greater Toronto Area. Sincerely yours, Wendy Smith Page 79 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Page 80 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Karen Barnett <kabarnett99@hotmail.com> Sent: Friday, June 19, 2020 2:41 PM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Cc: Karen Barnett <kabarnett99@hotmail.com> Subject: Short-term Rentals in the Township of Oro-Medonte Karen and Bill Barnett STRONGLY SUPPORT the "Amendment". Our address is: 117 Eight Mile Point Road Oro-Medonte, ON L3V 0K2 We look forward to a positive result. Yours truly, Karen Barnett Page 81 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Jan Watson <janetpwatson@icloud.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 10:08 PM To: Aubichon, Yvonne <yaubichon@oro-medonte.ca> Cc: Veitch, Ian <ian.veitch@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: Short Term Rentals Hello, I would like to voice my concern with STRs in our residential areas. Having at least one operating up the street from us, (77 Landscape Drive), I have witnessed numerous large groups of people occupying the property. accommodate, but, this property is an absolute disgrace to our beautiful neighbourhood, where people take pride in their homes and property. This property is just a sea of weeds and an eyesore. I pity my friends and neighbours living nearby. I respectfully request these businesses not be allowed to operate in residential areas. Regards, Jan Watson 26 Landscape Drive Page 82 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Michael <michael.rotstein@rogers.com> Sent: Friday, June 19, 2020 2:15 PM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: ZoningAmendment I am at number 4 McLean Crescent, 8 mile point, and We support the amendment to NOT allow commercial properties in these lovely residential areas.My property has been Part of our family for 40 years and I Feel very strongly that these type of residential areas should not become commercialized and all of the problems that come with it. We read about these problems all the time and it would be unfair to spoil this for so many families. Our area is used for retirement for older folks who live full-time here and the average age of the population of this area is older than normal residential areas. Of course the owners can rent to whom ever they choose but the short term rentals for a profit run by a company with no interest in it other than to make a buck has no place in these kinds of communities. Thank you for your cooperation Michael and Karen Rotstein Page 83 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Brenda Dorward <dorwardbrenda@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, February 22, 2019 8:41 AM To: Way, Karen <kway@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: Subject: Temporary By-Law AirBnB Please forward this email to all councillors prior to next council meeting. Attention to all Oro-Medonte Councillors, First of all, I would like to commend the council for taking action by temporarily creating a by-law to deal with AirBnBs. You have solicited feedback from your residents and I wish to convey my concerns. This temporary by-law should apply to all AirBnBs even those in existence prior to your June 2018 date. In doing so, you are not preventing previous owners from operating their AirBnBs but you are establishing guidelines equally for all residents who live here in Oro-Medonte. I also noted there was no creation for a new by-law during this temporary period. Specifically the Nuisance Party By-Law noise presented by Mr.Kim Pressnail in his presentation during your council meeting. He used the city of Guelph as an example who created such a by-law and they found it to be effective. To remind you of the specifics the by- law: ties that are or could become a public nuisance as a result of the following activities taking place: vehicles or illegal parking that obstructs the free flow of traffic or could interfere with the ability to provide es or controlled or illegal If you are trying to deal with these problems a half solution to the problem is NOT a solution. It must be an all encompassing approach to resolve this very serious social issue. No one living beside these AirBnBs should have to play hotel manager to deal with unruly neighbours, especially if they have no legal recourse to phone for enforcement during daylight hours. Also, where are the restrictions concerning number of rental people in conjunction of number of bedrooms and number of people restricting septic use? One AirBnB home I walked by this summer had approximately twenty five people staying overnight and the septic odours fouled the air. I heard the presentation by Lake Simcoe Conservation Authority speaker who said there is a potential risk of this lake being uninhabitable in a short future due to salt contaminants. This septic abuse by the AirBnBs is not helping the situation. If it is to be licensed, where in the text of the by-law does the fire department play a role in the licensing of these homes? I always thought fire departments played a role in assessing fire codes, extinguishers, exists, smoke and gas detectors at other commercial businesses. If you decide to licence these premises, these businesses should also be required to have this requirement at their expense. Page 84 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... There is nothing worse then a half approach to a very invasive and serious problem in our community. If you are trying to deal with the problem as promised, more restrictions and bylaws are needed to satisfy your residents. DEMONSTRATE YOU HAVE HEARD OUR CONCERNS BY ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES THAT WERE PRESENTED TO YOU BY MR. KIM PRESSNAIL. Thank you for considering my concerns. Sincerely, Brenda and Dave Dorward 1 Palm Beach Road, Oro-Medonte Page 85 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Page 86 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Page 87 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Page 88 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Page 89 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... 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CƩƚƒʹ Janice Witty <jwitty@odat.ca> {ĻƓƷʹ Thursday, May 9, 2019 8:05 AM ƚʹ Scott, Shawn <shawn.scott@oro-medonte.ca>; Keane, Cathy <cathy.keane@oro-medonte.ca>; Greenlaw, Randy <randy.greenlaw@oro-medonte.ca>; Harry.Hughes@oro-medontes.ca; Jermey, Scott <scott.jermey@oro-medonte.ca>; Veitch, Ian <ian.veitch@oro-medonte.ca>; Macpherson, Scott <scott.macpherson@oro-medonte.ca>; Leigh, Andria <aleigh@oro-medonte.ca>; pressna@ecf.utoronto.ca; Liz Kirk <elkirk55@gmail.com>; jessica@villagemedia.ca /ĭʹ shane@nevisridgestudio.ca; Kim Harper <kim.anne.harper@gmail.com>; Janine Marlow <janinemarlow@rogers.com>; Adam & Debbie Maraschiello <adam@simcoecontracting.com>; Carrie & Todd Jeffrey <jeffreytclc@outlook.com>; Cindy & John Beaton <crb2121-social@yahoo.com>; Don Aro <donaro@xplornet.ca>; Elaine McCreith <cedarsash@hotmail.com>; Franklin Todd <franklin@mcpherson.net>; Gus & Deana Diamantikos <gusanddeana@xplornet.ca>; Joy King <joygreiner@gmail.com>; Kelly Shelswell & Matt Harrison <kshelswell@hotmail.com>; Marilyn Reed <marilynr45@icloud.com>; Mark King <markking@rogers.com>; Mike & Niki Burr <nikiburr@gmail.com>; Mike Jermey <mjermey@gmail.com>; Muriel Leach <murielleach@yahoo.ca>; Peggy Ross <peggy@nevisridgestudio.ca>; Perry & Carolyn Achtenberg <pabuilders@rocketmail.com>; Reid Carter <Reidcarter1@gmail.com>; Roger Reed <rogerreed@live.com>; Sandra & Doug Annesley <doug30@xplornet.com>; Sara & Justin Metras <sjmetras@gmail.com>; Scott & Jill Strachan <scotthstrachan@gmail.com>; Sharon & Frank Sidey <sgs_teacups@rogers.com>; Shauna & Reid Carter <sdawson85@hotmail.com>; Suzi Aro <suziaro@xplornet.ca>; Ted Marlow <t.marlow@rogers.com>; Theresa Todd <theresa@mcpherson.net>; Tom & Linda Woodrow <woodrow9@xplornet.com>; Tom Witty <twitty@odat.ca>; Janice Witty <jwitty@odat.ca>; Wayne Kibbler <wkibbler@gmail.com>; Marny Shelswell <mlshelswell@hotmail.com>; 4nevis@gmail.com {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Short Term Rentals-Oro Medonte Council Consideration and Action Following attendance at a recent Oro Medonte community meeting, hosted by Prof. Kim Pressnail, at the Oro Station community centre, we would like to request the Mayor and Oro Medonte Councilors consider the following as they draft the by-law regulating Short Term Rentals (STRs) for Oro. Road), we anticipated living in a quiet, safe, family based community. Unregulated STRs, specifically in this neighbourhood, hamper We ask that Oro Medonte Council and Staff please consider the following: 1. Home rentals can only be made if the home is a private and primary residence of the homeowner, and, rentals cannot be owned/operated by a corporation 2. Rentals must be at least one week in duration (no overnight or 'weekend' rentals) Page 124 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... 3. All STR's must be registered and licensed and must meet code requirements for fire, life safety and septic based on total occupancy (beds) advertised/rented 4. All STR applications must be vetted with neighbours and a notice sent out by Council advising that a home as applied for a license. Residents would thus have the same right to petition Council as they would if a neighbour wanted to build a new garage or put an addition onto their home. The rental license would thus be approved by Council, or not, based on the input by the neighbours and recommendation of Staff. 5. Existing rental operations would be given a grace period of 6 months to comply with the new regulations or face shut-down by the Township. 6. A complaint mechanism put in place whereby repeat registered rental offenders can lose their license should there be three or more instances of noise complaints, garbage, speeding, overcrowding, etc. noted within one 12/24/36 month period. (select most appropriate based on feedback) 7. Bi-Law officers have appropriate training and authority to issue summons regarding STR complaints. Your consideration and action regarding this highly sensitive and controversial matter is appreciated. Regards, Janice & Tom Witty Page 125 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: "Sookman, Barry B." <BSOOKMAN@MCCARTHY.CA> Date: 2019-05-18 10:16 PM (GMT-05:00) To: "Greenlaw, Randy" <randy.greenlaw@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: Re: Subscription Updates Notification: Council - 22 May 2019 Thanks for chatting Randy. Here is a summary of my concerns: Septic sizing is not limited to 2 people per bedroom. Also children and infants should not be counted. The Township should want families. 2. The 8 spots for parking is not workable. 3. People need to be able to screen guests properly and age is a relevant factor. The bylaw would make it illegal to do proper guest screening. 4. The administration costs for the Township cannot be justified. 5. The transition should allow sufficient time for people to get licensed and should not prejudice existing reservations. 6. The penalties are punitive. 7. The annual fees are too high, esp based on the limitations on rentals. 8. There are many elements of the proposal that are very likely illegal and unenforceable. For example: -using the Municipal Act to essentially provide limitations that must be part of a zoning bylaw and specifically targeting and discriminating against legal non confirming uses; the proposal is quite unlike what Blue Mountain did ense properties. -not expressly acknowledging that non-conforming uses are not subject to the proposed restrictions; -treating STRs as if they are a business and subject to regulatory authority under the Municipal Act; -the lack of any diligence defence; -the scope of the inspection powers; -the wide discretion and vague criteria with respect to licenses etc. The above list should not be taken as including all of my concerns about the bylaw. I have others as well. I also continue to believe that this kind of regime cannot be justified for the reasons I gave to Council in my prior letter and appearance before council. I hope that the meeting Wednesday will provide an opportunity for the Township to fully explain the proposal including the transition and that the Township will engage in a fulsome discussion with all affected after the meeting and before deciding how to proceed. Have a good long weekend Randy. Page 126 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Barry Sookman Page 127 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... On May 18, 2019, at 8:17 AM, Cristina Pontet <cristinapontet@hotmail.com> wrote: We feel that we are in the same situation , 10 people per house is way to many, the diference from now is that they are allowing acording to Airbnb 16 per house (64 in our street) but always there are more in each house, the new rules will allow 40 estrange people partying in our neighbourhood that will not make much of a difference. If you allow 10 people per house who is going to be counting them when they arrive...... It is clear that no one wants STR's to be licensed they are a cancer to the neighbourhood. Cristina and Julio Page 128 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From:Kim Pressnail <pressna@ecf.utoronto.ca> Sent:May 18, 2019 1:07 PM To: Greenlaw, Randy <randy.greenlaw@oro-medonte.ca> Cc:Scott, Shawn <shawn.scott@oro-medonte.ca>; Keane, Cathy <cathy.keane@oro-medonte.ca>; 'Bryn Pressnail' <bryn80@rogers.com>; 'Heather Pressnail' <hpressnail@hotmail.com> Subject: Occupant Limits and the draft Licensing By-law Mr. Greenlaw, After our Community Hall meeting in Oro Station you asked me about possible occupant limits for short term rentals. I replied that I believed that an absolute cap was in order such as the cap applied in Blue Mountains. I also stated that any cap should be subject to health and safety limits related to the design capacity of the septic system. When I had looked at the issue back in August 2018 and I had concluded that many septic systems are not designed for intensive occupancies. Attached is a summary of my views on occupant limits particularly related to septic systems. I am NOT and expert in the area, but I believe that I understand the design requirements of septic systems as described in Part 8 of Ontario Building Code. My concise summary and recommendation is: “In addition to an absolute cap, where a short term rental is serviced by a septic system, occupant limits based on safety and the environment should be considered as well. Thus, short term rentals should be limited to “the lesser of 8, or the number of occupants as determined by the safe operation of the septic system.” The attached note explains and supports this recommendation with reference to the Ontario Building Code. Further, to my attached note, septic systems are not designed based on the number of “guest rooms”. If you read the advertisements for hotels on the lakefront you will find that they advertise the number of bedrooms + the number of pull out couches/ beds. Presumably these will be considered as “guest areas”. The draft licensing by-law that limits the number of “guests” to 10 or two times the number of guest areas is fundamentally flawed from an environmental and from a health point of view. Please feel free to circulate this email and my attached note. Onward and as always, upward. Sincerely, Kim Pressnail Page 129 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Occupant Limits: Proposal:An absolute cap subject to safety limits. In addition to an absolute cap, where a short term rental is serviced by a septic system, occupant limits based on safety and the environment should be considered as well. Thus, short term rentals should be limited to “the lesser of 8, or the number of occupants as determined by the safe operation of the septic system.” Commentary: The Town of the Blue Mountains limits the number of occupants to 8 in new short-tem rentals. Yet, most homes are serviced by sewers and they do not even permit short term rentals if they are they are on septic systems. This absolute cap is intended to avoid the occurrence of the most disruptive “party” rentals which usually involve more than 8 people. Further, this cap is consistent with single family use since most families are often smaller than 8. However, in some cases, 8 occupants may be more people than the septic system can handle. Thus, there is a need to consider the safe occupancy based on the capacity of the system at the time of the design/construction. (Note: grandfathered uses should NOT be permitted to intensify if their previous use was unsafe.) There are at least two methods of estimating the appropriate occupancy for a given septic design based on the number of bedrooms. At best, these are only estimates of the appropriate occupancy because they are only as good as the underlying assumptions. These two methods are outlined in the table below. Method Occupant Estimator Underlying Assumptions 2 times the number of bedrooms i) Daily flow rate per person is 1 approximately 275 L/d/p; 2 people per bedroom ii) Less intensive occupancy schedule Number of bedrooms + 2i) Daily flow rate per person is 500 2 L/d/p ii) More intensive occupancy schedule Method 1 assumes that the occupancy is equivalent to “Apartments, Condominiums, Other 1 Multi-family Dwellings.” In establishing a flow rate of 275 L/d/p, assumptions about the occupancy schedule have been made. In order arrive at such a flow rate, the fact that occupants are away from the home (at work or school or other activities away from the home) for a significant period of time is taken into consideration. Therefore,this flow rate is based on an assumed occupancy schedule, and it should not be used where the occupants remain at a home for longer periods of time. This leads to Method 2. 1 See http://www.buildingcode.online/section8.htmlTable 8.2.1.3A, Item 1; Site accessed May 12, 2019 Page 130 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Method 2 This method, is similar to Method 1, but assumes that the occupants remain at a home for longer periods of time. Thus, the underlying occupancy is considered to be the same as a hotel/cottage where the use is more intensive. Accordingly, this method uses the sewage flow rate for Hotels/Cottages which is 500 Litres per day per person as prescribed by the Ontario 2 . Building Code The fundamental problem with the approaches used in Methods 1 and 2, is that bothmethods fail to take into account how Sewage System Design Flows are actually determinedfor dwellings. In sizing septic systems based ondesign flowsfor residential occupancies (dwellings), designers don’t just consider the number of bedrooms, but they also consider two other additional factors that may require an increase in the design flow capacity. These two factors are: the number of fixture units in excess of a base number and the floor area in excess of a base number. The larger of these latter two factors is then combined with the tabulated bedroom flows to determine the design sewage flows rate. Determining a Safe Occupant Limit of a Septic System Using a Two Step Process: One needs to look beyond the number of bedrooms to account for these other factors. Counting bedroomsis a simple approachbut it is not the most rigorousnor is itnecessarily safe. The most rigorous, defensibleand ultimately safestway to determine the appropriate occupancy for a given septic design, involves two steps. Step 1: The first step is to determine the design sewage flow rate of the existing system. This can be done by examining “permit data.” If these data are unavailable, then the design sewage flow rate can be estimated by assuming that the system was designed following the appropriate Ontario Building Code (OBC). Using the OBC, the design sewage flow rate can then be calculated based on the building characteristics at the time the septic system was designed/constructed. This latter step involves a spreadsheet calculation using the number of bedrooms, floor areas/ fixture units. Step 2: Once the design sewage flow rate has been determined, the second step is to take this daily design flow rate and divide it by the flow rate per person. Where the occupancies are similar to hotel/cottage occupancies, the prescribed flow rate of 500 Litres per day/ person should be used.The result will providethe best estimate of the safe occupancy. 2 See http://www.buildingcode.online/section8.htmlTable 8.2.1.3A, Item 5; Site accessed May 12, 2019. Page 131 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... A Sample Calculation: Q: What is a safe occupancy for a home serviced by a septic system designed and constructed using the Part 8 of the OBC 2017? The home is a four bedroom home which has three full bathrooms, extra sink in ensuite, kitchen sink, washer, laundry tub, dishwasher and total living space of 305 square meters See: https://buildersontario.com/septic-system-cost-ontario Step #1 Determine the Design Sewage FlowRate For a four bedroom house, the bedroom rate is2000 L/d as specified in Table 8.2.1.3 A (Item 4d). To the bedroom rate we need to add the greater of: i)Added flow rate for Fixtures: Where the total fixture count is greater than 20, then 50 L/d should be added for each fixture unit greater than 20. In the sample home, the number of fixture units is 25.5. Therefore, the inflation factor for fixture units is: (25.5 – 20) x 50 = 275L/d. -or- ii)Added factor for Living Space: Next, you need to determine the added flow rate for 22 living space over 200 square meters ( but less than 400m) . For every 10m over 200 2 m, an additional flow rate of 100 L/d needs to be added. Therefore, the added flow for additional flow considering floor area would be: (305-200) x 10 L/d= 1,100 L/d Since ii) is greater than i) then the design sewage flow rate is: 2000 L/d + 1,100 L/d = 3100 L/d Step #2 Determinethe Safe Occupancy Using a per person flow rate of 500 L/d for hotel/cottage occupancies, the safe occupancy can be calculated for the four bedroom home as follows: 3100 L/d = 6 people 500 L/d/p Thus, for the 4 bedroom example home, the safe occupancy based on the design sewage flow rate is 6 people. Page 132 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ 5źğƓƓĻ tĻğƩƭƚƓ ѡķźğƓƓĻƦĻğƩƭƚƓЋЉЊЎθŭƒğźƌ͵ĭƚƒѢ {ĻƓƷʹ ağǤ ЊВͲ ЋЉЊВ ЊЊʹЎЍ ta ƚʹ ĻźƷĭŷͲ LğƓ ѡźğƓ͵ǝĻźƷĭŷθƚƩƚΏƒĻķƚƓƷĻ͵ĭğѢ /ĭʹ 5ğǝźķ tĻğƩƭƚƓ ѡ5ğǝźķƒƦĻğƩƭƚƓЋЉЊЎθŭƒğźƌ͵ĭƚƒѢͳ ĬğƩƩźĻƓĻǞƭθĭƷǝ͵ĭğ {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ 5ƩğŅƷ {ŷƚƩƷΏĻƩƒ wĻƓƷğƌ .ǤΏƌğǞ Councillor Ian Veitch Ward 1 Oro- Township Dear Councillor Veitch: Thank you for drawing attention to the Notice of Meeting and the presentation of the Draft 2019- 053 Short Term Rental Accommodation By-Law. The Draft By-Law, which is being presented on Wednesday, does not address the issues that some area ratepayers have brought to your attention, falling woefully short on providing solutions or adequate tools and measures to control existing and future STRs. We believe that municipalities that have placed caps on the number of days an STR can operate per year and those that have introduced hotel taxes into the scheme are moving in the right Niagara-on-the-Lake has taken the lead in providing purchasers in new housing developments y buildings that have been occupied as a single detached This measure serves to discourage STR speculators from purchasing multiple dwellings in neighbourhoods which sadly is what appears to have happened on Landscape Drive in Horseshoe Highlands, and if left unaddressed will negatively impact new developments. We are not in favour of allowing STRs to operate in residential areas. That being said, it appears that staff are supportive of allowing these businesses to continue with minor controls. As our voice on Council, we respectfully encourage you to introduce a motion to have the proposed by- law amended to include the above-mentioned best practices and tools that will hopefully slow and control the growth of STRs in our neighbourhood. Sincerely, Dianne & David Pearson 3 Ponytail Court Oro-Medonte, ON Page 133 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Kim Pressnail <pressna@ecf.utoronto.ca> {ĻƓƷʹ May 18, 2019 1:07 PM ƚʹ Greenlaw, Randy <randy.greenlaw@oro-medonte.ca> /ĭʹ Scott, Shawn <shawn.scott@oro-medonte.ca>; Keane, Cathy <cathy.keane@oro-medonte.ca>; 'Bryn Pressnail' <bryn80@rogers.com>; 'Heather Pressnail' <hpressnail@hotmail.com> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Occupant Limits and the draft Licensing By-law Mr. Greenlaw, After our Community Hall meeting in Oro Station you asked me about possible occupant limits for short term rentals. I replied that I believed that an absolute cap was in order such as the cap applied in Blue Mountains. I also stated that any cap should be subject to health and safety limits related to the design capacity of the septic system. When I had looked at the issue back in August 2018 and I had concluded that many septic systems are not designed for intensive occupancies. Attached is a summary of my views on occupant limits particularly related to septic systems. I am NOT and expert in the area, but I believe that I understand the design requirements of septic systems as described in Part 8 of Ontario Building Code. My concise summary and recommendation is: In addition to an absolute cap, where a short term rental is serviced by a septic system, occupant limits based on safety and the environment should be considered as well. Thus, short The attached note explains and supports this recommendation with reference to the Ontario Building Code. If you read the advertisements for hotels on the lakefront you will find that they advertise the number of bedrooms + the number of pull out couches/ beds. Presumably these The draft licensing by-law that limits the number of or two times the number of guest areas is fundamentally flawed from an environmental and from a health point of view. Please feel free to circulate this email and my attached note. Onward and as always, upward. Sincerely, Kim Pressnail Page 134 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Occupant Limits: Proposal:An absolute cap subject to safety limits. In addition to an absolute cap, where a short term rental is serviced by a septic system, occupant limits based on safety and the environment should be considered as well. Thus, short term rentals should be limited to “the lesser of 8, or the number of occupants as determined by the safe operation of the septic system.” Commentary: The Town of the Blue Mountains limits the number of occupants to 8 in new short-tem rentals. Yet, most homes are serviced by sewers and they do not even permit short term rentals if they are they are on septic systems. This absolute cap is intended to avoid the occurrence of the most disruptive “party” rentals which usually involve more than 8 people. Further, this cap is consistent with single family use since most families are often smaller than 8. However, in some cases, 8 occupants may be more people than the septic system can handle. Thus, there is a need to consider the safe occupancy based on the capacity of the system at the time of the design/construction. (Note: grandfathered uses should NOT be permitted to intensify if their previous use was unsafe.) There are at least two methods of estimating the appropriate occupancy for a given septic design based on the number of bedrooms. At best, these are only estimates of the appropriate occupancy because they are only as good as the underlying assumptions. These two methods are outlined in the table below. Method Occupant Estimator Underlying Assumptions 2 times the number of bedrooms i) Daily flow rate per person is 1 approximately 275 L/d/p; 2 people per bedroom ii) Less intensive occupancy schedule Number of bedrooms + 2i) Daily flow rate per person is 500 2 L/d/p ii) More intensive occupancy schedule Method 1 assumes that the occupancy is equivalent to “Apartments, Condominiums, Other 1 Multi-family Dwellings.” In establishing a flow rate of 275 L/d/p, assumptions about the occupancy schedule have been made. In order arrive at such a flow rate, the fact that occupants are away from the home (at work or school or other activities away from the home) for a significant period of time is taken into consideration. Therefore,this flow rate is based on an assumed occupancy schedule, and it should not be used where the occupants remain at a home for longer periods of time. This leads to Method 2. 1 See http://www.buildingcode.online/section8.htmlTable 8.2.1.3A, Item 1; Site accessed May 12, 2019 Page 135 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Method 2 This method, is similar to Method 1, but assumes that the occupants remain at a home for longer periods of time. Thus, the underlying occupancy is considered to be the same as a hotel/cottage where the use is more intensive. Accordingly, this method uses the sewage flow rate for Hotels/Cottages which is 500 Litres per day per person as prescribed by the Ontario 2 . Building Code The fundamental problem with the approaches used in Methods 1 and 2, is that bothmethods fail to take into account how Sewage System Design Flows are actually determinedfor dwellings. In sizing septic systems based ondesign flowsfor residential occupancies (dwellings), designers don’t just consider the number of bedrooms, but they also consider two other additional factors that may require an increase in the design flow capacity. These two factors are: the number of fixture units in excess of a base number and the floor area in excess of a base number. The larger of these latter two factors is then combined with the tabulated bedroom flows to determine the design sewage flows rate. Determining a Safe Occupant Limit of a Septic System Using a Two Step Process: One needs to look beyond the number of bedrooms to account for these other factors. Counting bedroomsis a simple approachbut it is not the most rigorousnor is itnecessarily safe. The most rigorous, defensibleand ultimately safestway to determine the appropriate occupancy for a given septic design, involves two steps. Step 1: The first step is to determine the design sewage flow rate of the existing system. This can be done by examining “permit data.” If these data are unavailable, then the design sewage flow rate can be estimated by assuming that the system was designed following the appropriate Ontario Building Code (OBC). Using the OBC, the design sewage flow rate can then be calculated based on the building characteristics at the time the septic system was designed/constructed. This latter step involves a spreadsheet calculation using the number of bedrooms, floor areas/ fixture units. Step 2: Once the design sewage flow rate has been determined, the second step is to take this daily design flow rate and divide it by the flow rate per person. Where the occupancies are similar to hotel/cottage occupancies, the prescribed flow rate of 500 Litres per day/ person should be used.The result will providethe best estimate of the safe occupancy. 2 See http://www.buildingcode.online/section8.htmlTable 8.2.1.3A, Item 5; Site accessed May 12, 2019. Page 136 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... A Sample Calculation: Q: What is a safe occupancy for a home serviced by a septic system designed and constructed using the Part 8 of the OBC 2017? The home is a four bedroom home which has three full bathrooms, extra sink in ensuite, kitchen sink, washer, laundry tub, dishwasher and total living space of 305 square meters See: https://buildersontario.com/septic-system-cost-ontario Step #1 Determine the Design Sewage FlowRate For a four bedroom house, the bedroom rate is2000 L/d as specified in Table 8.2.1.3 A (Item 4d). To the bedroom rate we need to add the greater of: i)Added flow rate for Fixtures: Where the total fixture count is greater than 20, then 50 L/d should be added for each fixture unit greater than 20. In the sample home, the number of fixture units is 25.5. Therefore, the inflation factor for fixture units is: (25.5 – 20) x 50 = 275L/d. -or- ii)Added factor for Living Space: Next, you need to determine the added flow rate for 22 living space over 200 square meters ( but less than 400m) . For every 10m over 200 2 m, an additional flow rate of 100 L/d needs to be added. Therefore, the added flow for additional flow considering floor area would be: (305-200) x 10 L/d= 1,100 L/d Since ii) is greater than i) then the design sewage flow rate is: 2000 L/d + 1,100 L/d = 3100 L/d Step #2 Determinethe Safe Occupancy Using a per person flow rate of 500 L/d for hotel/cottage occupancies, the safe occupancy can be calculated for the four bedroom home as follows: 3100 L/d = 6 people 500 L/d/p Thus, for the 4 bedroom example home, the safe occupancy based on the design sewage flow rate is 6 people. Page 137 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Stuart Bowser <stuart.bowser@gmail.com> Date: 2019-05-22 12:45 PM (GMT-05:00) To: "Veitch, Ian" <ian.veitch@oro-medonte.ca> Cc: johnfawcett53@gmail.com, Dianne Pearson <diannepearson2015@gmail.com>, Richard Quinney <Richard@hoyes.com>, Kathy Bowser <kathleen.bowser@gmail.com>, David Pearson <davidmpearson2015@gmail.com> Subject: STR controls n light of the problems other municipalities have had with attempting to regulate them once they are established. I think it was very forward workable strategy, however I feel the benefit of that year long reprieve will be squandered if we lack the drive to act STR a stones throw away from from operating but every weekend I see dozens of people using these houses to flop. If we have such a problem enforcing such a cut and dry issue, how could we expect to carry on surveillance to ensure compliance of much looser operational guidelines. Now is the time to head off an administrative, enforcement and legal nightmare by stopping new ones from entering residential neighbourhoods and having the fortitude to actually rid ourselves of the ones blatantly thumbing their noses at us by continuing to ignore our bylaw enforcement. Sincerely Stuart Bowser Page 138 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ HVPOA Contact <hvpoacontact@gmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Tuesday, May 21, 2019 7:10 AM ƚʹ . Council <Council@oro-medonte.ca>; Hughes, Harry <harry.hughes@oro-medonte.ca>; Veitch, Ian <ian.veitch@oro-medonte.ca>; Way, Karen <kway@oro-medonte.ca>; Leigh, Andria <aleigh@oro- medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ HVPOA Response to DRAFT By-law 2019-053 Mayor Hughes and Councillors, The HVPOA Board of Directors has reviewed DRAFT By-law No. 2019--law for the Licensing, Regulating, and Governing of Short-Term Rental Accommodations in the Township of Oro- residents but rather it legitimizes the commercial use of homes in our communities. Please find attached and receive our official response to Draft By-law No. 2019-053. Respectfully, HVPOA Board of Directors Page 139 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... May 20, 2019 Executive Summary The Horseshoe Valley Property Owners Association is the largest Ratepayers Group in Oro-Medonte with over 500 households as members in the largest settlement of the township, comprising over an estimated 2,000 people. On February 26, 2019 Horseshoe Valley Property Owners Association (HVPOA) Board of Directors sent a letter to Council regarding our position on Short-Term Rentals (STRs) in Oro-Medonte. We felt at the time it was a balanced approach that took into consideration the needs of the tourism industry while protecting the rights of homeowners and residents. Motion approved by HVPOA Board of Directors on May 20, 2019: The HVPOA Board has reviewed DRAFT By-law No. 2019--law for the Licensing, Regulating, and Governing of Short-Term Rental Accommodations in the Township of Oro- it will not protect the rights of the homeowners and residents but rather will legitimize the commercial use of homes in our communities. Horseshoe Valley community is in a popular tourist area. There are already many accommodation options available to visitors. These include Carriage Hills, Carriage Ridge, Horseshoe Resort and legal Bed and Breakfasts. We do not support adding Short Terms Rentals to this mix if they are in residential neighbourhoods or settlement areas, especially in major growth areas. We need a total prohibition on Short Term Rentals (STRs) unless we are confident that licensing and zoning requirements will protect the rights of the residents and our members and this draft By-law We await the complete package that includes Phase 2 of this process that we understand will include the zoning by-law land use controls before commenting further. Background: HVPOA Board of Directors Position 2019 was and continues to be: 1. The rights of homeowners and residents to peace and quiet and privacy is paramount and should be protected. 2. Commercial businesses do not belong in areas zoned as residential and in settlement areas. 3. If STRs must be licensed and allowed anywhere in the township (i.e. rural areas and away for settlements) they need to be strictly controlled and the regulations need to consider the following issues: a. Is the location of the STRs the primary residence of the operator and will they be on site traditional Bed & Breakfast)? 1 HVPOA 4 Highland Drive, Oro-Medonte, Ontario L0L 2L0 Page 140 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... b. We DO NOT support entire homes being rented for a short term. These types of rentals should be considered commercial businesses and should NOT be allowed in residential areas. c. There needs to be a minimum length of days of days operators are allowed rent for (7-14 days) d. Is the home on a private septic system and if so, the number in the home cannot exceed the approved capacity of that system? e. Does the surrounding community support the opening of a STRs? f. There must be proven adequate parking on site for the number of approved guests. 4. Any costs incurred by the Township for the administration of licensing or the enforcement of regulations should be cost neutral to the taxpayers. These costs should be incurred by the owner/operators of these rentals. 6. The existing traditional cottage rental industry and the traditional Bed & Breakfast (B&B) owners should not be affected by new regulations or licensing. hed prior to the enactment of regulations or licensing. Once again, we are aware that new STRs are being added to the supply in Oro- Medonte illegally even though there has been an Interim Control By-law in place since June 2018. 8. There should be a significant fine levied against STR owners that violate the regulations with a low to zero tolerance for multiple infractions. HVPOA Board of Directors Position In February of this year HVPOA supported the development of a By-Law that was restrictive and enforceable and prevented commercial STRs in residential areas. We feel this draft By- achieve our requirements and therefore it should not be passed. Our position remains that STRs do not belong in residential areas. There have been restrictions in place for B&B for decades in Oro-Medonte. Why would we allow STRs to operate in residential areas without adhering to the same rules? These rules include operators of a B&B to live on site and that it be their primary residence. This By-Law will allow the STR operators to be 30 minutes away it to be their primary residence. The very intent of the home -sharing industry was to encourage people to share space in their own homes not to allow operators by-pass the legislation and regulations for hotels and motels and other commercial accommodation. The cost of cost of licencing, inspecting and enforcement is also a major concern to the HVPOA Board. We are requesting that the Township provide the constituents with an estimate of these cost. Strict enforcement is essential and as other municipalities have discovered that is very difficult to achieve and very expensive. 2 HVPOA 4 Highland Drive, Oro-Medonte, Ontario L0L 2L0 Page 141 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Conclusions: The HVPOA Board of Directors does not support the passing of this draft By-Law. It will legitimize commercial use of residential properties and will not be effective in ensuring residents safe and peaceful enjoyment of their property. Our position is that STRs should not be allowed to operate in residential and settlement areas, especially in major growth areas. We are concerned about the cost to the taxpayer for the licensing, inspection and enforcement if this By-Law is passed. We are asking to see the cost analysis. We continue to support the extension and enforcement of the Interim Control By-Law until the staff has time to develop a more restrictive solution to this problem the up-coming summer season. We also continue to believe that if this By-Law is passed operators who are currently ignoring the warnings of the Municipal Law Enforcement Officers will now be legitimized and will continue to ignore attempts at further enforcement. This reality is well documented in other municipalities who have attempted similar weak strategies. Thank you for your time, Linda Myles, President HVPOA 3 HVPOA 4 Highland Drive, Oro-Medonte, Ontario L0L 2L0 Page 142 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: HVPOA Contact <hvpoacontact@gmail.com> Date: 2019-05-21 7:10 AM (GMT-05:00) To: ". 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Jo!ejtdvttjpo!xjui!nboz!Sftjefout!xf!bsf!dfsubjomz!opu!jo!gbwpvs!pg!bmmpxjoh! TUSt0Bjscoc-!Dpnnfsdjbm!Cvtjofttft!up!pqfsbuf!jo!Tfuumfnfou0Sftjefoujbm! bsfbt-!tvdi!bt!S2-!S3!fud/!boe!xf!usvtu!uif!Psp.Nfepouf!Upxotijq!'!Dpvodjm! xjmm!nblf!uif!sjhiu!efdjtjpo!boe!qvti!uijt!Wpuf!cbdl!voujm!bmm!btqfdut!pg!uif! Qspqptfe!Esbgu!ibt!cffo!dpnqjmfe!'!dpnqmfufe"! ! Uibol!zpv!gps!zpvs!ujnf ! Tjodfsfmz! ! Kpio!'!Kbofu!Gbxdfuu! 83!Mboetdbqf!Esjwf-! Psp.Nfepouf/!PO! M1M!3M1! Page 145 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ tracy lemay <tlemay@sympatico.ca> {ĻƓƷʹ Tuesday, May 21, 2019 9:52 PM ƚʹ . Council <Council@oro-medonte.ca>; Leigh, Andria <aleigh@oro-medonte.ca> /ĭʹ Pam LeMay <plemay@primus.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Short-term rental bylaw Dear Mayor and Council, Re: Short Term Rental Bylaw We have reviewed the Draft STR Bylaw that Council will be discussing on May 22, and would like to express our views. In our opinion, STRs as described in the bylaw (detached dwellings containing up to10 guests, with no on-site management) have no place in residential zones, and will have the effect of destroying neighborhoods. The problems associated with these premises are well known. We do not think that Council should be supporting them or facilitating their expansion in the Township. We do not believe that STRs should be in residential zones at all, but if they are, they should be located in residences where the owners live on-site. We think that the measures in the bylaw aimed at curbing the offensive nature of STRs are unenforceable and will be ineffective. We have read the letter sent to you by the Horseshoe Valley Property Owners Association, and fully endorse their position. Sincerely Pamela LeMay Tracy LeMay 1073 Woodland Dr. Page 146 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Barry Sookman 187 Armour Blvd. Toronto Ontario M3H-1M3 bsookman@gmail.com 647-298-0414 May 22, 2019 Township of Oro-Medonte 148 Line 7 South Oro-Medonte, ON L0L2E0 Attn: All Members of Council E-Mail council@oro-medonte.ca Cc Andria Leigh aleigh@oro-medonte.ca Dear Council Members: Re: Short-Term Rental ByLaws Thank you for providing me an opportunity to comment on the draft bylaw which is to be discussed tonight. I previously made submissions to Council in a letter and a deputation about why a drastic regulatory approach to STRs is not the best way to address any problems in the Township. I will not repeat them here, but still believe them to be apt. Accordingly, I will focus my remarks in the draft bylaw. Much more information about the proposal needs to be known to fully assess it. For example, the proposal does not address when it will be implemented or how any transition would work to ensure residents can get licensed and avoid interfering with exiting commitments to guests and legal non- There are many aspects of the proposal that are onerous and impractical and which, in my respectful drafted would be illegal and would likely be struck down in a legal challenge. The following are some non-exhaustive examples. Onerous and impractical 1.The 10 people maximum and 2 person per bedroom is unreasonable. (a) bedroom. The formula is inconsistent with the Ontario Building Code which has no 10 person cap and which adds extra capacity based on the number of fixtures such as bathrooms and size of a property. (b) It discriminates against larger properties which have more than 5 bedrooms and large spaces next to abutting properties. (c) Also, potential problems with STRs is not based on absolute numbers, but on the types of guests that occupy a property. The requirement for a renters code will help address problem guests. Page 147 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... page 2 (d) The prohibition in the bylaw against screening based on age of guests will do much more to result in neighbour disturbances than permitting more than 10 guests. See, s10(2) which is problematic. (e) Given that families are least likely to cause any problems they should be encouraged by not counting children and infants in the maximum numbers of individuals permitted. 2.The proposal would require there to be parking for 3 vehicles plus one for each bedroom with defined dimensions for each spot. (a) For a 5 bedroom home this would appear to require over 2100 sq ft of parking. This seems like poison pill and likely cannot be met by most residents. (b) A much better solution is simply to require that all guests must park on driveways on the property. 3.The administration burdens on property owners to get all required approvals and inspections and costs for the Township cannot be justified. I question whether all of this is really necessary. I submit this should not be required, but at the very least it be fully costed and budgeted by the Township. Has it been? 4.The bi-annual licensing costs are also excessive, especially when you take into account that this proposal would drastically reduce the ability to do STRs. 5.There is no need to require that insurance policies contain endorsements that the Township receive notice of a policy cancellation. Also, there is no need for insurance coverage of $2 million. This just increases costs for no discernible benefits to the Township. 6.There are requirements to provide significant amounts of personal information. This runs the personal information to be published on a website and s3(e) identify corporation shareholders. Illegal and unenforceable 7.The proposal relies on the Municipal Act to essentially regulate uses and users of properties. It would also override and be inconsistent with exiting zoning bylaws. A licensing regime cannot, as this draft bylaw does, indirectly adopt or regulate matters that must be enacted as part of a zoning regime and which are subject to the protections and procedures under the Planning Act. There is clear law that a municipality cannot do indirectly through a licensing regime what must be done through zoning. For example: (a) The occupancy limit restriction is inconsistent with exiting zoning rules which do not impose any limits on the number of occupants in residential zones and which do not nged through a licensing regime bypassing the protections and processes in the Planning Act. (b) 19205075 Township of Oro-Medonte - May 22, 2019 Page 148 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... page 3 (c) The licensing by-law would be unenforceable as it illegitimately targets only legal non- conforming uses. (d) This bylaw is inconsistent with the prior decision of Council which voted for Option 2 in the planning report. That option called for a combination of a zoning and licensing regime. No other Ontario municipality, to my knowledge, has tried to regulate STRs using only a licensing regime without also amending its zoning bylaw and without acknowledging the rights of legal non-confirming uses. Even Toronto has conditioned its proposed licensing regime on the enactment of the changes in zoning laws. (e) rights and is not the right vehicle for restricting uses and users of properties. It also wrongly assumes that all STRs are operated as businesses and thus the legal basis for the proposal is also questionable on this ground. 8.The township is also essentially enacting an administrative regime, but has not included the safeguards necessary to ensure that it complies with established rules to render it legal. For example, besides what I have already referred to: (a) It has not included a due diligence defense and the penalties are punitive. (b) There is too much unfettered discretion in deciding when licenses can be issued, renewed, or revoked, and the rules are inordinately vague. The rights of non-renewal can be based on minor infractions which individually or in the aggregate are not , s6 refusal to provide a license. (c) The broad inspection rights also appear to be inconsistent with the provisions of the Municipal Act and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms against unreasonable searches. See for example, s4(1), s16, and 17. I thank Council for holding the meeting later tonight and providing an opportunity for community input. I Council still wants to proceed with Option 2 in the I suggest that Council ask Andria prepare a list of lawful options for regulation that can be the subject of community consultation and feedback prior to any further bylaw being tabled for consideration. Yours truly, Barry B. Sookman BBS/mb 19205075 Township of Oro-Medonte - May 22, 2019 Page 149 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Janice Witty <jwitty@odat.ca> {ĻƓƷʹ Saturday, May 25, 2019 1:58 PM ƚʹ Hughes, Harry <harry.hughes@oro-medonte.ca>; Scott, Shawn <shawn.scott@oro-medonte.ca>; Jermey, Scott <scott.jermey@oro-medonte.ca>; Veitch, Ian <ian.veitch@oro-medonte.ca>; Macpherson, Scott <scott.macpherson@oro-medonte.ca>; Keane, Cathy <cathy.keane@oro-medonte.ca>; Greenlaw, Randy <randy.greenlaw@oro-medonte.ca>; Leigh, Andria <aleigh@oro-medonte.ca>; Way, Karen <kway@oro-medonte.ca>; Dunn, Robin <rdunn@oro-medonte.ca>; pressna@ecf.utoronto.ca /ĭʹ Janice Witty <jwitty@odat.ca>; Tom Witty <twitty@odat.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Follow Up from May 22 Council Meeting - STR Suggestions/Solutions re Draft By-Law 2019-053 Following attendance at the May 22 Council Meeting, we ask that you, Oro Medonte Mayor, Council and Staff please consider the following with respect to the draft By-Law 2019-053 - Short Term Rental Accommodations. This list of suggestions/solutions has been modified/amended since our attendance at the May 22, 2019 meeting, and differ somewhat from our initial email dated May 9, 2019. 1. Short private and primary residence of the homeowner(s); not owned by a corporation, business partnership or absentee home owner(s). 2. Short Term Rental Accommodations must be a minimum of one week (7 days) in duration (no single night or weekend rentals or mid-week Corporate Retreats or celebratory events which would require event licenses). (minimum stay extended to 14 days would be preferable) 3. All STR's must be registered and licensed and must meet all By-Law (code) requirements for fire, septic/sanitary, parking and traffic safety (road speed limits). Registration/licensing would be based on occupancy, total beds advertised/rented (similar to hotel & motel rental properties). 4. All new STR applications must be vetted with neighbours and a notice sent out by Council advising that a home as applied for a license. Residents would thus have the same right to petition Council as they would if a neighbour wanted to build a new garage or put an addition onto their home. The rental license would thus be approved by Council (or not), based on the input by the neighbours and recommendation of Staff. 5. Existing STR rental operations would be given a grace period of 4-6 months to comply with the new By-Law (code regulations) or face shut-down by the Township. 6. A complaint mechanism be put in place whereby repeat registered STR offenders can lose their license should there be three or more instances of noise complaints, garbage, speeding, overcrowding, etc. noted within one 12/24/36 month period. (select most appropriate based on feedback). 7. STR licensing fees should be commensurate with the size/number of sleeping -7 bedrooms vs 1-2 or 3-4 particularly when rentals can be >$1000 2000 per night. (to assist in off-setting associated increased Oro Medonte administrative costs). 8. ntal, signed off by the renter. This must be posted in each STR home in a visible location, outlining the purpose & objectives, guiding principles, residential norms (noise & disturbance, access & parking, Page 150 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... bonfires/burning, traffic safety, water safety, maximum number of renters & guests, recycling & garbage, sewage & water, etc. and requirement for compliance. Code of Conduct guidelines should be provided by Oro Medonte, to be consistent for all licensees. 9. By-Law officers have appropriate training and authority to issue summons at the offending property, regarding STR complaints. 10. Consideration be given to contract OPP Pay Duty constables, who have rights to issue warnings and summons regarding STR complaints or other illegal matters/offences, if an appropriate number of By-Law officers are not available for community contact during peak weekend and/or STR rental periods. (i.e. long holiday weekends, weekends throughout June, July, August) Your consideration and action regarding this highly sensitive and controversial matter is appreciated as you move forward with the next (and perhaps final draft of By-Law 2019-053) and the subsequent Zoning review. Sincerely, Janice & Tom Witty 9 Jermey Lane, Oro Medonte, ON L0L 1T0 Page 151 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Stuart Bowser <stuart.bowser@gmail.com> Date: 2019-05-22 12:45 PM (GMT-05:00) To: "Veitch, Ian" <ian.veitch@oro-medonte.ca> Cc: johnfawcett53@gmail.com, Dianne Pearson <diannepearson2015@gmail.com>, Richard Quinney <Richard@hoyes.com>, Kathy Bowser <kathleen.bowser@gmail.com>, David Pearson <davidmpearson2015@gmail.com> Subject: STR controls CAUTION: light of the problems other municipalities have had with attempting to regulate them once they are established. I think study them and come up with a workable strategy, however I feel the benefit of that year long reprieve will be squandered if we lack the drive to act now in a way that stops them from entering our community. I y back door. The dozens of people using these houses to flop. If we have such a problem enforcing such a cut and dry issue, how could we expect to carry on surveillance to ensure compliance of much looser operational guidelines. Now is the time to head off an administrative, enforcement and legal nightmare by stopping new ones from entering residential neighbourhoods and having the fortitude to actually rid ourselves of the ones blatantly thumbing their noses at us by continuing to ignore our bylaw enforcement. Sincerely Stuart Bowser Page 152 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Frank Maw <frankmaw@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 4, 2019 9:44 AM To: . Council <Council@oro-medonte.ca> Cc: Leigh, Andria <aleigh@oro-medonte.ca>; Rachel Inch <rachel@jaynescottages.com>; Betsy Sumner <betsysumner@gmail.com> Subject: Pending Regulation of Short Term Rentals in Oro-Medonte Dear Council Members, on Horseshoe Valley Rd with a September move in date. We are also fortunate enough to have a modest cottage in Muskoka which we have historically rented for several weeks each summer. Having reviewed the terms of the STR regulations that are currently before council, I am compelled to object to their approval as written, in the strongest way. The onerous terms of the proposed regulations would most certainly eliminate any possibility of our renting our Horseshoe Valley home in the winter should we wish to do so and should such regulations creep into other municipalities such as Muskoka Lakes, it would certainly take us out of the rental market with the cottage. on the ski hills, restaurants, rental agents and a great cross section of other merchants would be hugely negative as skiers and other vacationers would head to locations with a much friendlier rental environment. Oro-Medonte has a comprehensive collection of by-laws that cover the vast majority of the negative situations that you wish to prevent with this new set of STR regulations. Is council fully satisfied that by-law enforcement has been adequately exercised in combating the misdemeanours and bad behaviour that the new regulations are intended to curtail? Likely not. Has council sought the input of all local rental agencies with the notion of developing standards that the agencies would apply to their STR clients? I hope that you are not acting upon the insistence of a very small but vocal minority plus what you believe to be the tacit support of a larger group that are uninformed and silent on the issue. If weighed with full consideration of all elements, the proposed STR regulations could do more harm than good in ORO-Medonte. I sincerely hope that you will vote against their adoption. Yours truly, Frank Maw P.S. - Please notify me of future updates and council meeting dates. Thanks Page 153 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Aubrey Basdeo <abasdeo@me.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Tuesday, June 4, 2019 2:46 PM ƚʹ . Council <Council@oro-medonte.ca> /ĭʹ Leigh, Andria <aleigh@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Short-Term Rental Legislation Oro-Medonte Dear Council Members: With respect to the proposed licensing bylaw for short term rentals (STR) in Oro-Medonte Township, I would like to register my opposition to any restrictive licensing regime and specifically to the following regulations, listed in the proposal submitted to Council, that: Require the property to be the primary residence of the host Be owner occupied during the rental period Have occupant limits of no more than 10 guest or fewer, and be for a minimum period of 10 days An excessive bi-annual license fee of $2,000 In order to be kept up to date with Council proceedings with the STR proposal I would like to be included in the email list inviting the public to upcoming meetings and to get updates on what the Council is doing. My email address is: abasdeo@me.com. Thanks in advance. Aubrey Basdeo 4-1053 Brackenrig Rd Port Carling, Ont P0B 1J0 Page 154 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Bill Prestia <wprestia@hotmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Tuesday, June 4, 2019 4:49 PM ƚʹ . Council <Council@oro-medonte.ca> /ĭʹ Leigh, Andria <aleigh@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Restrictions on cottage rentals Good afternoon I am emailing the council today to strongly appose the possible future restrictions on renting cottages in the Muskoka and surrounding cottage country. My family has a new cottage on Lake Muskoka that we rent some times up to 5/6 weeks of the summer. The proposed restrictions make absolutely no sense to cottage owners. I strongly oppose the following list of restrictions: 1. The cottage being the primary residence of the renter . This makes absolutely no sense seeing as much of the high end rentals in the region are not the primary residence our the renters. 2. Be owner occupied during the rental. That kind of defeats the purpose of renting the property! Most renters rent during times when they're unable to use the property for their own use. Why would a renter want to be there at the same time as the owner? 3. My particular cottage sleeps 18/20 guests, why should I have a restriction on how many people (10) can stay there when each cottage large or small has different levels of accommodating guests. 4. The duration of the rental being set at 7 days! This isn't a huge concern for me since 99% on our rentals are 1,2 and 3 weeks at a time. But still is not fair to limit the busy holidays weekends for 3/4 day rentals. 5. Bi-Annual fee. Not sure why the council has the right to impose a fee on a private persons ability to rent a property the have purchased with their hard earned money. We all pay huge taxes to be there, that should be more then enough for the city which only provide minimal service to the cottages. Thank you for your time and please send me future emails in regards to this issue and dates the council is meeting so I have the opportunity to voice my opinion if I so choose. Page 155 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Irene Patterson Date: 2019-06-04 11:46 AM (GMT-05:00) To: ". Council" Subject: Opposition to ANY Restrictive Licensing Regime I oppose any regulations that would require the property to be the primary residence of the host, be owner occupied during the rental, have occupant limits of no more that 10 guests or fewer, for a minimum period of time ( 7 days ) and the EXCESSIVE $2000 bi-annual fee. Please send me updates on what this council is doing. Many thanks Irene Patterson Partner KONTACT Marketing Group 482 South Service Road, Suite 100 Oakville, Ontario L6J 2X6 416.400.4031 irene@kontactmarketinggroup.com Page 156 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... 1 5ğƷĻʹ WǒƓĻ ЍͲ ЋЉЊВ To: Township of Oro-Medonte 148 Line 7 South Oro-Medonte, ON L0L2E0 CƩƚƒʹ \[ğǒƩĻƓ ǒƩŭĻƚƓ źƌƌźğƒ aƚƩƩƚǞ ЋЋЌВ \[ğƉĻƭŷƚƩĻ wƚğķ 9ğƭƷ hƩƚ aĻķƚƓƷĻͲ hb \[Љ\[ ЊЉ Attn: All Members of Council Cc: Andria Leigh aleigh@oro-medonte.ca Re: DRAFT By-Law No. 2018-053 Our first reaction to reading this draft was to do a line-by-line critique dissertation. We feel however, that we did not want to supply council members with reams of reading material as fodder for insomnia. Rather we are presenting our thoughts regarding the support of SRAs in the municipality of Oro-Medonte. It has been agreed that Oro-Medonte is a beautiful area to reside, enjoy and share the benefits of this diverse community. This proposed by-law would effectively squash the availability of affordable accommodation to visitors, and drastically reduce tourism. At the present time, hotel accommodation is only available north to Orillia, or south to Barrie. These are the communities that receive accommodation, shopping, food and entertainment dollars from visiting tourists. Not Oro-Medonte. We do not have a local tourist accommodation attraction other and Horseshoe Valley (not lakefront), to house visitors to our area. SRAs fulfill this need. In order to participate in the sharing economy that has burst onto the global scene, SRAs owners/operators have stepped up to the plate and welcomed visitors to our municipality. The harsh and restrictive clauses contained in the draft by-law will force current SRAs to close down, or alternatively, operate as an underground economy. As was voiced by members of the public who operate an SRA, they do so because existing circumstances, retirement, illness or loss of a spouse, does not provide them funding to remain in our municipality. Some of these residents are long time residents and do not wish to leave our community, but this by-law will otherwise force their hand. The global sharing economy focuses not on ownership, but on access to assets or resources. When the idea first became widely recognized in 2011, it was dubbed by The sharing Page 157 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... 2 economy puts great stock in trust as its currency. Both parties must be trustworthy; the owner operator as well as the renter, in the case of the SRAs. It is incumbent upon all parties to adhere to policies that protect not only the property of the owner, but also the enjoyment of the sharing by the renter. I believe the strict policies of this draft by-law will not encourage the development of the sharing economy. It will also restrict the development of tourism to our municipality. As the premise of the shared economy is based on trust and responsibility, we request that council allow the SRA industry to continue in Oro-Medonte. In conversations with other residents, we believe the current draft by-law penalizes those who operate responsibly. For those SRAs who have had complaints against their SRA, fines, etc. should be levied and further action taken when not compliant. With regard to licensing without current zoning, SRA operators are currently all operating blindly. Zoning should be put in place to at least give SRA operators the benefit of knowing where SRAs can operate. Shutting down everyone does not benefit the community nor increase the development of tourism, and gives Oro-Medonte a bad name with respect to welcoming visitors. Until such time as Oro-Medonte can provide hotel/motel accommodations for tourists to this area, SRAs are the current answer, and they are contributing to the development of the global sharing economy. If Oro-Medonte wants to be seen as an active participant in the development of the global sharing economy, council should give consideration to amending the draft by-laws as they currently stand. Does the council of the Township of Oro-Medonte want to be remembered as the ones who killed the shared economy in our area? Yours respectfully, Lauren Turgeon William Morrow Page 158 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ jaynes cottages <jayne@jaynescottages.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Sunday, June 9, 2019 9:02 PM ƚʹ . Council <Council@oro-medonte.ca> /ĭʹ Leigh, Andria <aleigh@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Short-Term Rental Legislation Oro-Medonte Dear Council Members I am the owner of Jayne's Cottages, a cottage rental agency in primary the Muskoka region. I have been made aware of your township's interest in assessing the pros and cons of Short Term Legislation and would like to add my personal and business viewpoint to this analysis. For background, the Township of Muskoka Lakes put together a Steering Committee for this same topic in 2018, in which I was asked to participate in. Our committee came to the recommendation that owners should be fined if their property is rented to unruly groups and there should be a stepped up bylaw enforcement to penalize negligent renters = AND OWNERS - for noise, garbage and other disturbances. It was quite quickly determined that an industry that has been going on for generations that involved over 2000 rental properties should not be forced into legislation when only a dozen or so compliants are registered per cottage season. We also recommended a Code of Conduct for Renters to better educate rental parties, who likely would not know if the local bylaws should they not be otherwise posted. So like in the Muskoka region, my company is opposed to any legislation that impedes a property owner for acting with their ownership rights for the properties that they own. Cottage property ownership in our collective beautiful lake district in Ontario has for generations been supported by rentals to allow owners to afford the necessary upkeep of their properties. Property values are also supported by the fact that owners can rent their properties to afford the upkeep. Your proposed bylaws of short term rentals would devalue properties as owners would find the restrictions excessively restrictive and most likely, they would not rent and new owners would choose not to buy in your your region (due to the excessive legislation imposed for deciding to rent). Furthermore, like in the Township of Muskoka lakes, the capacity for tourism would be significantly reduced should these rules come into affect. Restricting tourism affects local businesses, property values and new business development in the region. Jayne's Cottages, since it's inception in 2015 has brought over $20 million dollars of business from rentals into the Muskoka region. There is a vacation rental industry statistic that is 1/3 of a party's tourism spend is on lodging and 2/3 is spent in the region, so our number could be easily increased by over 50% to an additional $50 million in the Muskoka region for the party's spend while on holiday. Page 159 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... With respect to the proposed licensing bylaw for short term rentals (STR) in Oro- Medonte Township, I would like to register my opposition to any restrictive licensing regime and specifically to the following regulations, listed in the proposal submitted to Council, that: Require the property to be the primary residence of the host Be owner occupied during the rental period Have occupant limits of no more than 10 guest or fewer, and be for a minimum period of 10 days An excessive bi-annual license fee of $2,000 In order to be kept up to date with Council proceedings with the STR proposal I would like to be included in the email list inviting the public to upcoming meetings and to get updates on what the Council is doing. My email address is: jayne@jaynescottages.com. Should you wish to contact me directly to present our viewpoint, do not hesitate to contact me. Regards Jayne McCaw President p +1 416 258 5168 w www.jaynescottages.com e jayne@jaynescottages.com Page 160 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Sean Aylward <SAylward@fctholdings.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Sunday, June 9, 2019 11:50 AM ƚʹ . Council <Council@oro-medonte.ca> /ĭʹ Leigh, Andria <aleigh@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ I strongly support the opposition outlined to the proposed short term rental by-law. My position is reflected in the Attachment below Page 161 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Barry Sookman 187 Armour Blvd. Toronto Ontario M3H-1M3 bsookman@gmail.com 647-298-0414 May 22, 2019 Township of Oro-Medonte 148 Line 7 South Oro-Medonte, ON L0L2E0 Attn: All Members of Council E-Mail council@oro-medonte.ca Cc Andria Leigh aleigh@oro-medonte.ca Dear Council Members: Re: Short-Term Rental ByLaws Thank you for providing me an opportunity to comment on the draft bylaw which is to be discussed tonight. I previously made submissions to Council in a letter and a deputation about why a drastic regulatory approach to STRs is not the best way to address any problems in the Township. I will not repeat them here, but still believe them to be apt. Accordingly, I will focus my remarks in the draft bylaw. Much more information about the proposal needs to be known to fully assess it. For example, the proposal does not address when it will be implemented or how any transition would work to ensure residents can get licensed and avoid interfering with exiting commitments to guests and legal non- There are many aspects of the proposal that are onerous and impractical and which, in my respectful drafted would be illegal and would likely be struck down in a legal challenge. The following are some non-exhaustive examples. Onerous and impractical 1.The 10 people maximum and 2 person per bedroom is unreasonable. (a) bedroom. The formula is inconsistent with the Ontario Building Code which has no 10 person cap and which adds extra capacity based on the number of fixtures such as bathrooms and size of a property. (b) It discriminates against larger properties which have more than 5 bedrooms and large spaces next to abutting properties. (c) Also, potential problems with STRs is not based on absolute numbers, but on the types of guests that occupy a property. The requirement for a renters code will help address problem guests. Page 162 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... page 2 (d) The prohibition in the bylaw against screening based on age of guests will do much more to result in neighbour disturbances than permitting more than 10 guests. See, s10(2) which is problematic. (e) Given that families are least likely to cause any problems they should be encouraged by not counting children and infants in the maximum numbers of individuals permitted. 2.The proposal would require there to be parking for 3 vehicles plus one for each bedroom with defined dimensions for each spot. (a) For a 5 bedroom home this would appear to require over 2100 sq ft of parking. This seems like poison pill and likely cannot be met by most residents. (b) A much better solution is simply to require that all guests must park on driveways on the property. 3.The administration burdens on property owners to get all required approvals and inspections and costs for the Township cannot be justified. I question whether all of this is really necessary. I submit this should not be required, but at the very least it be fully costed and budgeted by the Township. Has it been? 4.The bi-annual licensing costs are also excessive, especially when you take into account that this proposal would drastically reduce the ability to do STRs. 5.There is no need to require that insurance policies contain endorsements that the Township receive notice of a policy cancellation. Also, there is no need for insurance coverage of $2 million. This just increases costs for no discernible benefits to the Township. 6.There are requirements to provide significant amounts of personal information. This runs the personal information to be published on a website and s3(e) identify corporation shareholders. Illegal and unenforceable 7.The proposal relies on the Municipal Act to essentially regulate uses and users of properties. It would also override and be inconsistent with exiting zoning bylaws. A licensing regime cannot, as this draft bylaw does, indirectly adopt or regulate matters that must be enacted as part of a zoning regime and which are subject to the protections and procedures under the Planning Act. There is clear law that a municipality cannot do indirectly through a licensing regime what must be done through zoning. For example: (a) The occupancy limit restriction is inconsistent with exiting zoning rules which do not impose any limits on the number of occupants in residential zones and which do not nged through a licensing regime bypassing the protections and processes in the Planning Act. (b) 19205075 Township of Oro-Medonte - May 22, 2019 Page 163 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... page 3 (c) The licensing by-law would be unenforceable as it illegitimately targets only legal non- conforming uses. (d) This bylaw is inconsistent with the prior decision of Council which voted for Option 2 in the planning report. That option called for a combination of a zoning and licensing regime. No other Ontario municipality, to my knowledge, has tried to regulate STRs using only a licensing regime without also amending its zoning bylaw and without acknowledging the rights of legal non-confirming uses. Even Toronto has conditioned its proposed licensing regime on the enactment of the changes in zoning laws. (e) rights and is not the right vehicle for restricting uses and users of properties. It also wrongly assumes that all STRs are operated as businesses and thus the legal basis for the proposal is also questionable on this ground. 8.The township is also essentially enacting an administrative regime, but has not included the safeguards necessary to ensure that it complies with established rules to render it legal. For example, besides what I have already referred to: (a) It has not included a due diligence defense and the penalties are punitive. (b) There is too much unfettered discretion in deciding when licenses can be issued, renewed, or revoked, and the rules are inordinately vague. The rights of non-renewal can be based on minor infractions which individually or in the aggregate are not , s6 refusal to provide a license. (c) The broad inspection rights also appear to be inconsistent with the provisions of the Municipal Act and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms against unreasonable searches. See for example, s4(1), s16, and 17. I thank Council for holding the meeting later tonight and providing an opportunity for community input. I Council still wants to proceed with Option 2 in the I suggest that Council ask Andria prepare a list of lawful options for regulation that can be the subject of community consultation and feedback prior to any further bylaw being tabled for consideration. Yours truly, Barry B. Sookman BBS/mb 19205075 Township of Oro-Medonte - May 22, 2019 Page 164 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Elizabeth Mendes <elizabeth.mendes@ext.airbnb.com> {ĻƓƷʹ June 11, 2019 10:39 PM ƚʹ . Council <Council@oro-medonte.ca>; Leigh, Andria <aleigh@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Short-Term Rental Regulations This email originated from outside of Oro-Medonte's email system. Do CAUTION: not open links or attachments you were not specifically expecting, even from known senders. If you have any doubts, please contact I.T. Dear Council Members, We are writing to you today to express concern over the recent proposed By-laws regarding short-term rental policy in Oro-Medonte. Airbnb supports fair, flexible and easy-to-follow regulations for home sharing. The vast majority of our hosts are everyday people and families, friends and neighbours. They are responsible hosts, many of whom are sharing their home or a cottage that they have already been renting out for many years through more traditional means. Hosts in Oro-Medonte are passionate about sharing their favourite local spots with visitors -- restaurants, cafes, shops, attractions -- which not only enriches the experience of travelers, but injects significant amounts of money into small, local restaurants and shops. Modernizing the current rules for home sharing in Oro-Medonte is an important step. In our experience working with communities across Canada, small communities that replicate the regulatory systems of much larger cities end up shouldering burdensome and unnecessary costs given the significant difference in resources and needs.This costs taxpayers additional money for goals and can have negative unintended consequences. For that reason, we encourage you to consider taking a lighter touch approach when modernizing the rules for short-term rentals Unfortunately, the current proposed regulatory approach is heavy-handed and onerous, with fees proposed for the host community that far exceed those proposed in other Canadian cities that have a significantly larger host population. We know from our work around the world that the best and most effective regulatory frameworks for home sharing offer fair, easy-to-follow rules that support the casual nature of home sharing. We would encourage you to keep the following principles in mind as you continue this process: The vacation rental of cottages have been an active part of the economic fabric of communities like yours for generations. While people-to-people platforms have simplified the process for many, vacation rentals are not a new phenomenon. Most communities already have by-laws in place that address issues and concerns that are sometimes raised including noise, parking and septic regulations. There is no need to re-develop rules specifically for vacation rentals. The host community specifically in Oro-Medonte remains statistically small and putting in place a burdensome system of rules and regulations that duplicate other by-laws will create Airbnb is committed to our role as a good community partner and we stand by our commitment to ensure a safe and positive experience for our hosts, their guests and neighbours. One of the Page 165 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... reasons f trust with -- and ensuring the safety of -- our hosts, guests, and neighbours. dures that you may find of interest. Trust and Safety on Airbnb The growth of short- investments in innovative tools that protect hosts, guests, and neighbours in every community where we operate: Background Checks and Watch Lists: While no background check system is infallible, we screen all hosts and guests globally against regulatory, terrorist, and sanctions watch lists. We are working with additional governments around the world to identify where we can do more background checks. Risk Scoring: To help prevent bad actors from ever accessing our platform in the first place, each and every Airbnb reservation is scored ahead of time for risk. We have a real-time detection system that uses machine learning and predictive analytics to instantly evaluate hundreds of signals to flag and then stop any suspicious activity. When we detect potentially concerning behaviour, our team takes a range of actions, including removing a user from the platform entirely. Profiles: Each and every person on Airbnb has a profile page with important information about themselves. In order to book or host, you must provide us a full name, date of birth, phone number, email address, and payment information. Hosts can also require that guests provide Airbnb with a government ID before booking their listing, and then the host in turn is required to do so as well. Reviews: Our review system enables you to see what other community members have said about a potential guest, host, or home. Guests and hosts publicly review each other and can only do so after the reservation is complete, so you know the feedback is based on actual experiences. Home Safety: We run home safety workshops with hosts and local fire services to equip our community with the latest advice from leading experts, and we also give out free smoke and carbon monoxide detectors to hosts. 24/7 Global Response & Assistance: In the rare event that any issue should arise, day, 7 days a week in 11 different languages to help make things right with rebooking assistance, as well as refunds, reimbursements, and support programs like our Host Guarantee and Host Protection Insurance. If, for instance, you arrive at a listing and here to help. Neighbour Tool: We want to do everything we can to help our community members be good neighbours in the places they too call home, which is why we launched our neighbour Tool. Anyone can go to airbnb.ca/neighbours to share specific concerns they Page 166 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... might have about a listing in their community. Hosting is a big responsibility and those who fail to meet our standards and expectations will be subject to suspension or removal. Host Guarantee: Hosts can rest assured that they are protected by our Million Dollar Host Guarantee, which covers listings for up to $1,000,000 CAD in damage -- free for all hosts and every single booking. o There have been over 500 million guest arrivals in Airbnb listings to date. In 2017, there were more than 49 million trips at Airbnb listings worldwide. Significant property damage (claims that were reimbursed under our Host Guarantee program for over $1,000) was reported to us only 0.004% of the time. At that rate, you could host a new reservation every single day for over 63 years without expecting to file a significant property damage claim under our Host Guarantee. Insurance: Our Host Protection Insurance provides home sharing hosts with additional protection against third party claims of property damage or bodily injury up to $1,000,000 CAD. Again, we appreciate the opportunity to discuss short-term rentals in Oro-Medonte, and look forward to future opportunities to engage with you. Do not hesitate to reach out. Kind regards, Elizabeth Mendes Public Policy Canada Page 167 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Emily Rayson <emily.rayson@canadastays.com> {ĻƓƷʹ June 11, 2019 5:08 PM ƚʹ . Council <Council@oro-medonte.ca>; Leigh, Andria <aleigh@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Your upcoming short-term rental legislation This email originated from outside of Oro-Medonte's email system. Do CAUTION: not open links or attachments you were not specifically expecting, even from known senders. If you have any doubts, please contact I.T. Dear Council Members, largest vacation rental website. We have been operating for close to 11 years now, and have been a major contributor to the short term rental industry in Canada. national operation, offering the chance for people who cannot afford a cottage of their own to rent from property owners sitting with vacant cottages. Both parties benefit in this relationship short term renters have the opportunity to create their own cottage memories, often returning to the same property year after year, and property owners get a chance to fund some of their memories. Legislating that property owners use their primary residence and be onsite during these rental periods would seriously curtail the enjoyment of the renters as sharing family moments with a stranger puts that whole notion in jeopardy. In addition, the impact of tourism dollars spent by short term renters cannot be underestimated. Although Oro-Medonte might not see the direct benefit of this, the spillover effect into other nearby communities is significant as short term renters are buying groceries, renting boats, buying lift tickets, eating in restaurants and engaging in activities within driving distance of their rental, contributing significant tourism dollars to local communities. Implementing restrictive regulations for short term rentals would seriously impact the success of local businesses who depend on these tourism dollars. I strongly urge you to reconsider the proposed licensing bylaws you have drafted for short term rentals in Oro-Medonte, specifically the requirement that: - The property be the primary residence of the host - The property owner be an occupant during the rental period - There be occupancy limits of no more than 10 guests - There the rental period be at least 10 days long Page 168 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... - There be an excessive bi-annual license fee of $2,000 As you reconsider these restrictions, I also ask that you determine and share with everyone your plan to enforce these restrictions with property owners, and the costs associated with that effort relative to the impact on surrounding businesses. In addition, I ask that you grandfather all existing bookings with property owners in your area whatever your resolution so that the guests with confirmed reservations are not left scrambling to rebook in other locations, as the season is upon us and most cottages are now booked solid for the summer. I would be happy to talk about the industry fu emily.rayson@canadastays.com or 647-925-9947. Thank you for your consideration. Regards, Emily _________________________________ Emily Rayson | COO CanadaStays +1 647 925 9947 | +1 416 388 0405 www.canadastays.com Page 169 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ jacqueline jeffery <jacquiejeffery@yahoo.ca> {ĻƓƷʹ Tuesday, June 11, 2019 3:00 PM ƚʹ . Council <Council@oro-medonte.ca> /ĭʹ Leigh, Andria <aleigh@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Short term rentals This email originated from outside of Oro-Medonte's email system. Do CAUTION: not open links or attachments you were not specifically expecting, even from known senders. If you have any doubts, please contact I.T. Good afternoon, It has come to my attention that there is a petition for control of short term rentals in the Oro-Medonte area. My cottage is in Hawkins Corner and this decision may affect my property. I have owned the cottage for over 15 years and short term rentals allows me to maintain the costs of the property. This common for those with a second property to maintain. I spend a great deal of time there and reducing my ability to afford the property will only result in having to sell. Can you detail the reasons for these proposed regulations? As well as the minutes from any meetings held? Best, Jacqueline Jeffery Page 170 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Michael Kravchenko <utka76@hotmail.com> Sent: June 11, 2019 10:59 AM To: Leigh, Andria <aleigh@oro-medonte.ca>; . Council <Council@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: Fair Short Term Rental Regulations in Your Area This email originated from outside of Oro-Medonte's email system. Do CAUTION: not open links or attachments you were not specifically expecting, even from known senders. If you have any doubts, please contact I.T. Hello, If new legislation is implemented it will not make any good to us. We are against any regulations that would require the property to be the primary residence of the host, be owner-occupied during the rental, have occupancy limits of no more than 10 guests, and be for a minimum period e.g. 7 days. Thank you, Michael Kravchenko From: CanadaStays Sent: June 11, 2019 10:30 AM To: utka76@hotmail.com Subject: Take Action Now to Shape Fair Short Term Rental Regulations in Your Area View in a web browser Hello Mike, The Oro-Medonte Council will be meeting this week to draft short term rental legislation that could significantly impact your ability to continue to rent your property on a short term basis (the draft bylaw can be found here). Page 171 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... We need your voices to help shape fair short term rental regulations. Email council@oro-medonte.ca, cc aleigh@oro-medonte.ca and tell your story. Specifically, voice your opposition to any regulations that would require the property to be the primary residence of the host, be owner-occupied during the rental, have occupancy limits of no more than 10 guests, and be for a minimum period e.g. 7 days. In addition to sending an email, make sure your voice is heard by attending the council meeting (which has been moved to next week) and voicing your support for reasonable and responsible regulations in Oro-Medonte. Oro-Medonte Council Meeting (NEW DATE) When: Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at 7:00 pm Where: Oro-Medonte Municipal Office, 7th line at Hwy 11 The meeting details and agenda will be available here closer to the date. We hope you managers like you that can make all the difference in shaping the future of fair short term rentals in Canada. Thank you, CanadaStays Page 172 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Copyright © 2019 CanadaStays.com, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are a registered user of CanadaStays.com, or because you have opted in on our website. 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Council <Council@oro-medonte.ca>; Leigh, Andria <aleigh@oro-medonte.ca> /ĭʹ BSOOKMAN@mccarthy.ca {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Oro-Medonte Short Term Rental Legislation This email originated from outside of Oro-Medonte's email system. Do CAUTION: not open links or attachments you were not specifically expecting, even from known senders. If you have any doubts, please contact I.T. Dear Council Members We are co-founders of CottageLINK Rental Management, a rental agency that manages the rental of around 180 cottages across southern Ontario. We have been in operation since 2004. We have seen the approach to cottage rental ownership change dramatically over the past 15 years and are contacted more and more by potential cottage owners who would love to get a foothold in the cottage market (often for retirement), and the only way to finance this fully is by renting the cottage when it is not in use. In addition, by renting out a property, owners are able to fund improvements and refurbishments that may otherwise be neglected, ultimately devaluing the properties in the region. There are numerous advantages to this for the owner, the local economy and the rental guests many of whom go on to become cottage owners themselves. As a rental agency, we have been involved with the Federation of Cottage Owners Association for 6 years as one of their Gold Sponsors. To assist lake associations in promoting responsible rental we have created education documents for them to pass onto owners considering rental. By introducing legislation that restricts rentals under the proposes licensing bylaw we believe there will be a significant negative impact as follows: Local businesses will suffer Consider a cottage that may be used by an owner a couple of weeks in the summer and then left vacant for the rest of the time. Renting this property for the empty weeks to families who would frequent local stores, restaurants, and tourist attractions is a better option than the zero income alternative. Devalued properties It is our belief that most new cottage owners have rental income built into their overall purchase strategy. If they are not able to rent, they may choose to buy elsewhere where there is less restrictive licensing. Properties may then lose value. Reduced tourism While Oro Medonte may be considered a drive-to destination for tourist activities, cottage renters stay longer, are much more likely to bring their revenue to local businesses, and share their love of the region with their family, friends and work colleagues. By restricting rentals in this way, we believe tourism would be impacted on a much greater level. Page 179 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Another aspect to consider is that cottage rental is self-funded marketing for the area i.e. there is no funding required from local tourism associations to bring visitors to the area who generally stay for multiple days. The loss of significant numbers of these tourists could impact budgets negatively. Responsible Rental We, along with other TICO registered rental management companies, promote responsible rental in that we require our rental guests to meet and comply with our Terms and Conditions of Rental. These limit occupancy for each property, outline policies related to noise, garbage disposal, safe use of firepits, septic systems, and waste disposal. We would be happy to work with council in developing a Responsible Rental Mandate in place of the current restrictive bylaw proposal. With respect to the proposed licensing bylaw for short term rentals (STR) in Oro- Medonte Township, I would like to register our opposition to any restrictive licensing regime and specifically to the following regulations, listed in the proposal submitted to Council, that: * Require the property to be the primary residence of the host * Be owner occupied during the rental period * Have occupant limits of no more than 10 guest or fewer, and be for a minimum period of 10 days * An excessive bi-annual license fee of $2,000 Please keep us informed of meetings and any other pertinent information relating to this bylaw proposal to craig@clrm.ca and heather@clrm.ca Yours sincerely Heather Bayer & Craig White CottageLINK Rental Management p:866 323 6698 | e:heather@clrm.ca | w:www.clrm.ca Page 180 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... -----Original Message----- From: Glenn Stringer <gstringer.email@gmail.com> Sent: June 12, 2019 12:34 PM To: Greenlaw, Randy <randy.greenlaw@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: 67 Pugsley Ln Air bnb CAUTION: This email originated from outside of Oro-Medonte's email system. Do not open links or attachments you were not specifically expecting, even from known senders. If you have any doubts, please contact I.T. Hi Randy The owners of this property are renovating the garage on their property located next to the lane. As well as putting on a new roof and replacing the garage door with an insulated door, they have added windows. Call me suspicious ... but it appears they are turning this garage into another bedroom. In the past they have turned the garage that was under the house into a bedroom and turned the boathouse into a bedroom. Is this allowed? Do they require a building permit to make these changes? They have also removed their green number. As neighbours we are all concerned. Wendy Stringer 39 Pugsley Lane Hawkestone 705-487-6203 Page 181 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From:Kim Pressnail <pressna@ecf.utoronto.ca> Sent:May 18, 2019 1:07 PM To: Greenlaw, Randy <randy.greenlaw@oro-medonte.ca> Cc:Scott, Shawn <shawn.scott@oro-medonte.ca>; Keane, Cathy <cathy.keane@oro-medonte.ca>; 'Bryn Pressnail' <bryn80@rogers.com>; 'Heather Pressnail' <hpressnail@hotmail.com> Subject: Occupant Limits and the draft Licensing By-law Mr. Greenlaw, After our Community Hall meeting in Oro Station you asked me about possible occupant limits for short term rentals. I replied that I believed that an absolute cap was in order such as the cap applied in Blue Mountains. I also stated that any cap should be subject to health and safety limits related to the design capacity of the septic system. When I had looked at the issue back in August 2018 and I had concluded that many septic systems are not designed for intensive occupancies. Attached is a summary of my views on occupant limits particularly related to septic systems. I am NOT and expert in the area, but I believe that I understand the design requirements of septic systems as described in Part 8 of Ontario Building Code. My concise summary and recommendation is: “In addition to an absolute cap, where a short term rental is serviced by a septic system, occupant limits based on safety and the environment should be considered as well. Thus, short term rentals should be limited to “the lesser of 8, or the number of occupants as determined by the safe operation of the septic system.” The attached note explains and supports this recommendation with reference to the Ontario Building Code. Further, to my attached note, septic systems are not designed based on the number of “guest rooms”. If you read the advertisements for hotels on the lakefront you will find that they advertise the number of bedrooms + the number of pull out couches/ beds. Presumably these will be considered as “guest areas”. The draft licensing by-law that limits the number of “guests” to 10 or two times the number of guest areas is fundamentally flawed from an environmental and from a health point of view. Please feel free to circulate this email and my attached note. Onward and as always, upward. Sincerely, Kim Pressnail Page 182 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Occupant Limits: Proposal:An absolute cap subject to safety limits. In addition to an absolute cap, where a short term rental is serviced by a septic system, occupant limits based on safety and the environment should be considered as well. Thus, short term rentals should be limited to “the lesser of 8, or the number of occupants as determined by the safe operation of the septic system.” Commentary: The Town of the Blue Mountains limits the number of occupants to 8 in new short-tem rentals. Yet, most homes are serviced by sewers and they do not even permit short term rentals if they are they are on septic systems. This absolute cap is intended to avoid the occurrence of the most disruptive “party” rentals which usually involve more than 8 people. Further, this cap is consistent with single family use since most families are often smaller than 8. However, in some cases, 8 occupants may be more people than the septic system can handle. Thus, there is a need to consider the safe occupancy based on the capacity of the system at the time of the design/construction. (Note: grandfathered uses should NOT be permitted to intensify if their previous use was unsafe.) There are at least two methods of estimating the appropriate occupancy for a given septic design based on the number of bedrooms. At best, these are only estimates of the appropriate occupancy because they are only as good as the underlying assumptions. These two methods are outlined in the table below. Method Occupant Estimator Underlying Assumptions 2 times the number of bedrooms i) Daily flow rate per person is 1 approximately 275 L/d/p; 2 people per bedroom ii) Less intensive occupancy schedule Number of bedrooms + 2i) Daily flow rate per person is 500 2 L/d/p ii) More intensive occupancy schedule Method 1 assumes that the occupancy is equivalent to “Apartments, Condominiums, Other 1 Multi-family Dwellings.” In establishing a flow rate of 275 L/d/p, assumptions about the occupancy schedule have been made. In order arrive at such a flow rate, the fact that occupants are away from the home (at work or school or other activities away from the home) for a significant period of time is taken into consideration. Therefore,this flow rate is based on an assumed occupancy schedule, and it should not be used where the occupants remain at a home for longer periods of time. This leads to Method 2. 1 See http://www.buildingcode.online/section8.htmlTable 8.2.1.3A, Item 1; Site accessed May 12, 2019 Page 183 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Method 2 This method, is similar to Method 1, but assumes that the occupants remain at a home for longer periods of time. Thus, the underlying occupancy is considered to be the same as a hotel/cottage where the use is more intensive. Accordingly, this method uses the sewage flow rate for Hotels/Cottages which is 500 Litres per day per person as prescribed by the Ontario 2 . Building Code The fundamental problem with the approaches used in Methods 1 and 2, is that bothmethods fail to take into account how Sewage System Design Flows are actually determinedfor dwellings. In sizing septic systems based ondesign flowsfor residential occupancies (dwellings), designers don’t just consider the number of bedrooms, but they also consider two other additional factors that may require an increase in the design flow capacity. These two factors are: the number of fixture units in excess of a base number and the floor area in excess of a base number. The larger of these latter two factors is then combined with the tabulated bedroom flows to determine the design sewage flows rate. Determining a Safe Occupant Limit of a Septic System Using a Two Step Process: One needs to look beyond the number of bedrooms to account for these other factors. Counting bedroomsis a simple approachbut it is not the most rigorousnor is itnecessarily safe. The most rigorous, defensibleand ultimately safestway to determine the appropriate occupancy for a given septic design, involves two steps. Step 1: The first step is to determine the design sewage flow rate of the existing system. This can be done by examining “permit data.” If these data are unavailable, then the design sewage flow rate can be estimated by assuming that the system was designed following the appropriate Ontario Building Code (OBC). Using the OBC, the design sewage flow rate can then be calculated based on the building characteristics at the time the septic system was designed/constructed. This latter step involves a spreadsheet calculation using the number of bedrooms, floor areas/ fixture units. Step 2: Once the design sewage flow rate has been determined, the second step is to take this daily design flow rate and divide it by the flow rate per person. Where the occupancies are similar to hotel/cottage occupancies, the prescribed flow rate of 500 Litres per day/ person should be used.The result will providethe best estimate of the safe occupancy. 2 See http://www.buildingcode.online/section8.htmlTable 8.2.1.3A, Item 5; Site accessed May 12, 2019. Page 184 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... A Sample Calculation: Q: What is a safe occupancy for a home serviced by a septic system designed and constructed using the Part 8 of the OBC 2017? The home is a four bedroom home which has three full bathrooms, extra sink in ensuite, kitchen sink, washer, laundry tub, dishwasher and total living space of 305 square meters See: https://buildersontario.com/septic-system-cost-ontario Step #1 Determine the Design Sewage FlowRate For a four bedroom house, the bedroom rate is2000 L/d as specified in Table 8.2.1.3 A (Item 4d). To the bedroom rate we need to add the greater of: i)Added flow rate for Fixtures: Where the total fixture count is greater than 20, then 50 L/d should be added for each fixture unit greater than 20. In the sample home, the number of fixture units is 25.5. Therefore, the inflation factor for fixture units is: (25.5 – 20) x 50 = 275L/d. -or- ii)Added factor for Living Space: Next, you need to determine the added flow rate for 22 living space over 200 square meters ( but less than 400m) . For every 10m over 200 2 m, an additional flow rate of 100 L/d needs to be added. Therefore, the added flow for additional flow considering floor area would be: (305-200) x 10 L/d= 1,100 L/d Since ii) is greater than i) then the design sewage flow rate is: 2000 L/d + 1,100 L/d = 3100 L/d Step #2 Determinethe Safe Occupancy Using a per person flow rate of 500 L/d for hotel/cottage occupancies, the safe occupancy can be calculated for the four bedroom home as follows: 3100 L/d = 6 people 500 L/d/p Thus, for the 4 bedroom example home, the safe occupancy based on the design sewage flow rate is 6 people. Page 185 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Greenlaw, Randy <randy.greenlaw@oro-medonte.ca> {ĻƓƷʹ Thursday, June 13, 2019 7:12 AM ƚʹ . Council <Council@oro-medonte.ca>; Leigh, Andria <aleigh@oro-medonte.ca>; Dunn, Robin <rdunn@oro-medonte.ca> /ĭʹ Shelswell, Curtis <CShelswell@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ FW: Start Ups in Ward 5? FYI This email originated from outside of Oro-Medonte's email system. Do not open links or attachments you were not specifically expecting, even from CAUTION: known senders. If you have any doubts, please contact I.T. Sent from my iPhone Randy Greenlaw Councillor Ward 5 Township of Oro-Medonte Begin forwarded message: Subject: Start Ups in Ward 5? Mr. Greenlaw, -law. Attached is a list of 4 properties that are likely starts up in your Ward. #202 was sent to you before. These 4 were found with very little effort. The problem? Who has time for this! The Township ought to hire a summer student to identify and catalogue A\[\[ of the short term rentals in the Township. A whiz could make short work of it. Reason: The commercial operators may change their sites so they no longer look like hotels if the spotlight ever comes to shine on them. The people that have identified these properties can provide specifics if needed. How do you know it is a start up? There are no reviews or very few reviews and all reviews are dated in late 2018 and later. Sometimes the site says.. help GGG by providing a review.. they are just starting out. Other times, the neighbours will tell you! There will be more, but these 4 are a good place to start? Hope this helps. Page 186 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Page 187 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Page 188 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Page 189 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Page 190 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Birgit Atkinson <bdatkinson@rogers.com> Date: 2019-06-14 4:21 PM (GMT-05:00) To: ". Council" <Council@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: Short term rentals > > To whom it may concern > > Our neighbor across the street uses her home as an Airbnb on occasion. Our homes have large properties and we never had any issues with the people renting the home. Noises or parking were never a problem and I cannot understand why council would even consider putting restrictions on the short term rentals. > > The neighbor in question sometimes rents the home out to a larger group as the house is quite spacious. To put a restriction on the number of people in the house will not accomplish anything at all, just make it harder for my neighbor to make a living. She is a widow who would otherwise be unable to afford to keep her home. I am sure other short term rental hosts are in a similar position. > > As you know, there are virtually no hotels in Oro-Medonte and it would be wrong to limit the short term rental situation when there are people who come here to enjoy the beauty of our township and find that there are no places to stay. > > Regards, > > Birgit Atkinson > 286 Lakeshore Road West > Oro-Medonte ON. L0L 2E0 Page 191 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Rental of property Today I learned of an impending bylaw, regarding property rental. I feel that the reasoning for this has to be reviewed. When I look up and down our road, and the adjacent ones, it seems that it is the property owners and their families that misconduct themselves. They invite their family and friends to their cottage and in they roll with 3, 4 or even 5 trailers. In fact one year someone asked my neighbour if they could park a visiting trailer on their (the neighbours) property! Their cars are parked along the road, in the lake put ins and underaged kids are zooming up and down the I understand that this is the beach and summer is short lived, but I believe that that the bylaw should be more about the number of vehicles parked, the type of vehicles, where they are parked and the number of people staying at a property, rented or otherwise. It seems that the proposal put forth will not change anything unless the residents/cottage owners change their ways. My husband and I currently rent our cottage for 9-10 weeks during the summer months. We have two renters, one who has been with us for 10 years, and the other for 5. Why do we do this? Out of necessity. Every year, I ask myself do I really want to do this? The answer is NO. Do I really need to do this? The answer is YES. We are not ready to retire yet, but we plan on living at the property full time when we do retire, so we are preparing for this day. In order to afford to fix a 60+ year old property so that it is comfortable to permanently reside in, we rent it for the summer weeks. We give up our cottage property to prepare for the future. When do we use it? The spring, autumn and winter weekends. Some would say that we are wasting our money by owning the property, we say we are preparing for our retirement. We still are Page 192 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... having to pay our bills out of pocket, but the cottage is slowly becoming our home. We invested in mortar and bricks for our retirement instead of RSPs. People that rent their properties are not at fault. Our guests like to relax by the water and enjoy their privacy. So, I ask you this, are the residents/cottage owners disrupting our Guests enjoyment? Please reconsider and think about this from all sides, not just one. Leanne Bedrosian and James Breeze 2 Page 193 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Marika Babbie <marika_babbie@yahoo.com> Sent: Monday, June 17, 2019 5:58 PM To: Leigh, Andria <aleigh@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: The last town house meeting STR as not having to comply with new legislation. He was the Councilor that led this town hall discussion at Jarrett community centre. I asked him not once but several times why the existing STR would be as he referred GRANDFATHERED Why They gave no rights no permission not registered!!! Is he getting a kick back from these guys????????? Page 194 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... June 21, 2019 Clerk: Karen Way, kway@oro-medonte.ca Mayor and Council, wĻʹ DƩƚǒƓķΏ.ƩĻğƉźƓŭ wĻƭĻğƩĭŷ tğƦĻƩ ƚƓ {ŷƚƩƷ ĻƩƒ wĻƓƷğƌƭ Below is a link to an article that was published by the Globe and Mail on June 20, 2019. The Globe article cites a ground-breaking paper by McGill University researchers. The article is largely focussed on the adverse effects of short term rentals on the supply of homes in the long term rental market. Although this may not yet be a problem in Oro-Medonte, the article is still very revealing about the commercialization of short term rentals that is occurring in our own back yard, and across Canada. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-airbnb-likely-removed-31000- homes-from-canadas-rental-market-study/ I have selected a few enlightening quotes from the article and have highlighted some significant points that may assist Council in understanding the true nature and the consequences of commercial short term rentals in residential neighbourhoods. regulations, Airbnb has continued rapidly growing in Montreal, fuelled by the outsize impact of another nationwide trend: the rise of hyperactive, professional hosts who manage several listings. Nearly half of all Canadian Airbnb revenue in 2018 was generated by commercial operators, or those who manage multiple listings, the McGill report said. Their share of sales increased from 2017 in nearly all metro areas. Among this group, there are some hosts that vastly eclipse the competition: Fifteen managed at least 100 active listings apiece in the past year, the report said, and nearly 60 hosts earned more than $1- It vastly differs from how Airbnb often pitches itself: as a personal platform through which residents, either out of town or looking to put a second bedroom to good use, will occasionally rent out their spaces. that manage vacation rentals on behalf of n Page 195 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Muskoka District Rentals, a cottage-rental service. They conduct roughly a third of their business on Airbnb. In Muskoka, Ont., a cottage can easily sell for upward of $2-million, even though it may only be occupied for a few weeks out of the year. These days, if you have a cottage, Mr. Halloran said, Data from the McGill team suggest Muskoka District Rentals is among the largest Airbnb hosts by revenue. As of mid-June, it had 76 listings on the platform. Back in Montreal, more than cent of hosts in 2018, and many link the rise of commercialization to lost housing supply. Beyond questions over supply, short-These issues are significantly affecting the quality of life in the neighbourhood: noise, parties at any time of day or night, safety concerns, garbage strewn out on the street, a lack of respect for neighbours and so on-mail. Just like many other municipalities, Oro-Medonte Council has repeatedly heard these very same complaints. The complaints have been voiced by many different people in many different ways, but essentially they are all saying the These complaints arise because of conflicting land uses - commercial uses that interfere with the quiet enjoyment of residential properties. As a result, neighbourhoods continue to be disrupted, quality of life suffers and residents continue to feel unsafe. Even with new regulations in place, there remain broad swaths of the country from big cities where short-term rentals are subject to few restrictions, if any at all. As such, Prof. Wachsmuth expects Airbnb to continue growing, given that Canada is less of a mature market than the United States. Even then, he is near certain his research is still underestimating the size of the short-term rental market in Canada. But, he notes that the Canadian market has hit a turning point. Airbnb, HomeAway and other companies in the sector enjoyed a period of several years where policy- Disruptive short term rentals may be seen as a small problem to some, but it is growing one and will only become more severe as commercialization continues to occur. We know that Oro- Medonte Council Oro-Medonte Council needs to do is act decisively to protect all residential neighbourhoods from commercial operators who are continuing to disrupt our neighbourhoods. Finally, let me leave you with a note that I recently received from someone who knows first- hand the suffering of one of her neighbours who has had the misfortune of living next to a ghost hotel. After reading the note, it should leave you with no doubt about the Page 196 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... unconscionable and inconsiderate behaviour of some commercial operators who have no regard as to how their neighbours suffer. The home has been a short term rental for a couple years. A few years ago, the home was a distress sale, and it was sold it to someone who ONLY short term rents it. It is rented constantly, tons of pick-up trucks in the winter for the ice fishermen. Our friend AA, who just lost her husband, is at home now recovering from lung Can you imagine if you were AA and had a disruptive commercial rental next door? Sincerely Name withheld Page 197 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Bryn Pressnail <bryn80@rogers.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Monday, June 24, 2019 9:43 PM ƚʹ Keane, Cathy <cathy.keane@oro-medonte.ca>; Hughes, Harry <harry.hughes@oro-medonte.ca>; Leigh, Andria <aleigh@oro-medonte.ca>; scott.jeremy@oro-medonte.ca; Veitch, Ian <ian.veitch@oro- medonte.ca>; Macpherson, Scott <scott.macpherson@oro-medonte.ca>; Scott, Shawn <shawn.scott@oro-medonte.ca>; Greenlaw, Randy <randy.greenlaw@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Re: Meeting in Shanty Bay re: STRs Good Evening Mayor and Councilors, We had a week-end in Shanty Bay of an all male party at 17 Bay St. We did leave a message with bylaw at 11:30 pm on June 21/19 but have not had response yet. We did close our windows but were woken up at 2:50 am to yelling out on the street. We are reluctant to report these incidents to the police because this leaves us vulnerable in our home. We do not know who these people are and we should not have to monitor this illegal commercial activity in a residential area. Mayor and Councilors, We ask what do you want your legacy during your time in political office to be? Do you want to be remembered as someone who looked out for the residents of the township-the people who contribute to the community. Alternatively , do you want to be remembered as the council that let the commercial operators take over our residential neighbourhoods affecting the quality of life of all of those who call Oro-Medonte home. Thank you for working hard to protect our precious township. Bryn and Leslie Pressnail Page 198 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Bryn Pressnail <bryn80@rogers.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Sunday, June 30, 2019 10:02 PM ƚʹ Keane, Cathy <cathy.keane@oro-medonte.ca>; Hughes, Harry <harry.hughes@oro-medonte.ca>; Leigh, Andria <aleigh@oro-medonte.ca>; scott.jeremy@oro-medonte.ca; Veitch, Ian <ian.veitch@oro- medonte.ca>; Macpherson, Scott <scott.macpherson@oro-medonte.ca>; Scott, Shawn <shawn.scott@oro-medonte.ca>; Greenlaw, Randy <randy.greenlaw@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ STR at 17 Bay St in Shanty Bay Good Evening Mayor and Councilors, We have had another week-end of a bachelor at 17 Bay St with 10 cars in the driveway. The noise has been continuous all week-end and some of the neighbours have called the police. This is disruptive to our neighbourhood. I went out for a walk and found one of the renters confronting a neighbour stating that he has paid to rent this property and can do what ever he wants. The music was very loud and he denied that it was coming from their house but across the lake. This was not true because we have had to close the windows because of the noise coming from next door. We called the owner last night because of the fireworks and he reported that it was not them. Again, this was not true because we did see them letting off the fireworks. Again, this is a commercial business operating in a residential area. Please enforce the bylaws and protect the residents of Oro-Medonte. Thank you. Bryn and Leslie Pressnail 5 Bay St Shanty Bay Page 199 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... May 29, 2019 Karen Way, Clerk, Township of Oro-Medonte, kway@oro-medonte.ca Dear Mayor and Council, A Working Paper on Regulating Short-Term Rental Accommodation the Wednesday May 22, 2019 Council meeting, we have provided a summary of our thoughts on regulating short-term rentals. Part 1 contains four broad recommendations, and the rationale behind each of them. In Part 2, we present some specific licensing and zoning provisions for your consideration. Part 1 1.1 Goals of Council We believe that it would be helpful to state the goals that Council is trying to achieve with respect to regulating short-term rentals. Such goals can be used to help guide administrative staff in making recommendations to Council. In the interests of transparency, they can also be used to assist Council in explaining to taxpayers why certain actions were taken. Most importantly, the stated goals can be used as a guide for future Councils. If you look at the Town of The Blue Mountains, you will see that pressures for relaxing restrictions are continuing. Some goals to be considered: a) Protecting the quality of the environment - the air, the water, the soil and all life. b) Protecting the personal safety and the security of all taxpayers and visitors; c) Protecting the quiet enjoyment of residential and rural neighbourhoods; d) Seeking ways to permit traditional cottage rentals to continue with minimal regulation; e) Regulate commercial short-term rental operators so that residents are not disrupted. Page 200 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... 1.2 Retaining Expert Advice We believe that Council should direct the administration to retain expert legal and planning counsel to assist staff in developing short-term rental regulations. Everyone recognizes that regulating short-term rentals is challenging for staff, even for cities with large financial and administrative resources. It is even more challenging for smaller municipalities who have limited resources and expertise. The need for expert advice and guidance will have up-front costs. However, if defensible regulations are put in place, then subsequent litigation costs will be saved, and the Township will be better able to achieve the regulatory goals it has established. To find and obtain expert help, Council should seek out and retain legal counsel used by other municipalities who are experts in addressing short-term rental issues. In addition to the many tasks where experts could assist Oro-Medonte staff, one specific task is addressing the matter of grandfathering. Council should obtain and publish an expert legal opinion that addresses under what circumstances an existing short-term rental would be considered to be a legal non-conforming use in Oro-Medonte residential zones. 1.3 Immediate Relief: 24/7 Nuisance By-law We understand that Council wants to provide relief for disrupted residents as soon as possible. However, developing a defensible and comprehensive licensing/zoning scheme will take time. What came before Council last On May 22, 2019 is a good start, but it needs more work. Additional time needs to be allotted for an expert legal and planning review process. Given the need for compliance grace periods, a licensing scheme, even if it were rushed through Council now, would take time to implement. It is doubtful whether a licensing scheme could even be enforceable by the end of the summer. One way to provide more immediate relief for aggrieved residents would be to adopt a 24/7 nuisance by-law. A 24/7 nuisance by-law has been adopted by other jurisdictions including London and Guelph Ontario. Such a by-law could provide relief now for disrupted residents who have no effective means of ensuring quiet enjoyment during the day. Just having it on the books may be helpful. The draft by-law has put the operators on notice that any historical by- law infractions may affect their ability to obtain a license in the future. Thus, operators may be more vigilant about supervising their renters once the nuisance by-law is in force. If such a by- law is enacted in June, then this summer could be useful as a trial period for a by-law that could become a foundation for the future licensing scheme. 1.4 Zoning and Licensing Concurrently We believe that the issuing of licenses should not occur before zoning provisions are enacted. Licenses should not be issued to operators who should not be grandfathered when new zoning provisions are implemented. If licensing precedes zoning, then someone who was granted a license may later argue that they suffered prejudice because they reasonably expected a favourable grandfathering decision. Therefore, we believe that Council should consider implementing licensing and zoning regulations together. Page 201 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Part 2 Some Possible Licensing and Zoning Provisions The following sections outline some possible provisions for your consideration. We realize that we are not trained in these matters. We are merely home owners who have gained insight from speaking with many who, like us, have been living with the disruption caused by disrespectful short-term rental operators. As you consider the following, we strongly encourage you to seek expert legal and planning counsel. 2.1 Essentially a Commercial Use s a place where they live and includes long term rental housing. The notion, that a short-term rental, operating like an unsupervised commercial hotel can be a legitimate use of a residentially zoned property, is not accepted by most residents of Oro-Medonte. In the past, Ontario regulators have upheld the right of municipal governments to enforce their previously declared zoning regulations as embodied in a development plan. Short-term rentals should only be allowed in certain zones. They should not be allowed in residential zones. They are essentially commercial and should be required to be zoned commercial and taxed accordingly. All short-term rental properties, particularly the ones where the owner does not live on-site, are essentially being used as commercial properties. The Township has already recognized that establishments which involve renting a prescribed portion of a house such as a Bed and Breakfast, are commercial. Short-term rentals should be similarly recognized. In agriculture and rural zones, because of the distance between dwellings, the possibility for disruption is greatly diminished. However, sound travels far in open rural, spaces. Therefore, short-term rentals could be allowed in agricultural and rural zones if the rented facility is more than say 100m away from a neighbouring rural residential dwelling. One hundred metres is just a suggestion a starting point for discussion. 2.2 Is it a Legal or an Illegal Use? At the May 22, 2019 Council meeting, we heard that when a legal non-conforming use is regulated, the municipality must follow the Planning Act and grandfather the current users. However, in the case of short-term rentals, the use needs to be examined as to whether it is a legal or an illegal use. If it is an illegal use, it should not be grandfathered. The Township may have right to refuse to recognize an illegal non- conforming use, but it is a necessary step if residential neighbourhoods are to be protected. 2.3 Verifying Legal Non-Conforming Use Verifying the legitimacy of a legal non-conforming use claim can be a challenging task. The Town of The Blue Mountains has a list of evidence that is required. To help ensure that a claim Page 202 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... is not fraudulent and that a prior use was legal, additional evidence may be needed. Council should consider requiring affidavit evidence from an independent Certified Professional Accountant who has audited and reported a summary of certain prescribed financial records. Such evidence would assist in determining if a prior commercial-use was lawfully carried on. 2.4 Safety and the Environment Many of the provisions proposed for licencing in the draft by-law are directed at public safety and the environment, and should be applied to all property owners who rent their property. We support these provisions. 2.5 License Existing Uses First The municipality is taking on a significant regulatory burden by licensing short-term rentals. It would be prudent to balance the staff work-load by restricting new startups until the Township develops measures to manage existing short-term rentals. Non-conforming uses that are grandfathered should be a priority for inspection. No new short-term rentals should be allowed until the existing ones are inspected and the current stock of short-term rentalsare under regulatory control. 2.6 Inspections The draft bylaw already contains provisions for inspecting premises before they are licensed. We strongly agree that the premises should be inspected for health, safety, and fire. Safety needs to include, inspecting buildings for compliance with Part 9 of the current 2017 Ontario Building Code particularly the structural requirements, prior to issuing of the license. 2.7 Principal Residence Requirement In order to be eligible to hold a license, we s suggestion made at the May 22, 2019 Council meeting that the rental premises should be the principal residence of the owner/operator. Precedents for defining a principal residence of an individual, can be found in the Toronto short-term rental by-law or even in the Income Tax Act. The principal resident requirement provides a means of seeing that only individuals are licensed, not corporations or partnerships. Such a limit supports the goal of preventing the commercialization of residential neighbourhoods. This measure can only be effective, however, if tenants cannot hold a license or otherwise sublet a dwelling in the short-term rental market. 2.8 Cost of Licencing We believe that the cost of a licence should cover the cost of administration, the cost of inspections, and the cost of enforcement. These cost should be paid for by the operators, not the taxpayers of the Township. It follows then, that the fee structure should reflect this cost- Page 203 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... recovery principle. Since smaller buildings may take less time to inspect, they could pay a reduced fee. Here is an example of a graduated licensing fee structure based on the floor area: 2 If a home has a floor area that is less than 1000 ft: $500 2 Fee could be increased by $1000 per every 1000ft. 22 If the floor area is more than 1000ft but less than 2000 ft: $1500 22 more than 2000 ft but less than 3000 ft: $2500 and so on. 2.9 Minimum Rental Period All licensed short-term rentals should be subject to a minimum rental period. Such a provision will reduce the occurrence of the most troublesome rentals - the weekend party rental.We believe that no rental contract should be shorter than 7 consecutive days. Further, to avoid an -it must be stipulated that rental contracts cannot overlap with any other rental contracts. Should an owner want to rent their home for fewer than consecutive 7 days, then this could be permitted, providing they follow the same rules and regulations as a Bed and Breakfast establishment. 2.10 Traditional Rentals Council should consider recognizing the traditional home or cottage owner who has responsibly carried on business for decades, quiet enjoyment. Council could allow these traditional rentals to continue and exempt them from the zoning requirements and principal residence requirement outlined above. Such a licence, could be limited to say, 30 short-term rental days per year. We believe that this is what Deputy Mayor Jermey may have had in mind on May 22, 2019, when he suggested at the Council meeting, that short-term rentals could be limited to 30 or 35 days per year. 2.11 Commercial License An owner/operator who wants to carry on business for more than 30 short-term rental days, should have to obtain a commercial license and should have to have the appropriate zoning. This commercial license could be limited to 60 or 90 days per year as recommended by the c MGill report. Further, we, like many others in the Township, believe that the commercial short- term rentals should not be unsupervised. It should be owner occupied just like a commercial Bed and Breakfast. We believe that the licensee or his or her employee must be resident on the site at all times during the rental period. We do not accept the notion that an operator has 30 minutes to respond to a call to attend a site disturbance. Such a system makes the disrupted neighbour and the Township By-Law officer, unpaid supervisors. operate that way. Commercial short-term rentals be allowed to operate that way either. Page 204 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... 2.12 Open Air Burning A renter of a short-term rental property should not be permitted to burn any sold fuel outdoors. Visitors, who are not familiar with open air burning regulations and who do not understand the importance of appropriate atmospheric conditions, should not be permitted to have an outdoor fire. To permit burning by a short term renter needlessly endangers property and the health of all around. Such a measure does not, however, preclude operators of short- term rentals from purchasing certified gas appliances for outdoor firepits which are safer for renters to operate and have lower emissions. 2.13 Rational Occupant Limits i) Where a short-term rental home is serviced by a sanitary sewer, subject to the suggested parking requirements in Section 2.14, the maximum number of occupants should be limited to 8. This number is consistent with single family occupancy and with the licensing requirements set out for new short-term rentals in the Town of The Blue Mountains. ii) Where sanitary waste from a short-term rental is treated on site, subject to the parking requirements set out in paragraph 2.14, then the maximum number of occupants should be the lesser of 8, or the number of occupants as determined by taking the daily design sewage flow rate at the time the septic permit was issued, and dividing this flow rate by 500L/d/person. It is our understanding that Council has already received a note that outlines the basis for this more rational occupancy limit. To prevent intensification of non-conforming uses, the design sewage flow rate should be defined as the design flow rate of the septic system prior to the passing of the Interim Control by-law. Below is a table of the proposed occupancy based on the as- permitted sewage flow rate. Design Sewage Flow Occupant Limit Rate (L/d) 2000 4 2500 5 3000 6 3500 7 4000 or greater 8 Page 205 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... 2.14 Parking Parking requirements have been set out in the draft by-law. The draft number of spaces required is 3 plus the number of guest rooms. Presumably this specification is based on a municipal design standard. However, if Council adopts the occupant limit method set out in Section 2.13, then the number of required parking spaces should be based on occupancy, not on the number of bedrooms. One simple method to determine the number of parkingspaces that must be provided is to consider a limiting case: Assume all guests arrive in pairs, and you need one space for the owner/operator. Thus, the parking requirement could be: The number of parking spaces needed = 50% (number of occupants permitted) + 1 Since this method is based on the actual permitted occupancy, it is more likely to be defensible. Such a method means that if Council adopts the occupant limit as set out in Section 2.13, then this latter limit should be reduced based on available parking. Note that operators may try to intensify their non-conforming uses by adding more parking spaces. In the case of non- conforming uses, clear language should be used to require that the occupant limit is based on the number of spaces in existence prior to the passing of the Interim Control By-law. Here isa table of the proposed occupancy based on the number of parking spaces. Number of Parking Occupants That can Spaces Provided be Accommodated 3 3 or 4 4 5 or 6 5 7 or 8 2.15 Reporting for Public Safety To enhance public safety, the names and addresses of all occupants, including all vehicle license plate numbers should be uploaded to a confidential rental registry administered by the Township. The licensee should be required to upload all of this information to a Township server at least 24 hours prior to the arrival of the first . Such a measure would make it easier to identify possible overloading just by checking parking areas. If necessary, or where acting on a complaint, an investigator could take the next step and quickly reconcile the names of the registered guests. Page 206 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... 2.16 Public Disclosure Everyone who is carrying on the business of a short-term rental should not be anonymous. A record of the name and address of the licence holder and a copy of the license should be recorded and this record should be available to the public. Public disclosure will allow neighbours to know who is operating a short-term rental in their neighbourhood and it will assist in identifying operators who violate the terms and conditions of their license. Page 207 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Alice Tsai <alicetsai.x@gmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Friday, July 19, 2019 6:49 PM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Short term rentals - ID requirements Hi there, A group of my friends and I are renting an Airbnb in the area and we were requested by the property owners to send them a picture of the photo ID of every single guest due to new regulations from the township. I was checking the website of Oro-Medonte and wasn't able to find any by-law that requires the owners of short term rental properties to collect photo ID. Would you be able to confirm whether the photo ID requirement is a legal requirement for short term rentals? While I have no problems with presenting my ID in person for verification, I am not comfortable with sending the owners a copy of my ID due to data security and privacy concerns. Copies of IDs if lost or misused pose risks of identity fraud, etc. Guidance from the Privacy Commissioner of Canada states that an organization doing business should only identify if necessary, and even then it does not seem necessary for them to take copies of the ID (as illustrated in PIPEDA Case Summary #2008-396). Any information you could provide about the township's by-laws regarding short term accomodations and the requirement to take copies of photo ID from renters would be much appreciated. Looking forward to hearing back. Thanks very much, Alice Tsai Page 208 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ BRAD DAY <holiday2@rogers.com> {ĻƓƷʹ July 28, 2019 9:13 AM ƚʹ Cooper, Vanessa <vcooper@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Short Term Rentals Please give this to the mayor and all the Councillors. Dear Mayor and Councillors of Oro-Medonte, I just want to represent the people who use short term rentals. I want to put a face and voice to the people who use them. No I am not a loud person - no I don't party until two am in the morning ( my body wouldn't let me anymore lol) I am an Educational Assistant working with teenagers with disabilities - 2 year college program - my yearly wage is 37 000. I work hard with these kids - it's my passion. But the wage does not reflect the education and experience required. I don't complain, it is my chosen field. I don't ask for had outs but I will accept hand ups. Short term rentals are my hand ups. I use them to have a weeks vacation with my family, I have used them for swim meets in other cities as the hotels were way out of my price range, I used them so my daughter had a place to study the night before her university exam in nursing, I have used them so my son could attend a sports event..........I understand about disorderly conduct but right now we have a neighbor in our area that hasn't learned how to get along with the neighbors either. He owns the house. The signs that were posted around your area hit me hard. At first I was angry. I started singing "Signs" by Five Man Electrical Band at the top of my lungs lol Realizing that was not going to make any impact I let myself cool down. Then I heard the comment " short term rentals creating pollution for the lakes" I lost my lid. For sure it has nothing to do with the increase in full time home owners who live and have recreational boats. I get angry and start thinking out loud - people who don't live on the lake - who through tax money are paying for clean ups - that should end because our access to the lakes are getting so minuscule ..............At this point I was walking around the house debating with the imaginary people and my seventeen year old son told me he was going to take me somewhere so I could get help...... Then I read the paper and saw that beloved sign again with someone I know (she is related to my brother-n-law) and I simmered my self down. It's funny how words can make you feel. The words on those signs made me feel that all I had given up to be in my chosen career was not understood or appreciated. That I didn't deserve to have a holiday with my family..... They were posted and shared on social media that is how I saw them first. It did not put a good light on Oro-Medonte. So it wasn't just me that felt it. Most people felt and responded with how a lot of rich people just wanted to put us down. The comments were not in favor and most felt the signs were purchased and put up by rich ignorant people. The signs were meant to put light on a situation but instead it created hate on both sides. I do understand addressing short term rentals - rules and regulations. I am surprised there are so many problems in your area. Any place that I have entered into are so strict that I can not see how it can be breached. Nobody wants their properties ruined. All my contracts had monetary fees for noise violations,property damage....... Plus most have a deposit that isn't given back until after your visit. Maybe instead of banning short term rentals you should come up with solutions that not only support the neighbors but the renters. But lets stop the hateful words and understand there is a solution if we look for it. Creating licenses, registration......... only increases the cost for the renters. The people without responsibilities will have that money but the renters that you want (like me) will be priced out. It will not solve your problem only increase it. Having suggestions on what to put in contracts available for renters will help people form strong contracts and rules with renters. Having fees for noise violations not only addresses short term rentals but supports neighbors in general whether you own your home or not. Just my two sense! Now back to singing "signs" can't get it out of my head now lol Have a great day. Sincerely, Lisa Day Page 209 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Page 210 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Darlene Avery Date: 2019-07-31 12:11 PM (GMT-05:00) To: "Jermey, Scott" , "Hughes, Harry" Cc: "Greenlaw, Randy" Subject: Short Term Rentals in residential areas on lakefront Good Day, Mayor and Deputy Mayor, I have hesitated to make this inquiry directly, but hearing so many opinions and comments, I feel that perhaps it is best to hear directly from each of you, as I know you will be truthful on this very important subject. As tax-paying constituents, who truly love our neighbourhood and who wish to defend our right to safety and peace in our own homes, I would like to know where you stand. Do either of you support having short term rentals in residential areas along the lake in Oro-Medonte? We would truly like a straight answer to this question, as we are literally fighting to preserve the sanctity of our homes. Thank you for listening and we look forward to hearing from you. Glenn and Darlene Avery 201 Moon Point Drive Page 211 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ David Haringa <phdaveh@gmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Friday, August 23, 2019 11:40 PM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Short Term Rental Accommodations Dear Development Services Professional, I am prompted to write this email while I listen to a howling party occurring at an Air B&B location down the street from where I live. It isn't the first loud evening and it will not be the last. This particular short term rental accommodation is located at 32 Pine Ridge Trail in Horseshoe Valley. I suppose I could call the police, but they are understaffed and quite busy; the Barrie or Orillia OPP detachments are located far away and even if they did respond, it would likely take hours. So I thought that I would write to you instead. I am sure that I will call them at some point in the future. Like many of my neighbours, it was a goal for my family to live on this street. It is a quiet street and we worked hard to move out of busy Barrie and finally we were able to afford to live in Horseshoe Valley. When we moved here short term rental accommodations were a rare thing. It was not part of my home selection criteria. As your group studies the options surrounding short term rental accommodations I hope that you consider the opinions and values of your taxpaying residents. Many of us chose to live here surrounded by caring, like minded, professional and home-proud respectful neighbours. I find it truly disappointing that my weekends are disturbed by rowdy, inconsiderate, unsavoury characters who party loudly, disrespect the neighbourhood, speed down the quiet street and add risk to our neighbourhood. It really doesn't seem like a fair or reasonable situation for us who chose to live here. If I wanted to live beside an unregulated rowdy hotel full of "$hit-rats", I would have moved next to one. But I chose not to, I chose to live on my street in Horseshoe. The Air B&B ad describes the short term rental location on our street as able to accommodate up to 14 guests for $225/night. 14 guests in a small home such as this one is ludicrous and quite a bargain -- which likely explains: the caliber of clientele who rent there, why it is so noisy and why there are usually 4 vehicles in the little driveway. What I do not understand is that there is a fantastic resort 1km away with plenty of rooms for folks to stay in. Understanding the tourism perspective surrounding short term rentals, why should a short term rental even be allowed on this street when there are accommodations nearby? Please consider the taxpayers who actually pay taxes and who live in a lovely neighbourhood such as ours. We get nothing but grief from these places and there is "nothing in it" for us at all. If the short term rental property owner cannot afford the place they should sell it to someone else who can. Consider the proximity to existing resorts that offer safe, clean and reasonable lodging--why inconvenience the taxpayers when there are already great places to stay nearby? Finally, consider limiting the number of guests that should be allowed to stay at each location--the septic issues, noise, crime potential, parking, fire and emergency service hazards. If a place such as this is licensed, please consider a process where inspections are in place where the licence can be revoked for infractions/breaches of the licensing agreement. Page 212 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... I appreciate the opportunity to share some of my thoughts, frustrations and ideas. If you have any questions or require clarification, feel free to email me. Best regards, Dr. David Haringa 31 Pine Ridge Trail RR1, Barrie, Ontario L4M 4Y8 Page 213 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Cristina Pontet <cristinapontet@hotmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Saturday, September 7, 2019 5:26 PM ƚʹ Hughes, Harry <harry.hughes@oro-medonte.ca>; Jermey, Scott <scott.jermey@oro-medonte.ca>; Leigh, Andria <aleigh@oro-medonte.ca>; Randy Greenlaw <randygreenlaw@gmail.com>; Veitch, Ian <ian.veitch@oro-medonte.ca>; Macpherson, Scott <scott.macpherson@oro-medonte.ca>; Keane, Cathy <cathy.keane@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Hotels on Maplewood pkwy According to zoning hotels are not allowed in this area but as you can see they are advertising as such and of course they are full Page 214 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ janetclair bumstead <janetclair@hotmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Monday, September 9, 2019 2:07 PM ƚʹ Leigh, Andria <aleigh@oro-medonte.ca>; tweatherell@oro-medonte /ĭʹ Hughes, Harry <harry.hughes@oro-medonte.ca>; Jermey, Scott <scott.jermey@oro-medonte.ca>; Greenlaw, Randy <randy.greenlaw@oro-medonte.ca>; Veitch, Ian <ian.veitch@oro-medonte.ca>; Scott Macpherson <s.macperson@oro-medonte.ca>; Keane, Cathy <cathy.keane@oro-medonte.ca>; Scott, Shawn <shawn.scott@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ FW: Moon Point Simcoe Lakefront Cottage - Orillia (Re: application 2019 - A - 42.) At the hearing I was asked if 259 Moon Point Drive was a STR. I said I was uncertain, but there have been many different cars and people over the summer. After the hearing a concerned neighbour sent me 2 web. Sites advertising the property without giving the address, but photos confirm it is 259. >> This is it >> https://www.vrbo.com/4832800ha >> Also: https://www.airbnb.ca/rooms/22552548 Page 215 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Bryn Pressnail <bryn80@rogers.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Sunday, September 15, 2019 8:14 PM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca>; Hughes, Harry <harry.hughes@oro-medonte.ca>; Keane, Cathy <cathy.keane@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ 17 Bay St Shanty Bay Hello there We have sent many emails to council about the short term rental at 17 Bay St. We have not contacted by law recently because nothing has been done over the past 3 years. This is a commercial business operating in a residential area. The house has been rented every week-end since May, primarily just on week-ends but has been rented for a few weeks at a time over this past summer. When people come in on a Friday, they stay at the house until they leave on Sunday. They do not provide any economic benefit to our township. The week-end groups are large and are This past week-end there were 9 cars and 2 boats in the driveway and it appeared to be an all male gathering. They did go inside during the storm on Friday Sept 13th but then returned outside after the storm passed by and we could hear them at 3 am on Saturday Sept 14/19. Again, this is a residential neighborhood and this house is being operated as an unsupervised hotel. The owner/manager comes up once per week to put our the garbage and possibly clean the house. He does not stay at the house. We request that the township adhere to their bylaws because this is a commercial business that is adversely affecting our community. We do not know who these people are who are coming in each week-end and feel vulnerable given what has happened recently in our province with short term rentals. Please abide by your bylaws and stop these commercial operators from ruining our community. Thank you Leslie Pressnail 5 Bay St. Shanty Bay Page 216 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Walteracameron@gmail.com <walteracameron@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2019 12:50 PM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: Short term rental Hi Can you tell me when the draft regulations relating to short term rentals will be available to the residents of Oro? The Oro website indicates the next step in the process would be late summer-early fall. Thanks Walter Cameron Page 217 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Christine Snyder <christine.k.snyder@gmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Saturday, September 28, 2019 6:51 PM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Short term rentals Hello there, I am just wondering how the short term rental bylaws are coming along? Will a licensing program be enacted in the near future? Thank you Christine Page 218 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... 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In terms of listings, this number is 240 as we will expand our search area by several hundred yards beyond the boof Oro i t n e s term rentals in Oro e - r p e Short r Page 233 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... s 15 l i a t e D a t a D e t n o d e M - o r O Page 234 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... d a e r p s e r a s g n i t s s i l m l r a o t f t n a e l r 16 p me r n i e l t - n t o r f o o h s r e s ' b e t m n u o n Source: Host Compliance Proprietary Data d a e s M s - o o r r c Oa Page 235 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... . . h t w o r g c i m Total o 34,907 $ n o c e t n 56 a c i City share f of sales tax i n g i s e 793 v i r Sales Tax d 17 n a c s l TOT 1,894 a t n e r m r e t - Source: National University System Institute for Policy Research (October 2015) spending Additional t r o h S : d Rental income o o G Estimated Annual Economic Impact per STR in the City of San Diego e h T Page 236 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... e h , t y t r e e f t l a a s , , s e t s i n ao n n , e t g n i m k r r e a t - Unfair competition from VRBOs can cause conflicts and hotel job losses p Visitors don't always know (or follow) local rules g e n t o a l m e i c effects t - i a l g p e l s i 18 e d s i n a a r c d s s l n n a a t r Increased occupancy can have negative trash related side r Increased tourism can change the neighborhood character ne e c e t r n c o a m r c r a s e hs t - c e t n r d r term rentals into i o- o a h o f S h r : d o dn aa b term renters may not care about - B h h g s i e Conversion of longSTRs can affect housing availability Shortkeeping good neighborly relations a e h r Tnt Page 237 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... in and d come, out e to s stuff, u a Uber c They're . e karaoke v Jessica C. Neufeld their pool a h andfor the s l a of t music Source: New York Times article: "New Worry for Home Buyers: A Party House Next Door", October 10, 2015 n waiting e r live " . is n because m o r i lawn e s 19 afternoon t there n - t e front outside r the t and o in d the h 4 o s done on o loud,at s all h is e r i t o "Sometimes, when they are outside, they're i "Itit'sfrontdrunk playing beer pong just wearing their underwear" b n h u g i m e m n o t "We did not buy our house to be living next to a hotel. Would you buy a home if you knew a hotel like this was operating next door, if you wanted to set your life up and raise a family?" Jodoin c n a e c i Emmy m f i Hazel Old, age 11 o n s g i n Is Page 238 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... t s o l m a ƭƷƚƩźĻƭ ŷğǝĻ c LƓ ƷŷĻ ƌğƭƷ ЊЋ e l ğĭƩƚƭƭ ƷŷĻ ͵{͵ o l g ĭƚǝĻƩĻķ Ʒŷźƭ źƭƭǒĻ ƒƚƓƷŷγƭ ВͲЊБВ ƓĻǞƭ n d i s e h e s h u t p t i s e a d h a s l m a t d n n e r a 20 e s m c e r i t d e c t a - a c t r re p o d e h n s i h t f e o n u i s h s t n i i l w e r a o c r o g o t l l e s t v a i i n s s e r o l e m pv n x o r r e t e e v n h o o Tgc Page 239 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... m s r e e Y x t L I - a t R t r A f o T o h N s e U r f L a o O h V n s S S E o r i i R X t E a A c f T N a r r i R W f I e E O a h H t R y T T l y S F n a F O o p L O , t L d tax revenues % n A n 0 e a Y 1 A d m P N e e A D r c r Large potential for increasing e H N t T o A s f i S D n S g E e E e R L r r permit/license/registration fee income and E L t e T A e S p I R g o E G l r l E N i p R E t w T G u s E l o N IG a h t t i n e Wr Page 240 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... e v i s d n e n a p x g e consuming or n - i y r l o e based enforcement - t v i i t n i o b i m h o e r c p n a d i l n 22 p a m e v o i c t l c a e f u f n e a n i m s i y l t e n t e a n m u e t c r r o o f f Rental property listings are spread across 100s of different websitesManually monitoring 100s of properties is practically impossible as listings are constantly added, changed or removed Address data is hidden from listings making it timeimpossible to locate the exact properties and identify ownersIt is practically impossible to collect taxes as there is no easy way to find out how often the properties are rented and for how muchThe vacation rental platforms refuse to provide the detailed data necessary for enforcing local ordinancesManual compliance monitoring and complaintoften leads to claims of selective enforcement n n Ue Page 241 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... 23 Medonte Market Context - a d n e IntroductionsCanada and OroThe Host Compliance SolutionDiscussion and Next Steps g A Page 242 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... f o e v i t c e p d s s n n e a r o r i g i t n a s i l s t u e p Enabled Online - g r o g e d r o a l r Bylaw - a f p t MobilePermitting/RegistrationAddress IdentificationCompliance MonitoringRental Activity MonitoringTax CollectionTax Audit Automation24/7 Hotline o e n t s e s Post a r r e 24 e c l m o r e r e c t p c - t a e r h p o t l h e n s i h e s n i v i a e t c t c s n e ' f o e f d c e e n g a i n M l i - t p term Rentals On The Local o - n r m e O o Bylaw m C e - Detailed local market dataOnline Bylaw Assistant toolFree webinarsGuide To Effectively Regulating ShortGovernment LevelAPA Short Term Rental Online CoursePeer IntroductionsFree draft reviewConsulting and facilitation e r l t e s p Pre h o m Hwi Page 243 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... - term - - o r O l l a Ongoing s s e r d Mobile/web forms and back d s a e g n n a e c l l s a e h c i c v d r e e 25 t s a Medonte's form letters) up activities Medonte's jurisdiction l - d - - Ongoing monitoring of STRs for zoning and e emergency STR problems, submit evidence and n r - Automated monitoring of 50+ STR websites and Oro a l a e 24/7 staffed telephone hotline and online platform for t r Medonte's STR listings for signs of rental activity. Enables - n a e w r t f m o r s e s Enabled Registration and Tax Collection: t '- - et informed tax compliance monitoring and other enforcement practices - r c o n h a i Mobile end systems for streamlining registration and tax collection processes and capturing required documentation, signatures and payments electronically Address Identification: online dashboard with complete address information and screenshots of all identifiable STRs in Oro Compliance Monitoring: permit compliance coupled with systematic outreach to illegal shortrental operators (using Rental Activity Monitoring and Tax Calculation Support: monitoring of Orodatathat require knowledge of STR activity level Dedicated Hotline: neighbors to report noninitiative automatic follow s l ps ' e m t o n C o t d s e o HM Page 244 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... , o s yryryryr t t TBD s n d e i l e c e r n $15.00 / $28.50 /$20.00 /$12.00 / u t a o h r t o f s I R O T S R f h o g i r h e b a m e Cost per STR Listing/Rental Unit r u Medonte's exact monitoring needs in terms of u - n s e n h e 26 t d n n o a t d e e s g a d b u b d e y c n i r a Enabled Registration/ - p e t e a r d a d o e s MobileTax CollectionAddress IdentificationCompliance Monitoring Rental Activity Monitoring24/7 Dedicated Hotline r e m o c it i m v n r o co e cs m a r Note: The exact scope of work can be adjusted to meet Orogeography, listing sites, listing types and other variables u e o Tob Page 245 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... yryryryr s d e e $5,000 /yr$6,840 /$2,850 /$3,800 /$2,280 / n s ' e t n o d e M - o r O o t d 27 e r o l i a t g term rental listings and based in USD. Host Compliance would be - n i c i r p r a l Enabled Registration/ - u d o m MobileTax CollectionAddress IdentificationCompliance Monitoring Rental Activity Monitoring24/7 Dedicated Hotline e l b a d r o f Note: Above pricing assumes 240 shorthappy to discuss alternative SOWs, contract terms, contract durations and pricing structures if that would be of interest. f A Page 246 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... s ' e t n o y d l t e n M a - c i o f r i n O g i y f s i l d p n d m a n i s e S - s : k e n c c o a i o t r b c p e e l n h l t o o i t n 30 C c o x e ls a l t T s o / c o n c x o i a e t t v a / i r t g t a s n i r i t t g ts eii Rn i m r d m e e l d p b / a a n e n o ih E t t - a e e r l it c s b u i o gd ee Mrr Page 247 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... m o c . o n t o y z s a a e m s A a R t m i T o S r e f k r a e u s o M a y : h r n c o r o f i u t y p c experience is designed to delight citizens, reduce a - e a lp signatures to ensure compliance with all laws l errors and guide applicants through the process e d o We collect supporting documentation and electronic 31 k n C a The user a x m a n T o o / i- t t n s a o i t i t t n i a e r s t a m s i u s g c e e x o R a d t t d / i t e i l m b m b ar u e n s Ep , - / r e e e l taxes whichever way they prefer its s bn i Medonte's specific Bylaw requirements e o g We let hosts pay their registration fees and c e i Mrl We customize the online workflow to meet Oro Page 248 of 723 d d 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... n n a a t y e g k o r l a o n m h R c T e t S s n ' o e We combine AI and human i t t for each identifiable STR n a o c analysts to identify the exact i fd addresses and owner information i Step 3: s e t R n M T e - S d o i r e l s O s b r e a i r o f t i d i t d n n a o e y d m 32 r i al y l t l i a We geocode each listing and e s i f r a o p e s o r o r Step 2: t list of possible address/owner matches e p allow our AI models to narrow down the extract as much information as possible to n e r l u w b i o O s s : d o n n Medonte op - a i tt s i a e s c s i e f s i k te a r n d e m d d s I a e s s e s for all listings in Oro s h e e t r c We scan the world's 50+ largest STR websites d d o d rn i Apf Page 249 of 723 Step 1: 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... t s o s H t , o s e h y s a m i n d t e l 3 e a r y e c r r s e Full n n v i screen e e s e t r m n c r e s i o - l l f l c t u a r l f u p d o R n o Ta t S a e t l h a cb d aa l a i e t 33 a e g v n a i m , n e s n d u a a t c a s m t s e d l i g n h n a i t d W s i e : l p n s o e i m r t a a u t t cs i - p f i e a t c n m i e e t c d I e n r s a ia s l e h p r c i d m h d o ACw Page 250 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... d n a d r a e o d b a h s m a d e r e a n t i l c n e l o l o e c s u e wo t s t y s o a h e s n n e a e r n 34 i c l s e d n n n a o s a r t e a p d m y e e tt i h s c T y s : d t n e n z o i i e tr a o m c h i e t f i g u t a a n n e o a t d I m e s l s s b d e a r r l i o d a c d v e Page 251 of 723 Aar 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... e h t d n a t e s r m e i t d - l n a u e r o t s s e l d a t i i v e c i k o f r r f a p o m e d r l e a a t t c w n e t l f e e r o s d m s n ' r a e e t 35 f c - f n t a r a t i o l s ph r s o m f s ' o y e C s t a t n s e o o t d i H e s : e M n k - o a i o t r m a O c t i f f a i o h t t n e t s e a d d t Ir s a s t s o n e b e r h r d s r d a u Adc Page 252 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... d e n g i s d d s ' e n e d a t e n h e o c n t d a r e e m v M - s e s o n r e e r O h d l l d w Example of Legal Declaration a a y s y n t r r o e o v m p i e t p 36 f s u oe s t e t m c r e n e t e p s dx y i s e v r e d u n h O a t i : s t w n i o s v i t a t r a d o i c f f i f f f i e a t , t n s n e n e d o I i m t s e a s c r e r a r l o d fc d e n Aed Example of Searchable Evidence Page 253 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... o t t a n h i t d s e t r d o a p o l e rn a w t o a d d y l d i e s l i a a e t e d n d a n i s d e l e b e a l n i t a c v a a x 37 e e d s ' a e t m n s i o d a t e a M d - l l o r A : O n o o t i t d a t e c a iz i f i m t m r n o o et f s d I V u S c s s C e / e l b r e d n c d x a AcE Page 254 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... e h t k c a r t o t y s a e d t e i d s e e e k n a s m a s m e e t t o s y n s e s s ' a e c 38 c n e t a i a l e p r c m o d C n t a s s l o a H t : n n e r o i l t a a u c i d f i i t v i n d e n d i I f s o s s e r u t d a d t As Page 255 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... d e p u o r g d n a d e t r o s , d e r e t l i f y l i s a e e b 39 n a c a t a d r u o l l A : n o i t a c i f i t n e e d I m i s t - s l e a r e d r d n Ai Page 256 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... g n i r f o t o i n g o n i l i m a e c m n s e r a i h o l t t p a g r m n e i o t p c a o s ' l m ea o t t t nn u e o a r d y e bm r Mt 40 -e o t l o - i r t p r - O o o t t h u s u P t a : n g n a i n o l i r s p t o r t m i o o f n fc o - e n M h o c e n a c eo n t r a t i s l u e p o c i m t d o o n Can Page 257 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... e p u m i - t - w l o a l l e r o f n i d r n e a t t g e n l i l i h a c a m e e f r i o t e n e m e o c h t t u 41 e o t a d n m a o t s u u t A a : t g s n i e r h o t t i k n c o a r t M d e c n n a a s i l s p e c m o o r Cp Page 258 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... s u g n i v a h y n b o t e t u m i b t a e f v o a s k t c i u l c b l e o h r t t n h 42 t o i c w n i s r y e a t t t S e l : t g n n i e r o m t i e nc r o o f M n e e c r n u a i o l y p d m n o e Cs Page 259 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... - o r d O n g a n i d r u o y t a i t r i f n v i o x t a c m t a y y l f b ia t t s n n n e e o r i d i t f 43 a o y l l i s o i s n v a g Ei y s : c gr n no e i f r u s o q g t i e n r i n f t o l s i a l t M nR y T e t i r S v / i s y t ' c c e nt A a n l p o a t u d n c e c e RoM Page 260 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... t e i h d t u e a z i f o m i n x o a i t m c e o l t e s s n e o i h t t a e c t i f a i t m o o s n t t t r u i o A d 44 f f : u e n a t o f i i o t d a u e c a m n s o ' t a e u u t s A n s i t o i d e d e h u t A M d - y n o t i r a v i O s t f e c t o A a t l d c i a a t d p n n e a m Rci Page 261 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... s y m b r s o s f e e c n o i l r n p o t i e d v u i t a c e a r h t e t e n i n i , l e l m p a e m r i t s S 45 h : g n u o i o t r a h t m o o f t n u i A p t i u k d c u a A b y l l t i a v i g t c n i A t s l e a t u n q e e Rr Page 262 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... e t a i t n a e t Complaints s m i b t - u l s a , te r r o n Step 2 i p Step 4 e s r t n o held accountable e t d s i r c o n i b h Complainant provides info on alleged d incident and is asked to submit photos, g e i t Problem solved or escalated videos or other proof of the alleged violation e saved in database so serial offenders can be a l n e r 46 r o f R T y s S term - a y e c t n i e e g k r a e Mm : e - e n n We have i received a compliant! Step 1 o l Step 3 t n o e seek resolution H v l R o s T S e r 7 / d rental hotline or reports incident online 4 n Concerned neighbor calls 24/7 short 2a If property is registered, Host Compliance immediately calls host/emergency contact to Page 263 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... l l a e k c m a i r t t r o e t v s o d d r a n oa b e h s m i a t - d l a d e n r a n s i t r s t o n p i e a l r p d m e l i o a c t d e e d t t a l e e G r : l ea t n i n l t e r o H m r R e T t S- t r 7 / o 4 h 2s Page 264 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... y l i s a e d d n n a a n s t o r g o n p i e o r g t s n i e t d a i h c n w i t e u m o i t d - l n i a s f e p r y l e t k d s c e i l t i u x a q t e e n o dt e t t s a e g i r n G i p : d o e r r n o i p lc t p e r o a l Hl e a n R i c T m S w r e 7 e i / t v e 4 e 2rd Page 265 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... y - d d a n e r a l a p data Live! Online s u Week 4 live and a populated set of Oro Medonte's e h dashboard is t with the initial n m o a d e e T M s - s o e r c c O u t S e r g e n Week 3 a m c o Address identification processes run in the background t d s n u a C s r n u 50 o i O t : a e t n n i l e Medonte' s e Week 2 - m m e i l Oroprivate cloud is setup and background processes begin h T pt n d m i o n f a m o s a s p d e n t e a S r h d t n n Week 1 s o Assessor file and list of current permits/registrations is received by Host Compliance i us t e h a l t d nn i e e t g e m l n i Contract is signed e p l n p m n Start o u Typical Address Identification Implementation Timeline Project m Icr Page 266 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... value added - s e c i v r e s s ' e c 51 n a i l p m o C in most cases, the additional registration fees t s o H front investment or complicated IT integration Medonte's tax and permit fee collections- - g n i s u o t s t i f e > we can be up and running in 4 weeks! Ensures fair, continuous and consistent compliance monitoring and enforcementFrees up valuable staff time that can be focused on higheractivitiesMinimizes noise, parking and trash violations Minimizes the impact on local law and code enforcement agencies as complaints are first handled by our 24/7 hotline and routed to the appropriate property owner before further enforcement actions are triggeredMaximizes OroREVENUE POSITIVE alone pays for Host Compliance's services several times overRequires NO up-6 MONTH UNCONDITIONAL MONEY BACK GUARANTEE! n e B Page 267 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... 52 Medonte Market Context - a d n e IntroductionsCanada and OroThe Host Compliance SolutionDiscussion and Next Steps g A Page 268 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... 53 k c a b d e e F Page 269 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... R T S s ' e t n o d e M - o r O s s e r d d a o t 54 n o i t u l o s a o t s d r a w k c a s b e g g n n i e k l l r a o h Wc Page 270 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... - 55 Medonte's place in the queue) - s p e t S t x Send you this presentation and meeting summarySchedule all team meeting?Set timeline to decide on best solution for OroMedonte's needsConfirm timing of possible rollout (needed to secure Oro e N Page 271 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... - 7285 - Paul Hetherington paulh@hostcompliance.com(604) 763 56 www.hostcompliance.com o f n i t 1783 - c a t n o C Please feel free to contact us anytime if you have any questions about shortterm rental regulation and how to best address the associated monitoring and enforcement challenges.Kyle Salonga kyle@hostcompliance.com(415) 874 Page 272 of 723 4 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... 5 m o r f a t a d s e r u t Orbitz OwnersDirect PerfectPlacesStayz.com.auToprural.estravelmob.comTravelStaytionTripadvisor.comTripBeatTripzVacasaVacationCandyVacationRentals.comVillas.comVRBO.comWeNeedAVacationWimdu9flats.com p a c y l l a c i t a m s e y t a s y d s 3 e y c 57 r n e a iv l e p s m Great RentalsHolidayLettings.comHomeAway.co.uk HomeAway.comHomeAway.com.auHomeAway.deHomeAway.esHomelidays.comHomeLikeHomeStayHouseTrip.comHRS HolidaysKozazaLoveHomeSwapLuxuryRetreats.comMountainSkiT ripsNiumba.comNovasol m o r C o f t t s a l o p H l , a s t r n o t e i r t e m p r e m t o - t c r r o u domizil h - o s AbritelAgoda.comAirbnb.comAlugueTemporadaBedandBreakfast.comBelvillaBookabachBooking.comBungaloCanadaStaysCofmanCyberRentalsDobovoeEvolveExpedia.comFlat4DayFlipkey.com r e k o i j l a n Um Page 273 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Paul Sanderson <psanderson@rogers.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Thursday, October 10, 2019 2:33 PM ƚʹ Jermey, Scott <scott.jermey@oro-medonte.ca>; Greenlaw, Randy <randy.greenlaw@oro- medonte.ca>; Scott, Shawn <shawn.scott@oro-medonte.ca>; Keane, Cathy <cathy.keane@oro- medonte.ca>; Macpherson, Scott <scott.macpherson@oro-medonte.ca>; Veitch, Ian <ian.veitch@oro- medonte.ca>; Hughes, Harry <harry.hughes@oro-medonte.ca>; Leigh, Andria <aleigh@oro- medonte.ca>; STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> /ĭʹ Dunn, Robin <rdunn@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ The Evolution of STRs Why would a local Council betray over 95% of the residents by legislatively allowing already illegal activity that is doomed to foment animosity, social unrest, discontent and ultimately hate for the "ghost neighbours" in our community? Yes, even hatred, not pretty words for Oro-Medonte. Why would our Council and OM Staff do this to us and their community? For what purpose(s)? What are their motivations? Will residents feel more secure and safe from the dangerous and threatening antics of STRs with new local legislation? This commercial activity in residential zoned areas isn't development unless purpose built STR dwellings and single family dwelling conversions for short term rentals are viewed as development and they're not in my opinion. Several pieces of existing legislation agree with this position Legislation at all levels has been ignored in bringing forward a methodology to suddenly legalize this black market commercial activity. Federal law has been compromised by violating the Human Rights of residents. Residents now dread summer and pray for bad weather to keep 'ghost neighbours' sequestered in their 'ghost hotels'. Personal safety is of concern to all legitimate residents. If we think we are expending a lot to the OPP for minimal enforcement now, $3 million per year, there will be a huge spike in calls for service and costs to deal with Criminal Code complaints should STRs be approved. I am personally keeping a journal of the number of times LAW ENFORCEMENT has been requested due to disturbances, fights, dangerous boating, DUI, underage drinking, drug use, patrons removed in hand cuffs, OMFES and CSPS attending and on and on. Last weekend was a jet ski rider water rescue off 8 Mile Point. These unsavory events occur regularly just two doors away from my home for the past 2 1/2 years. My requests alone are costly and would be needless if OM Council and OM Staff would: "JUST SAY Page 274 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... NO TO STRs!". Even at 3pm in the afternoon on a Sunday I will call the OPP to attend and act rather than MLE, simply because enforcement is required immediately as education hasn't worked. I actually have a post it note on my refrigerator with the registration number of the stunt driving jet ski so the information is at hand to report to the OPP Marine Unit. The information is used frequently, too frequently. In 60+ years here I have never had to call the OPP and NOW it's such a regular occurrence the 911 civilian Operator fully understands and knows my plight of all of the illegal STR activity here in OM. The provincial Municipal Act, the Planning Act, the Provincial Policy Statement and local OM land use laws and policies have all been compromised. In fact, exceptionally thorough documents detailing the various breaches were recently made available to Council courtesy of one of their own. Is Council real? Is Staff real? Do these parties understand the scope and degrees of the potential ramifications on the majority? Any approvals of STRs in any form would potentially lead to massive legal actions, the cost of which would far exceed the C$1.4 million spent on Burl's Creek legal fees (with still no decision). Any fees OM receives from STRs would be quickly consumed by multiple and prolonged legal actions v OM. Such a situation would certainly not be in the public interest and would drag on for years. Actions have consequences and bad actions have very bad consequences. Consider the collateral damage to our communities and the associated financial costs. Any such legitimatizing of currently illegal and unenforced commercial activity as proposed would be a gross miscarriage of multiple mandates thrust upon the community by OM in a most irresponsible and quite repugnant manner. As new sub cultures and counter cultures emerge and evolve there is always the presence of unwanted and anti-social activities such as gun play and violence. Violence and gun play are now emerging as part of this new sub- culture of party houses and ghost hotels. A new norm is being established for this underground commercial activity and the negative impact on safety of residents is not in the public interest. Any efforts to compromise public safety in my view is a serious dereliction of duty by Oro-Medonte. Page 275 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Of course, Short Term Rental proponents/operators will say: "it's not my rental that is the problem". If that were true, then why are there so many reports of infringing and illegal activities? Are the Plaintiffs/Residents all lying, or is it the few proponents? You can do the math. Why do the OPP respond if the situations are not real? Why do OMFES and CSPS respond if the situations are not real? Believe me, handcuffs on a 'ghost neighbour' in the back of an ambulance is real. Not only it is real, it is a harbinger of a very frightening future unless controlled by enforcement. With all due respect, how naive will our municipal leaders be?? Do OM Council and OM Staff want this situation to expand and become part of your legacies?? DO NOT SUPPORT ANY FORM OF STRs LEGISLATION THAT GIVES CREDIBILITY TO THIS NEW COUNTER CULTURE. WE DO NOT NEED OR WANT SUCH A PRESENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY. Do the right thing for public safety and for the public interest: DO NOT SUPPORT STRs. The consequences of approval will be significant and can be avoided with the phrase: JUST SAY NO! If OM Council and OM Staff won't step up to protect the future of legitimate OM residents, who will?? The OPP? OM MLE? The Residents on their own? The Courts? Thank you in advance for your time to understand the above and to take the content to heart by your actions. Sincerely, Paul Sanderson. Page 276 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Cristina Pontet <cristinapontet@hotmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Wednesday, October 16, 2019 2:30 PM ƚʹ Hughes, Harry <harry.hughes@oro-medonte.ca>; Leigh, Andria <aleigh@oro-medonte.ca>; Randy Greenlaw <randygreenlaw@gmail.com>; Jermey, Scott <scott.jermey@oro-medonte.ca>; Macpherson, Scott <scott.macpherson@oro-medonte.ca>; Shelswell, Curtis <CShelswell@oro-medonte.ca>; Scott, Shawn <shawn.scott@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Fw: 'The home became a crime scene': Airbnb host's home shot at after party shut down | CTV News Another shooting at an Airbnb , there were 17 people at 35 Maplewood Pkwy this past weekend and they didn't come to enjoy the fall colours and with the high wind we had on the weekend at 31 Maplewood had a fire pit going on well I am sure they had a permit {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ 'The home became a crime scene': Airbnb host's home shot at after party shut down | CTV News https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/the-home-became-a-crime-scene-airbnb-host-s-home-shot-at-after- party-shut-down-1.4639788 Page 277 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Oro -Medonte - Homes Not Hotels To All Residents and Homeowners of Oro-Medonte: Residential neighbourhoods in Oro -Medonte are under serious threat from the operation of commercial short term rental properties . Your help is needed to protect our communities. Key facts: Gor commercial short term rentals are being operated in residential neighbourhoods These properties are typically rented only on weekends to large groups who engage in loud and disruptive parties and other behaviour that is offensive to ordinary residents. These properties are not occupied by the owners as their own residence and in reality are commercial for-profit businesses These businesses are not compatible with the peaceful and quiet enjoyment by ordinary residents of their homes in residential neighbourhoods. These business operators and online platforms actively lobbying members of Township Council in an effort to have commercial short term rentals licenced and approved to operate in residential neighbourhoods across our Township Other communities in Canada have already decided to prohibit commercial short terms rentals s in The Town of the Blue Mountains What is not being opposed: Home owners who rent out all or part of their home that they normally live in and are the primary resident these are not commercial short term rentals Traditional Bed & Breakfasts where the owner is on-site when guests are present. Home owners who rent or lease their home on a long term basis for 30 days or more. What is being opposed: Corporate and individual business operators who turn homes into commercial short term rentals hotel-like operations used for the primary purpose of rentals available to large groups on a daily basis. These are, simply put, party hotels and have no place in residential neighbourhoods. - PLEASE ACT NOW AND HAVE YOUR VOICE HEARD - SIGN THE PETITION ! It is important that Council hear from you and all residents of Oro Medonte who do not want to see our residential neighbourhoods eroded and destroyed forever Page 278 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Short Term Rental Petition to the Mayor and Council of the Township of Oro-Medonte Created October 7, 2019 Dear Mayor Hughes and Council members, I believe that the elected Council of the Township of Oro-Medonte has a paramount duty to protect the safety, the security and the quiet enjoyment of its residents in the Township and to enforce the existing by-laws. Further, I believe that short term rental properties which are operated as commercial for-profit businesses or hotels do not belong in residential neighbourhoods in the Township of Oro- Medonte. Therefore, I call on all of the elected members of Council to respect and protect the rights of residential homeowners by enforcing the existing zoning by-laws and prohibit the operation of commercial short term rental properties in residential neighbourhoods in the Township. By my signature, I am declaring that I am an eligible voter in the Township of Oro-Medonte and concur with all of the statements in this petition. Annexed as Schedule A is my signature. Page 279 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Connie <conniemaybate@hotmail.com> Sent: Monday, October 21, 2019 11:07 PM To: Teeter, Janette <jteeter@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: CBC article For the clerk to forward on to Mayor Hughes and the council. Dear Mayor Hughes and Members of Council, council with my thoughts about this. Ms. Leggett appears to have stated that the passage of interim control bylaw in June of 2018 made legal all existing short term rentals before this date. I am confused by this statement. An interim control bylaw does not make legal land uses which were not legal at that time. As discussed at the recent information night at Lakehead University, Ms. Leggett does not appear to have taken Into account that shoreline residential does not permit commercial accommodation according to the bylaw of 2015. Short term rentals appear to fit within the definition of commercial accommodation. I was also confused by the suggestion by Ms. Leggett that no enforcement can take place while the Interim Control Bylaw is in force. Firstly, there has been an abject failure by the township in enforcing that bylaw as there is at least one short term rental on my street which has come into operation since the passage of that bylaw. Secondly, there is nothing in the interim control bylaw preventing enforcement of illegal land use under the existing bylaw, which short term rentals may very well be. Before any more statements are made with such certainty to the press , I would suggest a visit with your lawyers. Until we know for sure that these existing STRs are actually legal, the township cannot be stating this as an actual fact. I highly recommend you talk to your lawyers. I then suggest you report back to your ratepayers. Enforce your existing bylaws. Stop spreading as a fact when it is not clear at all that after 2015 but before your interim control bylaw all short term rentals are legal and able to operate. Just because your Yours Respectfully, Connie McDermot. Page 280 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Kim Pressnail {ĻƓƷʹ October 21, 2019 10:02 AM ƚʹ Hughes, Harry /ĭʹ 'Bryn Pressnail' ; "david Johnston" {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ RE: Information Session Mayor Hughes, Thank you for attending our Information Session at Lakehead University on Friday evening and thank you for agreeing to upload the slides so that all residents have the opportunity to view our presentation. Judging by the many emails I have received, I know the residents found it helpful. I hope you and your fellow Councillors found the Session informative and helpful too. As you know, many people are unware of the issue of short term rentals. We were only able to reach 200+ people on Friday night. All residents need to know what we are facing. Perhaps the Township could consider putting on a similar session to better inform the constituents? I am sure that Professor David Johnston and Gord Knox would be happy to help. For your information and further to my note below, I believe that we now have over 600 signed petitions. I have attached a copy of the petition that is circulating for your consideration. As I wrote below, the acceptance rate from the door to door canvassing is more than 95%. Once informed, constituents overwhelmingly are declaring that they want Oro-Medonte to enforce the existing zoning by-laws. The petition should remind us all about the interests that Council are elected to serve and protect. ehead Session. Professor David Johnston took the photo as the question and answer period was winding down. You may be able to zoom in and find your likeness. As I said at the beginning of the presentations, I am sorry that we overflowed the 200 seat lecture theatre, and that many had to stand. It was the largest facility I could find. I am particularly sorry that you had to stand, especially when people half your age were sitting right in front of you! It was very kind of you to give up your seat. At the e tribunal case involving the Town of the Blue Mountains, and a 2016 trial level decision known as the you need, but I know, as you and Deputy Mayor Jermey have both assured the residents, you have one of the best municipal law departments in Canada working on this at Aird and Berlis. I am confident that they can produce a most persuasive opinion. I think that it would be very helpful for all residents to read usion that short term rentals are essentially commercial and Zoning Bylaw 97- protect our communities and our neighbourhoods. You might be interested in a link to a CBC 6:00 PM news clip that aired this past Saturday evening. It stars our very own, former member of Township Council, Lillian McConnell. Please see: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1627213379765 Page 281 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... The news item starts at 8:35. Lillian is a remarkable woman and she is speaking out to protect all neighbourhoods. The fact that she, along with many others, have spent the last 10 days going door to door with the petition and informing residents about the Information Session, underscores the depth of her resolve to see that no neighbourhood or community ever has to suffer the way her community has. She is trying to do what we believe our Township has failed to do so far - protect our neighbourhoods. As we told the assembly of concerned citizens on Friday night, Gord Knox and Professor David Johnston and I and the hundreds of people who stand with us, are trying to shine the light as brightly as we can on this issue. We are trying to do our part to make a positive difference for all neigbourhoods and communities in Oro-Medonte. It is time that you, and your fellow members of Council, do your part by enforcing our existing zoning by-laws. Sincerely, K. D. Pressnail Page 282 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... October 23, 2019 Kim Pressnail 173 Parkside Drive, Oro-Medonte, ON L0L 1T0 Dear Kim, You asked me in Oro-Medonte that will eventually be provided to Mayor and Council. I have written this opinion letter with the understanding that the reader will be your Township Council. For your information, I am a retired Urban Planner, who worked mainly within Simcoe County for just under forty years and was the Planner of Record for over a dozen Municipalities writing many of their initial Official Plans and Zoning By-laws and have appeared as an expert witness before the OMB on over 200 occasions. My initial review of the Townships Official Plan and Zoning By-law, particularly the Zoning By-law and the provision that commercial uses were specifically prohibited in single detached dwellings, brought y their nature commercial, and therefore, not permitted uses and therefore illegal. My review of the Blue Mountains OMB (2011) decision and the decision of the Superior Court of Justice (Menzies case) heard by Mr. Justice Beaudoin (2016) commercial uses and should not be permitted in single detached residential zones. In my opinion both matters were well considered and provided a clear understanding as to what these uses constituted. ses and for other noted reasons should not be expected or permitted in single detached dwelling areas. In reviewing the two planning reports provided to Council concerning this matter, I was struck initially by the fact that staff had failed to offer Coun uses in single detached residentially zoned areas and unless it could be proven that these business activities had existed prior to 1997 and beyond, then the Township could and should enforce its by-laws and shut these uses down. I think we can all agree that if someone wanted to convert their residential use in a residentially zoned area to a shoe store, restaurant or manufacturing facility, the Township response would be swift in stopping these types of activities. Since the decisions cited above conclud motel-like land use for short term transient users i.e. a motel, i.e. a commercial use, why would the ignore the others for a moment? I understand t across the Province and beyond and have to a degree caught many Municipalities by surprise. However a number of Municipalities such as the Town of The Blue Mountains, Wasaga Beach, and others ha residential areas, and as far as I know have not recognized, as legal non-conforming, any uses that may have started up illegally. Unless the Zoning By-law is amended, an illegal use remains an illegal use. Page 283 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... In my opinion, -Medonte are illegal. In the future, should the Township not take action to shut down these uses, it is reasonable to predict that the ratepayers may take the Township to Court and ask that the Township be directed to enforce its by- In the alternative, the Township could amend the zoning by- every land owner in an R1 or SR zones. However it would seem inevitable that this move would be challenged resulting in a Tribunal hearing. Given past OMB and Court decisions I would think that the Township would have a very steep hill to climb. I should also suggest that to decide to license these uses, under current circumstances, would not make them legal but probably would put the Township in In regard to the Interim Control Bylaw (ICB), it is difficult to understand what has apparently happened and the position taken by the Township. It were legal, which in my opinion they are not. It would seem to me that the only way to legalize an STR would be by way of a Section 34 (Zoning By-law) amendment. As Section 38 (ICB) was only intended to create a pause, intended to stop a building permit for an unwanted use, to preserve the intent of an Official Plan designation; it cannot be believed that this section can in any way legalize an illegal use or I very much appreciate that Council may not have been provided with all the information related to that this may be a difficult issue to tackle. At the end of the day, however, it seems to me that Council has a duty to protect it extremely disruptive and costly to neighbours. The final test for each member of Council is how would you feel if having purchased your home with the belief and knowledge that you were in a safe and quiet place only to have an uncontrolled STR pop up next to you, unannounced and be turned into the party house from hell? If you are anything like me, I would you put up with it. Can you imagine thinking that there is really nothing you can do about it, but it has been suggested that licensing will somehow control it, which given the experi How would you feel because this is all about good land use planning, which in essence is about respecting and protecting your neighbour? I trust that my opinion will be helpful to Council in dealing with this matter Yours Truly, Gordon Knox. MCIP, RPP. Retired. Page 284 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... October 23, 2019 Kim Pressnail 173 Parkside Drive, Oro-Medonte, ON L0L 1T0 Dear Kim, You asked me in Oro-Medonte that will eventually be provided to Mayor and Council. I have written this opinion letter with the understanding that the reader will be your Township Council. For your information, I am a retired Urban Planner, who worked mainly within Simcoe County for just under forty years and was the Planner of Record for over a dozen Municipalities writing many of their initial Official Plans and Zoning By-laws and have appeared as an expert witness before the OMB on over 200 occasions. My initial review of the Townships Official Plan and Zoning By-law, particularly the Zoning By-law and the provision that commercial uses were specifically prohibited in single detached dwellings, brought y their nature commercial, and therefore, not permitted uses and therefore illegal. My review of the Blue Mountains OMB (2011) decision and the decision of the Superior Court of Justice (Menzies case) heard by Mr. Justice Beaudoin (2016) commercial uses and should not be permitted in single detached residential zones. In my opinion both matters were well considered and provided a clear understanding as to what these uses constituted. ses and for other noted reasons should not be expected or permitted in single detached dwelling areas. In reviewing the two planning reports provided to Council concerning this matter, I was struck initially by the fact that staff had failed to offer Coun uses in single detached residentially zoned areas and unless it could be proven that these business activities had existed prior to 1997 and beyond, then the Township could and should enforce its by-laws and shut these uses down. I think we can all agree that if someone wanted to convert their residential use in a residentially zoned area to a shoe store, restaurant or manufacturing facility, the Township response would be swift in stopping these types of activities. Since the decisions cited above conclud motel-like land use for short term transient users i.e. a motel, i.e. a commercial use, why would the ignore the others for a moment? I understand t across the Province and beyond and have to a degree caught many Municipalities by surprise. However a number of Municipalities such as the Town of The Blue Mountains, Wasaga Beach, and others ha residential areas, and as far as I know have not recognized, as legal non-conforming, any uses that may have started up illegally. Unless the Zoning By-law is amended, an illegal use remains an illegal use. Page 285 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... In my opinion, -Medonte are illegal. In the future, should the Township not take action to shut down these uses, it is reasonable to predict that the ratepayers may take the Township to Court and ask that the Township be directed to enforce its by- In the alternative, the Township could amend the zoning by- every land owner in an R1 or SR zones. However it would seem inevitable that this move would be challenged resulting in a Tribunal hearing. Given past OMB and Court decisions I would think that the Township would have a very steep hill to climb. I should also suggest that to decide to license these uses, under current circumstances, would not make them legal but probably would put the Township in In regard to the Interim Control Bylaw (ICB), it is difficult to understand what has apparently happened and the position taken by the Township. It were legal, which in my opinion they are not. It would seem to me that the only way to legalize an STR would be by way of a Section 34 (Zoning By-law) amendment. As Section 38 (ICB) was only intended to create a pause, intended to stop a building permit for an unwanted use, to preserve the intent of an Official Plan designation; it cannot be believed that this section can in any way legalize an illegal use or I very much appreciate that Council may not have been provided with all the information related to that this may be a difficult issue to tackle. At the end of the day, however, it seems to me that Council has a duty to protect it extremely disruptive and costly to neighbours. The final test for each member of Council is how would you feel if having purchased your home with the belief and knowledge that you were in a safe and quiet place only to have an uncontrolled STR pop up next to you, unannounced and be turned into the party house from hell? If you are anything like me, I would you put up with it. Can you imagine thinking that there is really nothing you can do about it, but it has been suggested that licensing will somehow control it, which given the experi How would you feel because this is all about good land use planning, which in essence is about respecting and protecting your neighbour? I trust that my opinion will be helpful to Council in dealing with this matter Yours Truly, Gordon Knox. MCIP, RPP. Retired. Page 286 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: DingE Ing <dinge@live.ca> Sent: Friday, November 8, 2019 1:41 PM To: . Council <Council@oro-medonte.ca> Cc: DingE Ing <dinge@live.ca>; Hughes, Harry <harry.hughes@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: Opposition to Short Term Rentals in Oro-Medonte, Simcoe Estates! To all Member Of Council, I am sending this email to express my strong opposition to Short Term Rentals in Simcoe Estates! We see the the problems other residents are dealing with in Oro- Medonte. It is extremely undesirable to have what is occurring in other areas of the Township emerge here in Simcoe Estates! We have lived here 15 years with peace and quiet and respect for all our neighbours. We moved out of Barrie as students were taking over our neighbourhood and disturbing everyone with drunken parties, fights on Terms Rentals ruining Simcoe Estates. Looking forward to all your responses as I worked for the City of Barrie in the City Regards, Debbie and Eddie Ing 27 Mapleridge Road, Oro-Medonte, OntariO LOL 2LO Page 287 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Camille Blaser {ĻƓƷʹ Monday, November 11, 2019 9:10 AM ƚʹ . Council {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ STR"S To whom it may concern : SIMCOE ESTATES. We were not aware of these but are current about AIR B&B . My husband and I are totally against this proposal as we bought this home for retirement. We personally do not need the aggravation or loss of peace and quiet to accommodate the party people. Paul & Camille Blaser Page 288 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Nancy Taylor <nandrtaylor@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, November 11, 2019 10:39 AM To: Hughes, Harry <harry.hughes@oro-medonte.ca>; Keane, Cathy <cathy.keane@oro-medonte.ca>; . Council <Council@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: Short Term Rentals I am definitely opposed to the operation of short term rentals in Simcoe Estates by commercial corporate partners or individuals interested in renting to more than a family unit of people. I moved to Simcoe Estates from the city many years ago to enjoy the tranquility and peace that living in a rural environment entails. I suspect that many other residents share this feeling as well. There are certainly a number of resorts and hotels in Simcoe County that are capable of housing and handling a large number of people for party gatherings so this approach of banning short term rentals would not deprive anyone of the opportunity to enjoy what our township or county offers. As a parent I am aware of the unsupervised high school bush parties that have run out of control with sometime serious consequences in our township and county. It would be sad to see short term rentals provide the same sad scenarios for young or older adults as bush parties of the past. Sincerely Randy Taylor 20 Maple Ridge Rd. Oro-Medonte Ont. Page 289 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ IƚƌƌǤ \[ĻǝźƓƷĻƩ ΝƒğźƌƷƚʹŷƌĻǝθƩƚŭĻƩƭ͵ĭƚƒΞ {ĻƓƷʹ bƚǝĻƒĬĻƩ ЋЎͲ ЋЉЊВ ЏʹЍБ ta ƚʹ γƭƷƩğθƚƩƚΏƒĻķƚƓƷĻ͵ĭğγ /ĭʹ γtğǒƌ {ğƓķĻƩƭƚƓγ {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ wĻ {ŷƚƩƷ ĻƩƒ wĻƓƷğƌƭ I am strongly against short term rentals. The people who do so disrupt neighbourhoods, disturb neighbours, behave inappropriately and cause chaos in the vicinity. 2275 Lakeshore Rd. E. Holly Levinter Page 290 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Ilia Maor <iliamaor@gmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Tuesday, November 26, 2019 3:27 PM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Short-term Rentals Hi there, I'm a new resident in Oro-Medonte having recently moved to Simcoe County from Toronto about a month ago. I've been following the news and discussion about Short-Term Rentals in the County, and it's been a topic of interest of mine for a number of years. I wanted to forward some materials I hope can be useful as County and townships contemplate how to best address STR- related issues. I think a balanced and industry-informed approach always produces better results. As I'm sure you know, both the City of Toronto and the City of Vancouver have been dealing with STR issues on a large scale with a number of studies showing the impact of STRs on the availability of affordable rental housing. Vancouver has taken some significant steps to regulate STRs and build a mechanism for enforcement, which remains an issue across all jurisdictions in Canada and elsewhere where STR regulations have been introduced or are being contemplated. The City of Toronto is on its way to implement regulation proposals made in 2017. A brief backgrounder is available here . Researchers from McGill University working as part of the Urban Politics and Governance research group have done some great research in this area, available in their report here . The university has done relevant work on the subject before as well with their "Short-term rentals in Canada: Uneven growth, uneven impacts" research paper published this June A year in review, the City of Vancouver just released their first progress report, showing how their efforts (and partnership with sites like AirBnB to enforce the law) have impacted the number of licensed properties, where enforcement has been successful, and where issues still remain. The report was presented to their council earlier in November and is available here , and I think is a worthwhile read if/when regulations are being proposed. Most of these reports include environmental scans that look at what other municipalities around the world - and Canada, more specifically - have done in this area. Demonstrating how prevalent and worthy of consideration this issue is, there are other examples from the City of Ottawa (and additional documentation), City of Kelowna (and supporting documentation for operators), City of Oshawa, Town of Georgina (and their regulations/information), and even hyper-local examples from the Township of Severn. Certainly, there are more examples in each one of these studies, where the writers have gone out to elicit experiences and thoughts from others in similar shoes. Recognizing that the township is not the City of Vancouver or the City of Toronto with its own unique character and appeal to short-term renters, vacationers, and others visiting or doing business within its boundaries, I think the experiences (good and bad) from other municipalities can be valuable lessons. More so, if or when regulation is introduced, having examples of forms, Page 291 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... communications, and other enforcement mechanisms to use as templates can accelerate implementation. Please let me know if there is some way I can be of help as a resident as the township continues to look at this subject. Take care, Ilia Maor Page 292 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... November 18, 2019 Kim Pressnail 173 Parkside Drive, Oro-Medonte, ON L0L 1T0 Dear Kim, You asked me in Oro-Medonte that will eventually be provided to Mayor and Council. I have written this opinion letter with the understanding that the reader will be your Township Council. For your information, I am a retired Urban Planner, who worked mainly within Simcoe County for just under forty years and was the Planner of Record for over a dozen Municipalities writing many of their initial Official Plans and Zoning By-laws and have appeared as an expert witness before the OMB on over 200 occasions. My initial review of the Townships Official Plan and Zoning By-law, particularly the Zoning By-law and the provision that commercial uses were specifically prohibited in single detached dwellings, brought y their nature commercial, and therefore, not permitted uses and therefore illegal. My review of the Blue Mountains OMB (2011) decision and the decision of the Superior Court of Justice (Menzies case) heard by Mr. Justice Beaudoin (2016) commercial uses and should not be permitted in single detached residential zones. In my opinion both matters were well considered and provided a clear understanding as to what these uses constituted. ses and for other noted reasons should not be expected or permitted in single detached dwelling areas. In reviewing the two planning reports provided to Council concerning this matter, I was struck initially by the fact that staff had failed to offer Coun uses in single detached residentially zoned areas and unless it could be proven that these business activities had existed prior to 1997 and beyond, then the Township could and should enforce its by-laws and shut these uses down. I think we can all agree that if someone wanted to convert their residential use in a residentially zoned area to a shoe store, restaurant or manufacturing facility, the Township response would be swift in stopping these types of activities. Since the decisions cited above conclud motel-like land use for short term transient users i.e. a motel, i.e. a commercial use, why would the ignore the others for a moment? I understand t across the Province and beyond and have to a degree caught many Municipalities by surprise. However a number of Municipalities such as the Town of The Blue Mountains, Wasaga Beach, and others ha residential areas, and as far as I know have not recognized, as legal non-conforming, any uses that may have started up illegally. Unless the Zoning By-law is amended, an illegal use remains an illegal use. Page 293 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... In my opinion, -Medonte are illegal. In the future, should the Township not take action to shut down these uses, it is reasonable to predict that the ratepayers may take the Township to Court and ask that the Township be directed to enforce its by- In the alternative, the Township could amend the zoning by- every land owner in an R1 or SR zones. However it would seem inevitable that this move would be challenged resulting in a Tribunal hearing. Given past OMB and Court decisions I would think that the Township would have a very steep hill to climb. I should also suggest that to decide to license these uses, under current circumstances, would not make them legal but probably would put the Township in In regard to the Interim Control Bylaw (ICB), it is difficult to understand what has apparently happened and the position taken by the Township. It were legal, which in my opinion they are not. It would seem to me that the only way to legalize an STR would be by way of a Section 34 (Zoning By-law) amendment. As Section 38 (ICB) was only intended to create a pause, intended to stop a building permit for an unwanted use, to preserve the intent of an Official Plan designation; it cannot be believed that this section can in any way legalize an illegal use or I very much appreciate that Council may not have been provided with all the information related to that this may be a difficult issue to tackle. At the end of the day, however, it seems to me that Council has a duty to protect it extremely disruptive and costly to neighbours. The final test for each member of Council is how would you feel if having purchased your home with the belief and knowledge that you were in a safe and quiet place only to have an uncontrolled STR pop up next to you, unannounced and be turned into the party house from hell? If you are anything like me, I would you put up with it. Can you imagine thinking that there is really nothing you can do about it, but it has been suggested that licensing will somehow control it, which given the experi How would you feel because this is all about good land use planning, which in essence is about respecting and protecting your neighbour? I trust that my opinion will be helpful to Council in dealing with this matter Yours Truly, Gordon Knox. MCIP, RPP. Retired. Page 294 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Paul Sanderson <psanderson@rogers.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Wednesday, November 27, 2019 11:24 AM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> /ĭʹ Dunn, Robin <rdunn@oro-medonte.ca>; Teeter, Janette <jteeter@oro-medonte.ca>; Hewitt, Donna <dhewitt@oro-medonte.ca>; Andrew Philips <andrewphilips@live.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Jersey City voters pass limits on Airbnb, short-term rentals Council, The article below provides a very practical and pragmatic solution to short term rentals and may contain some hints and ideas as to how OM will restrict illegal commercial hotel activity in residential areas. REAL hotels don't have STR issues like we have here, as hotel staff and law enforcement will not allow such disruptive behaviour for their guests. Why should residents not have the same degree of protection of their rights? DO NOT ALLOW STRs into our community. JUST SAY NO!! Paul Sanderson. Jersey City voters pass limits on Airbnb, short-term rentals Page 295 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Barry Sookman 247 Moonpoint drive Oro-Medonte, Ontario L3V-6H1 bsookman@gmail.com December 2, 2019 Township of Oro-Medonte 148 Line 7 South Oro-Medonte, ON L0L2E0 Attn: All Members of Council E-Mail council@oro-medonte.ca Cc Andria Leigh aleigh@oro-medonte.ca Re: Short term rentals I am writing to provide my views on the presentation and remarks made by Mr. David Donnelly at the Township Council meeting Wednesday evening based on the slides and letter submitted 1 to Council by Mr Knox. I also make recommendations for how Council should deal with problem short term rental accommodations (STRs) in the Township. I first want to say that I agree with Messrs. Donnelly/Knox in four respects, namely that: that own homes mainly for the sale of commercial and inconsistent with residential neighborhoods should be stopped. He describes these ptive noise, shouting, loud -25 transients arrive fully l The Township should have the enforcement tools to deal with these commercially operated D&D STRs The Township should avoid an expensive licensing regime to regulate STRs. The solution to D&D STRs is enforcement of zoning bylaws. statements, he incorrectly paints all STRs the same way in arguing that they are and should be illegal. What I do not agree with are their conclusions that: All STRs are a commercial accommodation - whether they are mainly for the sale of commercial accommodation or not. All STRs should be illegal under zoning bylaws - whether they are disruptive or not. 1 earlier public meeting at Lakehead University. DOCS 19850303 Page 296 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... - 2 - bylaw. the last sentence of the de properly construe the term in the context of the bylaw. ose uses designated as commercial uses under the zoning bylaw or would be void as being vague and uncertain. STRs are legal in Oro-Medonte rooms in a building, designed as, or intended as, or capable of being used or occupied as a single independent housekeeping unit and containing living, sleeping, sanitary and food preparation facilities or facilities for the installation of kitchen equipment and has an independent This part of definition defines a structure. It does not contain any restrictions on the type of use or user. It does not have any requirement for use by a family or the length of stay. It does not prohibit STRs and Messrs. Donnelly/Knox do not assert that it does. They refer to the Menzies 2 case, a condo regulation case that c-family- 3 recently 4 considToronto LPAT consider that the implications of their construction would render the commercial accommodation exception invalid for vagueness. Words in a bylaw must be construed having regard to their meaning and context in the bylaw. uses permitted in th include uses such as hotels, motels, restaurants, retail stores. This strongly suggests that the commercial use and do not fall into the definitions of any of these commercial uses so are not excluded from residential uses. Further, the right to lease a property is one of the most important ingredients of absolute ownership. Statutes which encroach upon the rights of a property owner are subject to strict construction. It is a recognised rule that laws should be interpreted, if possible, so as to respect 2 Ottawa-Carlton Standard Condominium Corp. No 961 v Menzies 2016 ONSC 7699. 3 person or persons living together as a sing 4 Hodgart et al. v Toronto (City), 2019 CanLII 112392 (ON LPAT). DOCS 19850303 Page 297 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... - 3 - such rights. In fact, there is a presumption that legislators do not desire to encroach upon the 5 right of persons. properties on any basis including for short term accommodations. In addition, even if the exception could be construed to prevent some type of rentals (which I disagree it does), what would be prohibited would be carrying on a business other than one that involves a rental permitting use of the dwelling for a dwelling purpose, and such type of 6 commercial accommodation would have to predominate. 7 current zoning as permitting STRs. It would therefore face a heavy, if not insurmountable, 8 burden to convince a court that the existing bylaw now prohibits STRs. 5 See, Re Peel Condominium Corporation No. 11 and Caroe et alOne of the important forms which alienation of one's property takes is leasing or renting of the property. As was said by Pearson, J., in Re Rosher (1884), 26 Ch. D. 801 at p. 818: "There are various modes of alienation besides sale; a person may lease, or he may mortgage, or he may settle." The right to lease one's encroach upon the rights of a subject are subject to strict construction. I think it also appropriate to strictly construe a statutory provision which may permit the encroachment on or restriction of the rights of the individual. The tenet of interpretation has been admirably expressed in Re Stronach (1928), 1928 CanLII 448 (ON CA), 61 O.L.R. 636 at p. 641, \[1928\] 3 D.L.R. 216 at pp. 219-20, 49 C.C.C. 336, as follows: "Statutes which encroach on the rights of the subject, whether as regards person or property, are similarly subject to a strict construction in the sense before explained. It is a recognised rule that they should be interpreted, if possible, so as to respect such rights. It is presumed, where the objects of the Act do not obviously imply such an intention, that the Legislature does not desire to confiscate the property, or to encroach upon the right of persons; and it is therefore expected that if such be its intention, it will manifest it plainly, if not in express words, at least by clear implication, and beyond reasonable doubt:" \[Maxwell on the Interpretation of Statutes, 6th ed., p. 501.\] 6 See, Re Hahn et al. and Kramer, 1979 CanLII 2111 (ON SC) 7 -Law No. 2018-071 -law No. 97-95, as amended, only those short term rental accommodations in existence as of the date of passing of this by-law and used for such purposes are permitted to be maintained on such properties within the geographic boundaries of the Township of Oro- Medonte pending A rental for use by a person that is residential, regardless of how short lived and whether for consideration does not change the character of the use. See, , 556 S.W.3d 274, 291 (Tex.Sup.Ct 2018) 8 See paras. 62-67 of the Toronto LPAT decision: \[62\] The Tribunal observes from the evidence that it is difficult for a person to ascertain on the face of the dwelling unit definition whether a STR is permitted. The City has never prosecuted a STR operator for non-compliance with the ZBL, in part, according to Ms. Samuel, because length of stay is not clear and an infraction is difficult to prove. Ms. Samuel attests that the ZBAs will make clear what length of stay is considered a residential use, with anything short of 28 days constituting a STR. -laws were not written to regulate the length of time a dwelling unit is rented. (Exhibit 3.2, p. 249) and, The By-law does not restrict the number of days a residence can be rented. (Exhibit 3.2, p. 250) DOCS 19850303 Page 298 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... - 4 - There is also nothing in the Township of Oro-Medonte Official Plan or the County of Simcoe Official Plan that suggests that the term single detached dwelling excludes or was intended to 9 Messrs. Donnelly/Knox rely on the Blue Mountain and Toronto LPAT cases to argue that all STRs are prohibited under the existing zoning because they are a commercial accommodation. These cases do not support their conclusions. First, both cases were only concerned with whether there were good planning rationales to bylaw. In fact, in the Toronto LPAT decision the Tribunal expressly held it did not have the jurisdiction make any decision about legal non-conforming uses (e.g. to determine whether the ZBL prohibited STRs) or have ability to assess on the facts as to whether the Appellants had 10 non-conforming uses in accordance with the ZBL. Second, the comments made in those cases about STRs being a commercial use were concerned only with dedicated STRs. Even if those types of accommodation could be considered commercial, the vast majority of STRs in the Township are not. Examples of what would be excluded are vacation or seasonal cottage properties used by their owners but also rented out for short terms such as to cover taxes and other expenses e.g. not used as a business asset for the primary purpose of making a profit. The STRs that were discussed in the Blue Mountain commercial entities with the goal of making a pr manager. The case did not suggest that all STRs were commercial or not compatible with other residential uses or that the use of a professional manager would make them a dedicated STR. \[64\] On June 7, 2017, the same authors wrote: It should be noted that short-term rentals were not previously defined in the city-wide zoning bylaw or other zoning bylaws, and are that because STRs were not defined in the ZBL prior to these ZBAs, a dwelling unit cannot be interpreted as including a STR. This reasoning of the City appears to retroactively apply a newly defined land use to interpret the existing ZBL. For the purpose of interpreting an existing ZBL, it must stand on its own, unaided by new inventions introduced to address evolving issues. 9 Rosen v Town of Blue Mountains 10 See paras. 57-58 of the decision: \[57\] These matters are unre the ZBAs under appeal. What the existing ZBL permits and its effect on the LNC status of individual uses is a matter for some other forum. The determination of what is permitted by an existing ZBL is a different exercise in law than determining the compliance of the ZBAs with the necessary statutory tests. The existing ZBL No. 569-2013 is not the subject of the appeals and is not before the Tribunal for adjudication. The City intends to define and regulate STRs and it is those provisions in the ZBAs that are at issue. \[58\] Without making any final determination on these questions, the Tribunal will provide some observations based on the evidence that go to the rationale behind the structure of the operations as a basis for understanding their appeals. DOCS 19850303 Page 299 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... - 5 - The Toronto LPAT decision expressly rejected the contention that all STRs would be commercial/non-residential accommodation. In discussing the rational for the ZBA the LPAT repeatedly made clear that what it meant by that term were dwelling units purchased for the sole 11 purpose of offering STR accommodations year-round for profit. intensity of the use rises as one moves along the spectrum from home sharing to dedicated 12 commercial accommodations. purposes, as in the Blue Mountain and Toronto LPAT cases. Rather, they assert that any commercial use of a dwelling unit already makes it an illegal accommodation. They fail to consider that such a construction of the term would make it void for vagueness and uncertainty. If the term does not mean a commercial accommodation as describ the question put to Mr Donnelly by Ward 3 Councillor Cathy Keane at the Council meeting which he, tellingly, he problem that, so construed, the exception 13 would be invalid on account of vagueness and uncertainty. It would be impossible to know 14 what it applies to and it could catch legitimate uses that were not intended. For example, on their reasoning a commercial accommodation might include: any rentals of property for consideration including year, month, or weekly rentals; home sharing including friends living together in retirement; student to help make ends meet and be able to continue living in the property; and casual rentals including to cover costs to be able to keep and enjoy a vacation or 15 seasonal cottage property. The ambiguity of the term would be even heightened by the Town of its bylaw that STR accommodations are not illegal. 11 See, for example paras 7 and 78: or companies from purchasing or leasing a dwelling unit for the sole purpose of offering STR accommodations year- \[78\] STRs span a spectrum of arrangements that bear some relationship with the intensity of the use. Generally, at one end of the spectrum is home sharing and at the other end is a whole dwelling unit devoted to STRs year- 12 See paras. 78, 87 of the decision. 13 The Corporation of the Township of Puslinch v Monaghan zoning bylaw\] seeks to regulate short term rental use in the RR zone, the RR zone bylaw, as currently dra 14 Mueller v Township of Tiny (1977) O.R.O 626 (Ont.H.C.) (bylaw found uncertain and invalid where it dealt with a subject that the Legislature never intended it to deal with). 15 There is also a presumption that the Township did not intend to encroach on these fundamental rights of ownership. See the Peel Condominium case referred to in footnote 5. DOCS 19850303 Page 300 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... - 6 - also consistent with the approach taken by all other municipalities in Ontario. They either decided, like Orillia and Muskoka, that there is no need to regulate them, or where they decided to do so like Blue Mountain or Toronto (for reasons quite different from those here), they amended their zoning bylaws. They did not try to prohibit STRs using existing zoning laws. If the Township wants to regulate STRs through zoning it must pass a bylaw to do so. 16 The Puslinch case referred to by Mayor Hughes at the Council meeting is spot on. For the reasons stated above, enforcing the existing zoning bylaw again STRs is not a viable option. It would be a waste of ratepayers taxes and would only delay moving ahead to address the D&D STRs. Township Options Focus on the problem and do not unfairly target responsible home owners If the Township wants to take steps to address STRs it has things it could do. In my opinion, any solution should be tailored to the problem, and as the Mayor and some members of ut the baby The problem is not, as Messrs. Donnelly/Knox also agree, all STRs. It is the dedicated and disruptive STRs, the D&D STRs of the type they described in their slides (summarized above). Therefore, making all STRs illegal would prejudice and unnecessarily adversely affect many families that rent their principal residences or vacation and seasonal properties on a short term basis responsibly and respectfully, undermine revenues required to remain property owners, diminish property values (because being able to rent a property enhances property values), and 17 undermine the Township, Simcoe Country, and provincial policy of promoting tourism. Some of the individuals who spoke at the Council meeting last week suggested there was no opposition to their proposals (other than mine). However, as all members of Council know, there were numerous individuals who have made representations to Council orally or in writing opposing regulation of STRs, and in particular, those offered responsibly. The Township has estimated that there may be 300+ residences being offered on a short term rental basis. It can be presumed that these families would object to the proposals advocated by Messrs. Donnelly/Knox and those that hired Mr Donnelly to represent them. Council does not need a counter-petition to realize that hundreds of Township ratepayers perhaps even more people than signed the petition - would strongly object to, and would be negatively impacted by, such regulation. 16 The Corporation of the Township of Puslinch v Monaghan regulate short term rentals in the RR Zone it should pass a by- 17 See my letter to Council dated February 26, 2019 where I set out at length rationales for not prohibiting STRs and policy options for the Township to address D&D STRs. See, also the submissions to Council by Jaynes Cottages, CottageLINK, and AirBnb pointing out the benefits to families and communities of STRs. All of these submissions are available online @ https://oromedonte.civicweb.net/document/136390. DOCS 19850303 Page 301 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... - 7 - Service providers such as Jaynes Cottages, CottageLINK, and AirBnb have also voiced their 18 opposition to restrictive regulation of STRs in the Township. 19 al of the online rental services. What he fails to explain is how they operate and their benefits. Some services, such as CanadaStays and AirBnb, are online platforms that help home owners locate and vet suitable guests for their homes. It is the homeowners that decide the purposes of their rentals. While the services facilitate rentals by persons that mainly offer STRs on properties, as a neutral platform, they also enable individuals that want to rent occasionally to find the right type of renter that will act responsibly. Home owners can message and speak to potential renters before renting and ensure that they agree to house rules designed to ensure that neighbors will not be adversely impacted. No home owner has to accept a renter he/she is not fully comfortable with. Other services such as Jaynes Cottages and CottageLINKS carefully vet potential renters and ensure that they adhere to a strict set of rules that promote positive experiences for all concerned. Here again, it is the home owners that decide how often they want to rent. While the companies may act as property managers, they do not change the nature or character of the rentals for legal purposes. That is wholly dependent on the objectives of the home owner. Several opponents of STRMessrs. Donnelly/Knoxrefer to STRs in this way. It may be appropriate for a very very small 20 number of D&D STRs rentals in Oro-Medonte. However, it is a pejorative and emotionally charged term used by some opponents of STRs to unfairly demonize all STRs. Homeowners that rent their properties responsibly, and in particular those that do not do so primarily as short term rental accommodations, find the term both inaccurate and offensive, and as a further extension of the unfair and misleading lobbying ploy to advocate against all STRs by painting 21 them as D&D STRs when even those same lobbyists agree that not all STRs are a problem. Strengthen nuisance bylaws to addressing policy issues associated with STRs should be to target and deal aggressively with D&D STRs. This could involve strengthening the existing noise bylaw so it covers noise and nuisances. It could also include creating a registration system and collecting fees to funds aggressive enforcement. Amend zoning to target dedicated STRs If the real problem is perceived to be dedicated STRs and the Township is determined to regulate them, whether they causes disturbances or not, the Township could amend its official plan and zoning bylaws to expressly prohibit use of residential homes primarily for the purpose of offering STR accommodation in some or all parts of the Township. That would prevent their 18 See the submissions to Council referred to in footnote 17. 19 His slides also appear to criticize high rental prices. What he may fail to recognize is that higher rents to party. 20 I do not know the number and the reports to Council from the Township planner do not classify STRs by this or any analogous category. 21 I own a single lakefront in some short term rentals, the property is not used primarily as a short term rental accommodation. It is responsibly to avoid nuisances or disturbances to neighbors. DOCS 19850303 Page 302 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... - 8 - proliferation when the interim bylaw expires. Any such bylaw must respect principles required by the Planning Act, must be supported and go no further than sound planning rationales justify and be fair to all concerned, and be consistent with the Simcoe County Official Plan and the Provincial Policy Statement. In enacting any such bylaw, the Township must be mindful of the differences between the Township and the City of Toronto (and other urban municipalities) reasons to regulate STRs. : (A) is used to provide sleeping accommodations for any rental period that is less than 28 consecutive days; and (B) 22 the principal residence of the short-term rental operator. unit owned or rented by an individual person, either alone or jointly with others, where the 23 Unlike in the City of Toronto, may homes in the Township, especially on the shoreline or near ski resorts, are vacation and seasonal properties. They would residence. Accordingly, it would be unfair and discriminatory to deprive persons that own vacation and seasonal properties in the Township of the right to rent their properties on a short term basis merely because they are not their principal residences. To do so would also be Planning Act. While bylaws that target STRs were not considered to be people zoning in the Blue Mountain or Toronto LPAT cases, in this case, while the character of the vacation and seasonal properties would be the same, persons 24 that have a principal residence elsewhere would, in fact, be discriminated against. The Tribunal in the Toronto LPAT case expressed the view for the purpose of zoning classification justification that dedicated STRs that were not principal residences could be characterized as commercial. However, although this was not in issue in the decision and the Tribunal did not express any opinion on it, a vacation and seasonal property that is used as such by a person who also has a principal residence should be treated as a principal residence as long as it is not primarily used for STR purposes. 22 See bylaws 1452-20917 and 1453-2017 https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/bylaws/2017/law1453.pdf. 23 See, City of Toronto license regime https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/municode/toronto-code-547.pdf 24 See, Rosen v. Corporation of the Town of Blue Mountains, 2012 ONSC 4215: R. v. Bell, 1979 CanLII 36 (SCC), \[1979\] 2 S.C.R. 212. In that case, the court considered a by-law that prohibited the use of a dwelling unit by that is zoning based on personal characteristics or qualities, was not within the scope of The Planning Act. The legislature never intended to authorize zoning by reference to the relationship of the occupants, rather than to the use of the building. \[59\] LBM points to the decision in Mueller v. Tiny (Township), 1976 CarswellOnt 368 (Ont. H.- who maintains and regularly resides in a permanent dwelling a that the by-law was void and illegal for uncertainty and it dealt with a subject the Legislature never intended to deal with, that is, the sort of persons who would be excluded from using summer cottages. See also Horseshoe Valley Ltd. v. Township of Medonte, 1977 CanLII 1082 (ON SC) (but note the decision relied on the majority decision of the Court of Appeal in the Bell case that was reversed by the Supreme Court of Canada in the Bell case. DOCS 19850303 Page 303 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... - 9 - The Township must also considerthat effectivelypreventing many vacationand seasonal properties from being rented on a short term basis would also not promote, and would undermine, the objective of promoting tourism in the Township, Simcoe County, and the Province, as expressed in the Township Official Plan and other policy statements, Simcoe County Official Plan and the Provincial Policy Statement. Good land use planning principles requires the Township to have regard not only to the effect of its decision on Oro-Medonte, but 25 also on other municipalities that benefit from tourist accommodation in the Township. On this basis, if the Township wants to prohibit the rental of dedicated STRs, it could do so in several ways. For example, 1. it could prohibit short term rental accommodations primarily rented as a short term rental accommodations; or 2. it could have a vacation or seasonal property deem that to be a principal residence as long as the dwelling unit is not primarily rented as a short term rental accommodation and that the owner or lessee of the property use the property as such. If the Township enacted such a bylaw it could enforce it without any need to establish an expensive licensing regime. A licensing regime creates a lot of administration and expense but has marginal benefits over zoning and effective enforcement. A licensing regime is not worth the administration and expense. Both are not needed. However, the Township may wish to consider a registration requirement to enable the Township to collect information useful in enforcing any such bylaw as well as fees to fund enforcement. To be clear, I am not endorsing all of these options for reasons I have already communicated to 26 Council. However, these options, subject to the application of good planning rationales and compliance with the Planning Act and other legal requirements in their implementation, are tools potentially available and would solve the major issues most people are lobbying to regulate. Summary of recommendations: I recommend, subject to my caveat above, Council do the following: 1. Not expend and waste ratepayers tax moneys in trying to enforce the existing zoning 27 bylaw against short term rental accommodations. They are legal under the existing bylaw, as acknowledg either does not cover STRs or it is void for vagueness. 2. Target and deal aggressively with D&D STRs by strengthening the existing noise bylaw so it covers noise and nuisances and enforce these laws. 25 Toronto LPAT at para. 13 and must conform or not conflict with A Place to Grow: The Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, 2019 constitute good land use planning. 26 For certainty, I am also not waiving any rights I may have to object to any zoning, licensing or other means used by the Township to regulate STRs. 27 If any such proceeding is contemplated, Council should declare its intention solely to pursue such proceedings against D&D STRs. DOCS 19850303 Page 304 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... - 10 - 3.If Council determines that it needs to take additional steps to address D&D STRs, do so a significant number of vacation and seasonal properties, and to avoid discriminating against people who also have another principal residence, the zoning bylaw should treat unit is not primarily rented as a short term rental accommodation and the owner or lessee of the property uses the property as such. I would be pleased to clarify or answer questions you have about this letter. DOCS 19850303 Page 305 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... - 11 - All of the above is respectfully submitted. Barry Sookman B.A., M.E.S., JD DOCS 19850303 Page 306 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... - 12 - DOCS 19850303 Page 307 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Page 308 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Page 309 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Page 310 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Page 311 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Les Houle <leshoule@gmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Tuesday, December 10, 2019 12:42 PM ƚʹ Hughes, Harry <harry.hughes@oro-medonte.ca>; Ian Veitch <veitchi@sympatico.ca>; Scott, Shawn <shawn.scott@oro-medonte.ca>; Greenlaw, Randy <randy.greenlaw@oro-medonte.ca>; Dunn, Robin <rdunn@oro-medonte.ca>; Teeter, Janette <jteeter@oro-medonte.ca>; Hewitt, Donna <dhewitt@oro- medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Subject : OM Vacancies, Air BnB, and ATV on roads in Ward 3 Be advised I am informing you that a BY ELECTION, as part of a democratic process, be carried out to replace the 2 vacant positions due to the untimely passing of the 2 council members. Appointments do NOT reflect a democratic process. In addition, I am also against the Air BnB permits that are proposed. ATV permits on roads in Ward 3 is another point that I believe is not truly a representation of the Ward 3 residents, but is a wish of a selected few that pushed the motion through for the vocal minority. I was told during the election process that the NEW elected Council members would listed and represent the best interests of the residents. I am waiting for this to happen! regards... Les Houle 16 Pineview Drive Oro- Medonte, Ont. L0L 2L0 Page 312 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ ƚƒ \[ƚĬƭźƓŭĻƩ {ĻƓƷʹ ǒĻƭķğǤͲ 5ĻĭĻƒĬĻƩ ЊАͲ ЋЉЊВ ЎʹЍЌ ta ƚʹ ĻĻƷĻƩͲ WğƓĻƷƷĻ {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ {ŷƚƩƷ ĻƩƒ wĻƓƷğƌƭ I am a resident of Oro-Medonte township , living at 69 Eight Mile Point Road. I would like my opposition to short term rentals without any pre specified requirements and limitations. I would also like to express my support for a by election to replace the vacancies on township council. Tom Lobsinger Page 313 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Kim Pressnail <pressna@ecf.utoronto.ca> {ĻƓƷʹ December 28, 2019 8:04 AM ƚʹ 'Scott, Shawn' <shawn.scott@oro-medonte.ca> /ĭʹ 'Bryn Pressnail' <bryn80@rogers.com>; 'David A. Johnston' <johnston@rogers.com> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Greetings and looking for some information? Councillor Scott, I hope you have had a great holiday b Following the special meeting of Council on December 10, 2019, it became clear to me that we all share the same concerns about accommodating the causal rentals that have never been a problem, and will never be a problem because they are essentially self-governing. We also all share your view that commercial operators clearly do not belong in residential neighbourhoods. However, after the meeting, I wondered whether the commercial operators might try to use the casual operators as cover. Now that the LPAT decision is out, dedicated short term rentals are a commercial land use and our disruptive rentals may be looking for a place it hide? I originally shared this concern last June with our M So, do you have you had any communications ( written or oral) with short term rental operators that you can share with me that might help me show that the commercial operators are trying to hide beneath the cover of the -to- from- opportunity for the commercial operators to sneak back into residential neighbourhoods - something we all agree, we need to avoid! So any assistance that you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Kim Pressnail Page 314 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Kim Pressnail <pressna@ecf.utoronto.ca> {ĻƓƷʹ January 14, 2020 9:29 AM ƚʹ 'Teeter, Janette' <jteeter@oro-medonte.ca> /ĭʹ 'Scott, Shawn' <shawn.scott@oro-medonte.ca>; 'Greenlaw, Randy' <randy.greenlaw@oro- medonte.ca>; 'Veitch, Ian' <ian.veitch@oro-medonte.ca>; 'Hughes, Harry' <harry.hughes@oro- medonte.ca>; 'Keane, Cathy' <cathy.keane@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ An Expert's Planner's Opinion: Short-Term Rentals in Oro-Medonte ağǤƚƩ ğƓķ /ƚǒƓĭźƌ c/o Janette Teeter, Deputy Clerk, Oro-Medonte. Janette, aware, Mr Knox undertook at the Special Council meeting on December 10, 2019, to provide an updated opinion relating to the effect of the recent Toronto LPAT decision and his recent discovery of the Village One ( V1) zone where short term rental uses are permitted. I trust that this letter will be helpful to Council and all constituents. Sincerely, K.D. Pressnail Page 315 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Cristina Pontet <cristinapontet@hotmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Saturday, February 1, 2020 3:06 PM ƚʹ Hughes, Harry <harry.hughes@oro-medonte.ca>; Randy Greenlaw <randygreenlaw@gmail.com>; Hough, Ralph <ralph.hough@oro-medonte.ca>; DeSousa, Tammy <tammy.desousa@oro-medonte.ca>; Keane, Cathy <cathy.keane@oro-medonte.ca>; Scott, Shawn <shawn.scott@oro-medonte.ca>; Leigh, Andria <aleigh@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ bnb, https://globalnews.ca/news/6493993/3-killed-toronto-airbnb/ sooner than later this is going to happen next to us, Page 316 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Judi Bolton <judibolton@yahoo.ca> {ĻƓƷʹ Monday, February 3, 2020 9:21 PM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Please listen to tax paying, law abiding, village living residents! WE should have your attention over the ILLEGAL STR owners - The only money they generate goes into their own pockets. The renters - as you ALL know - ruin the weekends ALL SUMMER LONG for your tax paying residents. They are ILLEGAL - homes anymore. Judi and Merv Page 317 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Robert Barlow <hrbarlow653@gmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Monday, February 3, 2020 4:06 PM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ ARB&B's It is most unfortunate Council is failing to respect and apply the law and enforce their by-law which clearly indicates that the STR use is illegal in this Township save for a small and limited zone. To consider licensing which has not proved to solve the problem in many Ontario jurisdictions,creating administrative problems, enforcement problems as individuals are not registering, problems having the fees paid as these persons are not paying them and enforcement problems trying to collect the license fees among other matters. Councils delay is only compounding the problem and hopefully this Township will not have the deaths recently occurring in Toronto ARB&B's last weekend. It is time the LAW is respected, honored and acted upon. Page 318 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Susan Munk <susanmunk@me.com> Sent: Monday, February 3, 2020 9:43 PM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: Ignoring the bylaw?? Why do we have bylaws? We thought it was for the good of the community. So why can you now ignore the bylaws just like that! They were made for a reason.... let's follow the law! Don't ruin our community by allowing short term rentals. If you are doing this because of the revenue it will generate, (which is what a lot of residents think), then please make a minimum of at least a 3 day rental. That may stop the wild weekend rentals that cause most of the problems. We don't want the problems Toronto has! We like the peace and quiet of our cottage.... that's why most of us have bought in cottage country, to get away from the city. Please consider the residents that love Oro-Medonte as it is. Thanks for reading this, Susan and Paul Munk Page 319 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Connie <conniemaybate@hotmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2020 10:35 AM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> I was sent an email saying that you would like to hear from the residents of Oro Medonte on their opinions of short term rentals. made myself very clear from numerous letters to council in the past but am willing to write one more letter. I believe that anyone renting their home out to people on a short term basis in a residential neighbourhood are bringing in an unknown quantity who are subject to very few controls. The homes are largely unoccupied by the owners except in rare instances. There are often as in the case beside me at 57 a and 57 b Maplewood Parkway, large numbers of people being rented to ; can be over twenty at a time. I maintain that even if the renters are families , five families generate a great deal of noise . Of course we all know what noise twenty to thirty year olds that are there to party can create. poor enforcement of the nighttime infractions. hotels owner occupied than you have to enforce it. Are you prepared to spend the funds to consider. We have yet to hear from the townships lawyers as to their position on this. There appears to be a shroud of silence. How hard is it to ask your lawyers whether Thank you for allowing me to express my opinion. Connie McDermot. Page 320 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Dorothy Tessis <dorothytessis@rogers.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2020 8:52 AM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: EIGHT MILE POINT my family bought a recreational property in oro medonte. We love the area - we try our best to respect our surroundings (the lake the environment) We love the peaceful existence We love how safe we feel knowing our neighbours PLEASE do not destroy all of this by allowing short term rentals Short term rentals are a BUSINESS Our family thought we bought in a RESIDENTIAL area Would the township allow a small HOTEL to be built The properties that are being used for rentals only, should at least have a minimum rental time (and not days) of at least 3 months Otherwise short term rentals are basically a hotel business Please follow the laws and bylaws and do not destroy the area Dorothy tessis Page 321 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ L HARDING <lharc502@rogers.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Tuesday, February 4, 2020 10:08 AM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ STRA As a homeowner and taxpayer in Oro-Medonte I am writing to support legislation to prevent Short Term Rentals. I have owned property for 13 years in Oro-Medonte and if the current trend to allow these rentals continues, I will be forced to relocate. Lillian Harding Page 322 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Liz Kirk <elkirk55@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2020 8:43 AM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: STR Once again I would like to let you know we are totally against short term rentals in our area. Through all the meetings that we have attended as residents of Oro-medonte and petitions that have been signed I think it is very clear that the residents are not interested in any kind of short term rentals. Liz and Bill Kirk Page 323 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Les Kirsh <leskirsh@rogers.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2020 10:46 AM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: Short term rentals in Oro-Medonte Dear Mayor, Councillors and Planning staff, After numerous public meetings, town halls, petitions and hundreds of emails, many of which we have attended /drafted as well the expert reports etc from Mr. Gord Knox that were submitted to you, I'm not sure what it will take for you to act on behalf of the resident ratepayers in Oro-Medonte and actually take concrete action. Clearly the non- enforcement of existing by-laws and the interim control by-law does not inspire any confidence that anything will be done to defend our interests. Do we need to have a multiple Oro-Medonte Airbnb murder as happened in downtown Toronto last weekend to actually see you act forcefully ?? As you all know, there have and it is redundant for me to reiterate them here. I say enough is enough! The time to stop the STR proliferation and remove the offenders has long past. If the worst happens in our community as has happened elsewhere, you will unfortunately have much more to answer for and to a much wider community. Please ! Thank you, Les and Paula Kirsh 137 Moon Point Drive Oro-Medonte Page 324 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Lillian M Date: 2020-02-05 8:40 a.m. (GMT-05:00) To: randy.greenlaw@oro-medonte.ca, harry.hughes@oro-medonte.ca, shawn.scott@oro- medonte.ca, ralph.hough@gmail.com, ian.veitch@oro-medonte.ca, tammy.desousa@oro- medonte.ca Subject: Burlington wins right to block access to this Airbnb party mansion | The Star Maybe this municipality can in force our bylaws. Apparently Burlington is not afraid of the operators or what ever influence they may try to wheel. The residents of Oro-Medonte deserve as much respect and protection as our southern neighbours. Lillian McConnell https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/02/04/burlington-wins-right-to-block-access-to-this- airbnb-party-mansion.html Page 325 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Susan Richardson <zillah2@rogers.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 2:09 PM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> My main question is why, we the residents and Oro tax payers, were not given notice and or the opportunity to have a say regarding the 2 Air B& Bs ( on Maplewood Parkway ) that are up and running in a rural residential area. To my knowledge, we are zoned as residential and only residential. That would be the reason we invested in living hear. We all enjoy a peaceful and safe existence. It is so good to see young families with children incorporating their lives with the old. Unfortunately, I have voted for Harry Hughes each election since I made a conscience decision to live on the Street. So far, as of late, I have seen absolutely no backing or understanding re: our huge problem from any of the elected council. -election, and rightly so. This too, in my eyes, should also apply to his Minions. This lovely neighbourhood has become a truck route with very little respect for speed limits. Did I mention, there are children on our road. Did I mention that the potholes and disrepair of said road could swallow up walkers , cyclists, small children and joggers. Throw into the mix, the sleep deprived legitimate residents, during the stays of renters in these so called personal properties . I could go on but alas, I fear that our voices are lost in the deaf ears of the elected ell Shame on all of you !!!! Susan Richardson Page 326 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Victoria Gowland <victoriagowland@gmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Wednesday, February 5, 2020 4:44 PM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ STR When 90% of the home owners and tax payers in Oro-Medonte are opposed to Short Term Rentals, why is it not being taken into consideration? What is the payoff for allowing them? More taxes for the township?.....I don't think so..... The owners of the properties that are rented don't live here. The disturbances, mess and commotion for many residents is horrific. Why are you not looking out for the vast majority of your constituents? Page 327 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Carol Murphy <murphycarol@rogers.com> Sent: Thursday, February 6, 2020 11:51 AM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: SHORT TERM RENTALS I live in Oro-Medonte and am very opposed to Short Term Rentals in a residential community. Page 328 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Cliff Watson <cliff.watson15@gmail.com> Sent: February 6, 2020 7:06 AM To: Hough, Ralph <ralph.hough@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: Congratulations Hi Ralph, Some things just work out right in life. You had some dirty dealings done to you during the last election, and lost because of it. I'm am happy to see you back on council, although sorry for the way it had to happen. Congratulations Ralph. Oro Medonte did the right thing. I see the council is going to review the present Air B&B rules this summer. I have a flop house type air b&b now beside me, advertising as a party approved house, as well as welcoming pet owners, and their pets. (1120 Mt. St. Louis Rd.) So now I have strange dogs from next door shitting in my yard, excessive barking at times, noisy backyard drunken parties, with guns being used, to shoot at beer cans. (last summer). I had to call the fire department twice, due to nuisance smoke coming in our open windows, and Mel Brown responded, and handled things very well. Talking with them (Dubeau and McDougall) (1120 Mt. St. Louis Rd.) was a waste of time as they told me to "F" off and close our windows. When I built my place on the Mt. St. Louis Rd. the zoning was for a single family dwelling. Now I have a nuisance half ass hotel, next to me. All constructed in their basement, with no permits, and as far as I know, unapproved by the township. On November 10, three police cars showed up, after a 911 call, due to an altercation in the house, and took Dubeau, and I was told, a guest away. Dubeau ended up being charged with assault. Great place to live, right? We are really discouraged living here now, our final retirement place in the country, but can do nothing about it. Page 329 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... We are all paying for these First Responder calls, not the house renters. It's only a matter of time before someone is hurt or killed at one of these drunken, drug parties, in our township. I would like to see air b&b's banned as other municipalities have done. Anyways, good to see you back on council, Sincerely, Cliff Watson Page 330 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Kim Pressnail {ĻƓƷʹ February 6, 2020 9:56 AM ƚʹ Scott, Shawn {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Two related questions for you. Councillor Scott, opinion and that the decision is in the best interests of all constituents? Before you respond, please consider the following: 1) The Lakehead Session was held because in two planning reports ( February 2018 and February 2019) Option A, the option to enforce the existing zoning by-laws, was not presented to Council. No where in the two reports is it stated that short term rentals are not permitted uses in residential zones. 2) After the Lakehead Session, our slide deck was provided to the Township (October 2019). On November 18, 2019, Gord Knox provided a written planning opinion to Mayor and Council stating that short term rental uses are not permitted uses in residential zones, unless they were in existence before the passing of By 97-95. Then a third update planning report came before Council on November 27, 2019. Once again, another planning report omitted stating that short term rental uses were not permitted in residential zones. Since I know of no good reason to withhold presenting Option A, such an omission has either been innocently made, negligently made, or fraudulently made. I am in no position to judge, but you are. As a former police officer, you should investigate and then reach your own conclusion. Your conclusion might help you 3) Gord Knox was invited to appear before Council by the late Scott Jermey and Mayor Hughes. He appeared pro bono publico. He was originally asked to appear at an in-camera session but Mr. Knox refused that request stating that it was important for his opinion to be presented in public. When he appeared before the Special Council meeting on December 10, 2019, he undertook to provide Council with an updated opinion which included the effect of the V1 zone discovery and the recent Toronto LPAT decision. That opinion was provided to Mayor and Council on January 14, 2020. As noted above, it has been withheld from the public by the Township. 4) I applied to make a deputation on January 15, 2020. It addressed how the casual operator could discovery of the V1 zone. As you may know, my application was denied because it was not V1 zone and how they can be used to accommodate the casual rental operator are not new? I had outlined my most recent and emerging thoughts on how best to accommodate the casual rental operator to our Mayor at a meeting on December 28, 2019. They were certainly new to him then. 5) Please refer to the highlighted section in the email thread below. Here is what I wrote to you on November 7, 2019: Page 331 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... it is I look forward to your reply. Sincerely, K.D. Pressnail Page 332 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Cristina Pontet <cristinapontet@hotmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Friday, February 7, 2020 10:09 AM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Fw: STR's {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ STR's This note is from J & C Pontet from 33 Maplewood pkwy Were live between 31 and 35 Maplewood pkwy party houses Since July 1 2017 we have being writing and asking the council to enforce the laws of the township in their power. It is unnerving anticipating the weekends and wondering about the unsupervised strangers that will be renting the short term rental. We feel unsafe because there is no security . we are sandwiched in between 2 big homes that were intentionally built as only short term rentals, the owners have never lived in these 4 newly built homes in Maplewood Pkwy. This is a residential area solely and it is inconceivable that this unregulated business is occurring in our neighbourhood. This has been a very negative invasion of our community. Strangers are partying, drinking, doing drugs at all hours, along with yelling and foul language continually disturbing our peaceful neighbourhood. 'Please do not allow the licensing of this businesses or changing the zoning to allow this awful parties house to continue. The negative impact has been clearly demonstrated in other communities that have short term rentals, excessive partying, illegal activities, vandalism, and criminal elements have occurred. What is extremely concerning is # 35 Maplewood which was built in 2018 after the interim bylaw was pass that no new short term rentals will be operating , this home has been rented since December 29 2018 continually until now. Many phone calls to the by-law officer and have gone unanswered. We are saying that if they cannot enforce the bylaw in one house how will they manage to enforce them in the 300 STR in the township. It has been a devastating intrusion to our family lives, we have been part of the community for 35 years, spanning 3 generations of peaceful wonderful family memories and this has caused tremendous stress. Please do the right thing and help the people of this township to get back to what used to be, many lives have been claimed in this type of unsupervised ghost hotels, #33, #35,#57A,#57B in Maplewood pkwy advertise in the internet as HOTELs in Oro-Medonte it is very easy to find them advertising for 16+ or for 20 people, when all of them are at capacity we have in one block more than 80 people partying in our neighbourhood and we have count up to 29 people in one house at the time. regards Julio and Cristina Pontet Page 333 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ bryn80@rogers.com <bryn80@rogers.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Wednesday, March 18, 2020 7:43 AM ƚʹ Paul Sanderson <psanderson@rogers.com>; Hughes, Harry <harry.hughes@oro-medonte.ca>; Hough, Ralph <ralph.hough@oro-medonte.ca>; Ian Veitch <veitchi@sympatico.ca>; DeSousa, Tammy <tammy.desousa@oro-medonte.ca>; Keane, Cathy <cathy.keane@oro-medonte.ca>; Scott, Shawn <shawn.scott@oro-medonte.ca>; Greenlaw, Randy <randy.greenlaw@oro-medonte.ca> /ĭʹ Eaton Veronica (OPP) <veronica.eaton@opp.ca>; Murray, Hugh <hmurray@oro-medonte.ca>; cshellswell@oro-medonte.com; Dunn, Robin <rdunn@oro-medonte.ca>; Leigh, Andria <aleigh@oro- medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Re: Airbnb Tuesday March 17th at 9.00pm on TVO Good Morning Mayor and Councilors, I hope that you have or are planning to watch this documentary. It was very well done and shows that Airbnb is no longer a home sharing venture but is being used by some commercial operators as a hotel business. If they do not want commercial operations advertising on their platform then I wonder why -sleeps up to 16 people and look at the reviews. Our township is fortunate because we have a bylaw in place. I, as many other of the residents of this township request that you enforce this bylaw. Keep our residential areas,residential and our communities safe. Thank you Leslie Pressnail CƩƚƒʹ Paul Sanderson {ĻƓƷʹ Tuesday, March 17, 2020 8:36 PM ƚʹ Harry Hughes ; ralph.hough@oro-medonte.ca ; Ian Veitch ; Tammy DeSousa ; Cathy Keane ; shawn.scott@oro-medonte.ca ; randy.greenlaw@oro-medonte.ca /ĭʹ Eaton Veronica (OPP) ; hmurray@oro-medonte.ca ; cshellswell@oro-medonte.com ; Robin Dunn ; Andria Leigh {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Airbnb tonight Tuesday March 17th at 9.00pm on TVO There is a program tonight: Airbnb- about the nightmare. https://www.tvo.org/video/mikael-colville-andersen-on-airbnb-and-priced-out Happy St Pats. Regards, Paul Sanderson. Page 334 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... On Mar. 31, 2020 3:47 p.m., Lillian M <lg.mcconnell@hotmail.com> wrote: Mayor Hughes and Council I am emailing my concerns about STRS in our township. As early as January 26 of this year you set a president as to why a commercial operation should not be allowed. Let me commend each of you for your work regarding the property on the 10th con. that was under consideration for a landscape business. You made site visits,talked with all parties, listened to the neighouring residents. You determined that it was incompatible due to noise from back up beepers and vehicles, you noticed the number of vehicles parked and the increased traffic,also the use of the buildings were in question. It did not meet zoning. It mystifies me that the operation of commercial accommodation in residential neighbourhoods, which are already in contravention of our own zoning bylaws have taken many meetings and discussion lasting 3 years, yet the property issue on the 10th line was dealt with so quickly. The STRS are not compatible with the community. There are often 20 cars parked, noise, lewed behaviour, reckless use of water craft, unlawful burning, aggressive behaviour and much more. It is most definitely incompatible with the community and is in contravention of the bylaws. It begs the question why is the mayor and some of council reluctant to upset the operators of these illegal establishments? What influence do these people assert? Why have there not been fines levelled for infractions (noise,burning, racing)? Is the mayor and council afraid that the operators will take them to court if they show leadership in upholding their bylaws. To defend the rights of the residents of the township has far better optics than to give into absentee landlords.This is something that those with political aspirations might want to consider. Harry you have said that there would be a public meeting toward the end of April to discuss STRS. Since the Premier has banned gathering of more than 5 this would be logistically impossible. Staff and council cannot be accommodated and public input would be impossible. If you feel this can be accommodated by phone or email who would manage these, how would you live stream the meeting and still be within provincial guidelines. There is no rush for these meetings because due to the state of emergency the bylaws that are due to expire the end of June would be put on pause. The only reason appears to be councils desire to appease the owners of the STRS. I would appreciate my comments be part of the public record regarding the illegal STRS and the poorly planned my set for April. Lillian McConnell Page 335 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ bryn80@rogers.com <bryn80@rogers.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Wednesday, April 1, 2020 9:53 PM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca>; Hughes, Harry <harry.hughes@oro-medonte.ca>; Keane, Cathy <cathy.keane@oro-medonte.ca>; Scott, Shawn <shawn.scott@oro-medonte.ca>; Veitch, Ian <ian.veitch@oro-medonte.ca>; Greenlaw, Randy <randy.greenlaw@oro-medonte.ca>; Hough, Ralph <ralph.hough@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Short term rentals Hello Mayor Hughes, Council and Staff; township currently has a bylaw in place prohibiting commercial operations in residential neighbourhoods. This bylaw needs to be adhered to. Safety and security of our community is of the utmost importance and this can not be achieved As I have said before in my previous e-mails, one does not expect a hotel, let alone an unsupervised hotel to move in next to you when you reside in a residential area. Airbnb started out as home sharing but we can see that it has expanded to more than that where commercial operators have seen an opportunity and exploited it. This is clearly evident in Oro-Medonte. One commercial operator in Oro-Medonte is listed on hotels.com as well as many other sites. This is not a matter of a few disgruntled people complaining about their neighbours. The operators of these houses do not care about the neighbourhoods which they have invaded because they are not part of the community. The website requests that people call in at the time the infraction is occurring so that it can be investigated. There are a few flaws with this. We may call in a noise complaint but by the time the police or bylaw officer has arrived the noise may no longer be a problem. There is a concern could threaten the neighbour who calls in the complaint. I have witnessed this with another neighbour calling in a complaint about 17 Bay St. An example of not calling OPP at the time of the occurrence would be if you came home and found that your house had been robbed. You were not there to witness the robbery so the police would then have to investigate it. The owner of 17 Bay St does not and has never lived in this house. I am requesting that you do not change the existing bylaw but that this bylaw is adhered to. Please protect the residents that reside in this community which we call our home. Page 336 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... I do understand that there are currently more pressing issues taking place in the world and health is the number one priority. However, once this crisis has resolved these commercial operators will be back in business so please take this seriously. I wish everyone good health. Thank you Leslie Pressnail. 5 Bay St. Oro-Medonte Page 337 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Sookman, Barry B. {ĻƓƷʹ April 3, 2020 3:16 PM ƚʹ Spring, Sheila /ĭʹ Hughes, Harry {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Short term rental regulation I understand that Council is planning a meeting in later April or beginning of May to give residents notice of its intended approach to regulating STRs. Given the COVID-19 situation, providing input to Council effectively will not be possible until the stay at home orders are lifted. I therefore, request this not proceed until this happens. Further, in the past it has been Council's practice to only publish materials for meetings on the Friday before the meeting. This does not provide adequate time to review materials and prepare submissions, even in the best of times, let alone during this pandemic. Accordingly, if a meeting is to go head, I request that all the materials materials be circulated no later than 2 full weeks before the scheduled meeting. Page 338 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... The extra time is especially needed because it has become apparent that some members of the community have been receiving information from Council (including at least 2 emails from Mayor Hughes) that those opposed to regulation that does not solely target "party houses", have not been receiving. Thank you. Barry Sookman Senior Counsel | Conseil Business | Affaires T: 416-601-7949 C: 647-298-0414 F: 416-868-0673 E: bsookman@mccarthy.ca McCarthy Tétrault LLP Suite 5300 TD Bank Tower Box 48, 66 Wellington Street West Toronto ON M5K 1E6 Page 339 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Kim Pressnail <pressna@ecf.utoronto.ca> {ĻƓƷʹ Monday, April 6, 2020 10:43 AM ƚʹ Teeter, Janette <jteeter@oro-medonte.ca> /ĭʹ 'Gordon Knox' <gordknox65@gmail.com> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ RE: An Update of an Expert Planner's Opinion: Short-Term Rentals in Oro-Medonte ağǤƚƩ ğƓķ /ƚǒƓĭźƌ c/o Janette Teeter, Deputy Clerk, Oro-Medonte. Janette, Attached, please find a copy of Gord As know, Mr. Knox submitted his first opinion to you on November 18, 2019, and then updated his opinion on January 14, 2020. He has now provided more information for Council and for all constituents in a letter dated April 6, 2020. In his most recent letter, Mr. Knox refers to two attachments ( provided here by attachment) related to a recent court decision involving short-term rentals and the City of Burlington Ontario . I trust that this letter will be helpful to Council and all constituents. Sincerely, K.D. Pressnail Page 340 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... 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April 6, 2020 Kim Pressnail 173 Parkside Drive, Oro-Medonte, ON L0L 1T0 Dear Kim, Further to my opinion letters dated November 18, 2019, and January 14, 2020, you asked me to provide you with some additional comments regarding the recent City of Burlington case involving enforcement. You also asked me to comment on proceeding with a zoning change in the absence of a public meeting and whether or not, given the COVID-19 crisis, there was any urgency in bringing forth such a zoning change at this time. As before, I have written this addenda to my previous two letters with the understanding that the reader will be the Council of the Township of Oro-Medonte. As you are aware my last opinion letter, dated January 14, 2020, contained in the second to last paragraph comments concerning enforcement. At that time I suggested that the Township might be concerned about enforcing the Zoning By-law in seeking a conviction against an illegal STR. I used the words "What if we lose". I am now happy to report that this concern is or should no longer be a problem. I have attached for your information a Superior Court of Justice decision (January, 2020) brought about by the City of Burlington laying charges against an illegal STR. As you will see, the Court appeared to have little hesitation in convicting the owner, ordering the Municipality and the Sheriff's department to use whatever means necessary to ensure the use was discontinued and fined the owner $9500.00. Documents attached to the decision set out how the City proceeded and the evidence required to secure this decision. A decision that I would suggest is available to any Municipality that wishes to protect its citizens from these intrusive and disruptive commercial uses within residential areas. This decision is in addition to previous OMB/LPAT decisions and court decisions on point which have concluded that STRs are undeniably a commercial use. It my understanding that the Township apparently intends to proceed with Zoning By-law amendments regarding STRs in the absence of a Public Meeting held in the manner required by the Planning Act. I would very much warn against such a move. In regard to a matter in another Simcoe County municipality, planning staff recently provided the following direction given the COVID-19 crisis: "Unless we can have a public meeting - we will not make a decision on this rezoning. We cannot move this project forward until we can hear from residents in a Public Meeting". Not only is this the correct thing to do, I also suspect they may understand that to proceed otherwise would in all likelihood result in any zoning amendments enacted, without a public meeting, being found to be ultra vires and beyond the legislative power and authority of the Municipality. There are no provisions in the Planning Act that contemplate or permit a public meeting to be held by electronic means and I believe that to proceed in this manner would require clear legislative direction from the Province. It is difficult if not impossible to see how holding a public meeting by electronic means would, as required by the Planning Act, afford every Township resident the opportunity to make representations in respect of proposed zoning amendments particularly, in this case, given the highly controversial nature of the STR issue, the virtual certainty, particularly given the attendance at the Lakehead public information session, that there will be a 1 Page 421 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... significant number of residents wishing to make submissions, and the fact that internet services in rural areas are often unreliable, unavailable or have insufficient capacity or have limiting data caps, or in the case of the elderly, have no access to the internet at all, any of which preclude effective participation. Moreover, as I have previously concluded, under the existing Zoning By-law, STRs are not a permitted use and are illegal in any zone outside of the V1 zone. The Interim Control By-law cannot legalize or grandfather an illegal use. The expiry date attached to the ICB is therefore not of any consequence in terms of whether new or existing STRs are permitted to operate after that date in residential zones. Neither will be permitted and both will still be illegal. There is therefore no urgency or deadline for bringing forward potential zoning amendments that justify or require holding a public meeting by electronic means and for which, as noted above, there is no authority under the Planning Act. Since I was unable to find my previous opinions of November 18, 2019 and January 14, 2020 on the Township's publically available records, I have included those below to form part of this letter so that they can be placed on the public record in this combined form. I trust that this will assist you and ultimately, the municipality. Yours Truly, Gordon Knox. MCIP, RPP. Retired. 2 Page 422 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... January 14, 2020 Kim Pressnail 173 Parkside Drive, Oro-Medonte, ON L0L 1T0 Dear Kim, Further to my opinion letter dated November 18, 2019, you asked me to provide you with some additional comments regarding the recent Toronto LPAT decision, and the impact of the V1 zone with the residential permitted use of letter with the understanding that the reader will be the Council of the Township of Oro-Medonte. In my opinion letter of November 18, 2018, I introduced myself by stating that I am a retired Urban Planner, who worked mainly within Simcoe County for just under forty years and was the Planner of Record for over a dozen Municipalities writing many of their initial Official Plans and Zoning By-laws and have appeared as an expert witness before the OMB on over 200 occasions. I will begin with the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT or Tribunal) decision in the Toronto case. The City of Toronto (City) stated, on its public website and in its submissions to LPAT, that all short term rentals of dwelling units (STR) were prohibited in residential zones under the existing zoning by-laws in place prior to the amendments giving rise to the appeal. This was based on the structure of -laws which authorizes only those uses listed in the by-law as being permitted in a particular zone. This is the same structure as the Township of Oro-Medonte Zoning By-law. For policy reasons though, Toronto decided to proceed with zoning changes to allow short term rentals (STRs) to be operated in residential zones but only in a dwelling that was the principal residence of the STR operator. The changes were designed to balance the objectives of supporting tourism but at the same time addressing the shortage of permanent housing in the City and limiting commercialization of residential neighbourhoods. To strike the balance between these competing policy objectives, the City decided to continue to prohibit short term rentals where the operator was not the principal resident, rentals. Thus, the City chose to only allow and license STRs where the operator was the principal resident. This principal residence requirement triggered the LPAT appeal as a group of dedicated short term rental operators appealed the zoning by-law amendment. The Tct STRs to only those operated from principal residences. STRs where the operator was not a principal resident (dedicated STRs) were found to be a commercial use and the Tribunal upheld the principal residence requirement stating that the 1 ZBAs (Zoning By-law Amendments) represent good planning in the public interest. Although the Tribunal was only dealing with appellants who were dedicated short term rental operators, the Tribunal stated that short rental uses comprised a spectrum. At one end of the spectrum were dedicated STRs which were found to be commercial. At the other end of the spectrum, was home sharing where a principal resident utilized excess space (e.g., bedrooms) or occasional absences (e.g., entire unit) for STR purposes as a 1 At \[150\] Local Planning Appeal Tribunal ISSUE DATE: November 18, 2019 CASE NO(S) PL180082 3 Page 423 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... 2 direct extension of the occupancy of the dwelling unit as a place of permanent residence. The Tribunal was offering an opinion that it is possible that, at the opposite end of the STR spectrum from dedicated STRs, some level of occasional STR use may fall within the definition of a residential use. However, the Tribunal noted that such a finding would depend upon the intensity of use and went on to sayalthough the context and facts differ, various authorities have found that temporary forms of accommodation for tourists and others do not 3 constitute a residential use. Significantly, the Tribunal also reiterated the established planning principle that residential areas are designed to be non-commercial areas where people reside and that commercial areas are intended as locations for business, 4 with zoning by-laws routinely separating uses to prevent one type of use from infiltrating another. It must be noted that The Toronto LPAT decision dealt only with the City of Torontoauthority to enact zoning by-law amendments to allow STRs to operate but only in the principal residence of the operator. It did not make any finding or decision as to whether STRs were permitted in residential zones under the Toronto zoning by-law prior to its amendment. It is also my understanding that the City of Toronto did not have a permitted use in place in its existing zoning by-law that specifically applied to STRs unlike the situation in Oro-Medonte (the Township) where there is already specific zoning in place permitting STRs to operate in the V1 zone as discussed below. Having considered the Toronto LPAT decision, I still find that all STRs, with the exception of de minimis circumstances, are essentially a commercial use separate and distinct from any use of the dwelling for ordinary residential purposes. It is possible that the intensity of the activity may be so low, that perhaps when a home e shares only once or twice a year, the STR use may fall within the definition of a residential use. This is not however the situation at issue in the Township. What is clear from the decisions on point is that temporary forms of accommodation have been repeatedly found to be commercial uses, and therefore, it is my opinion that non-occasional (i.e. more than de minimis) STR use of a dwelling unit, being a temporary form of accommodation, are essentially commercial in nature and a distinct and separate use of the dwelling unit. Under well-established planning principles, unless a STR use is specifically listed as a permissible use in a 5 residential zone, they are prohibited. This principle is expressly stated in the Township Zoning By-law. Accordingly, I continue to be of the opinion that these STRs are not a permitted use and are illegal in the six Residential zones in the Township (i.e.R1, R2, RUR1, RUR2, SR, RLS). In addition to this analysis, there is another basis on which I have concluded that STRs are illegal in Residential zones. This is the point that I outlined to Council on December 10, 2019 - the creation by the Township of the Village One (V1) zone and the listed permitted residential uses in that zone that include village commercial 6 resort u This use specifically captures and includes dwelling units that are used for STR purposes and therefore permits STRs to be operated in the V1 zone. Back in 2014, when the V1 zone was created, it appears that Council addressed the issue of short-term rentals and established a specific use for that zone that expressly described short-term rentals. Council likely established the permitted use of village commercial resort ufor the V1 zone because both the Township and 2 Note 1 at \[87\] 3 Note 1 at \[91\] 4 Note 1 at \[90\] 5 Township of Oro-Medonte Consolidated Zoning By-law 97-95, page 3, Section 3.0 6 Oro-Medonte Zoning By-law Amendment 2014-112 4 Page 424 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... the applicant for the new zoning believed that under the existing zoning by-laws STRs were illegal. Thus, when the V1 zone was established it was considered appropriate to include a new permitted residential use of village commercial resort unit in order to allow STR uses of residential dwelling units within that new zone. It is evident from the manner in which this use is defined in the Zoning By-law that short term rental of an entire dwelling unit is considered as separate and distinct use from that of ordinary residential use. This use of a dwelling unit is not listed as a permitted use in any other zone in the Township and is therefore not permitted outside of the V1 zone. This decision by Council to allow STRs in the V1 zone would necessarily have taken into account the nature of the V1 zone which is a mixed use commercial / residential zone with a wide variety of commercial uses permitted and only medium to high density residential allowed. This restriction of STRs uses to the V1 mixed use zone is consistent with the Township zoning structure that does not allow other types of temporary accommodations in Residential zones. In particular hotels and motels are only permitted in the Local and General Commercial and Future Development zones. Bed and breakfast establishments are only permitted under the Zoning By-law in the Agricultural / Rural and Private Recreation zones. Boarding lodging and rooming houses are not permitted in any zone. Since the Township has already defined a permitted use that describes a short term rental and has permitted that use in only the V1 zone, an operator of a STR who wants to carry on that business is restricted under the Zoning By-law to doing so only in the V1 zone. An operator who wishes to operate a STR in another zone, such as a Residential zone, can only do that legally if a site-specific variance is obtained which allows that use as an exception to the permitted uses designated for that zone. It should be noted that in establishing the V1 zone, Council decided that STRs would not be permitted in single- detached dwellings. This presumably was based on Council assessment that STR uses would be appropriate for higher density residential but not for single-detached residential zones. This is similar to the approach taken in The Town of The Blue Mountains (Blue Mountains) where new short term rentals are currently not permitted in low density residential (R1,R2,R3) zones. Finally, it must be noted that the Township zoning structure which only permits STRs in the V1 zone is not in any way dependent upon whether the STR use is a commercial activity. The permitted use for village commercial resort units does not specify any requirement that the STR use be commercial in nature. In other words all STRs are permitted in the V1 zone and consequently all STRs are not permitted in any other zone, including residential zones, regardless of whether any particular STR operation is viewed as being commercial in nature. Accordingly, in view of the V1 zoning in place in the Township, I am of the opinion that STRs are not a permitted use and are illegal in the Residential zones in the Township. Although this conclusion is essentially the same as that reached based on the commercial nature of STRs, it has been reached based on a separate analysis of the V1 and related zoning. This leads me to the question of enforcement. Further to my appearance before Council on December 10, 2019, I would like to provide some further thoughts about the enforcement of the existing zoning by-law. I understand from the questioning that there is a concern for accommodating the casual cottage rental operator. I think that we all can agree that such rentals, also known as the them. Nobody does, including the Ma. The casual rental has never been, and never will be a problem. 5 Page 425 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... The Ma and Pa operators are usually self-governing because they themselves primarily use the cottage as their own residence and are therefore respectful of their neighbours and their community. Licensing was originally proposed as a solution to controlling bad behaviour that inevitably arises when the operation of an unsupervised hotel business is allowed in a residential neighbourhood. The most efficient and effective means of controlling bad behaviour is to avoid the conflicts in the first place by enforcing the existing zoning by laws. In my opinion, licensing is not the answer. Enforcing the existing zoning by-laws is. Zoning by- laws exist to protect the integrity and character of residential neighbourhoods and prevent the intrusion of commercial uses into those zones. n Blue Mountains, as it is extremely costly to administer, property values next to a licenced STRs have declined, and condo boards are amending by-laws to prohibit STR uses. It is my understanding that the planning department in Blue Mountains is informing condo owners that if they want to prohibit STRs they can by amending their by-laws. I have also learned that four condo complexes 7 are currently changing their by-laws. These Far Hills Rankins Landing; Apple Jack; Apple Ridge. In Oro-Medonte, the same thing is occurring at Horseshoe Valley. It is my understanding that the 8 condo has recently prohibited STRs in their by-laws. This leads me to believe that even in higher density zones, residential property owners, particularly if they are a resident, STRs, nor do they trust the municipality to control these land uses. It also leads me to conclude that in Blue Mountains, even when there is diligent enforcement to control adverse and disruptive behaviour in STRs, licensing is not effective. If you try to develop a licensing scheme to allow the Ma and Pa to continue, you will be solving a non-problem and you will be needlessly adding a regulatory burden to the Ma and Pa that is completely unnecessary and you could end up opening a loop hole for the commercial operators to continue to carry on their short term rental business under the pretence or guise of being a casual rental operator. I would not be surprised to learn that commercial operators will ask you to amend the zoning with or without licensing in order and if you do, Council will have been duped into playing into their hands. Enforcing the existing by-law is what Clearview and Collingwood did. They enforced their existing zoning by- laws on a complaints-made basis. Although the Township has a duty to uphold their by-laws, the Township also has discretion when it comes to laying charges. So long as that discretion is exercised consistently and fairly, this can be an effective means of controlling and preventing the operation of commercial businesses in residential neighbourhoods. An isolated complaint of a minor nature against a Ma and Pa operator need not result in charges being laid; instead, a simple warning may suffice. Finally, I understand that some Council members are worried about enforcing the existing zoning. What if we then I would suggest that you assist the Crown in preparing the best file you can lois what Council was told. Well, if you go the licensing route and you diligently enforce your licensing provisions, I believe you will have far more than 5 cases before the courts and it will be a recurring problem that will burden 7 This information was kindly provided by Mr. C., a resident of the Town of The Blue Mountains who has been a part of the by-law amendment process. If you wish to follow up with him, I would be pleased to seek his permission to disclose his contact information. 8 This information was kindly provided by Ms. D., a resident of Oro-Medonte who has first hand knowledge of the condominium corporation known as High Vista. If you wish to follow up with her, I would be pleased to seek her permission to disclose her contact information. 6 Page 426 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... future Councils, just like in the Town of The Blue Mountains. Ultimately, the safety and security of residential neighbourhoods is at stake here. e would be ir laws that prohibit theft because of concerns that the case might not be successful. I think everyone would agree that this would not represent the values of the society in which we all live and enjoy. In conclusion, I think the time has come to stand back and express my dismay at what has been happening here. have been referred to, were not aware of the V1 Zone and the obvious consequences of its existence, particularly in light of the fact that the Township adopted this rather significant zone only 5 ½ years ago? Or how was the Township not aware that a commercial activity is not permitted in residential zones? I can understand, if Council was not provided with complete information, that there was, for Council, a possibility that this topic was "a grey area of the law". In my opinion it never was a grey area of the law. With the existence of the Village One zone, the legality of short term rental uses is about as black and white as the subject can be. Outside of the V1 Zone, STR's are prohibited. There can be no other explanation or conclusion. I trust that this has been helpful. Yours Truly, Gordon Knox. MCIP, RPP. Retired. 7 Page 427 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... November 18, 2019 Kim Pressnail 173 Parkside Drive, Oro-Medonte, ON L0L 1T0 Dear Kim, -Medonte that will eventually be provided to Mayor and Council. I have written this opinion letter with the understanding that the reader will be your Township Council. For your information, I am a retired Urban Planner, who worked mainly within Simcoe County for just under forty years and was the Planner of Record for over a dozen Municipalities writing many of their initial Official Plans and Zoning By-laws and have appeared as an expert witness before the OMB on over 200 occasions. My initial review of the Townships Official Plan and Zoning By-law, particularly the Zoning By-law and the provision that commercial uses were specifically prohibited in single detached dwellings, brought me quickly to My review of the Blue Mountains OMB (2011) decision and the decision of the Superior Court of Justice (Menzies cas uses and should not be permitted in single detached residential zones. In my opinion both matters were well considered and provided a clear understanding as to what these uses constituted. Again, both cases outlined detached dwelling areas. In reviewing the two planning reports provided to Council concerning this matter, I was struck initially by the single detached residentially zoned areas and unless it could be proven that these business activities had existed prior to 1997 and beyond, then the Township could and should enforce its by-laws and shut these uses down. I think we can all agree that if someone wanted to convert their residential use in a residentially zoned area to a shoe store, restaurant or manufacturing facility, the Township response would be swift in stopping these types -like land use for short term transient users i.e. a motel, i.e. a c the others for a moment? I beyond and have to a degree caught many Municipalities by surprise. However a number of Municipalities such as the Town of The Blue and as far as I know have not recognized, as legal non-conforming, any uses that may have started up illegally. Unless the Zoning By-law is amended, an illegal use remains an illegal use. 8 Page 428 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... -Medonte are illegal. In the future, should the Township not take action to shut down these uses, it is reasonable to predict that the ratepayers may take the Township to Court and ask that the Township be directed to enforce its by- In the alternative, the Township could amend the zoning by- land owner in an R1 or SR zones. However it would seem inevitable that this move would be challenged resulting in a Tribunal hearing. Given past OMB and Court decisions I would think that the Township would have a very steep hill to climb. I should also suggest that to decide to license these uses, under current circumstances, would not make them legal but probably would put the Township in a very awkward spot if investments were made In regard to the Interim Control By-law (ICB), it is difficult to understand what has apparently happened and the position taken by the Township. It in my opinion they are not. It would seem to me that the only way to legalize an STR would be by way of a Section 34 (Zoning By-law) amendment. As Section 38 (ICB) was only intended to create a pause, intended to stop a building permit for an unwanted use, to preserve the intent of an Official Plan designation; it cannot be believed tha also understand that this may be a difficult issue to tackle. At the end of the day, however, it seems to me that to neighbours. The final test for each member of Council is how would you feel if having purchased your home with the belief and knowledge that you were in a safe and quiet place only to have an uncontrolled STR pop up next to you, unannounced and be turned into the party house from hell? If you are anything like me, I know you like it nor would you put up with it. Can you imagine thinking that there is really nothing you can do about it, but it has been suggested that licensing will somehow control it, which given the experi believe. How would you feel because this is all about good land use planning, which in essence is about respecting and protecting your neighbour? I trust that my opinion will be helpful to Council in dealing with this matter Yours Truly, Gordon Knox. MCIP, RPP. Retired. 9 Page 429 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Lillian M <lg.mcconnell@hotmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ April 6, 2020 8:50 PM ƚʹ Hughes, Harry <harry.hughes@oro-medonte.ca>; Veitch, Ian <ian.veitch@oro-medonte.ca>; Greenlaw, Randy <randy.greenlaw@oro-medonte.ca>; Hough, Ralph <ralph.hough@oro-medonte.ca>; Scott, Shawn <shawn.scott@oro-medonte.ca>; DeSousa, Tammy <tammy.desousa@oro-medonte.ca> /ĭʹ gene@marineelectrictechnologies.com; pressna@ecf.utoronto.ca; Conniemaybate@hotmail.com {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Fwd: Airbnb hosts now banned from offering short-term vacation rentals in Toronto Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: Cristina Pontet <cristinapontet@hotmail.com> Date: April 6, 2020 at 8:16:55 PM EDT To: Lillian M <lg.mcconnell@hotmail.com> Subject: Airbnb hosts now banned from offering short-term vacation rentals in Toronto https://www.blogto.com/real-estate-toronto/2020/04/ontario-just-banned-airbnb-hosts-offering- short-term-vacation-rentals/ Hotels may be considered an essential service, but Airbnb rentals are decidedly not or so says the Government of Ontario. Regulations issued by the province under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act were amended on Friday to shorten the list of businesses considered "essential" during this active state of emergency down to 44 from 74. Available now in full via the government's website, the order provides further details about how services deemed critical are allowed to operate in the Ontario, and it is now perfectly clear where short-term rentals stand. Page 430 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... As of 11:59 p.m. on April 4, vacation rentals booked through sites like Airbnb are permitted exclusively for emergency housing purposes. "Every person who provides short term rentals in rental accommodations shall ensure that any rentals booked after April 4, 2020 are only provided to individuals who are in need of housing during the emergency period," reads the order. "\[This rule\] does not apply in respect of hotels, motels and student residences." Previous to the government's official order, several Toronto condo buildings had already directed Airbnb-lords to shut down their operations for the duration of the pandemic. "The Board of Directors has sought professional advice in light of the growing state of emergency and has determined that short-term rentals within the Corporation during the ongoing COVID-19 epidemic presents an undue risk of danger to TSCC 2510's residents and the short-term tenants themselves," reads a memo send to unit owners at the ICE Condos complex on York Street late last month. Individual Airbnb hosts have expressed concerns about losing income due to restrictions such as these, as well as international border closures that prohibit tourists from coming into Canada. The controversial short-term rental platform, oft-criticized for driving up rents, flouting the law and eating into Toronto's long-term rental housing supply, even went so far as to ask the federal government for tax relief in these trying times. Government officials said no. Now that Airbnbs are officially outlawed in Ontario (at least while the emergency order remains in place), Airbnb hosts can face fines of up to $100,000 for renting their spots out to tourists. Airbnb itself could see fines of up to $10,000,000 should the company knowingly allow it. Page 431 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... "Leisure travel should not occur right now and we have encouraged our host and guest community to follow all restrictions," said Airbnb spokesperson Alex Dagg when asked about the newly-modified order. "We're glad the Province of Ontario recognizes the many situations where short- term rentals remain an available resource during this crisis, including for frontline responders, other workers requiring isolation and those sheltering in place during this crisis." The company has, for the record, launched a program since the COVID-19 crisis hit that's resulted in 100,000 homes being offered up by hosts to help house medical workers who need safe places to stay and self-isolate near hospitals. Page 432 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... April 9, 2020 HVPOA 4 Highland Dr. Oro-Medonte ON L0L2L0 To: Mayor Harry Hughes, Cc: Councillor Ian Veitch CAO Robin Dunn Deputy Clerk Janette Teeter Dear mayor Hughes, The HVPOA Board of Directors have instructed me to officially voice our concerns about the email we received from you on April 3, 2020. In this email you state that the Township will be holding a Public on the subject of Short-Term Rentals (STRS). ronically during the entire COVID-19 pandemic, Council determined that the long-awaited Public Meeting should be held We understand and agree that trying to deal with STRS has been a difficult and complicated challenge for the Township and we look forward to a solution that is both enforceable and protects our communities from the erosion of quality of life that STRs cause. We feel that the process being suggested for holding this extremely important meeting will not allow constituents an adequate opportunity to fully provide their input nor will this process be seen as open and transparent. It is difficult if not impossible to see how holding a public meeting by electronic means would, as required by the Planning Act, afford every Township resident the opportunity to make representations in respect of proposed zoning amendments particularly, in this case, given the highly controversial nature of the STR issue, the virtual certainty (given the attendance at the Lakehead public forum) that there will be a significant number of residents wishing to make submissions, and the fact that internet services in rural areas are often unreliable, unavailable or have insufficient capacity or limited data caps, or in the case of the elderly, have no access to the internet at all, any of which preclude effective participation. To the best of our knowledge there are no provisions in the Planning Act that contemplate or permit a public meeting to be held by electronic means. If we are wrong, please provide us with the reference. As of April 4, 2020 the Province of Ontario added the following statement on the Essential Services list https://www.ontario.ca/page/list-essential-workplaces. It reads: HVPOA 4 Highland Drive, Oro-Medonte, Ontario L0L 2L0 Page 433 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... 1. Every person who provides short term rentals in rental accommodations shall ensure that any rentals booked after April 4, 2020 are only provided to individuals who are in need of housing during the emergency period. This is an important point because it now means it is illegal for anyone to book an STR for the purpose of pleasure or recreation. Given the restrictions on gatherings of more than 5 people now and indefinitely in violation of the Provincial Emergency Measures and should be dealt with in that way. We respectfully ask that the Township defer this very important and highly anticipated Public Meeting until a time when all our HPVOA members as well as the constituents from across Oro-Medonte are able to attend and fully engage in person in this very important process. Sincerely, Linda Myles, President HVPOA HVPOA 4 Highland Drive, Oro-Medonte, Ontario L0L 2L0 Page 434 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Submitted April 9, 2020 April 13, 2020 - Signatory added as noted below. Mayor Harry Hughes Deputy Mayor Ralph Hough Councillor Ian Veitch Councillor Tammy DeSousa Councillor Cathy Keane Councillor Shawn Scott Councillor Randy Greenlaw Chief Administrative Officer Robin Dunn Township of Oro-Medonte, 148 Line 7 South, Oro-Medonte, ON. L0L 2E0 Dear Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Councillors and Chief Administrative Officer: RE: Short-term Rentals in the Township of Oro-Medonte This Maplewood Ratepayers Association Aware Oro-Medonte Eight Mile Point Cottagers Association Shanty Bay Residents Association Oro-Station Ratepayers Association Parkside Ratepayers Association Moon Point Ratepayers Association Bass Lake Oro-Medonte Ratepayers Association (April 13, 2020) The operation of short-term rental properties in residential neighbourhoods has in a relatively short period of time become a pervasive and significant issue in residential neighbourhoods in many municipalities, including the Township of Oro- Medonte. Oro-Medonte is however in a unique position to protect its residents in view of the provisions of its existing Zoning By-law which includes provisions that are not found in other municipal jurisdictions. The Township must now act expeditiously to enforce this zoning in order to address the significant disruption that is being caused by certain short-term rentals in residential neighbourhoods in the Township. Page 435 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... There are several aspects of this very real and significant issue, as outlined in detail below: Disruptive short-term rentals are incompatible with residential neighbourhoods Short--law The Township must act now to enforce its existing Zoning By-law to stop disruptive rentals Disruptive short-term rentals are incompatible with residential neighbourhoods Short-term rental operations and residential land uses are fundamentally conflicting land uses, a fact that has been pointed out to the Township on repeated occasions. In particular: Short-term rentals attract transient disruptive out-of-town visitors who routinely turn residential homes into unsupervised ghost-hotel party houses Transient visitors to these party houses have no stake in the community and disregard the rights of ordinary residents to the peaceful and quiet use and enjoyment of their homes Zoning laws, which are designed to keep the disruptions that arise from the operation of hotels and other forms of temporary accommodations out of residential neighbourhoods, are ignored by short- term rental operators In the end, the very fabric of our residential neighbourhoods will be destroyed if disruptive short-term rentals are not stopped. Oro-Medonte is particularly vulnerable to disruptive behaviour caused by short-term rentals because of its proximity to the Greater Toronto Area. Renting for $1000 per night or more, many high occupancy short-term rentals operate in the Tow weekend rental. These rentals have check-in and check-out times, cancellation policies, cleaning fees, and credit card payments; for all intents and purposes they operate like a hotel but without the safeguards of onsite ntinue to increase in nearby areas like Oro-Medonte. Short-term rentals are a widespread and growing problem throughout the Township with disruptive rentals operating in shoreline residential areas as well as rural residential neighbourhoods. Lakefront homes have been converted into unsupervised resort-like ghost-hotels almost continuously rented from mid-May until September. Serious problems have also been reported in rural residential areas including Horseshoe Valley, Sugarbush, Sprucewood Estates, Warminster, and even at a farm rental near Jarratt. Transient visitors to these short-term rentals arriving in large groups of 8 to 20 people or more are often the cause of significant disruption to neighbours and neighbourhoods. Since 2017, reported problems associated with disruptive short-term rentals in Oro-Medonte include: Loud music at any hour of the day or night; Shouting, and profanity at any hour of the day or night; Page 436 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... A radio station contest turning a cottage into a rock concert venue with an outdoor sound system, loud music and amplified jokes about disturbing the neighbours. Oral abuse of neighbours who try to quell the disruption by themselves or after they contact the police; Trespass to neighbouring properties; Dangerous and unlawful use of fireworks; Overflowing septic systems; Vehicles parked on lawns, tile beds and along roadways hindering traffic flow and emergency vehicle access; Garbage left at the roadside for days only to be strewn about by animals; Smoke from recreational fires contaminating neighbouring homes at all hours; Public intoxication; Operation of watercraft while consuming intoxicants, endangering the safety of residents using the waterfront; Public urination and defecation; Raucous stags and stagettes including prostitutes plying their trade in public view. Other jurisdictions have encountered equally and even more serious matters arising from the operation of short-term rentals in residential neighbourhoods. Serious incidents recently reported in Ontario include: AIRBNB BLOODBATH: 3 killed, 2 injured in shooting at downtown condo party (January 31, 2020) https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/airbnb-bloodbath-3-killed-2-injured-in-shooting- atdowntown-condo-party One dead, three seriously injured in shooting incident at Gilmour Street Airbnb (January 10, 2020) https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/many-injuries-reported-in-shooting-incident-ongilmour Another Toronto Airbnb party ends in gunshots prompting calls for action (December 17, 2019) https://globalnews.ca/news/6304537/toronto-airbnb-party-gunshots/ Police release shocking video of shots fired into home in Vaughan (November 4, 2019) https://www.yorkregion.com/news-story/9672651-update-police-release-shocking-video-of-shotsfired- into-home-in-vaughan/?s=e Man critical after shooting linked to house neighbours say was an Airbnb (October 20, 2019) https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/police-investigate-early-morning-shooting-that-sends- twoto-hospital The home became a crime scene': Airbnb host's home shot at after party shut down (October 15, 2019) https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/the-home-became-a-crime-scene-airbnb-host-s-home-shot-at-after-partyshut- down-1.4639788 Page 437 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... (October 5, 2019) https://globalnews.ca/news/5994709/colter-street-newmarket-shooting/ Shooting at Airbnb in the Bridle Path leaves man with life-threatening injuries (August 4, 2019) https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/bridle-path-shooting-life-threatening-injuries-man-police- 1.5236065 Male shot to death at prom after-party in home rented on Airbnb (May 3, 2019) https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/whitchurch-stouffville-fatal-shooting-bloomington-ninth- 1.5121288 Toronto man sues Airbnb after being shot at party house (November 29, 2019) https://www.thestar.com/business/2019/11/29/toronto-man-sues-airbnb-after-being-shot-atparty- house-booked-through-platform.html It can readily be foreseen that tragic incidents like these will inevitably occur in Oro-Medonte if prudent and effective steps are not taken by the Township to protect all residents. Although some short-term rental operators carry on business without disturbing their neighbours, Township residents are aware of at least 29 disruptive rentals which have carried on business without regard to the effect on their neighbours. This number of disruptive rentals will only grow unless effective enforcement action is taken. The impact on neighbouring property values in proximity to a short-term rental is significant. In the Town of The Blue Mountains, property values adjacent to licensed short-term rentals have suffered losses in excess of 10%, a fact that the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) previously disclosed to appellants as recently as November 2018. This may in fact understate the reality of the problem - no one wants to live next door to a disruptive short-term rental, let alone purchase such a property. Neighbours report feeling unsafe in their homes when transient short-term renters arrive. Many neighbours fear retribution if they call the police and complain about disruptive behaviour. This fear has likely resulted in under-reporting of disruptive short-term rentals. One resident was so fearful for their personal safety that they did not feel comfortable speaking at a recent community meeting about this issue. The fear is not just confined to Oro-Medonte. A recent newspaper report in Burlington ON revealed the same fears about a short-term 1 rental in that community. In Oro-Medonte, adversely affected residents have observed what has been acknowledged by the Mayor at a recent Council meeting transient occupants of short-term rentals in the Township are not tourists. They leave no money behind except in the hands of the rental operator and there is therefore no public tourism or business benefit to the Township derived from these short-term rentals. 1 https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/02/04/burlington-wins-right-to-block-access-to-this-airbnb-party-mansion.html Page 438 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Expecting the online platforms to control the hotel-like or party house operations is illusory and will never happen. They in fact derive significant profits from high occupancy, high turnover short-term rental properties listed on these platforms. But they know they have a very serious problem. After the recent murders in Toronto, one platform recognized that the effectiveness of any measures that they put in place in an attempt to control disruptive behaviour would be limited and ineffective, stating that: 1 Township must address the problems of short-term rentals directly through enforcement of its zoning by-laws. After all, one of the principal reasons for the existence of zoning by-laws is to preserve and protect the integrity and character of residential neighbourhoods from the infiltration of incompatible commercial activities. Short-term rentals are illegal in Residential zones under the Township-law It is evident that short-term rentals of properties located in Residential zones (R1, R2, RUR1, RUR2, SR, RLS) in the Township of Oro--law 97-95, as amended. The basis for this conclusion is clear: The Zoning By-law specifically states that only those uses which are specifically listed in the by-law as being permitted in that zone are allowed in that zone. No other uses are permitted. For Residential zones, dwelling units are a permitted use; however the use of a dwelling unit cannot include any commercial accommodations. Ontario court decisions have specifically confirmed that short-term rentals of residential housing units or dwellings are in fact a commercial use of the property. Interim Control By-law 2018-071 passed by the Township in June 2018 states that short-term rental of a dwelling as a place of temporary residence for a period of less than 30 days by way of a rental agreement is a commercial arrangement. Short-term rentals do not therefore fall within the permitted use of a dwelling unit in Residential zones since they cannot include any commercial accommodations; In addition to the above, it is also evident that the Township addressed the issue of short-term rentals when, in 2014, it created the Village One zone. This new zone established a specific use, but only for as there is in Residential zones. This permission to use a dwelling unit for rental purposes in the Village One zone clearly captures short-term rentals. This rental use is a separate and distinct use from that permitted for dwelling units in Residential zones. 1 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/airbnb-changes-security-measures-following-deadly-shooting-1.5452766 Page 439 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Since the Village One zone was specifically created to allow short-term rentals of dwelling units, short- term rental use is not permitted in any other zone unless the Zoning By-law specifically allows that use. No uses permitted in any other zone describe or permit short-term rentals of dwelling units. Short- term rentals of dwelling units are therefore restricted to the Village One zone and are not a permitted use in any other zone, including Residential zones. It is therefore clear that short-term rentals are an illegal use of a dwelling in Residential zones in the Township under the existing Zoning By-law. The Township must act now to enforce its existing Zoning By-law to stop disruptive rentals The disruption to ordinary residents caused by short-term rentals in the Township has been well documented and reported to the Township for more than two and a half years, yet no meaningful enforcement action has been taken to date. Zoning by-laws exist for the very purpose of preventing commercial uses from infiltrating residential areas which are intended and designed to be non-commercial areas where people reside. This separation of commercial and residential uses must be observed and enforced. It is incumbent upon Township Council to protect residents from continuing to be victimized by the operation of short-term rental properties that are illegal and are disrupting the peaceful use and enjoyment of their homes. Council and the Township staff are charged with the responsibility to uphold and enforce the very regulations that the Township has put in place to protect residents. It is abundant-law are not necessary in order to proceed with enforcement action to stop illegal short-term rentals. The existing Township Zoning By-law already makes short-term rentals of dwellings illegal in Residential zones. This is not a grey area of the law in any respect. The Township addressed the fact that short-term accommodations must not be allowed to infiltrate residential areas when it amended the Zoning By-law in 2014 to allow short-term rentals of dwelling units only in the Village One zone and when it decided to specifically exclude dwelling units in Residential zones from being used to provide commercial accommodations. The Township must take immediate enforcement action under the existing Zoning By-law against those operators who are causing disruption to their neighbours and the community. Short-term rentals of dwellings which are operating illegally in Residential zones are subject to penalties under the provincial legislation and may be shut down by way of an injunction issued by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice under the provisions of the Municipal Act. This was in fact successfully done in 2020 by the City of Burlington which obtained a permanent injunction shutting down a disruptive short-term rental operation that was illegally operating in a residential zone in that municipality. Questions have been raised as to whether the municipality may enforce a zoning by-law against some short- term rentals while taking no action against others. On this point, it has been clearly established by a decision of the Supreme Court of Canada (Polai v. City of Toronto), that a municipality has the discretion to decide in good faith which violations of a zoning by-law it will prosecute and that the municipality will not be prevented from obtaining a remedy merely because others have not been prosecuted for similar violations. Page 440 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... The Township can therefore proceed to pursue enforcement action under the existing Zoning By-law to shut down those short-term rentals that are disrupting Residential neighbourhoods. It will not be a defence by a short-term rental operator that the Township has not pursued all violations; the Township may fairly exercise its discretion to take action only against violators that are operating disruptive rental properties. No action is called for or need be taken against traditional cottage rentals which are not having any negative effects on the neighbouring properties or the community. Amending the Zoning By-law as has been suggested in order to licence traditional casual short-term rentals is not the answer to this problem and would be regressive. Amending the Zoning by-law in this way will inevitably lead to commercial operators continuing to carry on their short-term rental operation under the pretence or guise of being a casual rental operator. This will completely defeat the purpose of the amendment, cause confusion and continued disruption by commercial operators who claim to fall within the scope of what is permitted for casual short-term rentals, and ultimately lead to expensive litigation. The traditional casual cottage rental has not typically presented a problem in the Township. A bona fide cottage owner engaging in occasional rentals does not generally present a problem as they themselves use the cottage primarily as their own residence and respect their neighbours and the community. Once the existing Zoning By-law has been effectively enforced to stop the operation of those disruptive short- term rentals that have infiltrated residential neighbourhoods, the need for zoning amendments to licence traditional bona fide casual short rentals can then be properly and fairly reviewed. It is not likely however that this form of regulation will be needed if the Township acts diligently to enforce its existing Zoning By-law against those short-term rentals that are disrupting the peaceful and quiet use and enjoyment of the homes of ordinary residents. The traditional occasional cottage rental has not typically posed problems in the past. The Township must act immediately and expeditiously to stop the disruptive short-term rentals operating in Residential zones by enforcing the existing Zoning By-law. This is a widespread problem across the Township and the disruptive behaviour that has been growing dramatically in the past few years must not be allowed to continue. Our people, our neighbourhoods and our communities must be protected. Yours truly, Maplewood Ratepayers Association Gene Stein Aware Oro-Medonte Ann Truyens Dean Blain West Oro Ratepayers Association Dominic Natale Shanty Bay Residents Association Bryn Pressnail Page 441 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Oro-Station Ratepayers Association David Johnston Parkside Ratepayers Association Kim Pressnail Moon Point Ratepayers Association Elizabeth Kirk Hawkestone Ratepayers Association Glenn Stringer Bass Lake Oro-Medonte Ratepayers Association Connie Simo (April 13, 2020) Page 442 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ linda myles <linda.myles@bell.net> {ĻƓƷʹ Tuesday, April 21, 2020 12:14 PM ƚʹ Leigh, Andria <aleigh@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Short Term Rental Update Hi Andria: In attempt to keep the Horseshoe Valley community members informed I wondered if you can give me any information on the public meetings that are being planned on the short-term rental issue. Under the heading of Short Term Rentals the township's website indicates "A draft Licensing By-law was discussed at the May 22, 2019 Council meeting; however any further draft by-laws will not be brought forward until the planning amendment documents are drafted and available for public consultation. It is anticipated that a public meeting on these draft planning documents will be scheduled for Spring 2020." I wondered if you can tell me when these documents will be available. Mayor Hughes has announced, in a letter, last week that the first of these public meetings with happen in late April or early May and we would like as much time as possible to prepare our Board and our community members. I can only imagine how busy you must be right now so I will follow you with you in a couple of days. Thank you for your time, Linda Linda Myles, President, Horseshoe Valley Property Owners Association. Making Horseshoe Valley an even better place to live Page 443 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Lillian M <lg.mcconnell@hotmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 6:05 PM To: Hughes, Harry <harry.hughes@oro-medonte.ca>; Hough, Ralph <ralph.hough@oro-medonte.ca>; Greenlaw, Randy <randy.greenlaw@oro- medonte.ca>; Veitch, Ian <ian.veitch@oro-medonte.ca>; Scott, Shawn <shawn.scott@oro-medonte.ca>; DeSousa, Tammy <tammy.desousa@oro- medonte.ca>; Dunn, Robin <rdunn@oro-medonte.ca>; Teeter, Janette <jteeter@oro- medonte.ca>; STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: STRS response Mayor Hughes and council In response to your email of April 20 I will again try to clarify the issues you have questioned. 1) As previously stated ALL short term rentals or commercial accommodation in residential neighbourhoods are OPPOSED !! You referred to the email from Mr.Pressnail stating no action need to be taken against traditional cottage rentals which are not having a negative effect on the neighbouring properties. This statement does not in any way change the previous statement of opposition to ALL STRs. After doing my research I found that the Supreme Court decision referred to as the Polai Decision has given direction for handling the Ma and Pa rentals. No disruption-no action. However I will suggest a caveat to this. As a former principal and I as a former teacher we have used the protocol of giving the benefit of the doubt for a first misdeed. However after that you face the consequences for your actions. How this applies to traditional cottage rentals is straight forward, if you advertise on ie AirBnB or other commercial platforms or have any complaints for noise,fire,or disruptive behaviour then you no longer have the right to rent. You are no different than a commercial operator. The discretion lies with bylaw, no complaints then no action. Unfortunately bylaw has also been ignoring STR complaints. This needs to be addressed. Mayor you have repeatedly referred to STR and zoning as complicated and a grey area. I can only surmise that this was because your senior staff did not immediately advise you that our bylaw is clear and concise, no commercial accommodation in residential neighbourhoods. This same information was with held from a committee that was being formed to come up with solutions to this problem. This vital information should have been made clear and public from the onset. 2) With regard to the township legal cons ever been made by myself or others involved that you not follow your legal advice. That would be totally irresponsible and a waste of money. It is interesting to note that in fact your initial consul was the firm of Russell and Christi even though you repeatedly mentioned Aird and Berlis, they however were brought on at a much later date. I see this as an added expense. Who the township hired is not my concern. Aird and Berlis have won a case and have lost a case concerning STRS so you have a 50/50 chance!! Page 444 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... The main issue to be addressed by council is the amendment to the bylaw. It is necessary prior to a public meeting to put forth the information of the bylaw and the need for an amendment. This allows the residents to inform themselves. So far this information has not been shared-Why? It is not necessary to amend a bylaw that has the strength that ours does. No commercial accommodation in residential neighbourhoods. As already mentioned traditional cottage rentals are already covered. Any changes that lead to ambiguity would allow the operators of STRS to take advantage and continue to operate. You mention amendments that also deal with enforcement matters.This is a big issue and has been for 3 years. There has been no effective enforcement of our bylaw to put an end to short term rentals. There has been little to no enforcement of bylaws regarding noise,fires,disruptive and dangerous behaviour. This has resulted in residents depending on the OPP for help because it appears for whatever reason there is no will on the part of bylaw to upset the operators of STRS You have legal opinion with regard to the non-event public meeting. I would also get an opinion from the Office of Municipal Affairs. During this time of COVID19 it appears that council need not have this limited meeting because everything is on pause. It would be prudent to wait and have a meeting that was accessible to all residents. 3) Mayor you have brought up the subject of insurance at the meeting at th home. The number you put forward was $15,000 you did not refer to it as a deductible at that time. My response to you then is the same as now. The budget has a line for legal expenses.Bearing in mind the issue of STRS has been dragging on for 3 years one would hope or rather expect that senior staff would have recommended a substantial influx of money into that account. As far as your comment that there is the suggestion that the township is bending to the threat of being sued, this does seem to be a recurring issue for you. I have said to you before that in all likelihood the township will face legal action. It may be that you uphold the bylaws and the operators sue or you bend to the influence of the operators and the residents meet you in court. You say often What if we lose? But your legal advice would say What if you win? Have the operators threatened to sue? I would hazard a guess that they would not want to bring undue attention to themselves. My question to council is whether you wish to remain as councillors or wish to move up the political ladder which of these scenarios has the better optics? You defend your well thought out bylaw that allows people the peaceful enjoyment of their homes or be seen as helping to fill the coffers of the absentee landlords. The decision is yours and it is also your legacy. Lillian McConnell Page 445 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Lillian M <lg.mcconnell@hotmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ May 2, 2020 4:16 PM ƚʹ Hughes, Harry <harry.hughes@oro-medonte.ca>; Greenlaw, Randy <randy.greenlaw@oro- medonte.ca>; Hough, Ralph <ralph.hough@oro-medonte.ca>; Veitch, Ian <ian.veitch@oro- medonte.ca>; Scott, Shawn <shawn.scott@oro-medonte.ca>; DeSousa, Tammy <tammy.desousa@oro- medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Fwd: Ontario bans Airbnb and short-term vacation rentals during pandemic Mayor and council I am forwarding the Emergency and Civil Protection Act for your edification because you said that you were unaware of possible charges or fines. I realize that bylaw has attended the AirBnB on Maplewood and the one in Horseshoe Valley. Because of the contracts that state 4-5 we as such are banned from operating during the pandemic, unless for emergency housing. This does not mean to invite others who are not those of your immediate household to join you on your vacation. You may want to get a legal opinion as to the position of the township if challenged as it may be held culpable for allowing these to operate in direct opposition to the Emergency and Civil Protection Act. Lillian McConnell Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: Cristina Pontet <cristinapontet@hotmail.com> Date: April 28, 2020 at 5:24:47 PM EDT To: lillian M <lg.mcconnell@hotmail.com>, randy Greenlaw <randygreenlaw@gmail.com> Subject: Ontario bans Airbnb and short-term vacation rentals during pandemic - NOW Magazine https://nowtoronto.com/lifestyle/real-estate/ontario-bans-airbnb-coronavirus/ Under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act, Airbnb rentals will only be allowed for those in need of housing Page 446 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Samantha Edwards Expand Usamah Khan / Unsplash The province of Ontario has temporarily banned Airbnb and other short-term rentals during the coronavirus pandemic. Issued under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act, the ruling stipulates that as of 11:59 pm on April 4, short-term rentals are only permitted On April 3, the provincial government updated the list of essential businesses that are allowed to stay open during the pandemic, culling the list from 74 to 44. The emergency order will be in effect for 14 days and could be extended. If found breaking the emergency law, individual hosts could face fines up to $100,000 and $10,000,000 for corporations. Motels, hotels and student residences are not affected by the new ruling. still-occurring party rentals and non-essential trav Fairbnb Canada, in a statement. A coalition of affordable housing advocates, hotel workers and residents, Fairbnb has been calling on the province to prohibit short-term rentals during the pandemic. Earlier this month, some condo buildings known for a high percentage of Airbnb units like ICE condos at York and Lake Share West and Maple Leaf Square condos on Bremner have prohibited short-term stays. At ICE, management told residents that any bookings for less than 28 days had to be cancelled. In Toronto, Airbnb hosts who list multiple properties commonly known as are feeling the brunt of the decimation of the tourism and hospitality industry, with some debating selling their properties rather than renting out long-term. deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland asking the federal government for sales tax relief for hosts, employment insurance for hosts who do not qualify for EI and allow hosts to defer taxable income. "Leisure travel should not occur right now and we have encouraged our host and guest community to follow all restrictions," said Dagg in a statement to NOW Magazine. "We're glad the Province of Ontario recognizes the many situations Page 447 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... where short-term rentals remain an available resource during this crisis, including for frontline responders, other workers requiring isolation and those sheltering in place during this crisis." On April 3, Airbnb announced new rules, including prohibiting listing titles "that could be interpreted as exploiting the pandemic, such as marketing around escaping COVID-19" and promoting a listing as being "well stocked on limited resources such as hand sanitizer or toilet paper." @SamEdwardsTO Samantha Edwards Samantha writes about a range of topics including politics, music, books, exploring new neighborhoods on her bike, baking and watching way too much TV. Page 448 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ bryn80@rogers.com <bryn80@rogers.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Monday, May 11, 2020 4:31 PM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Short term rentals Mayor and Council, You are all elected by the residents of the community to represent them and the community in which they reside. Many of us live in Oro-Medonte because we enjoy the peaceful open environment that it has to offer. The mayor has a multifaceted job description but part of this role is to foster activities that enhance the well- being of the municipality and its residents. The role of a councilor is to represent the public while considering the well- being and interests of the community. The role is to ensure accountability and transparency. Many of the decisions that a councilor makes can have long term consequences for the community that you represent. The township of Oro- Township as a livable and attractive community. Please remember that you have been elected by the people in your community to represent the The commercial operators of short term rentals in our township in many cases do not reside here and our not part of our community. There is a bylaw in place which prohibits commercial operations in residential areas. Short term rentals by commercial operators do not belong in residential areas. I am requesting that the current bylaw be enforced. I understand that this bylaw may be changed and if you plan on doing this, again please consider the residents of this township. Are you enhancing their safety and well-being? These commercial operators do not care about the well -being, safety and security of the neighbourhoods that they have invaded. Their objective is to make a profit. I am sure that you are aware that the Mariott hotels is now in the business of purchasing houses to compete with companies such as Airbnb and VRBO. How is that compatible with a residential neighbourhood? I reside in the Village of Shanty Bay where most of the neighbours know each other and assist to make our community a desirable place to live. The person who owns 17 Bay St does not talk to the people in this community and is not concerned about the safety or security of this community. Would you want to live beside or close to a short term rental where each week-end different people come and go with no or little respect for the neighbours? Please think of the important role that you have and remember that any decision that you make can have long term consequences in maintaining a livable and attractive community. Thank you Leslie Pressnail 5 Bay St Shanty Bay. Page 449 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Liz Kirk <elkirk55@gmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Friday, May 15, 2020 3:13 PM ƚʹ Greenlaw, Randy <randy.greenlaw@oro-medonte.ca>; Hughes, Harry <harry.hughes@oro- medonte.ca>; Veitch, Ian <ian.veitch@oro-medonte.ca>; Scott, Shawn <shawn.scott@oro-medonte.ca>; Keane, Cathy <cathy.keane@oro-medonte.ca>; Hough, Ralph <ralph.hough@oro-medonte.ca>; DeSousa, Tammy <tammy.desousa@oro-medonte.ca>; Teeter, Janette <jteeter@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Dear Mayor Hughes, Attached please find an updated report of our short-term rental petition that Lillian McConnell presented to Council on November 27, 2019. We stopped canvasing in November 2019 when the weather turned cold and many people had left for warmer places. We were going to resume canvassing in May 2020 but COVID19 has made door-to-door visits impossible. As you know, this petition was created 2 months before Gord Knox reported the existence and significance of the V1 zone to Council. I am one of many people involved in canvassing and I have personally obtained more than 300 signatures. After I explain the problem to home-owners, many of whom know little about how terrible the unchecked behaviour has been, the acceptance rate is over 95%. No one wants to live next to a disruptive short-term rental, not even a Ma and Pa cottage rental operator. If the Township plans on changing our zoning by-law so as to legalize short-term rentals in residential zones, I believe that the Township should personally notify all residential property owners by regular mail of the all of the people who have signed the petition that I have attached here. Yours truly Liz Kirk 171 Moon Point Drive, Page 450 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Oro -Medonte - Homes Not Hotels wĻƭźķĻƓƷźğƌ ƓĻźŭŷĬƚǒƩŷƚƚķƭ źƓ hƩƚ ΏaĻķƚƓƷĻ ğƩĻ ǒƓķĻƩ ƭĻƩźƚǒƭ ƷŷƩĻğƷ ŅƩƚƒ ƷŷĻ ƚƦĻƩğƷźƚƓ ƚŅ ĭƚƒƒĻƩĭźğƌ ƭŷƚƩƷΏƷĻƩƒ ƩĻƓƷğƌ ƦƩƚƦĻƩƷźĻƭ ͵ ƚǒƩ ŷĻƌƦ źƭ ƓĻĻķĻķ Ʒƚ ƦƩƚƷĻĭƷ ƚǒƩ ĭƚƒƒǒƓźƷźĻƭ͵ LŅ Ǥƚǒ ŷğǝĻ ƓƚƷ ğƌƩĻğķǤ ƭźŭƓĻķ ƷŷĻ ƦĻƷźƷźƚƓͲ ƷŷĻƓ ƦƌĻğƭĻ ĭƚƓƭźķĻƩ ƷŷĻ ŅƚƌƌƚǞźƓŭ ŅğĭƷƭ͵ Key facts: DƚƩ ĭƚƒƒĻƩĭźğƌ ƭŷƚƩƷ ƷĻƩƒ ƩĻƓƷğƌƭ ğƩĻ ĬĻźƓŭ ƚƦĻƩğƷĻķ źƓ ƩĻƭźķĻƓƷźğƌ ƓĻźŭŷĬƚǒƩŷƚƚķƭ ŷĻƭĻ ƦƩƚƦĻƩƷźĻƭ ğƩĻ ƷǤƦźĭğƌƌǤ ƩĻƓƷĻķ ƚƓƌǤ ƚƓ ǞĻĻƉĻƓķƭ Ʒƚ ƌğƩŭĻ ŭƩƚǒƦƭ Ǟŷƚ ĻƓŭğŭĻ źƓ ƌƚǒķ ğƓķ ķźƭƩǒƦƷźǝĻ ƦğƩƷźĻƭ ğƓķ ƚƷŷĻƩ ĬĻŷğǝźƚǒƩ ƷŷğƷ źƭ ƚŅŅĻƓƭźǝĻ Ʒƚ ƚƩķźƓğƩǤ ƩĻƭźķĻƓƷƭ͵ ŷĻƭĻ ƦƩƚƦĻƩƷźĻƭ ğƩĻ ƓƚƷ ƚĭĭǒƦźĻķ ĬǤ ƷŷĻ ƚǞƓĻƩƭ ğƭ ƷŷĻźƩ ƚǞƓ ƩĻƭźķĻƓĭĻ ğƓķ źƓ ƩĻğƌźƷǤ ğƩĻ ĭƚƒƒĻƩĭźğƌ ŅƚƩΏƦƩƚŅźƷ ĬǒƭźƓĻƭƭĻƭ ŷĻƭĻ ĬǒƭźƓĻƭƭĻƭ ğƩĻ ƓƚƷ ĭƚƒƦğƷźĬƌĻ ǞźƷŷ ƷŷĻ ƦĻğĭĻŅǒƌ ğƓķ ƨǒźĻƷ ĻƓƆƚǤƒĻƓƷ ĬǤ ƚƩķźƓğƩǤ ƩĻƭźķĻƓƷƭ ƚŅ ƷŷĻźƩ ŷƚƒĻƭ źƓ ƩĻƭźķĻƓƷźğƌ ƓĻźŭŷĬƚǒƩŷƚƚķƭ͵ ŷĻƭĻ ĬǒƭźƓĻƭƭ ƚƦĻƩğƷƚƩƭ ğƓķ ƚƓƌźƓĻ ƦƌğƷŅƚƩƒƭ ğĭƷźǝĻƌǤ ƌƚĬĬǤźƓŭ ƒĻƒĬĻƩƭ ƚŅ ƚǞƓƭŷźƦ /ƚǒƓĭźƌ źƓ ğƓ ĻŅŅƚƩƷ Ʒƚ ŷğǝĻ ĭƚƒƒĻƩĭźğƌ ƭŷƚƩƷ ƷĻƩƒ ƩĻƓƷğƌƭ ƌźĭĻƓĭĻķ ğƓķ ğƦƦƩƚǝĻķ Ʒƚ ƚƦĻƩğƷĻ źƓ ƩĻƭźķĻƓƷźğƌ ƓĻźŭŷĬƚǒƩŷƚƚķƭ ğĭƩƚƭƭ ƚǒƩ ƚǞƓƭŷźƦ hƷŷĻƩ ĭƚƒƒǒƓźƷźĻƭ źƓ /ğƓğķğ ŷğǝĻ ğƌƩĻğķǤ ķĻĭźķĻķ Ʒƚ ƦƩƚŷźĬźƷ ĭƚƒƒĻƩĭźğƌ ƭŷƚƩƷ ƷĻƩƒƭ ƩĻƓƷğƌƭ ǝźĻǞ ğƓķ ƓĻǞ ƭŷƚƩƷ ƷĻƩƒ ƩĻƓƷğƌƭ źƓ ŷĻ ƚǞƓ ƚŅ ƷŷĻ .ƌǒĻ aƚǒƓƷğźƓƭ What is not being opposed: IƚƒĻ ƚǞƓĻƩƭ Ǟŷƚ ƩĻƓƷ ƚǒƷ ğƌƌ ƚƩ ƦğƩƷ ƚŅ ƷŷĻźƩ ŷƚƒĻ ƷŷğƷ ƷŷĻǤ ƓƚƩƒğƌƌǤ ƌźǝĻ źƓ ğƓķ ğƩĻ ƷŷĻ ƦƩźƒğƩǤ ƩĻƭźķĻƓƷ ƷŷĻƭĻ ğƩĻ ƓƚƷ ĭƚƒƒĻƩĭźğƌ ƭŷƚƩƷ ƷĻƩƒ ƩĻƓƷğƌƭ ƩğķźƷźƚƓğƌ .Ļķ ε .ƩĻğƉŅğƭƷƭ ǞŷĻƩĻ ƷŷĻ ƚǞƓĻƩ źƭ ƚƓΏƭźƷĻ ǞŷĻƓ ŭǒĻƭƷƭ ğƩĻ ƦƩĻƭĻƓƷ͵ IƚƒĻ ƚǞƓĻƩƭ Ǟŷƚ ƩĻƓƷ ƚƩ ƌĻğƭĻ ƷŷĻźƩ ŷƚƒĻ ƚƓ ğ ƌƚƓŭ ƷĻƩƒ Ĭğƭźƭ ŅƚƩ ЌЉ ķğǤƭ ƚƩ ƒƚƩĻ͵ What is being opposed: /ƚƩƦƚƩğƷĻ ğƓķ źƓķźǝźķǒğƌ ĬǒƭźƓĻƭƭ ƚƦĻƩğƷƚƩƭ Ǟŷƚ ƷǒƩƓ ŷƚƒĻƭ źƓƷƚ ĭƚƒƒĻƩĭźğƌ ƭŷƚƩƷΏƷĻƩƒ ƩĻƓƷğƌƭ ŷƚƷĻƌΏƌźƉĻ ƚƦĻƩğƷźƚƓƭ ǒƭĻķ ŅƚƩ ƷŷĻ ƦƩźƒğƩǤ ƦǒƩƦƚƭĻ ƚŅ ƩĻƓƷğƌƭ ğǝğźƌğĬƌĻ Ʒƚ ƌğƩŭĻ ŭƩƚǒƦƭ ƚƓ ğ ķğźƌǤ Ĭğƭźƭ͵ ŷĻƭĻ ğƩĻͲ ƭźƒƦƌǤ ƦǒƷͲ ƦğƩƷǤ ŷƚƷĻƌƭ ğƓķ ŷğǝĻ Ɠƚ ƦƌğĭĻ źƓ ƩĻƭźķĻƓƷźğƌ ƓĻźŭŷĬƚǒƩŷƚƚķƭ͵ Given the COVID19 crisis, it is not possible to collect a hard copy of your petition. If you concur with the statements in the petition, just print out and fill out page 2. Take a photo or a scan of your completed page 2 and email it back to me: XXXX@gmail.com . Alternatively, you can always send your signed copy by Canada Post to me at: hƩƚΏaĻķƚƓƷĻͲ hb \[Љ\[ ЉЉ Thank you. On behalf of the people here today and tomorrow as well. This is very much a heritage issue. Њ Page 451 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... PLEASE SIGN BELOW AND HAVE YOUR VOICE HEARD Short Term Rental Petition to the Mayor and Council of the Township of Oro-Medonte /ƩĻğƷĻķ hĭƷƚĬĻƩ АͲ ЋЉЊВͲ aƚķźŅźĻķ hĭƷƚĬĻƩ ЊЎͲ ЋЉЊВ 5ĻğƩ ağǤƚƩ IǒŭŷĻƭ ğƓķ /ƚǒƓĭźƌ ƒĻƒĬĻƩƭͲ L ĬĻƌźĻǝĻ ƷŷğƷ ƷŷĻ ĻƌĻĭƷĻķ /ƚǒƓĭźƌ ƚŅ ƷŷĻ ƚǞƓƭŷźƦ ƚŅ hƩƚΏaĻķƚƓƷĻ ŷğƭ ğ ƦğƩğƒƚǒƓƷ ķǒƷǤ Ʒƚ ƦƩƚƷĻĭƷ ƷŷĻ ƭğŅĻƷǤͲ ƷŷĻ ƭĻĭǒƩźƷǤ ğƓķ ƷŷĻ ƨǒźĻƷ ĻƓƆƚǤƒĻƓƷ ƚŅ źƷƭ ƩĻƭźķĻƓƷƭ źƓ ƷŷĻ ƚǞƓƭŷźƦ ğƓķ Ʒƚ ĻƓŅƚƩĭĻ ƷŷĻ ĻǣźƭƷźƓŭ ĬǤΏƌğǞƭ͵ CǒƩƷŷĻƩͲ L ĬĻƌźĻǝĻ ƷŷğƷ ƭŷƚƩƷΏƷĻƩƒ ƩĻƓƷğƌ ƦƩƚƦĻƩƷźĻƭ Ǟŷźĭŷ ğƩĻ ƚƦĻƩğƷĻķ ğƭ ĭƚƒƒĻƩĭźğƌ ŅƚƩΏƦƩƚŅźƷ ŷƚƷĻƌƭ ķƚ ƓƚƷ ĬĻƌƚƓŭ źƓ ƩĻƭźķĻƓƷźğƌ ƓĻźŭŷĬƚǒƩŷƚƚķƭ źƓ ƷŷĻ ƚǞƓƭŷźƦ ƚŅ hƩƚΏ aĻķƚƓƷĻ͵ ŷĻƩĻŅƚƩĻͲ L ĭğƌƌ ƚƓ ğƌƌ ƚŅ ƷŷĻ ĻƌĻĭƷĻķ ƒĻƒĬĻƩƭ ƚŅ /ƚǒƓĭźƌ Ʒƚ ƩĻƭƦĻĭƷ ğƓķ ƦƩƚƷĻĭƷ ƷŷĻ ƩźŭŷƷƭ ƚŅ ƩĻƭźķĻƓƷźğƌ ŷƚƒĻƚǞƓĻƩƭ ĬǤ ĻƓŅƚƩĭźƓŭ ƷŷĻ ĻǣźƭƷźƓŭ ǩƚƓźƓŭ ĬǤΏƌğǞƭ ğƓķ ƦƩƚŷźĬźƷ ƷŷĻ ƚƦĻƩğƷźƚƓ ƚŅ ĭƚƒƒĻƩĭźğƌ ƭŷƚƩƷΏƷĻƩƒ ƩĻƓƷğƌ ƦƩƚƦĻƩƷźĻƭ źƓ ƩĻƭźķĻƓƷźğƌ ƓĻźŭŷĬƚǒƩŷƚƚķƭ źƓ ƷŷĻ ƚǞƓƭŷźƦ͵ .Ǥ ƒǤ ƭźŭƓğƷǒƩĻͲ L ğƒ ķĻĭƌğƩźƓŭ ƷŷğƷ L ğƒ ğƓ ĻƌźŭźĬƌĻ ǝƚƷĻƩ źƓ ƷŷĻ ƚǞƓƭŷźƦ ƚŅ hƩƚΏaĻķƚƓƷĻ ğƓķ ĭƚƓĭǒƩ ǞźƷŷ ğƌƌ ƚŅ ƷŷĻ ƭƷğƷĻƒĻƓƷƭ źƓ Ʒŷźƭ ƦĻƷźƷźƚƓ͵ 1. Date_________ Name ΛƦƩźƓƷΜ___________________ Signature ________________________ Address ________________________ Email ________________________________ 2. Date_________ Name ΛƦƩźƓƷΜ___________________ Signature________________________ Address:________________________ Email ________________________________ Ћ Page 452 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Volume 1+ : Petition Summary Total Number of Petitions: 1528 As of May 15, 2020 Family NameGiven Name Address AbbottCarolyn 1391 Old Barrie Road E. AbbottWayne1391 Old Barrie Road E. AbercasClaudia110 Landscape Drive AbourJoanne935 Woodland Dr. AbourRoger935 Woodland Dr. AcetiChantelle61 Moon Point Dr. AcetiEddy61 Moon Point Dr. AcetiJules61 Moon Point Dr. AcetiNicholas61 Moon Point Dr. AdamsJames8 Maplewood Parkway AdrianJanet460 Bass Lake Road W. AgnewSandy1385 Scarlette Line AkersDoug805 Woodland Dr. AkersKaren805 Woodland Dr. AlanDave65 Landscape Drive AlgieCane13 Lakeshore Road E. AllegriAdrian119 Lakeshore Rd. AllegriJulie119 Lakeshore Rd. AllenBrian2 Belgian Court AllenCarey804 Woodland Dr. AllenJohn7 Nevis Ridge Dr. AllenN9 Belgian Court AllenNancy2 Belgian Court AlousisJohn273 Shoreline Drive AlvaradoMaya67 Landscape Drive AmbrasaiteIngrida4 Moon Point Rd. AndersonEileen3 Brook St. Page 453 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Family NameGiven Name Address AndersonJohn20 O'Brien Street AndersonRick3 Brook St. AnnesleyDoug6 Jermey Lane AnnesleySandra6 Jermey Lane AnnovaTerry3 Thoroughbred Drive ApplebyTed45 O'Brien St. AppsAnne1157 Woodland Drive ArbusGerald797 Woodland Dr. ArcherDave5 Orser Dr. ArcherDavid5 Jermey Lane ArcherH5 Jermey Lane ArnoldAnna239 Moon Point Dr. ArnoldC E239 Moon Point Dr. ArnoldPeter1184 Line 15 N. AroDon3 Nevis Ridge Dr. AroSuzanne3 Nevis Ridge Dr. AsearAlbert11 Glengrove Ave. AsearAllan11 Glengrove Ave. AstriCarla1 Ridgewood Court AstriDino1 Ridgewood Court AtkinsonSally3 Tanglewood Crescent AustinRoss1 Church Street AveryDarlene201 Moon Point Dr. AveryGlenn201 Moon Point Dr. AveryRose548 Lakeshore Rd E. Aylan-ParkerS18 Fairway Court BabbieFred81 Eight Mile Point Road BabbieMarika81 Eight Mile Point Road BadgeDon13 Oneida Ave. BairdChuck53 Maplewood Parkway BairdNancy53 Maplewood Parkway BakerAl638 Horseshoe Valley Road BakerCaroline81 Moon Point Drive BakerJim81 Moon Point Drive BakerLinda638 Horseshoe Valley Road Page 454 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Family NameGiven Name Address BakerTony81 Moon Point Drive BaldockKaren21 Moonpoint Dr. BaldockNancy104 Landscape Avenue BallJohn7 Steele Road BanburyJoan11 Beechwood Crescent BanburyJohn11 Beechwood Crescent BanksLisa57 Fairway Court BanvilleJulie20 Landscape Avenue BarbourDonWildrose Cr. BarbourMarilyn75 Cathedral Pines Rd. BarciCathy13 Warbler Way BarciFrank13 Warbler Way BarkerPaul46 Maplewood Parkway BarlasGian849 Woodland Dr. BarlasMagdaline849 Woodland Dr. BarlasPat849 Woodland Drive BarlowH. Robert5 McLean Crescent BarlowJane5 McLean Crescent BarnettBill117 Eight Mile Point Road BarnettKaren117 Eight Mile Point Road BarrettRick105 Moon Point Dr. BarsevichDebra1279 Line 15 N. BartonisP2461 Lakeshore Road E. BasiloneAlicia513 Lakeshore Rd E. BaumJeff23 Mclean Crescent BaumO23 Mclean Crescent BaumTali23 Mclean Crecent BaxterAnne22 Ward Avenue BaxterBrian1040 15/16 Sideroad BaxterKen7 Beechwood Crescent BaxterLynda1040 15/16 Sideroad BaxterRobert22 Ward Avenue BayajanTamara5 Pine View Dr. BazukWendy9 Pine Ridge Trail BeaganLyn54 Elvyn Crescent Page 455 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Family NameGiven Name Address BeardCindy37 Ward Ave. BeardGary37 Ward Ave. BeatonCynthia1 Greenshields Cr. BeatonJohn1 Greenshields Cr. BeattyBruse44 Maplewood Parkway BeaupartentK607 Lakeshore Rd. E. BeckAnthony1081 Woodland Drive BeckLaura1081 Woodland Drive BeckMyrna1013 Woodland Dr. BeckThomas1013 Woodland Dr. Beerman Susan2920 Lakeshore Road E. BellJohn143 Bay Street BellTassia143 Bay Street BenderLou509 Mt.St. Louis Rd.W. BenderMarilyn509 Mt.St. Louis Rd.W. BenjafieldSue267 Bay Street BenneyworthBetty845 Woodland Dr. BeresfordLori1 Hepinstall Place BeresfordMike1 Hepinstall Place BergmanBrad12 Grandview Crescent BernsChris 37 Tanglewood Crescent BernsTracey37 Tanglewood Crescent BerryDeb747 Woodland Dr. BerryKip747 Woodland Dr. BertelseaJohn20 Morgan Drive BertramTed67 Lakeshore Road W. Best-SlessorJane131 Moon Point Drive BettingMike36 Gelderland Crescent BettingMonica36 Gelderland Crescent BettridgeJanet22 Gowen Road BettridgeMark22 Gowen Road BevanDebbie63 Maplewood Parkway BickleLisa811 Line 9 South BiehlerMichelle2088 Line 12 North BigelowTed115 Bay Street Page 456 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Family NameGiven Name Address BilousDoug2653 Lakesahore Road BinewychYuri12 Tanglewood Crescent BirageNorman2691 Lakeshore Road BirdAndrew31 O'Brien St. BirdTera31 O'Brien St. BirnieDoug32 Georgian Grande Drive BirnieElyse32 Georgian Grande Drive BlackCarolyn146 Lakeshore Road W. BlackGary146 Lakeshore Road W. BlackLaurie154 Line 11 N. BlackRick61 Landscape Drive BlackmoreS6 Hemlock Cr. BlainDean73 Eight Mile Point Rd. BlattLinda33 Huronwoods Drive BlattRobyn33 Huronwoods Drive BlaubergJohn2 Petherwin Place BloomBev3 Mariposa Crescent BloomEleanor1189 15th Line N. BloomMichelle10 Stanley Avenue BloomRon3 Mariposa Crescent BloomStewart1159 Line 15 North BloombergBrenda107 Moon Point Dr. BloombergH107 Moon Point Dr. BoltonJudi101 O'Brien Street BoltonMerv101 O'Brien Street BondyDusana59 Cathedral Pines BoneJordann30 Oakmount Avenue BoneMichael30 Oakmount Avenue BonneyAndrew3 Glengrove Ave. BonniciJudy5 Gelderland Cresecent BordreKaren1040 15/16 Sideroad E. BosmJanet37 Maplewood Parkway BosmanCarol33 Northward Court BothmanTammy1934 Line 12 N. BoucherDaine33 Landscape Drive Page 457 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Family NameGiven Name Address BoucherDan103 Moon Point Dr. BoucherMarc33 Landscape Drive BoulayMichel1 Scottdale Dr. BoviliniDanielle1 Ponytail Court BovilliniPaolo1 Ponytail Court BowderyDeb6 Landscape Drive BowderyPeter6 Landscape Drive BowenReg47 Maplewood Parkway BowlerBrittnay10 Vine St. BowlerMatthew10 Vine St. BowsekStuart86 Landscape Drive BowserColin2 Diamond Valley Drive BowserJen2 Diamond Valley Drive BowserKathleen86 Landscape Drive BoydRick110 Landscape Drive BrammerLogan11 Orser Dr. BrammerMaureen11 Orser Dr. BrasherJane1993 Line 8 N. BreauBeth35 Graham St. BreemanFrank2920 Lakeshore Road E. BreithauptRichard70 Highland Drive BrennanCraig27 Houben Crescent BrennanDarlene27 Houben Crescent BrepSiaati1189 Line 2 South BriggsAlan21 Shelswel Blvd. BriggsShirley21 Shelswel Blvd. BrisboisLois104-40 Horseshoe Blvd. BrockmanJeff861 Woodland Dr. BrockmanPaula861 Woodland Dr. BromleyLaurie1934 Line 12 N. BrooksDavid8 Belgian Court BrownChris18 Landscape Avenue BrownKeith849 Woodland Dr. BrownL. J.3328 Line 6 N. BrownLavia18 Landscape Avenue Page 458 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Family NameGiven Name Address BrownNanci28 Bridle Path BrownParticia2858 Lakeshore Rd E. BrownRon2858 Lakeshore Rd E. BrownW.H.3328 Line 6 N. BrowneFrances209 Moon Point Dr. BruceGreg20 Tanglewood Crescent BruceSusie20 Tanglewood Crescent BrundageJudith67 Lakeshore Road W. BrunetAline51 Fairway Court BudgeAnn13 Oneida Avenue BudgeDon13 Oneida Ave. BumsteadJ263 Moon Point Dr. BurgessLynn73 Eight Mile Point Rd. BurgieB1168 Line 2 South BurgieBev1168 Line 2 South BurlaChuck2 Moon Point Dr. BurlattThomas4 Thoroughbred Drive BurlattWendy4 Thoroughbred Drive BurnettBrad374 Woodland Dr BurnettMonique374 Woodland Dr. BurnsSean2906 Lakeshore Road E. BuzzelliGabriel22 Hemlock Cr. BuzzelliNora22 Hemlock Cr. CabralGil34 Thoroughbred Drive CairnsLeslie10 Maclean Crescent CaleurM23 Grandview Crescent CalverleyDave35 Gelderland Crescent CalverleyKaren35 Gelderland Crescent CameronSusan28 Cook Lane CameronWalter28 Cook Lane CamissaPerry69 O'Brien St. CampbellAllyson27 Thoroughbred Drive CampbellB.18 Gelderland Crescent CampbellBernadette54 Maplewood Parkway Page 459 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Family NameGiven Name Address CampbellColin27 Thoroughbred Drive CampbellDoug2679 Lakeshore Road East CampbellKaitlin27 Thoroughbred Drive CampbellKim 2679 Lakeshore Road East CancelliCheryl193 Moon Point Dr. CancelliFrank193 Moon Point Dr. CanningRhonda10 Joy Ave. CanningSteve10 Joy Ave. CarlawSuzanne2 Trillium Trail CarlsonJason1150 Line 15 N. CarterJohn5 Sophia Avenue CarterShauna14 Greenshields Cr. CarterSteve14 Greenshields Cr. CastelcariNicholas542 Lakeshore Road E CatwaRichard16 Maplewood Parkway CesconRaui11 Forestwood Lane CesconVictoria11 Forestwood Lane ChapmanMaryann2924 Lakeshore Road E. ChapmanRobert 29 Birch Grove Dr. CharbotMarie Anne30 Pine Ridge Trail CharleLiam30 Gelderland Drive ChiltonRebecca38 Pine Ridge Trail CholkanEugene175 Eight Mile Point Rd. ChristieJames115 Lakeshore Rd. E. ClarkBill64 Landscape Dr. ClarkDeborah64 Landscape Dr. ClarkGraeme7 Nordic Trail ClarkHelen7 Nordic Trail ClarkJohn1067 Line 15 N. ClarkShirley57 Pugsley Lane ClarkTeresa1067 Line 15 N. ClarkWarren57 Pugsley Lane ClarkeJanet1478 Horseshoe Valley Road ClarkeMary Ann55 Bard's Beach Road Page 460 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Family NameGiven Name Address ClipshamLinda67 Eight Mile Point CloesBrian44 Cathedral Pines CloesVera44 Cathedral Pines CoadyJill36 Thoroughbred Drive CoadyJoe36 Thoroughbred Drive CockburnMaryanne64 Highland Drive CoeFarrah74 Landscape Drive CoeLesley74 Lansacape Drive CoekemoeGlunke25 Grandview Crescent CohenRuth1182 Line 15 N. CohnuUdo11A Moon Point Drive CokerC.11 Mariposa Crescent ColeSylvia16 Hepinstall Place ColeWilliam 16 Hepinstall Place ColemanLinda1 Maclean Crescent ColemanPeter1 Maclean Crescent CollinsAnne18 Bridle Path CollinsKim14 Bridle Path CollinsRay14 Bridge Path CollisonSteve26 Maplewood Parkway ColmanChris4 Nevis Ridge Dr. ConteMary69 Highlands Drive ConteTony69 Highlands Drive CookLinda8 Parkside Rd. CookRobert8 Parkside Rd. CooksleyJohn81 Parkside Rd. CooksleyMargaret81 Parkside Rd. CooperB73 Landscape Drive CooperBarry73 Landscape Drive CooperChase73 Landscape Avenue CooperGerry6 Tanglewood Crescent CooperNancy73 Landscape Drive CorderyJames11 Vine St. CorkS99 Eight Mile Point Dr. CottonRoss1445 Ridge Road W. Page 461 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Family NameGiven Name Address CoulsonGreg10 Thoroughbred Drive CoulsonJoe10 Thoroughbred Drive CousineauRichard2352 Lakeshore Rd. E. CowdenDiane33 Fairway Court CradockBrian11 Thoroughbred Drive CradockStacey11 Thoroughbred Drive CraigCarol67 Eight Mile Point Rd. CranchBob21 Pine Ridge Trail CranchLynn21 Pine Ridge Trail CrannDave17 Red Oak Crescent CrannMary17 Red Oak Crescent CrateBrian119 Moon Point Dr. CrateHeather119 Moon Point Dr. CrawfordSteve63 Stanley Ave. CrookKim1180 Line 2 South Crooklawrence1180 Line 2 South CrooksRosilyn133 Bay Street CrydeanG.233 Shoreline Dr. CrydermanCharlotte233 Shoreline Dr. CrydermanGrant233 Shoreline Dr. CryerJohn9 Palm Beach Rd. CryerSheila9 Palm Beach Rd. CumminsAngela6 Hepinstall Place CuppageDiane11 Lakewood Court CuppageJamie352 Line 11 South CupppogJohn11 Lakewood Court CurrySue98 Parkside Rd. CurryTrevor98 Parkside Rd. CuthbertsonRichard2474 Line 8 N. CuthbertsonSandra2474 Line 8 N. DacaJoe5 Beechwood Road DalleyVeroncia1103 Woodland Dr. DamrellDenise15 Lakeshore Road E. DanielGreg2 Georgian Grande Drive DanielJanet2 Georgian Grande Drive Page 462 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Family NameGiven Name Address DaveyKeitha17 Ward Avenue DaveyRussell17 Ward Avenue DaveyTed1 Beechwood Crescent DavidRyan7 Gowan Road DaviesBud2088 Line 12 North DaviesDylan40 Throughbred Drive DaviesLynda57 Moon Point Dr. DavisBrian15 Lakeshore Road E. DeanBrianna57 Landscape Drive DeanGarth11 Ridegwood Court DeanJanet11 Ridegwood Court DebassingaChris27 Glengrove Avenue DeCastroClem10 Maplewood Parkway DeCastroJanis10 Maplewood Parkway DeevosDerek47 Stanley Ave. DelottinvilleCarl7 High Vista Drive DelottinvilleLinda7 High Vista Drive DennisSusan789 Line 9 S. DennisT590 Lakehsore Road E. DeschenesPaul11 Grandview Crescent DeschenesSuzanne11 Grandview Crescent DesjardsConnie12 Grandview Crescent DespresGabriele26 Pugsley Lane DetweilerDan25 O'Brien St. DevenyiLinda181 Parkside Drive DevenyiRob181 Parkside Drive DiamantoryGus16 Greenshields Cr. DickJody9 Scottdale Drive DickeyStew21 Gowan Road DixonWilliam12 Greenshields Cr. DoeringAl51 Healey Beach Road DoeringJanet51 Healey Beach Road DoeringVanessa430 Lakeshore Rd E. DominelliHaley17 Moon Point Drive DominelliKelly11 Moon Point Drive Page 463 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Family NameGiven Name Address DominelliRalph11 Moon Point Drive DominelliSara17 Moon Point Drive DoonanLori71 Landscape Drive DoorlyDavina1121 Line 3 South DoorlyPatrick1121 Line 3 South DorwardBrenda1 Palm Beach Rd. DorwardDave1 Palm Beach Rd. DoryKelly44 Oakmount Avenue DoryRichard41 Oakmount Avenue DoughtySusan14 Lauder Road DoughtyTory14 Lauder Road DouglasNathalie1169 Woodland Drive DoyleJim23 Pine View Dr. DozorskyJohn L.123 Parkside Drive DrakeDarell636 Lakeshore Road E. DrakeMeryl636 Lakeshore Road E. DraperJacqueline29 Thoroughbred Drive Driscoll-HornerMaggie11 Lakeshore Road E. DruckerDamel9 Eight Mile Point Road DuffDiane2721 Lakeshore Road East DuffDoug2721 Lakeshore Road East DuffinMark39 Landscape Avenue DufourW. 5 Blueridge Crescent DuncanDavid160 Parkside Drive DunlopShannon62 Grandview Crescent DunsmoreJanet880 Line 9 N. DunsmoreRosemary3240 Ridge Road W. DusomeGlenn71 Red Oak Crescent EarleTom8 Forestwood Lane EdgehillJon470 Lakeshore Rd E. EgoLoraine596 Horseshoe Valley Road EisenLynnette112 Bay St. EisenMitch112 Bay Street ElbersBrianne127 Moon Point Dr. ElbersBrooke127 Moon Point Dr. Page 464 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Family NameGiven Name Address ElbersFrank127 Moon Point Dr. ElliotBrandon2 Boville Court ElliotKayla2 Boville Court ElliottMarion74 Lakeshore Rd W. ElliottPaul74 Lakeshore Rd W. EllisJerry41 Grandview Crescent El-MaraghiRobert171 Bay Street EtheringtonAndrea31 Grandview Crescent EtheringtonBarry31 Grandview Crescent EvansDavid69 Lakeshore Rd W. EvansTanya69 Lakeshore Rd W. FaetzPeter214 Shoreline Dr. FarynaSonia50 Landscape Drive FausKent796 Line 9 South FausKrista796 Line 9 South FawcettJanet72 Landscape Drive FawcettJohn72 Lanscape Drive FawcettSarah72 Landscape Drive FechtSandra105 Moon Point Dr. FeigelsohnCindy107 Eight Mile Point FendleyShawn11 Pine Lane FendleyTom 11 Pine Lane FennellAlan153 Moon Point Dr. FennellJoanne153 Moon Point Dr. FentonAmy1 Oakmount Avenue FerrisCynthia37 Moon Point Dr. FerrisLaura27 Moon Point Dr. FerrisTim27 Moon Point Dr. FiligidsRobert25 Georgian Grand FinesDon181 Eight Mle Point Road FinesSherry181 Eight Mle Point Road FiscaliniFrank835 Woodland Dr. FiscaliniWendy835 Woodland Dr. FishDan2016 Ridge Road FishDaniel2016 Ridge Road W. Page 465 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Family NameGiven Name Address FishHaidee2016 Ridge Road FitzgeraldPatty1A Green Mountain Court FletcherPeter15 Oakmount Avenue FletcherPhyllis15 Oakmount Avenue FletcherStuart1 Dicker Lane FlethamSally80 Landscape Drive FlippinaAshley18 Pine Ridge Trail FoesselLyndd1185 Woodland Dr. FoleyNianne16 Maplecrest Court FongRaymond7 Palm Beach Rd. ForbesLaurie31 Landscape Drive ForsythGary49 Maplewood Parkway ForsythGary49 Maplewood Parkway ForsythJudy49 Maplewood Parkway ForsytheJo-Anne2932 Lakeshore Road E. Forsythe ( e?)J.13 Scottdale Dr. FortuneCatherine32 Tanglewood Crescent FosterBrian71 Lakeshore Road West FosterJ95 Moon Point Dr. FosterJim95 Moon Point Dr. FosterMelissa20 Grandview Crescent FosterNancy71 Lakeshore Road West FoubertNicole1197 Line 2 South FoubertRyan1197 Line 2 South FoxRonald J22 Maplewood Parkway FoxSylvia22 Maplewood Parkway FralickKim16 Spencer Trail FranceMarjorie53 Shelswell Blvd. FranceStewart53 Shelswell Blvd. FrankHomer30 Bay Street Franklin Justin10 Stanely Avenue FreedmanMason33 Huronwoods Drive FreedmanMila33 Huronwoods Drive FreemanBert265 Eight Mile Point Rd. Freeman Bert243 Eight Mile Point Rd. Page 466 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Family NameGiven Name Address Freeman Bert263 Eight Mile Point Rd. FreemanCarolyn265 Eight Mile Point Rd. Freeman Carolyn243 Eight Mile Point Rd. Freeman Carolyn263 Eight Mile Point Rd. FrenchJanis16 McLean Crescent FrenchJim16 McLean Crescent FriedlichJason95 Eight Mile Point Road FriedlichLinda95 Eight Mile Point Road FusaroLucy1821 Line 10 N. GalbraithIsabel2814 Lakeshore Road E. GallagherJulie199 Moon Point Dr. GarcesLuis1821 Line 10 N. GardnerW.P. 193 Eight Mile Point Road GaskinKnox45 Maplewood Parkway GatenGarry17 Moon Point Dr. GatenHelen17 Moon Point Dr. GauthierDeana16 Greenshields Cr. GauthierRejean1207 Woodland Drive GemzaJaclyn45 Maplewood Parkway GengranoDiana67 Stanley Ave. GeraldineWilliam20 Canton Road GibsonRaquel1228 Line 2 South GiffinCharlie6 Ponytail Court GiffinLauren6 Ponytail Court GileDavid51 Eight Mile Point Road GillBernice184 Warninster S.R. GillespieBruce226 Shoreline Dr. GillespieVal226 Shoreline Dr. GillisJado9 Lakewood Court GingrasVirginia53 Fairway Court GlassfordShawn71 Stanley Ave. GognorPenny22 Grandview Crescent GoldbergCharles31 Eight Mile Point Road GoldenAnne269 Lakeshore Drive Page 467 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Family NameGiven Name Address GoldsteinBrian153 Eight Mile Point Road GoldsteinDonna14 Mclean Crescent GoldsteinDr. Lonny14 McLean Cr. GoldsteinSusan153 Eight Mile Point Road GorhamDebbie2 Brook St. GossoinMartine3320 Line 6 N. GoudieDave43 O'Brien St. GoudieM.J.43 O'Brien St. GowlandD251 Moon Point Dr. GowlandTed181 Moon Point Dr. Gowland Victoria181 Moon Point Dr. GrahamCrystal721 Line 9 S. GrahamDeborah1228 Line 2 South GrahamJill10 Greenshields Cr. GrahamMary21 Country Club GrayKatherine33 Parkside Rd. GrayMark33 Parkside Rd. GrayRon1089 Woodland Drive GreenAnne905 Woodland Dr. GreenGord10 Marie Avenue GreenLaurene16 Morgan Drive GreenSteve16 Morgan Drive GreenbergBonnie18 Maclean Crescent GreenbergD.18 Maclean Crescent GreenlawJanet2337 Lakeshore Rd. E. GregoireJen 10 Cumberland Court GregoireYanick10 Cumberland Court GrenierPauline25 Greenwood Forest Rd. GriffinBruce6 Oakmount Avenue GriffinPatricia6 Oakmount Avenue GrondL65 Moon Point Drive GrootPeter47 O'Brien St. GroveSimon13 Pine Ridge Trail GrusonCarole31 Eight Mile Point Road GuaristoTerry1017 Line 8 S. Page 468 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Family NameGiven Name Address GuestChris17 Peberton Lane GundertDyan233 Lakeshore Rd. W. HaggertyJack49 Fairway Court HaggertyNancy49 Fairway Court HalesKaren5 Catherine St. HammondLeann12 Nordic Trail HammondMarla26 Alpine Way HammondsRoss12 Nordic Trail HamptonF.W.4 Tanglewood Crescent HamptonG.L.4 Tanglewood Crescent HandPaul123 Bay Street HandVicki123 Bay Street HansenLise27 Alpine Way HardingGenevieve25 Moon Point Drive HardingGlenn27 Maclean Crescent HardingJohn25 Moon Point Drive HardingLillian25 Moon Point Dr. HardingMichael25 Moon Point Drive HardingRobert27 Maclean Crescent HardingRobyn25 Moon Point Drive HardingRusty25 Moon Point Drive HareRobert3006 Line 8 North HarperAndrew1 Jermey Lane HarperKim1 Jermey Lane HarrisBrenda598 Line 11 South HarrisEmily40 Spencer Trail HarrisLarry165 lakeshore Road W. HartCraig69 Poplar Crescent HartTanya69 PoplarCrescent HarteRuss3006 Line 8 North HartwellBarb 10 Belgian Court HarveyGreg76 O'Brien St. HarveyYvonne76 O'Brien St. HastingsPat2278 Hwy 11 Oro-Medonte HawkerPaul302 Shoreline Dr. Page 469 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Family NameGiven Name Address HawkinsJohn792 Lakeshore Road E. HawkinsKaren792 Lakeshore Road E. HawrylukDanglo29 Maplewood Parkway HawrylukLarissa29 Maplewood Parkway HawrylukSteve29 Maplewood Parkway HayerNora63 Stanley Ave. HeinzMatt31 Bay Street HendersonGordon33 Cathedral Pines HendersonPamela33 Cathedral Pines HendrenKevin3 Boville Court HenkenhafKathryn55 High Vista Dr. HenkenhafWilhelm55 High Vista Dr. HerrLarry11Cathedral Pines Rd HeuftE.15 Gelderland Crescent HeuftJ15 Gelderland Crescent HewsonBlaine23 Maplewood Parkway HewsonJeanette23 Maplewood Parkway HickeyMichelle127 Moon Point Dr. HickwayStephanie1237 Line 15 N. HickwayWayne1237 Line 15 N. HigginsMichael27 Windfield Drive HillAmanda20 Joy Ave. HillM57 Landscape Drive Hill Karen64 Spencer Trail HilliardDave1137 Woodland Drive HilliardKen1137 Woodland Drive HilliardMacKenzie1137 Woodland Drive HiltonRon74 Parkside Rd. HiltonSue74 Parkside Rd. HinerFrancis722 Woodland Dr. HinerWanda722 Woodland Dr. HintonMartha1161 Woodland Drive HipwellBetty32 Ward Avenue HipwellKen32 Ward Avenue HoderJack14 Lakeshore Road E. Page 470 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Family NameGiven Name Address HodgsonPat45 Ward Ave. HollingsheadHeather182 Moon Point Dr. HollingsheadS.182 Moon Point Dr. HolmesCatherine1133 Woodland Drive HolmesJames1133 Woodland Drive HoltPaul165 Bay Street HoltVal165 Bay Street HoneywoodAnn242 Line 7 S. HooverHeidi65 Bard's Beach Road HooverR.65 Bard's Beach Road Hope Karina25 Lakeshore Road E. Hope William25 Lakeshore Road E. HornerKevan11 Lakeshore Road E. HorowitzJerome41 Eight Mile Point Road HoubenDarlene1085 Woodland Drive HoubenLawrence1085 Woodland Drive HovisMarilyn16 Lakeshore Road E. HowarthKelly10 Oakmount Avenue HowarthNicholas10 Oakmount Avenue HowePat21 Oakmount Avenue HoweRick21 Oakmount Avenue HubarJoe62 Grandview Crescent HubkelM.L.15 Thoroughbred Drive HughesRyan48 Oakmount Avenue HunterSue28 Pine Ridge Trail HurleyDale29 Tanglewood Crescent HurleyPat29 Tanglewood Crescent HurtubiseAileen207 Eight Mile Point Road HurtubiseSusan207 Eight Mile Point Road HutchesonBill17 Trillium Trail HutchesonFrank792 15 - 16 Side Road HutchesonLori17 Trillium Trail HutchesonRhonda792 15 - 16 Side Road HutchinsonKyle65 Landscape Drive HutchinsonVirginia65 Landscape Drive Page 471 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Family NameGiven Name Address HutchisonD.30 Morgan Drive HutchisonJane 382 Horseshoe Valley Road HutchisonSuzi30 Morgan Drive HuttererDavid4 Bluehaven Drive HuttererSteph 4 Bluehaven Drive HwangBo1227 Line 2 South HwangJennica1227 Line 2 South IkemanWarren25 Moon Point Dr. IssacGeorge20 Pine Ridge Trail IssacJanet20 Pine Ridge Trail JacksPatrica432 Ward Avenue JacksonBev5 Fairway Ct. JacksonScott43 Grandview Crescent JacksonW.D.5 Fairway Ct. Jackson Wm5 Fairway Court JacobsAdam2 Ponytail Court JacobsMikaela2 Ponytail Court JamesClaire65 Moon Point Drive JamesRobert6 Forrester Rd. JamiesonDavid25 Maplewood Parkway JamiesonMonica25 Maplewood Parkway JaquesBrian64 Bass Line JaquesCathy64 Bass Line JeffreyCarrie10 Jermey Lane Jeffrey-PriceAshleigh4 Ponytail Court JejinaWolfgang378 Line 15 S. JejnaJody378 Line 15 S. JejnaStefanieS78 Line 15 S. JensenTina8 Barr Avenue JohnsonDave 611 Mount ST Lousie Road W. JohnsonL.44 Landscape Drive JohnsonLori611 Mount ST Lousie Road W. JohnstonDavid5 Lakeshore Rd. E. JohnstonElizabeth5 lakeshore Rd E. Page 472 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Family NameGiven Name Address JohnstonRuth145 Moon Point Drive JohnstonSteve145 Moon Point Drive JokinenMike42 Church St. JokinenNancy42 Church St. JonesFarida1167 Line 2 South JonesG.R.1 Pod's Lane JonesLee489 Line 9 S. JonesLinda396 Line 12 N. JonesNancy1207 Line 2 South JonesPamela1 Pod's Lane JonesWilliam1207 Line 2 South JoyceKen27 Cathedral Pines JudsonClaire5 Boville Court JulienMichelle12 Grandview Crescent KadisRochelle1207 Woodland Drive KalvikP.41 Moon Point Drive KangasDan13 Trillium Trail KanoldAngie194 Moon Point Dr. KanoldJason194 Moon Point Dr. KatarynychAnnette10 Nevis Ridge Dr. KatarynychTony10 Nevis Ridge Dr. KaucharikDianne12 Petherwin Place KauffmanSteve185 Moon Point Dr. KaynesGerry93 Lakeshore Rd W KellyJoan708 Line 14 N. KennerneyNeill15 Belgian Court KerrBenita877 Woodland Dr. KerrTim877 Woodland Dr. KeslickCharles59 Parkside Drive KeslickSusan59 Parkside Drive KharlipG1 Warbler Way KharlipL1 Warbler Way KielarAnia171 Bay Street KimBetty17 Peberton Lane KingJoy7 Jermey lane Page 473 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Family NameGiven Name Address KingMark7 Jermey Lane KirkLiz171 Moon Point Drive KirkWilliam171 Moon Point Dr. KirshJordana137 Moon Point Dr. KirshLes137 Moon Point Dr. KirshPaula137 Moon Point Dr. KitchenRandy721 Woodland Dr. KitchenSheila721 Woodland Dr. KloostermanLaura1 Scottdale Dr. KnolJamie46 Oakmount Avenue KnolJohn46 Oakmount Avenue KoesterChris711 Woodland Drive KoesterM711 Woodland Drive KondradPatricia105 Eight Mile Point Road KondradStefan105 Eight Mile Point Road KonneskyMariette733 Woodland Dr. KorigeSharon17 Lanscape Drive KorigeSteve17 Lanscape Drive KorolRoberta1201 Line 15 N. KounineLarissa2387 Lakeshore Dr. KowalewskiMarnie9 Ridgewood Court KozakKattan4 Nevis Ridge Dr. KresorAlan11 Gelderland Crescent KrynickeJan703 Line 9 S. KrynickeJason703 Line 9 S. KryshtalskyjBo14 Sokil Blvd. KubasJoe61 Grandview Cresc. KuchKlaus633 15/16 Sideroad E. KupramChristine35 Landscape Dr. KupramOlem35 Landscape Dr. KurelloTed10 Belgian Court KurronenTuula171 Moon Point Dr. KurtzJudy61 Cathedral Pine Road KurtzTom 61 Cathedral Pines KvetonOtto1057 Woodland Dr Page 474 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Family NameGiven Name Address LabattLarry3 Stanley Ave. LaFranceLu4640 Line 5 N LaiJacky244 Lakeshore Road W. LaiJoseph8 Morgan Drive LalandePhill1537 Ridge Road W. LamLillian7 Palm Beach Rd. Lamber L31 Gelderland Crescent LambertChristine11 Palm Beach Rd. LambertM31 Gelderland Crescent LambertWayne11 Palm Beach Rd. LamersMatt721 Line 9 S. LampreyPeter3 Annwood Copse LancasterMarty14 Melissa Crescent LaneHugh85 Moon Point Dr. LaneJoe85 Moon Point Dr. LaneLorraine9 Moon Point Dr. LaneMolly85 Moon Point Dr. LanePaul9 Moon Point Dr. LaneShannon85 Moon Point Dr. LangevinConrad7 Mitchell Road LangevinMary7 Mitchell Road LaPlanteTroy138 William St. LaPointeDan8 Barr Avenue LaughlinDwayne52 Shleswell Blvd. LaunderE25 Pine View Dr. LavertyDiane6 Grandview Crescent LavertyRick6 Grandview Crescent LavigneAmie691 Line 9 S. LavodiePeter105 Lakeshore Rd LavoieOmer883 Horseshoe Valley Rd. LavoieYue He883 Horseshoe Valley Rd. LavsonMatt2 Gelderland Crescent LawrensonIrena2562 Bidwell Road LawrensonR.S.2562 Bidwell Road LazarHelena89 Parkside Dr. LeKhoi69 Moon Point Drive Page 475 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Family NameGiven Name Address LeachBrian8 Jermey Lane LeachMuriel8 Jermey Lane LeakeElira25 Greenwood Forest Road LeakeHoward25 Greenwood Forest Road LeBlancAndrei489 Lakeshore Rd E. LeBlancWally489 Lakeshore Rd E. L'EcuyerFarrell9 Landscape Drive L'EcuyerRyan9 Landscape Drive LeeBarry2701 Lakeshore Road LeeCynthia197 Eight Mile Point Rd LeeNancy2701 Lakeshore Rd E. LeesJanet5 Bard's Beach Road LefuelDiane211 Moon Point Dr. LeggeKaren4 Morgan Drive LeggeMike4 Morgan Drive LeiperJohn15 Landscape Drive LeiperNadine15 Landscape Drive LemBill145 Ridgewood Court LemKatie145 Ridgewood Court LeMayPamela1073 Woodland Drive LemayRoss497 Line 4 South LeMayTracy1073 Woodland Drive LePineD.3 Pine View Dr. LeungRandy99 Bay Street LevineElizabeth73 Parkside Drive LevineGerald73 Parkside Drive LewingtonL.A.21 Landscape Drive LewingtonM.21 Landscape Drive LewisBill70 Landscape Drive LewisGord25 Gelderland Crescent LewisKate70 Landscape Drive LewterHolly2275 Lakeshore Road LightyCindy17 Ward Avenue LiikMichael10 Maclean Crescent LimMark6 Belgian Court Page 476 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Family NameGiven Name Address LindenMonica26 Maplewood Parkway LindsayIan8 Forest Hill Dr. LindsayJoyce8 Forest Hill Dr. LingrenDenise1095 Woodland Drive LingrenPaul1095 Woodland Drive LintonKen45 Fairway Court LintonLinda45 Fairway Court LoAngel6 Belgian Court LockeBernice43 Birch Road LockeKarl59 Birch Road LoiblDeb3 Oakmount Avenue LoiblRon3 Oakmount Avenue LongMary28 Landscape Drive LordDave4 Pine Point LucasRosemary20 Somerset Blvd. LuderMelody31 Fairway Court LunterKayla37 Grandview Crescent LunterMatty37 Grandview Crescent LuruH. 1 Gelderland Crescent LynchJack15 Country Club Lane LynchR68 Highland Drive MacAuleyDiane481 Lakeshore Raod E. MacAuleyFrank481 Lakeshore Road E. MacDonaldAllison177 Moon Point Dr. MacDonaldCarolyne327 Woodland Drive MacDonaldJohn327 Woodland Drive MacIverIan12 Orsi Drive MacKayDebi27 Lakeshore Road E. MackayScott27 Lakeshore Rd E. MacKenzieWilliam Lyon56 Maplewood Parkway MaconackieF. 59 Bard's Beach Road MaconackieRobert59 Bard's Beach Road MacPhersonChristine1133 Woodland Drive MageeBruce183 Eight Mile Point Rd. MagierWojtek67 Landscape Drive Page 477 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Family NameGiven Name Address Maglicic?Jennifer 13 Pine Ridge Trail MagoCarmelo50 Tanglewood Crescent MajuryJeff158 Huronwoods Dr. MakarowSophie10 Hepinstall Place MallaisLeo1145 Woodland Drive MallaisLinda1145 Woodland Drive MalliasMary18 Maplewood Parkway MalvaradaMaya67 Landscape Drive MandelJeff103 Eight Mile Point Dr. MandelJudy103 Eight Mile Point Road ManolakosJoshua4 Church St. ManolakosLauren4 Church St. ManoukasDino115 Moon Point Road ManuelAmber146 Lakeshore Road W. MarcellusSusan25 O'Brien St. MarchantJean30 Pine Ridge Trail MargolianDr. Jeff139 Moon Point Drive MargolianEstrella 139 Moon Point Drive MarlowJanine16 Greenshields Cr. MarlowSheila235 Moon Point Dr. MarlowTed15 Greenshields Cr. MarshallM.K.1184 Line 2 South MarshallPaul1184 Line 2 South MartinShirley185 Bass Line MartinStephanie61 Landscape Drive MascolliTammy7 Thoroughbred Drive MasonMike41 Parkside Dr. MasonRob9 Brambel Road MastersGary31 Tanglewood Crescent MawdsleyDianne325 Line 13 S. MawdsleyGlenn325 Line 13 S. MaxwellEric32 Gelderland Drive MayBrian138 Parkside Rd. MayJoan I.138 Parkside Rd. MayeDerick8 Tanglewood Crescent Page 478 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Family NameGiven Name Address McArthurPeter82 Parkside Drive McCartneyBruce27 Windfield Drive McCartney-MageeAnne183 Eight Mile Point Rd. MccombMargaret115 Parkside Rd. McConkeyAndrea18 Scottdale Dr. McConnellAngela818 Bass Lake Side Road W. McConnellBeth30 Landscape Dr. McConnellGary30 Landscape Drive McConnellKen34 Maplewood Parkway McConnellLillian34 Maplewood Parkway McCraeHelen20 Oakmount Avenue McCreithElaine7 Nevis Ridge Dr. McCulloughP6 Hemlock Cr. McCutcheonKaren60 O'Brien St. McCutcheonKen3983 Line 9 North McCutcheonRene3983 Line 9 North McCutcheonRon60 O'Brien St. McDermontJohn59 Maplewood Pkwy McDermotConnie59 Maplewood Parkway McDonellCheri1 Pine View Dr. McEachnieArchie54 Maplewood Parkway McElroyDon39 O'Brien St. McElroySusan39 O'Brien St. McGeeAnn52 Landscape Drive McGeeJohn52 Landscape Drive McGinnisDawn14 Chestnut Lane McGinnisMurray14 Chestnut Lane McGuireBrett18 Blackman Blvd. McGuireConnie18 Blackman Blvd. McIntyreAnn2072 Line 1 N McIntyreTom2072 Line 1 N McKayCraig99 Eight Mile Point Road McKayDonald32 Tanglewood Crescent McKayGail1283 Line 15 N. McKayRon1283 Line 15 N. Page 479 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Family NameGiven Name Address McKayW218 7th Line South McKerrollBrenda82 Horseshoe Valley Road W. McKerrollEsther82 Horseshoe Valley Road W. McKinnonHarvey47 Graham St. McKinnonS1233 Line 2 South McknightJimmy1156 Line 2 South McLeanDenise29 Gowan Road McLeanRon2249 Ridge Rd. McMillanSandi61 Maplewood Parkway McNabneyM.C.4 Lanscape Drive McNabneyT.H.4 Lanscape Drive McNaullBen18 Moon Point Dr. McNeilPayden28 Alpine Way McNeilT.28 Alpine Way McNicollAndrew12 Belgian Court McNicollTrinette12 Belgian Court McPheeTerry366 Line 15 South McPhersonFranklin2 Jermey Lane McTurkBruce8 Raikes Street McTurkC.8 Raikes Street MelnykLynne1305 Scarlett Line MenziesJim39 Grandview Crescent MenziesKaren39 Grandview Crescent MerrittJohn22 Stanley Avenue MesserveyCandice4 Petherwin Place MetcalfeLori3 Lakewood Court MetrasJustin12 Jermey Lane MetrasSara12 Jermey Lane MiddletonRussell6 Vine St. MilesRhonda20 Morgan Drive MillerGlen29 Orsi Drive MillerT17 Gelderland Crescent MillingtonChris21 Moon Point Dr. MillsDavid2 Barrie Terrace Page 480 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Family NameGiven Name Address MillsGayle2 Barrie Terrace MillsJane1277 Line 15 N. MindenDr. Michael45 Eight Mile Point Road MindenSandy45 Eight Mile Point Road MitchellJim30 Maplewood Parkway MitchellMarj30 Maplewood Parkway MitchellMarj28 Landscape Drive MitsakW901 Woodland Dr. MolesDoug1993 Line 8 N. MonovanLyn11 Church St. MonovanPete11 Church St. MontgomeryKathleen11 Mitchell Rd. MontgomerySteve11 Mithell Road MooneyChad733 Woodland Dr. MooreDorothy2729 Lakeshore Road E. MooreW.T.327 Woodland Drive MorrisEd72 William Street MossDennis23 Oakmount Avenue MossTerri23 Oakmount Avenue MountstephenJohn33 Landscape Drive MountstephenKathryn33 Landscape Drive MuellerHormann66 Landscape Drive MuellerSylvia66 Landscape Drive MunkDr. Paul 3 McLean Crescent MunkSusan3 McLean Crescent MunroDorleen29 Alpine Way MunroMaitland29 Alpine Way MurfittGerry215 Moon Point Dr. MurphyCarol823 Woodland Dr. MurrayB.17 Pine View Dr. MurrayJustine15 Hemlock Cr. MyersLisa50 Grandview Crescent MykolykYuri77 Pugsley Lane MylesDavid11 Trillium Trail MylesLinda11 Trillium Trail Page 481 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Family NameGiven Name Address NellPeter517 Line 14 S. NelsonCarole52 Ward Ave. NelsonHarry14 Trillium Trail NelsonMargaret14 Trillium Trail NelsonSabrina52 Ward Ave. NelsonSean52 Ward Ave. NelsonWayne500 Lakeshore Rd E. NelsonsBetty804 Line 9 South NewmanKathy801 Line 11 N. NguyenJean69 Moon Point Drive NichollPeter11 Nordic Trail NiddenyBrian76 Highland Drive NiddenyKasia76 Highland Drive NinkReinhold13 George St. NomanCam15 Pine Ridge Trail NorthJoseph43 Moon Point Drive NorthLinda43 Moon Point Drive NovorolskySteve88 Landscape Drive NowechMel25 Glengrove Avenue OakleyHeather2000 Ridge Road W. O'ConnorA678 Lakeshore Road E. O'ConnorPatrica1537 Ridge Road W. OctwayShelagh16 Maplewood Parkway O'DohertyJim13 Alpine Way O'DohertySandi13 Alpine Way O'FarrelMary209 Moon Point Dr. O'LariAbraham25 Landscape Avenue O'LariAlicia25 Landscape Avenue OldridgeKay47 Fairway Court OliverRoss1990 Ridge Road W. OnadanoreStory11 Shelswell Blvd. O'NeillRob19 Maplewood Parkway O'ReillyDurney296 Line 7 S. O'ReillyEvelyn296 Line 7 S. OsmondLaila86 Huronwoods Dr. Page 482 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Family NameGiven Name Address OstojikRandy197 Eight Mile Point Road OtecchioTom4 Forestwood Lane OuelletteJ.P.50 Landscape Drive OverholtDoug2259 Lakeshore Rd. OverholtPaulette2259 Lakeshore Rd. OwenBruce107 Bay St. PackardJan1157 Shanty Bay Road PaddonT17 Gelderland Crescent PageC. 21 Northwood Court PakardBev1174 Line 2 South PalmerDavid14 Highland Dr. PalmerDebbie14 Highland Dr. PalusterJohn5 Boville Court PanfanceyEza90 Highland Dr. PantingJanet2018 Old Barrie Road ParcellsBen38 Howard Drive ParkerJim Aylan18 Fairway Court ParkinsonWendy633 1/16 Side Road E. ParnaJulie13 Lakeshore Road E. ParroAlison19 Toroughbred Drive ParsonsHedley5 Shelswell Blvd. ParsonsLorraine5 Shelswell Blvd. PattentenHolly10 Glengrove Ave. PattersonMary39 Tanglewood Crescent PattersonMike39 Tanglewood Crescent PattersonRay8 Pine View Dr. PaulinBlair22 Stanley Ave. PearceDerrick1182 Line 15 N. PearsCatherine54 Bay Street PearsGreg54 Bay Street PearsonDavid3 Ponytail Court PearsonDianne3 Ponytail Court PedersonAdam12 Howard Ave. PedersonMaggie12 Howard Ave. PedersonMercedes12 Howard Ave. Page 483 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Family NameGiven Name Address PedersonNicole12 Howard Ave. PenaM83 Eight Mile Point Road PenaRossana83 Eight Mile Point Road PennerLouise6 O'Brien St. PeresRachelle13 Gowan Road PerschbacherCathy35 Hazelwood Crescent PerschbacherGlen35 Hazelwood Crescent PesaroJoanna105 Lakeshore Rd E. PetrieCathy172 Lakeshore Road E. PhillipsDan1219 Line 2 South PhillipsJanice1219 Line 2 South PhillipsM.A.11 Sumac Crescent PhillipsRoss598 Line 11 South PikeE27 Landscape Drive PikeJ.27 Landscape Drive PinchesKathy51 Church St. PinchesRobert51 Church St. PivoeiunasVic1234 Line 15 N. PlanteJ316 Shanty Bay Road PlanteM316 Shanty Bay Road PoldaleEd195 Lakeshore Rd W. PoldaleRenee195 Lakeshore Rd W. PontetCristina33 Maplewood Parkway PontetJulio33 Maplewood Parkway PooleGary122 Parkside Rd. PopeBernard2417 Bass Lake Side Road PorteousDiane14 Landscape Drive PorterJustin7 Jenna Court PorterRebecca7 Jenna Court PotterGarry23 Lakeshore Rd. E. PotvinLucy1234 Line 15 N. PouvekGreg6 O'Brien St. PowerBeth65 Parkside Rd. PowerDavid65 Parkside Rd. PowersChristine106 Parkside Rd. Page 484 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Family NameGiven Name Address PowersVic106 Parkside Rd. PressnailBryn5 Bay Street PressnailHeather173 Parkside Rd. PressnailKim173 Parkside Rd. PressnailLeslie5 Bay Street PriceBryan4 Ponytail Court PriceLauren6 Scottdale Drive ProkopecHeather58 Parkside Rd. ProkopecKen58 Parkside Rd. ProulxMary707 Line 7 S. PrudamesDiane713 Woodland Dr. Pullin-MooreGigi327 Woodland Drive PunnettA227 Moon Point Dr. PurnellJim34 Trillium Trail QuevillonFrancoise59 Landscape Drive QuevillonGilles59 Landscape Drive QuinnBruce26 Alpine Drive QuinnPatricia26 Alpine Drive QuinneyAngela5 Ponytail Court QuinneyRick5 Ponytail Court RaineDeborah259 Eight Mile Point Rd. RaineGerry259 Eight Mile Point Road RaineyDonna2022 Ridge Road W. RaineyMathew2022 Ridge Road West RaineyTim2022 Ridge Road West RankinMarlene3 Vine St. RaposoTony25 Hemlock Cr. RattrayIan36 Maplewood Parkway RaymondJohn49 Eight Mile Point Road Reason Dave853 Woodland Dr. Reason Loraine853 Woodland Dr. RechnitzerEva17 Palm Beach Rd. ReddyP.842 Lakeshore Rd. E. ReedMarilyn6 Nevis Ridge Dr. ReedRoger6 Nevis Ridge Dr. Page 485 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Family NameGiven Name Address ReganH8 Simcoeside Avenue ReganJ8 Simcoeside Avenue ReidBrenda38 Grandview Crescent ReidBritney486 Lakeshore Road E. ReidJen41 Parkside Rd. ReidRonald38 Grandview Crescent RenfoldSonya25 Nordic Trail RentoHelen1243 Line 15 N. RenwickBernie15 Beechwood Road RenwickKathy15 Beechwood Road ReveuPatricia18 Morgan Drive ReynoldsNick216-1102 Horseshoe Valley Rd. ReynoldsSandy216-1102 Horseshoe Valley Rd RibeiroAntonio27 Warbler Way RichardRobert157 Eight Mile Point Road RichardsonSusan17 Maplewood Parkway Richmond Janet144 William St. RidgwellJohn1167 Line 2 South RietteMichelle25 Moon Point Drive RihienAlexander144 William St. RiouxEve107 Lakeshore Road E. RiouxRichard107 Lakeshore Road E. RitchieRobert7 Belgian Court RobbJody4 Blueridge Cr. RobertBonnie67 Ward Avenue RobertsKyle1 Oakmount Avenue RobertsonDonna12 Sunset Cres. RobertsonJarrett237 Blackwell Crescent RobertsonLacey237 Blackwell Crescent RobillardSuzane3 Annwood Copse Robins Karen4412 Line 9 N. RobinsonDave 38 Howard Drive RobinsonJerry5 Barrie Terrace RobinsonJim132 Bay Street RobinsonKaren132 Bay Street Page 486 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Family NameGiven Name Address RobinsonKemp8 Thoroughbred Drive RobinsonLiena8 Thoroughbred Drive RobinsonMarilyn5 Barrie Terrace RobinsonMichael5 Barrie Terrace RogalskiShannon2832 Lakeshore Road E. RogersonVanessa1 Church Street RohmannM.114 Moon Point Drive RohmannU.114 Moon Point Drive RolphMax3314 Line 6 North RosatiMargaret223 Moon Point Dr. RosatiMark223 Moon Point Dr. RosenCheryl9 Eight Mile Point Road RossJenn8 Ponytail Court RossPeggy8 Nevis Ridge Dr. RossShane8 Nevis Ridge Dr. RotsteinKaren4 McLean Cres. RouleauStephen2687 Lakeshore Road East RoyalsAndre50 Maplewood Parkway RoyalsRita2816 Lakeshore Road E. RubeziusSaul4 Moon Point Rd. RussellAdam115 Parkside Rd. RussellJonathan1161 Woodland Drive RussellKent5 Forrester Rd. RyanMike4 Lakewood Crt RyanPat4 Lakewood Crt SageC. 3 Gelderland Crescent SagePaul3 Gelderland Crescent SalmondJim229 Eight Mile Point Rd. SalmondKatheleen229 Eight Mile Point Rd. SampsonTanya71 Stanley Ave. SandersonKaren54 Raikes Street SandersonKim25 Country Club Lane SandersonPaul 2251 Lakeshore Road E. SangsterMarie743 Woodland Dr. SarjeantJim885 Woodland Rd W. Page 487 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Family NameGiven Name Address SarjeantMary2249 Ridge Rd. SarjeantSue885 Woodland Dr SaundersLisa3 Oakmount Avenue SaundersMike3 Tanglewood Crescent SavoeM. Josee15 Belgian Court ScearceTamara8 Fairway Court SchabelLinda102 Landscape Avenue ScharfJoanne2002 Line 9 N. ScharfMark2002 Line 9 N. SchewelI41 Ward Ave. SchewelPat41 Ward Ave. SchoblocherArabela6 Thoroughbred Drive SchoblocherMartin 6 Thoroughbred Drive SchrienerArlen12 Tanglewood Crescent SchubertAndrew8 Oakmount Avenue SchukeLinda1440 Line 2 North SchwerKim726 Line 9 S. ScottJason1150 Line 15 N. ScottTrevor12 Hepinstall Place ScudamoreA14 Pine Hill SearigliaShirley4 Maplewood Parkway SearsRob32 Morgan Drive SekeskiKristie-Ann32 Maplewood Parkway SekleskiJohn32 Maplewood Parkway SeligmanDebbie3 Moon Point Drive SemesonVlad8 Hlynka Place SempleJoe8 Brook Street SempleKatie8 Brook Street SempleKerrie30 Bay Street SempleMargo3 Blueridge Cr. SempleSteve3 Blueridge Cr. Shairn -18 Springhome Rd. ShannonS21 Hemlock Cr. ShannonShawn21 Tanglewood Crescent ShatillaJoan54 Highland Drive Page 488 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Family NameGiven Name Address ShatilleRobert54 Highland Drive ShaughnessyLiz51 Ward Ave. ShaughnessyMichael51 Ward Ave. ShawAntoniette11 Eight Mile Point Rd. ShawBarb13 Eight Mile Point Rd. ShawGerald13 Eight Mile Point Rd. ShawJennifer39 Landscape Avenue ShawMartin11 Eight Mile Point Rd. ShelswellBrian7 Forest Wood Lane ShelswellBrian7 Scottdale Dr. ShelswellC369 Moon Point Dr. ShelswellJ313 Moon Point Dr ShelswellJenn556 Lakeshore Rd E. ShelswellKelly8 Greenshields Cr. ShelswellM.8 Greenshields Cr. ShelswellMarny5 Scottdale Dr. ShelswellMelanie369 Moon Point Dr. ShelswellSandy7 Scottdale Dr. ShelswellSarah7 Forest Wood Lane ShelswellTim556 Lakeshore Rd E. SheperdsonTarz7 Gelderland Crescent ShiellsJane 52 Highland Drive ShiellsMac52 Highland Dr. ShiesDan40 Parkland Drive ShiffmanNorman7 Balsam Lane ShoebridgeDarlene3 Scottdale Dr. ShoplandBarb 50 Fairway Court ShufeltC.9 Melissa Crescent ShufeltCarol9 Melissa Crescent SideySharon3 Greenshields Cr. SilvaJen470 Lakeshore Rd E SimonsPatricia19 Valley Crest Drive SimpsonAndrew22 Stanley Avenue SimpsonBrad7 Gelderland Crescent SimpsonCathie45 O'Brien St. SinclairBrian1201 15/16 W. Page 489 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Family NameGiven Name Address SinclairKaren1201 15/16 W. SingerMark789 Woodland Dr SirbovanBrian237 Eight Mile Point SirbovanVija237 Eight Mile Point Rd. SissonRuth513 Mount St. Louis Rd. SkentzosRita123 Moon Point Dr. SkjelmoseJ. William115 Lakeshore Rd. W. SlelorScott34 Georgian Grande Drive SleslorBlair7 Lakewood Court SlessorDon91 Moon Point Dr. SlessorJane91 Moon Point Dr. SlessorKatelyn7 Lakewood Court SlessorPeter131 Moon Point Dr. SlessorSue7 Lakewood Court SmartChristine28 Maplewood Parkway SmithArron49 Raikes Street SmithDan205 Moon Point Dr. SmithFred53 Bay Street SmithHeidi29 Maplecrest Court SmithJudy53 Bay Street SmithMelanie49 Raikes Street SmithRhonda205 Moon Point Dr. SmithWendy99 Eight Mile Point Road SngsterGord743 Woodland Dr. SouleCathy28 Grandview Crescent SouleJim 28 Grandview Avnue SpalonDoreen72 Landscape Drive SparkesLonnie2890 Lakeshore Road E. SparkesRobert2890 Lakeshore Road E. SparrowPam330 Line 9 S. SpeirsL195 Shoreline Dr. SpeirsLinda195 Lakeshore Rd. SpencerHillary22 Bay Street SpencerPauline6 Blue Ridge Crescent SpencerT.105 Poplar Crescent Page 490 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Family NameGiven Name Address SplaneBev36 Oakmount Avenue SplaneF?36 Oakmount Avenue St DenisKathy16 Thoroughbred Drive StaintonKaren19 Birch Road Colwater Stanbury A3 Bunker Place StandburySusan3 Bunker Place Laura102 Bay St. Standford StandfordTim102 Bay St. StanglGlen16 Lakeshore Road E. StaringChris 77 Lakeshore Road W. StarkAdam1193 Line 15 N. StarkLorie1193 Line 15 N. StarkMike1193 Line 15 N. StasiwMyroslav4 Hlynka Pl. StasiwYaro4 Hlynka Pl. StavingaMartin809 Woodland Dr. StavingaVicky809 Woodland Dr. SteelBarbara33 Highland Dr. SteelDavid33 Highland Dr. SteenAndrew37 Maplewood Parkway SteinGene8 Blue Ridge Crescent SteinRobert23 Eight Mile Point Road SteinbergGord891 Woodland Dr. SteinbergJoni891 Woodland Dr. SteinerIvetta3567 Line 9 North StevensD17 Pine Ridge Trail StevensonLesley15 Orser Drive StevensonLin7 Orsi Drive StewartDave16 Stanley Ave. StewartKelly16 Stanley Ave. SteyskalLadislav618 Lakeshore Road E. StiffLaurie607 Lakeshore Rd. E. StoddartLyne17 Scottdale Dr. StoddartS62 Landscape Drive StokesJohn2868 Lakeshore Road E. Page 491 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Family NameGiven Name Address StokesLynn2868 Lakeshore Road E. StoneChris8 Ponytail Court StonkusHelen14 Scottdale Dr. StottDiane11 Landscape Drive StringerGlenn39 Pugsley Lane StringerKen1040 15/16 Sideroad E. StringerWendy39 Pugsley Lane StromJeff859 Horseshoe Valley Rd. StromLinda859 Horshoe Valley Road E. StromRoger859 Horshoe Valley Road E. StromeAngela707 Line 7 S. SurmannAli46 Tanglewood Crescent SurmannBarbara46 Tangle Wood Crescent SutherlandIan3 Hillside Court SutherlandJudy3 Hillside Court SutherlandTara24 Maplewood Parkway SuttonJennifer71 Eight Mile Point Road SuttonSteve71 Eight Mile Point Road SwallesSandra41 Moon Point Dr. SwansonGail1042 Lakeshore Rd. E. SwansonJohn1042 Lakeshore Rd. E. SweetlandLois2 Scotdale Dr. SweetlandWilliam2 Scottdale Dr. SymoneB.N.1 Maplewood Parkway TacherAlicia34 Thoroughbred Drive TantownisStephanie20 Tyrrel Ave. TanziTina4 Cathrine St. TaylorCarolyn7 Pine Ridge Trail TaylorGrant7 Pine Ridge Trail TaylorIngrid11 Gelderland Crescent TaylorJennifer13 Trillium Trail, Coldwater TeasdaleEd16 Oneida Ave. TellSteve6 Mitchell Rd. ThistlePam2 Thoroughbred Drive ThompsonBruce26 Beach Rd. ThompsonJack1935 Ridge Road West Page 492 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Family NameGiven Name Address ThompsonJane1935 Ridge Road West ThompsonJanet26 Beach Road ThompsonJanet57 Eight Mile Point Road ThompsonJody57 Eight Mile Point Road ThompsonRon6 Petherwin Place ThrushPhyllis109 Eight Mile Point Rd. TitcombeTrish5 Beechwood Crecent TitleCarole165 Eight Mile Point Road TitleStephen165 Eight Mile Point Road ToddCheryl1860 Ingram Road ToddTheresa2 Jermey Lane TrebbleAmmanda3 Thoroughbred Drive TrebbleJ.3 Thoroughbred Drive TreloarJohn2241 Lakeshore Road E. TremainBrian15 Chestnut Lane TremainDebbie15 Chestnut Lane TrenbethMark818 Bass Lake Side Road W. TrenholmRaymond 17 Eight Mile Point Rd TrenholmSusan17 Eight Mile Rd. TrotterJo-Anne171 Moon Point Dr. TroyanN8 Pine Hill TrudeauKim46 Graham Street TruyensAnn1352 Old Barrie Road W. TurnbullNoah2 Sunset Crescent TurnerMichelle12 Pine Lane TurnerSandra5 Hepinstall Place ValjasLen34 Pine Ridge Trail ValjasMarianne34 Pine Ridge Trail ValjasPeter34 Pine Ridge Trail VanderharnIngrid26 Cathedral Pines VandukeMike51 Fairway Court VanzylekovTodd35 Bridle Path VarsnuaBruce486 Lakeshore Rd E VeitchLisa34 Tanglewood Crescent VenneDiane19 Eight Mile Rd. VenneLarry19 Eight Mile Rd. Page 493 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Family NameGiven Name Address VetroJim1243 Line 15 North VickovichOlivia67 Landscape Drive VieiraDominic24 Morgan Drive VieiraM24 Morgan Drive VillegasOlga50 Tanglewood Crescent VobertA103 Moon Point Dr. VolleringEric2000 Ridge Road W. VossA.3 Thoroughbred Drive VrabieRobert12 Maplewood Parkway VrbansueHelena618 Lakeshore Road E. WagmanDavid99 Parkside Rd. WagmanEleanor99 Parkside Rd. WagmanJill19 Moon Point Dr. WalkerCarol29 Landscape Avenue WalkerCraig15 Maplewood Parkway WalkerIan459 Horseshoe Valley Road WalkerJudy16 Landscape Drive WalkerKeith16 Landscape Drive WalkerMary15 Maplewood Parkway WalkerNeil106 Niagara Street WalshSandy70 O'Brien St. WaltersLisa20 O'Brien Street WandKimberley2984 Lakeshore Road East Warner- ArbusJoy797 Woodland Dr. WarrenDevon47 Moon Point Dr. WaterGeoff21 Moon Point Dr. WatsonDova1160 Line 2 South WatsonJanet26 Landscape Dr. WatsonLen26 Landscape Drive WebberColleen500 Lakeshore Rd E. WeillDoreen189 Moon Point Road WeirSteve4 Creek Lane WeirSue4 Creek Lane WeissSam17 Ward Avenue WellsLinda22 Simcoe Rd. Page 494 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Family NameGiven Name Address WellsStephen67 Stanley Ave. WernerEd931 Woodland Dr. WestLynn28 Georgian Grande Drive WestcottDoug21 Birch Road Coldwater WestcottTrish21 Birch Road Coldwater WhentStephanie1156 Line 2 South WhiteCarrie32 Oakmount Avenue WhiteCindy32 O'Brien St. WhiteRandy32 O'Brien St. WhitesideBrian709 Woodland Dr. WHitesideShirley709 Woodland Dr. WhitneyTanya11 Scottdale Dr. WhitworthSusanne78 Landscape Drive WieseBrian59 O'Brien St. WieseSusan59 O'Brien St. WigginsBruce218 7th Line South WilesKathleen83 Bay Street WilkinsSteve24 Georgian Grande Drive WilkinsV.24 Georgian Grande Drive WilliamsB12 Horseshoe Valley Road WilliamsJ 12 Horseshoe Valley Road WilsonJohn1 Woodland Drive WilsonSarah67 Grandview Crescent Wilson George75 Lakeshore Road W Wilson Keith14 Belgian Court Wilson Rose75 Lakeshore Road W WingerDave3 Mitchell Road WingerKathy3 Mitchell Road WinnCaryl3 Beechwood Crescent WinstonAnne817 Woodland Dr. WinterKaren1224 Ridge Road W. WintersShawna32 Landscape Drive WintersVern32 Landscape Drive WithersDawne9 Thoroughbred Drive WittyE31 Northwood Court WittyJanice9 Jermey Lane Page 495 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Family NameGiven Name Address WittyTom9 Jermey Lane WolfBerton25 Glengrove Avenue WongAdrienne99 Bay Street WoodConnie520 Line 14 South WoodGary520 Line 14 South WoodSheila14 Maplewood Parkway WoodTim520 Line 14 South Wood John4 Bluehaven Drive WoodhouseApril1164 Line 2 South WoodhouseRob804 Woodland Dr. WoodrowLinda9 Nevis Ridge Dr. WoodrowThomas9 Nevis Ridge Dr. WoodsBrenda10 Chestnut Lane WoodsRon10 Chestnut Lane WoolvertonJJ199 Eight Mile Point WorldPat 101 O'Brien St. WorobecJoann27 Grandview Crescent YeoJason26 Lakeshore Rd W. YoungAshlyn1164 Line 2 South YoungJamie1164 Line 2 South YoungJerry14 Green Mountain Court YoungerKyle16 Tanglewood Crescent YoungerMichelle16 Tanglewood Crescent YuJason S177 Monn Point Dr. ZimmermanJustin69 Landscape Drive ZimmermanTaryn39 Landscape Drive ZondbruanEric20 Ward Ave. ZottaSophia7 Belgian Court ZupinKarina5 Blueridge Cr. ZweepDavid38 Maplewood Parkway ZweepSharon38 Maplewood Parkway Page 496 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Ed Jambor <ed.jambor@gmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Monday, May 25, 2020 5:55 PM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Add me to your Short Term Rental email list Can you please add me to your list of interested parties regarding notifications of any public meetings, reports or proposed By-Law changes regarding short-term-rentals? Thank you Ed Jambor 712 Lakeshore Rd Page 497 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Ania Kielar <aniakielar@gmail.com> Date: 2020-05-28 4:48 PM (GMT-05:00) To: "Keane, Cathy" <cathy.keane@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: A few questions about zoning in Oro-Medonte Dear Councillor Keane, I live in Shanty Bay and have been happy here, until a few recent changes occurred, including Airbnb party houses popping up on my street. In the interests of helping myself and my neighbours better understand the current Zoning By- law and the fundamental planning principles behind the regulation of short-term rentals, could you please take a few minutes and answer the following questions? To assist you in answering the following questions, references to the relevant sections of Oro-Medonte Official Plan and Zoning By-law 97- It was done so that you don't have to spend time trying to figure out what is being referenced. Hopefully this will help you. This latter text can be found in many public libraries and municipal planning offices. I look forward to your reply. Thank you. Ania Kielar 171 Bay St. Page 498 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Some Basic Land Use Planning Questions related to the Current Oro- Medonte Zoning By-law 1) or if it is defined in Section 6.0 of the by-law and not listed as a permitted Is this still a true statement? -Law and How it Should Be -law 97-95 at page 3 and following) 2) Zoning By-law 97-95 defines a use called Bed and Breakfast Establishments. This use does not appear to be listed in any of the Residential Zones set out in Table A-1 Therefore it would stand to reason that it would not be a permitted use in any Residential Zone. Other forms of temporary accommodation uses such as Hotels, Motels, and Boarding Lodging or Rooming Houses are defined in By-law 97-95. None of these uses are listed in Table A- 1. Therefore, would it be correct that all of these uses are not permitted uses in Residential Zones? (See: Zoning By-law 97-95 Section 3 at page 3- Table A--2. For definitions of Bed and Breakfast Establishments, Hotels, Motels, and Boarding Lodging or Rooming Houses, see Zoning By-law 97-95 pages 6-4, 6-14, 6- 17, and 6-4 respectively) 3) Table A-1, referred to above, states that a single detached dwelling unit is a permitted use in Residential Zones. Section 6.0 of the Zoning By- law includes a definition of a dwelling unit. This definition provides that a dwelling unit cannot include any commercial accommodation. Is this correct? Page 499 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... (See: Zoning By-law 97-95 Section 6-10) 4) Bed and Breakfast establishments are listed as permitted uses in Zones A/Ru (Agricultural/Rural) and PR (Private Recreation) according to Tables A-4, and A-5 respectively. Is this correct? (See: Zoning By-law 97-95 Tables A-4 and A-5 at pages 3-6 to 3-9) 5) If an owner of a property zoned Shoreline Residential wanted to carry on a Bed and Breakfast business, they could do so by obtaining a site- specific zoning exception. Is this correct? 6) Zoning By-law amendment 2014-112 defines a use cal -law 97- 95 and it describes a short-term rental of a dwelling unit. Is this correct? (See: Definition in Zoning By-law 97-95 at page 6-28) 7) Council in 2014 decided to permit short-term rental use of dwelling units by allowing Village Commercial Resort Units as a permitted use in the Village One Zone. This use is not listed as a permitted use in any other zone and therefore short-term rentals are only permitted in the Village One Zone. Is this correct? Page 500 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... (See: Zoning By-law 97-95 Table A-6 at page 3-11. allocate short-term accommodation units to prescribed zones see: Foran and Harrington at page 64 and foot note 147 Rosen v. Blue Mountains (Town) \[2011\] O.M.B.D. No.459, 69 O.M.B.R. 243 (OMB)) 8) If the Township wanted to permit short-term rentals outside of the V1 zone, then the Township would have to amend the Official Plan like they did at Horseshoe Valley, and create a zone exception through which short- term rentals would be permitted on a site-specific basis. Is this correct? 9) If the current by-laws, as I understand them, were enforced on a "complaints-made basis", then anyone carrying on a short-term rental business outside of the V1 zone could be shut down if they suddenly begin disrupting the neighbourhood. Is this true? Please provide a concise explanation that supports your position to any of the questions above if you feel your answer is "no". Thanks again. Ania References 1) LexisNexis Canada, 2019. 2) Oro-Medonte Official Plan Office Consolidation January 2020 Page 501 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... https://www.oro-medonte.ca/Shared%20Documents/Official%20Plan.pdf 3) Oro-Medonte Zoning By-law 97-95 Office Consolidation May 2020 https://www.oro-medonte.ca/Shared%20Documents/Zoning%20By- law.pdf Page 502 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... 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This use is not listed in any of the Residential Zones set out in Table A-1 . Therefore it is not a permitted use in any Residential Zone. O ther forms of temporary accommodation uses such as Hotels, Motels, and Boarding Lodging or Rooming Houses are defined in By-law 97-95. None of these uses are listed in Table A-1. Therefore, all of these uses are not permitted uses in Residential Zones. Is this correct? (See: Zoning By-law 97-95 Section 3 at page 3-- page 3-2. For definitions of Bed and Breakfast Establishments, Hotels, Motels, and Boarding Lodging or Rooming Houses, see Zoning By-law 97-95 pages 6-4, 6-14, 6-17, and 6-4 respectively) Page 503 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... 3) Table A-1, referred to above, states that a single detached dwelling unit is a permitted use in Residential Zones. Section 6.0 of the Zoning By-law includes a definition of a dwelling unit. This definition provides that a dwelling unit cannot include any commercial accommodation. Is this correct? (See: Zoning By-law 97-95 Section 6-10) 4) Bed and Breakfast establishments are listed as permitted uses in Zones A/Ru (Agricultural/Rural) and PR (Private Recreation) according to Tables A-4, and A-5 respectively. Is this correct? (See: Zoning By-law 97-95 Tables A-4 and A-5 at pages 3-6 to 3-9) 5) If an owner of a property zoned Shoreline Residential wanted to carry on a Bed and Breakfast business, they could do so by obtaining a site-specific zoning exception. Is this correct? 6) Zoning By-law amendment 2014- use is defined in Section 6.0 of By-law 97-95 and it describes a short-term rental of a dwelling unit. Is this correct? (See: Definition in Zoning By-law 97-95 at page 6-28) 7) Council in 2014 decided to permit short-term rental use of dwelling units by allowing Village Commercial Resort Units as a permitted use in the Village One Zone. This use is not listed as a permitted use in any other zone and therefore short-term rentals are only permitted in the Village One Zone. Is this correct? (See: Zoning By-law 97-95 Table A-6 at page 3-11. -term accommodation units to prescribed zones see: Foran and Harrington at page 64 and foot note 147 Rosen v. Blue Mountains (Town) \[2011\] O.M.B.D. No.459, 69 O.M.B.R. 243 (OMB)) 8) If the Township wanted to permit short-term rentals outside of the V1 zone, then the Township would have to amend the Official Plan like they did at Horseshoe Valley, and create a zone exception through which short-term rentals would be permitted on a site-specific basis. Is this correct? Page 504 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... 9) If the current by-laws were enforced on a complaints-made basis, then anyone carrying on a short- term rental business outside of the V1 zone could be shut down if they suddenly begin disrupting the neighbourhood. Is this true? 10) supports your position. References 1) 2019. 2) Oro-Medonte Official Plan Office Consolidation January 2020 https://www.oro-medonte.ca/Shared%20Documents/Official%20Plan.pdf 3) Oro-Medonte Zoning By-law 97-95 Office Consolidation May 2020 https://www.oro-medonte.ca/Shared%20Documents/Zoning%20By-law.pdf Page 505 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ tĻƷĻƩ \[ğǝƚźĻ ѡƦĻƷĻƩθğƭŷǝğƌĻ͵ĭğѢ {ĻƓƷʹ ağǤ ЋБͲ ЋЉЋЉ ЊʹЊА ta ƚʹ {ĭƚƷƷͲ {ŷğǞƓ ѡƭŷğǞƓ͵ƭĭƚƷƷθƚƩƚΏƒĻķƚƓƷĻ͵ĭğѢ {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ ЊЉ ĻƩǤ IĻƌƦŅǒƌ tƌğƓƓźƓŭ vǒĻƭƷźƚƓƭ 5ĻğƩ /ƚǒƓĭźƌƌƚƩ {ĭƚƷƷͲ LƓ ƷŷĻ źƓƷĻƩĻƭƷƭ ƚŅ ŷĻƌƦźƓŭ ĻǝĻƩǤƚƓĻ ĬĻƷƷĻƩ ǒƓķĻƩƭƷğƓķ ƷŷĻ ĭǒƩƩĻƓƷ ƚƓźƓŭ .ǤΏƌğǞ ğƓķ ƷŷĻ ŅǒƓķğƒĻƓƷğƌ ƦƌğƓƓźƓŭ ƦƩźƓĭźƦƌĻƭ ĬĻŷźƓķ ƷŷĻ ƩĻŭǒƌğƷźƚƓ ƚŅ ƭŷƚƩƷΏƷĻƩƒ ƩĻƓƷğƌƭͲ ĭƚǒƌķ Ǥƚǒ ƦƌĻğƭĻ ƷğƉĻ ğ ŅĻǞ ƒźƓǒƷĻƭ ğƓķ ğƓƭǞĻƩ ƷŷĻ ŅƚƌƌƚǞźƓŭ ƨǒĻƭƷźƚƓƭͪ ƚ ğƭƭźƭƷ Ǥƚǒ źƓ ğƓƭǞĻƩźƓŭ ƷŷĻ ŅƚƌƌƚǞźƓŭ ƨǒĻƭƷźƚƓƭͲ ƩĻŅĻƩĻƓĭĻƭ Ʒƚ ƷŷĻ ƩĻƌĻǝğƓƷ ƭĻĭƷźƚƓƭ ƚŅ hƩƚΏaĻķƚƓƷĻ hŅŅźĭźğƌ tƌğƓ ğƓķ ƚƓźƓŭ .ǤΏƌğǞ ВАΏ ŷźƭ ƌğƷƷĻƩ ƷĻǣƷ ĭğƓ ĬĻ ŅƚǒƓķ źƓ ƒğƓǤ ƦǒĬƌźĭ ƌźĬƩğƩźĻƭ ğƓķ ƒǒƓźĭźƦğƌ ƦƌğƓƓźƓŭ ƚŅŅźĭĻƭ͵ L ƌƚƚƉ ŅƚƩǞğƩķ Ʒƚ ǤƚǒƩ ƦƩƚƒƦƷ ƩĻƦƌǤ͵ ŷğƓƉ Ǥƚǒ͵ tĻƷĻƩ \[ğǝƚźĻ Some Basic Land Use Planning Questions related to the Current Oro-Medonte Zoning By-law 1) defined in Section 6.0 of the by-law and not listed as a permitted use, then it is not --law 97-95 at page 3 and following) 2) Zoning By-law 97-95 defines a use called Bed and Breakfast Establishments. This use is not listed in any of the Residential Zones set out in Table A-1 . Therefore it is not a permitted use in any Residential Zone. O ther forms of temporary accommodation uses such as Hotels, Motels, and Boarding Lodging or Rooming Houses are defined in By-law 97-95. None of these uses are listed in Table A-1. Therefore, all of these uses are not permitted uses in Residential Zones. Is this correct? (See: Zoning By-law 97-95 Section 3 at page 3-- page 3-2. For definitions of Bed and Breakfast Establishments, Hotels, Motels, and Boarding Lodging or Rooming Houses, see Zoning By-law 97-95 pages 6-4, 6-14, 6-17, and 6-4 respectively) 3) Table A-1, referred to above, states that a single detached dwelling unit is a permitted use in Residential Zones. Section 6.0 of the Zoning By-law includes a definition of a dwelling unit. This definition provides that a dwelling unit cannot include any commercial accommodation. Is this correct? (See: Zoning By-law 97-95 Section 6-10) Page 506 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... 4) Bed and Breakfast establishments are listed as permitted uses in Zones A/Ru (Agricultural/Rural) and PR (Private Recreation) according to Tables A-4, and A-5 respectively. Is this correct? (See: Zoning By-law 97-95 Tables A-4 and A-5 at pages 3-6 to 3-9) 5) If an owner of a property zoned Shoreline Residential wanted to carry on a Bed and Breakfast business, they could do so by obtaining a site-specific zoning exception. Is this correct? 6) Zoning By-law amendment 2014- use is defined in Section 6.0 of By-law 97-95 and it describes a short-term rental of a dwelling unit. Is this correct? (See: Definition in Zoning By-law 97-95 at page 6-28) 7) Council in 2014 decided to permit short-term rental use of dwelling units by allowing Village Commercial Resort Units as a permitted use in the Village One Zone. This use is not listed as a permitted use in any other zone and therefore short-term rentals are only permitted in the Village One Zone. Is this correct? (See: Zoning By-law 97-95 Table A-6 at page 3-11. -term accommodation units to prescribed zones see: Foran and Harrington at page 64 and foot note 147 Rosen v. Blue Mountains (Town) \[2011\] O.M.B.D. No.459, 69 O.M.B.R. 243 (OMB)) 8) If the Township wanted to permit short-term rentals outside of the V1 zone, then the Township would have to amend the Official Plan like they did at Horseshoe Valley, and create a zone exception through which short-term rentals would be permitted on a site-specific basis. Is this correct? 9) If the current by-laws were enforced on a complaints-made basis, then anyone carrying on a short- term rental business outside of the V1 zone could be shut down if they suddenly begin disrupting the neighbourhood. Is this true? 10) supports your position. References 1) 2019. 2) Oro-Medonte Official Plan Office Consolidation January 2020 https://www.oro-medonte.ca/Shared%20Documents/Official%20Plan.pdf 3) Oro-Medonte Zoning By-law 97-95 Office Consolidation May 2020 https://www.oro-medonte.ca/Shared%20Documents/Zoning%20By-law.pdf Page 507 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ fhutcheson27@gmail.com <fhutcheson27@gmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ May 29, 2020 8:59 AM ƚʹ Hughes, Harry <harry.hughes@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ STR Mayor Harry: have seen this article or heard about this situation in Richmond Hill. It might make the calling of a Public Meeting to change our Short-Term Rental zoning bylaw a potentially embarrassing event that may not be good for the Township. n I hear talk from others who think calling for your resignation might be in order. With respect, Frank https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/05/12/why-does-richmond-hill-want-to-approve-a- contentious-development-in-the-midst-of-a-deadly-pandemic.html Page 508 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Kat Salmond <katesalmond705@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, June 19, 2020 3:49 PM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Cc: Hughes, Harry <harry.hughes@oro-medonte.ca>; Greenlaw, Randy <randy.greenlaw@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: Short-term Rentals Public Meeting June 25, 2020 5:30 p.m. Mayor Hughes and Council, I am in support of the Zoning By-law Amendment as proposed. I strongly oppose any change to this Amendment and Council should pass this Amendment without any exceptions or exemptions. This Amendment confirms the existing Zoning By-Law and commercial accommodations are not permitted in residential neighbourhoods. We have seen disruptive short term rentals across the country and they are not wanted in our neighbourhood. I am aware there will be opposition from short term commercial operators, our current Zoning By-Law and this Amendment is a good one, lets keep it that way. Council should pass this amendment, no changes are wanted in this Amendment. Show us you care! Thank You, Kathleen Salmond 229 Eight Mile Point Rd., Oro-Medonte, ON L3V 0K2 Page 509 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... 1 e t n o d e M - o r s O Medonte n - o m i t o a r i f c t o Public Meeting June 25, 2020 n s Hawkestone Ratepayers’ AssociationEight Mile Point Cottagers’ AssociationMaplewood Ratepayers’ AssociationMoon Point Ratepayers’ AssociationAWARE OroWest Oro Ratepayers’ Association e s A m ’ Medonte e - s t t a n t e S d t i n s i Ratepayers Township of Oro e o R J f Submitted June 16 2020 for the Development Services Committee of the o y Medonte r - a m m Station Ratepayers’ Association u - S Barrillia Park Ratepayers’ AssociationParkside Ratepayers’ Association Horseshoe Valley Property Owners AssociationBass Lake OroAssociationShanty Bay Residents’ AssociationOro Page 510 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... 2 s n o i t a i c o s s A ’ s t n e d i s e R law. e - t n o d e M - o r Public Meeting June 25, 2020 O m Medonte - law which states that commercial o - r f t n e m Berlis e the Township of Oro t & a Submitted June 16 2020 for the Development Services Committee of t S t Aird n i o J f o y Enacting the Amendment is the right and timely step towards enforcing the Township’s current zoning byIt clarifies the current byaccommodations are already prohibited in dwelling units.The Amendment reflects the legal advice of the Township’s counsel, It should be passed as proposed without exceptions or exemptions. r a •••• m m u S Page 511 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... 3 e h t o t s n o i t p . e c x E l a i t t n n e e t om Public Meeting June 25, 2020 P d n g the Development Services Committee of the e n for Medonte i - m w A o l l A t Township of Oro u o b Submitted June 16 2020 a s n r e c n o C Exceptions would make effective enforcement more difficult and could cause prosecutions to ultimately fail.Exceptions would increase the costs of enforcement as it would be necessary to prove that the conditions of any exception had been violated. The problems caused by disruptive operators would only continue as a result.Exceptions or exemptions are not necessary for casual operators who do not disrupt their neighbours or their neighbourhood. Only those that disrupt need to be prosecuted •••• Page 512 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... 4 r o s n o i t p e of our c x E t u o h enjoyment our communities t i s w n t o i n t e p Public Meeting June 25, 2020 m m d e Medonte - x n E e m homes must be protected A the Township of Oro , our neighbourhoods, s i Submitted June 16 2020 for the Development Services Committee of h t people s s a Our P and the peaceful and quiet use and e s a e l P Page 513 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: David A. Johnston <johnston@rogers.com> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2020 10:12 AM To: Deputation <Deputation@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: Materials For Deputation from D. Johnston ( Update) Hello, That attached materials are to support my request to have standing to speak to the amendment change to the comprehensive zoning by-law on June 25 2020 at 5:30 pm. I sent this on Wednesday but I believe the powerpoint slides were not formatted properly. Please discard the previous e-mail and attachments. There is some confusion as to what channels to use for this online meeting so I am following the requirement to have all materials for a council deputation to be submitted 7 days in advance. I have registered for the meeting. The attached text acknowledging my registration is attached. I have also attached powerpoint slides that I wish to use during the deputation and a copy of the joint residents submission as background which I will refer to during my presentation. The letter has already been sent to council by me on behalf of a number of Oro-Medonte rate payer associations. Feel free to contact me if there is more required. Thank you. David A. Johnston Oro Medonte, Ontario Canada. Page 514 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... June 16,2020 Mayor Harry Hughes Deputy Mayor Ralph Hough Councillor Ian Veitch Councillor Tammy DeSousa Councillor Cathy Keane Councillor Shawn Scott Councillor Randy Greenlaw Chief Administrative Officer Robin Dunn Township of Oro-Medonte, 148 Line 7 South, Oro-Medonte, ON. L0L 2E0 Dear Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Councillors and Chief Administrative Officer: RE: Short-term Rentals in the Township of Oro-Medonte This letter is being submitted by the following Township residents’ associations concerning the proposed amendment to Section 6.0 of the Township’s Zoning By-law 97-95 which was released on June 4, 2020 (the “Amendment”): Horseshoe Valley Property Owners Association; Bass Lake Oro-Medonte Ratepayers Association; Shanty Bay Residents’ Association; Oro-Station Ratepayers’ Association; Barrillia Park Ratepayers’ Association; Parkside Ratepayers’ Association; Hawkestone Ratepayers’ Association; Eight Mile Point Cottagers’ Association; Maplewood Ratepayers’ Association; Moon Point Ratepayers’ Association; AWARE Oro-Medonte; West Oro Ratepayers’ Association. We strongly support the Amendment which confirms and clarifies that the existing Zoning By-law 97-95 prohibits all types of commercial accommodations in dwelling units including short term rentals of dwellings in residential zones in the Township. We thank Township Council and Staff for the work that has been done in reviewing the short-term rental issue and deciding to bring forward this Amendment. The Amendment demonstrates that Township Council and Staff have recognized the significant concerns 1 Page 515 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... voicedbyresidentsconcerningshort-termrentalsandpavesthewayforenforcementactionascalled for by the Township-wide petition signed by over 1500 Township residents. We appreciate the Township’s recognition of the seriousness of the situation and strongly support the enactment of the Amendment in the form as proposed at the earliest opportunity. The problems caused by short-term rentals that have disrupted residential neighbourhoods have gone on for far too long. These problems are well known and are described in detail in the Joint Residents’ Submission first submitted to the Township in April 2020 and last updated on May 11, 2020. Although we have just passed through a relatively calm period, short-term rentals are now poised to resume and inflict even more damage on ordinary residents as the Province’s emergency order prohibiting the operation of short term rentals during the COVID-19 emergency has now been lifted. Therefore,we believe that enacting the Amendment is the right and timely step to take. We do want to reiterate that short-term rentals are already illegal in residential zones under the Township’s existing Zoning By-law. This is explained in detail in the Joint Residents’ Submission referred to above. This is also the conclusion reached by the retired planner Gord Knox in his opinions previously provided to the Township. In addition, a legal opinion has been provided by Donnelly Law that also reaches the conclusion that short term rentals are illegal in residential zones under the Township’s existing Zoning By-law. In short, residential areas are designed and intended to be non-commercial areas where people reside. Commercial areas are designed and intended as locations for business where commerce is practiced. Zoning by-laws separate uses of land into classes and subclasses and prevent one type of use from infiltrating another. We recognize that, as recently communicated by the Mayor, the Township felt it prudent to obtain advice from its legal counsel Aird & Berlis, a leading authority on municipal law and short-term rental matters, in order to ensure that the Township was in the best possible position to move forward with successful enforcement actions to stop disruptive short-term rentals. We understand that this Amendment which clarifies the term “commercial accommodation” reflects this advice and is the way forward for the Township to proceed with enforcement. We are therefore strongly supportive of the Amendment and look forward to effective enforcement action being taken as expeditiously as possible. Given the history of this matter and the fact that short-term rental properties have been operating in violation of the Township’s existing Zoning By-law for some time, it is likely that some operators of short- term rental properties will try to convince Council and Staff to make changes to the Amendment so as to permit or allow an exception in the Amendment for some level of casual or occasional short-term rental. We are strongly opposed to and would not support any changes to the wording of the Amendment that would have the effect of creating any exceptions to the proposed definition of “commercial accommodation” as it is written in the Amendment. Please do not waver from the proposed wording of the Amendment by creating any exceptions. Allowing any exceptions would completely undermine its purpose and intent and would prejudice the success of future enforcement action. Should any change be made to create exceptions, it is a virtual certainty that the disruption caused by commercial short-term rental operators will continue as they will in all 2 Page 516 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... likelihoodattempttodisguisethemselvesinordertoclaimthattheyfallwithinanypermittedcasual short-term rental exception. We believe that your expert legal counsel would agree and will advise you that moving forward with effective enforcement would become difficult, more expensive and could ultimately fail if such a change is made as it would be necessary to establish that the casual or occasional short-term rental exception has been violated, a fact that may prove difficult or impossible to establish in the face of tactics adopted by disruptive commercial operators. We are confident that your counsel will agree. As the Mayor has recently communicated to residents, resolving the short-term rental issue is extremely important to maintaining the quality of life in Oro-Medonte. An inability of the Township to be in a position to effectively enforce the Zoning By-law to stop disruptive short-term rentals because of an exception for casual rentals would be a complete failure for the Township, Council and its residents. As was described in the Joint Residents Submission referred to above, the traditional casual cottage rental has not typically presented a problem in the Township. A bona fide cottage owner engaging in occasional rentals does not generally present a problem as they themselves use the cottage primarily as their own residence and respect their neighbours and the community. This does not however make it necessary or advisable to make any changes to the Amendment. As we have described in our previous submission, it has been clearly established by a decision of the Supreme Court of Canada (Polai v. City of Toronto), that a municipality has the discretion to decide in good faith which violations of a zoning by- law it will prosecute and that the municipality will not be prevented from obtaining a remedy merely because others have not been prosecuted for similar violations. The Township is therefore entitled to proceed with enforcement action in order to shut down only those short-term rentals that are disrupting residential neighbourhoods. It will not be a defence by a disruptive short-term rental operator that the Township has not pursued all violations; the Township may fairly exercise its discretion to take action only against violators that are operating disruptive rental properties. No action is called for or need be taken against traditional cottage rentals which are not having any negative effects on the neighbouring properties or the community. Changes to the Amendment to create exceptions are therefore not needed and will only limit the Township’s ability to shut down those short-term rentals that are disruptive. Bypassing the Amendment as proposed the Township will be able to bring efficient and successful enforcement actions to stop the disruptive short-term rentals operating in residential zones. Given how widespread this problem has become, it is essential that the Township have available to it the most robust enforcement tools and by-law provisions possible. The Amendment as proposed will do that. Changes which create exceptions will only diminish and prejudice the Township’s ability to enforce the Zoning By-law. We therefore strongly support the enactment of the Amendment in the form in which it has been proposed and strongly oppose any substantive changes that would create exceptions. The disruptive behaviour that has been growing dramatically in the past few years must not be allowed to continue. Our people, our neighbourhoods, our communities and the peaceful and quiet use and 3 Page 517 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... enjoymentofourhomesmustbeprotected. Itis essentialthatCouncilproceedwiththeenactmentof the Amendment in the form proposed. Yours truly, Horseshoe Valley Property Owners Association Linda Myles Bass Lake Oro-Medonte Ratepayers Association Stephen Davids Shanty Bay Residents’ Association Bryn Pressnail Oro-Station Ratepayers’ Association David Johnston Peter Lavoie Barrillia Park Ratepayers’ Association Parkside Ratepayers’ Association Brenda Dorward Hawkestone Ratepayers’ Association Glenn Stringer Eight Mile Point Cottagers’ Association Dean Blain Maplewood Ratepayers’ Association Gene Stein Liz Kirk Moon Point Ratepayers’ Association AWARE Oro-Medonte Ann Truyens West Oro Ratepayers’ Association Domenic Natale 4 Page 518 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Dorothy Tessis <dtessis@me.com> Sent: Friday, June 19, 2020 8:20 PM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: SHORT TERM RENTALS I support the amendment Page 519 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... June 18, 2020 Mayor Hughes and Councillors, My name is Dyan Gundert and I live at 233 Lakeshore Road West where I carry on a legitimate cottage rental business known as M&E Shady Rest Cottages. This cottage rental business has been carried on continuously since 1948. My parents, Matthew and Elfriede Broadfoot purchased the business in 1967 and we have lived on the property in our family home that sits among the 4 cottages since then. I would like to see the business stay in our family and I would like to see the next generation carry on our family business. That may not happen. In the last 5 years, income from renting the 4 cottages on my property has fallen by more than 70%. This loss of income coincides with the uncontrolled growth of illegal cottage rentals advertised in the Internet and often rented to people who apparently do not care about the disturbances they cause. Last April, I attended a Town Hall meeting at Oro-Station where I learned that neighbourhoods were being disrupted and that people were fearful of strangers arriving next door in numbers that were sure to disturb. I was disappointed to learn there that our noise laws were not being enforced. In my many years here, I have never disturbed my neighbours. I am part of a community and I would never even think of doing something that would bother my neighbours. In the Fall, I attended the Lakehead Town Hall meeting where I learned that short term rentals were illegal in residential neighbourhoods. I thought zoning by-laws were supposed to protect residential neighbourhoods from commercial activities? My family business is a legitimate business and my property is zoned to permit 4 rental cottages. I understand that legitimate bed and breakfasts can carry on business under strict conditions and only in a pri see why, just because someone can advertise their business secretly on the Internet that they should be allowed to illegally carry on any business that disturbs their neighbours. That makes no sense to me at all. I trying to improve things. That gives me reason for hope but only if enforcement follows. Let me end this note by saying that my business is suffering and my family is suffering. I have bills to pay and I have maintenance expenses that I have had to put off. Oro- motto is my goal too. I am part of a very proud heritage, but unless something drastically changes, I do not have an exciting future, and neither do our neighbourhoods. I hope the by-law gets passed so that my business can recover and our neighbourhoods will be protected. Yours truly, Dyan Gundert Page 520 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Mary Jane <mjsarjeant@sympatico.ca> Sent: Friday, June 19, 2020 6:14 PM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Cc: Ron McClean <rmcclean@sympatico.ca> Subject: Short Term Rentals in the Township of Oro-Medonte Dear Mayor Hughes and Members of Council, We have lived in Oro-Medonte for many years, and appreciate the peaceful enjoyment it offers. We are opposed to allowing short-term rentals, with their associated disruptions caused by excessive noise and many other very offensive behaviours. They are in fact currently prohibited in residential neighbourhoods under the existing zoning by-law. We -law in order to clarify prohibiting short-term rentals. They do not belong in residential neighbourhoods. Sincerely, Mary Jane Sarjeant and Ron McClean Page 521 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Ruth Johnston <srjohns54@icloud.com> Sent: Friday, June 19, 2020 6:15 PM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: Short term rentals prohibited I would like to have my present retirement environment remain as I have so very much appreciated . The residential region is very pleasant except for several incidents where STR had no consideration for the established neighbors with the playing of loud music , impaired behaviour of a crowd and a very volatile situation towards a senior gentleman . This very much concerned me as I could see this escalating very quickly . Sad to think that from our retirement efforts could be destroyed by STR.We have worked tirelessly to achieve a peaceful, warm & caring neighborhood . Please do not let STR happen. Page 522 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Bonnie Greenberg <bonitaruth@gmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Saturday, June 20, 2020 7:34 AM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Short term rentals by-law amendment This is to let you know we strongly support the Zoning By-law Amendment to the short term rentals as proposed and that Council should pass this amendment without any exceptions or exemptions. Bonnie and Saul Greenberg 18 McLean crescent Oro medonte Ontario L3V 2K0 Page 523 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Bruce Magee <bruce@lordmagee.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Saturday, June 20, 2020 12:57 PM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> /ĭʹ Eight Mile <8milereserve@gmail.com>; Kim Pressnail <pressna@ecf.utoronto.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Short-term Rentals Public Meeting June 25, 2020 5:30 p.m My wife and I are property owners of 183 Eight Mile Point Road. We support the Zoning By-law Amendment as proposed and Council should pass this amendment without any exceptions or exemptions. We oppose the weakening of our zoning by-law in any way and look forward to seeing the Township enforce their existing by-law. residents. that are trying to commercialize our residential communities in ways that are damaging to our citizens and our residents and our quality of life. It is predatory Bruce & Anne Magee Page 524 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ IƚƌƌǤ \[ĻǝźƓƷĻƩ ѡŷƌĻǝθƩƚŭĻƩƭ͵ĭƚƒѢ {ĻƓƷʹ {ğƷǒƩķğǤͲ WǒƓĻ ЋЉͲ ЋЉЋЉ ЍʹЉЏ ta ƚʹ IǒŭŷĻƭͲ IğƩƩǤ ѡŷğƩƩǤ͵ŷǒŭŷĻƭθƚƩƚΏƒĻķƚƓƷĻ͵ĭğѢͳ LğƓ ĻƷĭŷΏhƩƚ /ƚǒƓĭźƌ ѡźğƓ͵ǝĻƷĭŷθƚƩƚΏ ƒĻķƚƓƷĻ͵ĭğѢͳ YĻğƓĻͲ /ğƷŷǤ ѡĭğƷŷǤ͵ƉĻğƓĻθƚƩƚΏƒĻķƚƓƷĻ͵ĭğѢͳ {ŷğǒƓ {ĭƚƷƷ hƩƚ /ƚǒƓĭźƌ ѡƭŷğǒƓ͵ƭĭƚƷƷθƚƩƚΏƒĻķƚƓƷĻ͵ĭğѢͳ DƩĻĻƓƌğǞͲ wğƓķǤ ѡƩğƓķǤ͵ŭƩĻĻƓƌğǞθƚƩƚΏƒĻķƚƓƷĻ͵ĭğѢͳ wƚĬźƓ 5ǒƓƓ ѡƩ͵ķǒƓƓθƚƩƚΏƒĻķƚƓƷĻ͵ĭğѢͳ ĻĻƷĻƩͲ WğƓĻƷƷĻ ѡƆƷĻĻƷĻƩθƚƩƚΏƒĻķƚƓƷĻ͵ĭğѢͳ 5ƚƓƓğ IĻǞźƷƷ hƩƚ ѡķ͵ŷĻǞźƷƷθƚƩƚΏƒĻķƚƓƷĻ͵ĭğѢ {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ tĻƷźƷźƚƓ ƩĻ {wƭ PETITION TO COUNCIL I strongly oppose short term rentals. I strongly oppose any changes or exceptions that weaken our current by-law. I expect the Township to enforce our existing by-law. Permitted residential uses are already listed in our existing by-law. Why make more by- laws when the current by-laws are not being enforced? Many short term rentals are being operated as commercial businesses. Rentals disrupt our communities and neighbourhoods. Renters ignore our local by-laws, make excessive noise, play loud music, use obscene language, and they operate boats and personal water craft unsafely close to shore. These behaviours are unacceptable to our residents in the area. The reason we have all chosen to reside in Oro-Medonte is because of the peaceful and tranquil lifestyle we have enjoyed for decades. I support the amendment as stated with no changes that could weaken the amendment which hav . Respectfully submitted Holly Levinter Page 525 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Page 526 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Murray McGinnis <mjmcg47@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2020 1:17 PM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: Short Term Rentals To: Mayor Harry Hughes and Council This is to confirm my support for the amendment. I oppose making exceptions or weakening our zoning by-law in any way. I look forward to the Township enforcing the by-law. Murray McGinnis 14 Chestnut Lane Page 527 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ DIANNE MAWDSLEY <mawdsleycrane@rogers.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Saturday, June 20, 2020 9:19 PM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Zoning By-law 97-95 Short term rentals are a big problem in our township. We would like to support and vote for the Zoning By-law 97-95 Glen & Dianne Mawdsley Page 528 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Alice Bennett <alice-m-bennett@hotmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Sunday, June 21, 2020 11:30 AM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Support of amendment for continued prohibition of short-term rentals Good morning, My family and I have lived in Oro-Medonte for 16 years in the same house. All five of us love this community and we are so glad that we moved to this area. It is a beautiful, calm, and relaxed community. Numerous problems associated with disruptive short-term rentals have been reported to the Township, including excessive noise both day and night (loud music, shouting, and profanities), trespassing, theft, vandalism, and public intoxication. I did not move my family to Oro-Medonte to be exposed to those conditions! Ļ ŅǒƌƌǤ ǒƩŭĻ /ƚǒƓĭźƌ Ʒƚ Ʀğƭƭ ƷŷĻ ǩƚƓźƓŭ ğƒĻƓķƒĻƓƷ ğƭ ƦƩƚƦƚƭĻķ regarding short-term rentals, to vigorously answer any appeal to LPAT, then proceed with enforcement that protects the safety and the security and the quiet enjoyments of our neighbourhoods. Remember: Proud Heritage, Exciting Future. An exciting future does not include short-term rentals. You must make the right decision so that the young adults of Oro-Medonte choose to stay here to raise their families. Please do not drive them away! I look forward to the public meeting on June 25, 2020. Sincerely, Alice Bennett and family 338 Lakeshore Road East Oro-Medonte, ON L0L 2E0 Page 529 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Connie <conniemaybate@hotmail.com> Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2020 10:35 AM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca>; . Council <Council@oro-medonte.ca> Cc: Hughes, Harry <harry.hughes@oro-medonte.ca>; Hough, Ralph <ralph.hough@oro-medonte.ca>; Greenlaw, Randy <randy.greenlaw@oro- medonte.ca>; Veitch, Ian <ian.veitch@oro-medonte.ca>; Scott, Shawn <shawn.scott@oro-medonte.ca>; DeSousa, Tammy <tammy.desousa@oro- medonte.ca>; pressna@ecf.utoronto.ca Subject: Proposed Amendment Mayor and Council, I am in support of the township proposing to add a definition of commercial accommodation. I hope this leads to the existing bylaw being enforced which bans commercial accommodation in residential neighbourhoods. My husband and I have just gone through a terrible weekend with the str next door. This is the first noisy one for the season due to the covid restrictions. I have learned that even ten people can generate as much noise as a group of twenty. They had their music blaring day and night. Since we have no daytime noise bylaw, we had to endure their music reverberating through our property and house. They were up until all hours morning they were all outside making all kinds of noise. I spoke twice with them about being quieter, once during the day and once at around around. I was also told to get with the times. I guess they think that the times involve having noise next door to you for twenty four hours straight. I did not call bylaw or the police because I felt too exhausted and demoralized to do it. It the guests just keep on coming. It is my sincere hope that my mayor and council will step up and enforce their existing love my home , this property and Oro Medonte. Connie McDermot 59 Maplewood Pky Oro-Medonte ON L3V 0K2 Page 530 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ David Pearson <davidmpearson2015@gmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Sunday, June 21, 2020 7:28 AM ƚʹ Aubichon, Yvonne <yaubichon@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Amendment zoning by-law 97-95 Please be advised that I support the amendment of zoning bylaw 97-95 that prohibits ALL types of commercial accommodations in residential zones. Thank you for your attention in this matter. David Pearson 3 Ponytail Crt Pro-Medonte, Ontario L0L2L0 Page 531 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Diane Porteous(GMail) <dilporteous@gmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Sunday, June 21, 2020 4:55 PM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Public meeting 2018-ZBA-16 - June 25 2020 In the matter of the proposed amendment to the Zoning Bylaw 97-65 related to the clarification of the definition of commercial accommodations, please be advised that I fully support this proposed June 16, 2020. Regards Diane Porteous 14 Landscape Drive Oro-Medonte, ON L0L 2L0 Page 532 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Darlene Avery <avery.darlene@icloud.com> Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2020 8:43 PM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: Amendment to Zoning By-Law 97-95 Mayor Harry Hughes, Deputy Mayor Hough, Councillors We are writing to express our very strong support for the Amendment to Zoning By-Law 97-95. We live in a residential neighbourhood that over the past couple of years has been invaded by individuals who have illegally set up short-term rentals which disrupt our peace and quiet day and night. These operators care nothing about our neighbourhood, only the money they can make by renting to transients each and every weekend. The horror stories are real, and they have been related to each of you at our many meetings. Our residents have been threatened, their property invaded, and their right to peace and quiet, security, and enjoyment often destroyed, as new groups of strangers invade our neighbourhood week after week. These operators care nothing for our communities, and do not bring tourism to Oro. These short term renters bring their own food and drink and most often do not leave their rental, as it is seen by them as party central for a couple of days. We should never have to police our neighbourhood in order to stop the shouting, profanity and abuse that often accompanies these strangers, weekend after weekend. If this Amendment is not passed, more and more of these insidious ghost hotels will emerge and our lovely residential areas will indeed be wiped out. Please do not let these STR Operators persuade you to make any exceptions to this Amendment, or allow them to weaken it in -law. These hotel-like businesses belong in COMMERCIAL settings only. The bottom line is that we, the residents of Oro-Medonte deserve to be protected from these operators. We deserve to feel safe and secure in our own homes. Sincerely, Glenn and Darlene Avery, 201 Moon Point Drive Page 533 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ James Purnell <purnellj939@gmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Sunday, June 21, 2020 4:56 PM ƚʹ Aubichon, Yvonne <yaubichon@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Air bnb, Horseshoe plan Please forward this email to all council members and any relevant staff: To Mayor and council: Please seriosly consider and adopt the recommendations in the presentation planned for Tuesday. We need better planning for the Horseshoe Valley area. A secondary plan with public input seems an obvious option. Also, I am pleased with the proposed short-term rental by-law that would prohibit short-term commercial rentals in the houses of Oro-Medonte. I urge you to unanimously support this by- law. More importantly, please ensure the by-law is strictly enforced. Without enforcement, the by-law shall be useless. Finally, we recently saw an Oro-Medonte by-law officer driving along Line 5 between Old Barrie Road and Horseshoe Valley Road. It was good to see by-law presence on this section of Line 5 where ATVs are frequently driven despite being prohibited. Please continue and increase this presence. Signs indicating a ban along Line 5, and other roads where ATVs are banned, would be great. Can you please let me know the plans for the former Edgar Occupational Centre site. It is my understanding that the township bought the forested area in that site. Does the township still own the forested areas? If not, why not? If so, the forested lands should be formally made into undeveloped parkland. Please respond to my queries and keep me posted on all these issues. Yours sincerely, Jim Purnell and Ruth McKay 34 Trillium Trail Coldwater (Horseshoe Valley) ON., LOK 1EO Page 534 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Jim Sarjeant <jimsarjeant@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2020 8:43 AM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: June 25 Public Meeting for Amendment to Zoning Bylaw To Council Oro-Medonte: Oro-Medonte with th and in fact by specifying STR as 28 days or less, the amendment seems to make own set of problems. I think what has been missing is the Enforcement of your rules especially against the vexatious landlords that have so many local homeowners up in arms. I urge Oro-Medonte to create clear Enforcement guidelines that could lead to the closure of units for which you have received complaints and adjudicated accordingly. Any unpaid fines, should be added to property taxes for the terminated rental property. Thank you for your consideration. Jim Sarjeant 885 Woodland Dr, Oro-Medonte Page 535 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Judy Smith <jasmith57@icloud.com> Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2020 9:04 AM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: Re short term rentals I am writing in regard to the proposed amendment to Comprehensive Zoning By-law97- 95 under Section 34 of the Planning Act I do not support any weakening of the existing By-law or the creation of any exceptions. Commercial Operations are currently prohibited and I do have a concern that there will be an attempt to modify the By-Law to allow these I also urge the council to rigorously defend any appeal to LPAT I am aware the Ratepayers Association fully support this Ammendment Short term rentals are not a small problem Houses are rented at high rates and often many people are accommodated.many problems exist among them Loud noises at any hour night or day Firecrackers lit at any hour Garbage left and strewn around by animals Public intoxication and operating a boat while intoxicated These are but a few incidents that have destroyed the peace and tranquility of our neighbourhoods We live in Shanty Bay near the dock and I am personally aware of the many intrusions that have become part of our life I look forward to seeing the Township enforce their existing by-law Yours Sincerely Judy Smith Page 536 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Kent Russell <kentrussell@ymail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Sunday, June 21, 2020 3:31 PM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> /ĭʹ Diane Murzin <diane.murzin@gmail.com> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Comments on STR's in Oro for Public Meeting - June 25th Dear Mayor Harry Hughes, RE: Short-Term Rentals in the Township of Oro-Medonte My wife and I are writing as residents of Oro-Medonte. I am a physician working as a Medical Oncologist at the Royal Victoria Hospital and my wife is a practicing Endocrinologist who works both privately and at one of our local Community Health Centres. We moved to Oro-Medonte in 2016 to raise a family in a township with a strong community and a peaceful environment. We are very concerned that the issues Short-Term Rentals pose will impact the fabric of our neighbourhood and the greater community of Oro-Medonte. These issues include but are not limited to: Disruptive music/behaviour 24 hours a day Profane language Aggressive confrontations with local homeowners Damage to private and community property Overtaxing septic systems Waste left within the community (e.g. garbage, bottles) y Theft and vandalism Violence Page 537 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... By-Law 97-95, which will help prevent these illegal Short-Term Rentals in residential neighbourhoods within Oro-Medonte. Thank you for taking the time to review our concerns. Sincerely, Kent Russell and Diane Murzin 5 Forrester Road Oro-Medonte L0L 2L0 Page 538 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Lawrence and Darlene Houben <dutchzdeedee@yahoo.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Sunday, June 21, 2020 10:13 PM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> /ĭʹ Greenlaw, Randy <randy.greenlaw@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Against STR'S To all council member We are opposed to registering, licensing and grandfathering of any and all illegal short term rentals. We are also opposed to any and all re-zoning of residential zones which would allow STR's. We have a strong by-law and hope this proposed amendment will strengthen it even further. Our experience with these short term rentals has been very upsetting and disruptive to the enjoyment of our own home. We have experienced trespassing and intoxicated, lewd behavior, excessive noise, not feeling safe in our own home and LOSS of PROPERTY VALUE due to these short term rentals in our neighborhood. We would appreciate council upholding the by-laws regarding commercial accommodation in residential zones, and therefore we would support the proposed amendment ONLY if it strengthens our current by-law. Thanks for your time and consideration Lawrence and Darlene Houben Page 539 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... June 20, 2020 To: All member of council I would like to thank your team for working on the issue of short term rentals. We have studied the proposed zoning bylaw and unfortunately we disagree with the proposed by law as we believe that it will not serve the purpose that the town has and it paints everyone with the same brush and illegalize the entire short term rentals. We are looking forward to a plan that would only limit the problem areas and not to those that they have some extra income to help with the cost of property ownership. We have spoken with several neighbors and none of us feel that its necessary. In our street, we dont really have any problem properties anyways so the new bylaw will only strip us if our rights to occasionally rent our place for some extra income as a supplement to our little pension. We suggest that the town use a noise bylaw to address this issue instead. The property taxes are high enough as it is and if this ends up in a legal battle, we are worried that the legal cost of all of this increases our taxes. th With regards to the June 25 , 2020 public meeting, we are told that its online. We understand that pandemic and we need to distant ourselves so why not have this meeting in open area outside of the townhall. We are seniors and are not very well with technology so it will be impossible for us to attend this meeting on the internet. I hope that there is a way we can attend in person as well or else cancel the meeting and reschedule to another date and after the pandemic is over. Regards, M Mohammadi Page 540 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... June 21, 2020 To whom it may concern, Nima Jahromi 1075 Lakeshore Rd East, Oro-Medonte, ON L3R 1B1 Township of Oro-Medonte 148 Line 7 South Oro Medonte, L0L 2E0 Cc: All members of council, council@oro-medonte.ca RE: Short term rental proposed bylaw tƩƚƦƚƭĻķ ƒĻĻƷźƓŭ ŅƚƩƒğƷ We understand that there is a public meeting being held virtually on an online platform on June 25, 2020 at 5:30PM and we would like to object to the proposed format of the meeting as it will not meet the requirements of the Planning Act. The Planning Act requires a public meetings to be set in a way that can be attended by all members of the public and given that an online meeting can not be the same as an in- cancelled. Furthermore, under the Planning Act, The Town does not have the authority to differ from these requirements by altering the mode of delivery of the public meetings. aǤ ĭƚƒƒĻƓƷƭ ƚƓ ƷŷĻ ƦƩƚƦƚƭĻķ ĬǤƌğǞ ğƒĻƓķƒĻƓƷ Ʒƚ ǩƚƓźƓŭ .ǤΏƌğǞ ВАΏВЎʹ I dont support the proposed bylaw as it makes incorrect assumptions that all STRs are commercial accommodations and therefore are illegal. It does not also differentiate between the problematic properties and others that are peacefully renting their properties for some added income. All existing STRs are completely legal as per the existing zoning bylaw 97-95 and therefore any amendments to the zoning bylaw does not apply to the legal non-conforming uses. It appears that the town is trying to circumvent the protection provided by the Planning Act by characterizing the amendment as a clarification while in fact is a zoning bylaw amendment which is illegal. Page 541 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... As the council knows, the legal way to get done is through amending the official plan prior to passing a new enforceable zoning bylaw. Circumventing the legal avenue to get around the official plan amendment will only result in further disputes in courts by residents and a complete waste of our tax dollars. At the end, I agree with the towns position that the party houses needs to be addressed but strongly disagree with the proposed zoning bylaw amendment and the procedure put in place for the public meeting scheduled on June 25, 2020. I would like the councils to consider the financial impact of their decision and the future legal cost that the town has to bare if it is to proceed with passing the zoning bylaw amendments. Regards, Nima Jahromi Page 542 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Ray Trenholm <eightmiler@hotmail.ca> Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2020 4:49 PM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: STR amendment I support the proposed by law amendment for short term rentals Susan Trenholm 17 Eight Mile Point Road Ori-Medonte L3V0K2 Page 543 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Ray T <eightmilept@gmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Sunday, June 21, 2020 6:17 PM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Short Term Rental Amendment Both my wife and I (Susan Trenholm, Raymond Trenholm 17 Eight Mile Pt. Rd. Oro-Medonte support the proposed By-Law Amendment. And we look forward to the Township enforcing this by-law and would oppose any changes or weakening of the proposed Amendment in the form in which it has been proposed. Allowing any exceptions would completely undermine its purpose and intent and would prejudice the success of any enforcement. Which would certainly allow STR Operators to continue as they have in the past which has been disruptive. Raymond Trenholm Susan Trenholm 17 Eight Mile Point Road Oro-Medonte Page 544 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Paul Sanderson <psanderson@rogers.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Monday, June 22, 2020 11:18 AM ƚʹ Greenlaw, Randy <randy.greenlaw@oro-medonte.ca>; Scott, Shawn <shawn.scott@oro- medonte.ca>; Keane, Cathy <cathy.keane@oro-medonte.ca>; DeSousa, Tammy <tammy.desousa@oro- medonte.ca>; Veitch, Ian <ian.veitch@oro-medonte.ca>; Hough, Ralph <ralph.hough@oro- medonte.ca>; Hughes, Harry <harry.hughes@oro-medonte.ca>; STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> /ĭʹ Dunn, Robin <rdunn@oro-medonte.ca>; Leigh, Andria <aleigh@oro-medonte.ca>; Aubichon, Yvonne <yaubichon@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ SHORT TERM RENTAL ACCOMMODATION VICTIM IMPACT STATEMENT Council Members, Please review the information presented so as to clearly remember the havoc caused by Short Term Rentals in contravention to current and proposed laws. IMPORTANT NOTICE PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT Please be informed the 2020 illegal ghost hotel party house season has now started here in beautiful Oro- Medonte in spite of the current COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. The location in question is two doors from my home: ORO-MEDONTE, ON L0L 1T0 This location was a single family dwelling housing no more than families of four for over 30 years, until it was purchased by I ~3 years ago. A bunkie was added as was more parking to increase capacity and the lakefront yard elevated with fill by some 6-8 feet. No additional septic capacity was added. The neighborhood abounds with children, strollers, pets, people walking and so forth, especially as Summer is here and schools are closed. With the ice gone, the waterfront is also busy. At ~1615 hours March 14, 2020, a parade of ~5-6 late model Audi's, BMWs and Mercedes came speeding in to arrive and disembark ~10-12 young Asian gentlemen and women aged ~17-24 years old. Numerous other examples can be recounted as well. Even though the evening was fairly cold, it did not stop the revelers from beer pong and smoking on the deck complete with yelling, cursing and screaming about every hour or so between warming up inside. Page 545 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... There was also an outdoor fire on the deck between the house and the lake, probably with no Burn Permit. The 'patrons' never left to shop or sight see or to add any economic value to the local community. The group departed again as a parade of speeding vehicles at 1630 hours Sunday March 15, 2020. Some vehicles queued up waiting for the lead vehicle to depart in a fashion similar to the film "Fast & Furious" creating a high speed convoy through the neighbourhood. I have written to express my concern on the STR issue many times as the presence of an STR in my neighbourhood is literally ruining my quality of life. It is now time for OM to demonstrate some semblance of leadership on this issue and start enforcing our By-Laws, including the proposed amendment and upper tier statutes. I did not 'report' the above incident to the 'authorities' as I have been implementing such actions for 3 years now with NO results of behavior changes. To do the same thing over and over again expecting a different and positive outcome is both insane and folly according to both Albert Einstein and Oscar Wilde respectively. The MAJORITY of residents feel things are already 'right' if you would simply enforce the existing laws! It is a simple matter and does not require any over complication. Even so, the law is the law and the law is there for a reason, namely to avoid chaos. The only Special Interest groups are the residents who have been forced to endure the various types of unsavory activities in family and adult neighbourhoods. There is absolutely no need or requirement for residents to have their lives degraded by police, the OPP, and EMS arriving at an STR to remove a patron in handcuffs who has been fighting, screaming obscenities, disrupting the community and requiring first responders to quell the incidents. Where is the community value in allowing such activities? From my vantage, all I see is extra preventable costs and a reduction in the quality of life. There is absolutely no need or requirement for residents to put up with unsafe boating and jet ski stunt riding by intoxicated 'patrons' too close to the shore and docks. There is absolutely no need or requirement for residents to tolerate the illegal activity and reduction in safety perpetrated by STRs. If it continues to appear my home is in reality no longer Shoreline Residential enforced Zoning, I will be seeking a property tax rate credit rebate within 6 months of this writing unless Zoning is enforced. The amount of the credit petitioned through Small Claims will reflect the loss of property value and will be proportionate to the lack of value and service received from OM MLE, OM FES, OPP (Land & Marine) surrounding Residential Zoning contraventions for the last three years. Records have been diligently maintained. Page 546 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Myself and family have been victimized long enough by the deviant sub culture of STRs and I want to remind you all the lack of protection for residents will not be tolerated any longer. Various sections of the Criminal Code of Canada can be applied if necessary to return our community to the residents who live here. The STRs do NOT control our quality of life as they may think, rather it is the residents and their Council who define what our community will be. Do not be swayed by any last minute pleadings from the STR operators to allow their illegal presence in our community. If any STRs are allowed, the results will only continue to get worse and create more uncertainty for our futures here in OM. The following quote from the mayor in an email of 3 months ago suggests the message has been heard, then NOW is the TIME for ACTION: "The message that has be clearly heard is that Short Term Party Houses do not belong in residential areas." You are now in a position to end the victimization of residents by illegal STRs and to support residents by enforcing the soon to be newly amended Zoning By-Law. Thank you in advance for your cooperation and support for residents in this matter. Sincerely, Paul Sanderson, 2251 Lakeshore Rd East, HAWKESTONE, ON L0L 1T0 Page 547 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ allan baker <designequation@hotmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Monday, June 22, 2020 10:14 AM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> /ĭʹ . Council <Council@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ STR by-law and June 25 Public Meeting Good day Council, We support the existing STR by-law and the amendment with no exceptions or compromises to be made ... and of course, expect strong enforcement - otherwise why waste everyone's time. The abuse of Oro-Medonte resident's rights must end NOW. Sincerely, Allan + Linda Baker 638 Horseshoe Vly. Rd. E. Page 548 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Anne Golden <goldenanne1@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, June 22, 2020 9:30 AM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: STR operators I am writing to support the amendment as proposed. I strongly oppose making any exceptions or weakening our zoning by law in any way. I want the Township to enforce the existing by-law. I cannot understand why Council will not stop STR operators who are operating illegally and ruining the lives of residents. Anne Golden, 269 Lakeshore Road W. 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CƩƚƒʹ Bruce McCartney <balcaris@icloud.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Monday, June 22, 2020 9:35 AM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> /ĭʹ Domenic Natale <Domenic.Natale@td.com>; Frank Hutcheson <fhutcheson27@gmail.com> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ STR Dear Mayor and Council We support the proposed by-law amendment which will prohibit short term rentals in Oro Medonte. We read, with horror, the letter written by the neighbours who have been victimized by short term rentals and noise for the last three years and strongly recommend that Oro Medonte do everything in its power to enforce its by-laws. There should be no exceptions to the by-law. Yours sincerely, Michael Higgins Bruce McCartney 27 Windfields Drive West Oro Medonte Page 559 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Bryn80 <bryn80@rogers.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Monday, June 22, 2020 8:44 AM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ June 25 Short term rentals Hello.. I have applied to speak at thee June 25 meeting. This is an issue of safety and security. I support the amendment as written. Short term rentals are illegal and the interim control bylaw cannot legalize them.The only zone disruptions for over three years. It is time to make our laws ironclad as the mayor has written to me. There can be no exceptions. Every municipality can use discretion and decide which situation warrants a charge. This has been upheld at the Supreme Court so there is no need for exceptions or loopholes. I emphasize ---- THIS IS SAFETY AND SECURITY IN OUR NEIGHBOURHOODS.. Thanks Bryn Pressnail Page 560 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Debbie palmer <debbiepalmer_98@hotmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Monday, June 22, 2020 10:59 AM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ STR concerns I want to state at the outset that I do believe existing by-laws prohibit AirBnB's and other STR's in residential areas; they are commercial operations and as such, are not allowed under existing zoning restrictions. They have no business being located in residential areas and I urge council to move to ensure our community is protected from these unwanted intruders. I am concerned about some wording /definitions as applied to STR's and would like clarification. According to the information presented on the website. https://www.oro- medonte.ca/municipal-services/planning-information In that by-law, Short Term Rental Accommodations (STRA's) are defined as a dwelling or part of a dwelling that operates or offers three or more bedrooms as a place of temporary residence, lodging or occupancy by way of concession, permit, lease, license, rental agreement or similar commercial arrangement for any period of 30 consecutive calendar days or less throughout all or any part of the calendar year. Short term rental accommodations shall not mean or include a motel, hotel, bed and breakfast establishments, hospital or similar commercial or institutional uses. The definition specifies STR's as "commercial arrangement" thus not allowed in a residential area. ( .... though how is that different from a "Private" or "Personal" arrangement? I believe it could be loophole and could very easily be circumvented) However, I do not understand why the definition limits STR to "3 or more bedrooms". Why is it not applied to a 2 or even 1 bedroom situtation? It would seem to me, that a home could offer itself as a 2 bedroom dwelling but that rooms that might otherwise be labeled as basements or offices, even dining rooms, could be used as bedrooms by simply installing a pull out couch. Many places on Landscapes only have 2 bedrooms on the main floor but full basements and, as such, could easily accommodate large numbers of people. Technically this would be allowed under this "3 or more bedroom" definition. Furthermore, many cottages on the lakes are small, smaller than 3 bedrooms, yet we have seen literally dozens of people cram into a 2 bedroom place. As a cottager, I assure you that the noise we endure from the AirBnB rental across the lake is no more welcomed than if it was a cottage rented across the street. The definition needs to be changed away from this "3 or more bedrooms" and instead impose limitations as to the number of people that can be in any approved rental. We all know the list of complaints associated with STRS. Although by - laws do exist to address excessive noise, parking, backyard fires etc., it is apparent that they are ineffective. Complaints have been launched but charges are either not laid, or the Page 561 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... matter ignored. It is necessary to not only have strict by-laws, but to enforce them. otherwise it makes a mockery of council and the community. The fine must not only be a punishment for violators, it must be a significant deterrent. It is important to post the charges and fines that could be levied. A $150 fine for example, would not deter any AirBnB owner from putting their place up for rent when they could well be making $2000 or more. Ideally, I would also like to see some limitation as to the number of days or times any establishment which does not have an owner/manager living on site, be rented out. Having a revolving door rental policy is simply unfair to those who live anywhere near such a STR. There is no escape for them but moving, and the irony is that having an STR nearby lowers their home's resale value so that they are in fact punished twice. Finally, it is my opinion that all STR's must be registered, fully licensed at owners expense and in compliance with the same rules and zoning requirements as any business offering commercial accommodation. A properly licensed establishment, be it Bed and Breakfast, hotel, restaurant, long term care home, etc., must have safety requirements met and is regularly inspected to ensure compliance. They must have liability insurance as well. STR's must fall under the same directives. I trust council will work to protect our community by ensuring STRs are kept out of residential areas. What is equally important is that existing STRs not be grandfathered exemptions but instead ordered to close, phased out over the course of a year. As commercial enterprises, they are in violation of existing zoning restrictions. Sincerely Debbie Palmer 14 Highland Dr Oro-Medonte L0L 2L0 Page 562 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Page 563 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Page 564 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Y9LI ahw\[9 ѡƉĻźƷŷƒƚƩƌĻǤθƩƚŭĻƩƭ͵ĭƚƒѢ {ĻƓƷʹ aƚƓķğǤͲ WǒƓĻ ЋЋͲ ЋЉЋЉ ЊЉʹЍЎ ta ƚʹ L{ǒƦƦƚƩƷ ѡL{ǒƦƦƚƩƷθƚƩƚΏƒĻķƚƓƷĻ͵ĭğѢ /ĭʹ 5Ʃ͵ YĻźƷŷ aƚƩƌĻǤ ѡƉĻźƷŷƒƚƩƌĻǤθƩƚŭĻƩƭ͵ĭƚƒѢ {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ hƩƚΏaĻķƚƓƷĻ ƚƚƒ /ƚǒƓĭźƌ aĻĻƷźƓŭ ŷǒƩƭķğǤ ЋЎ WǒƓĻ {ŷƚƩƷ ĻƩƒ wĻƓƷğƌƭ To whom it may concern, I do not have questions but want to state clearly the following: I definitively support the amendment as proposed. I oppose making any exceptions or weakening of the zoning by-law in any way. I look forward to seeing the Township of Oro-Medonte enforcing their existing by- law. Keith Morley CD,BSc,DMD,MBA,FRCD(C) Board Certified Pediatric Dentist Past President American Academy Pediatric Dentistry 200-300 Lakeshore Dr. Barrie ON L4N0B4 Office:705-722-3213 https://ca.linkedin.com/in/keithmorley Page 565 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Dr. Michael Minden <mmm@drminden.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Monday, June 22, 2020 2:32 PM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ -law 97-95. Hello, My name is Michael Minden from 45 Eight Mile Point Road Oro-Medonte. I would like to vote "yes" meaning I want the amendment to stay in place and be enforced. Please confirm receipt of this email. -- Dr. Michael Minden Industrial-Organizational Psychologist 45 St. Clair Avenue West, Suite 1201 Toronto, Ontario M4V 1K9 416 975-8840 Page 566 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ fhutcheson27@gmail.com <fhutcheson27@gmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Monday, June 22, 2020 9:07 AM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ STRs Mayor and Council We support the amendment being voted on June 25 re: Short Term Rentals. Commercial enterprises of any type are illegal in Residential areas in Oro-Medonte. We have a sound Bylaw which protects residential areas from Commercial businesses. Bylaw - a stance we taxpayers do not understand or agree with! We deserve and must have protection from the owners who advertise and own these homes. They Meanwhile the owners of residences who live here full time are subjected to long lists of horrors from these renters. OM Township staff and Council know our concerns as we have presented them many times over the last two years. When residents that are close to short-term rentals realize it is Friday each week they cringe and wonder who and how many strangers will arrive at our local STR. What an unpleasant way to experience what should be the quiet enjoyment of our homes in our residential neighbourhoods! This issue has been studied to death by Council and staff. Time to proceed to show your muscle - STOP aceful neighbourhoods to full time occupants/taxpayers! Enough is enough!! PLEASE ENFORCE THE BYLAW YOU HAVE ON YOUR BOOKS ALREADY! Thank you Frank and Rhonda Hutcheson 792 15-16 Sideroad E Oro-Medonte, ON L0L 1T0 Page 567 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Kathy Wiles <kwiles10@yahoo.ca> Sent: Monday, June 22, 2020 12:08 PM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Cc: Leslie Pressnail <bryn80@rogers.com> Subject: Short Term Rentals Township of Oro-Medonte, 148 Line 7 South, Oro-Medonte,ON. L0L 2L0 Dear Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Councillors and Chief Administrative Officer: I appreciate the work that the Township Council and Staff have done to review the short-term rental issue and their decision to bring forward the Amendment which confirms that the existing Zoning By-law 97-95 prohibits short term rentals of dwellings in residential zones in our township. I am strongly opposed to legalizing, or supporting in any way, such short term rentals. To accommodate short-term or casual rental operators is to promote the occurrence of DISRUPTION to nearby residents through shouting, profanity and loud music at any time of the night; often correlating with the level of intoxication of the the renters. It would facilitate the occurrence of PROPERTY MISUSE such as overflowing septic systems, outdoor urination and defecation, garbage left at the roadside for days with the accompanying mess caused by animals, trespass to neighbouring properties and theft and vandalism of neighbouring properties. It would also promote threats to the SAFETY of nearby residents through dangerous and unlawful use of fires and fireworks, vehicles parked along roadways hindering emergency vehicle access and operation of watercraft by intoxicated renters. I have every confidence that Oro-Medonte Township Council is committed to reducing the above risks and that you WILL pass and uphold the zoning amendment as proposed, to rigorously defend any appeal to LPAT and that you will proceed with enforcement that protects the safety, security and peacefulness of Oro-Medonte neighbourhood. Thank you for your ongoing efforts on this issue. Yours truly, Kathleen Wiles { 83 Bay St. } Page 568 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Kim Pressnail <pressna@ecf.utoronto.ca> {ĻƓƷʹ June 22, 2020 8:14 AM ƚʹ 'Hughes, Harry' <harry.hughes@oro-medonte.ca>; ralph.hough@oro-medonte.ca; 'Veitch, Ian' <ian.veitch@oro-medonte.ca>; tammy.desousa@oro-medonte.ca; 'Keane, Cathy' <cathy.keane@oro- medonte.ca>; 'Scott, Shawn' <shawn.scott@oro-medonte.ca>; 'Greenlaw, Randy' <randy.greenlaw@oro-medonte.ca>; 'Teeter, Janette' <jteeter@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ In Support of My Representation to Council at the Public Meeting Scheduled for June 25, 2020 Mayor and Members of Council, Attached please find two documents that I will use to support a part of the representations that I plan to The first document was prepared in support of an unsuccessful deputation application that I made in early January. This document was previously delivered to the Mayor and to the Deputy Clerk. updates dated January 14, 2020 and April 6, 2020. I believe that these latter two updates have never I hope you find these documents helpful. Thank you, K.D. Pressnail Page 569 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... April 6, 2020 Kim Pressnail 173 Parkside Drive, Oro-Medonte, ON L0L 1T0 Dear Kim, Further to my opinion letters dated November 18, 2019, and January 14, 2020, you asked me to provide you with some additional comments regarding the recent City of Burlington case involving enforcement. You also asked me to comment on proceeding with a zoning change in the absence of a public meeting and whether or not, given the COVID-19 crisis, there was any urgency in bringing forth such a zoning change. As before, I have written this addenda to my previous two letters with the understanding that the reader will be the Council of the Township of Oro-Medonte. As you are aware my last opinion letter, dated January 14, 2020, contained in the second to last paragraph comments concerning enforcement. At that time I suggested that the Township might be concerned about enforcing the Zoning By-law in seeking a conviction against an illegal STR. I used the words "What if we lose". I am now happy to report that this concern is or should no longer be a problem. I have attached for your information a Superior Court of Justice decision (January, 2020) brought about by the City of Burlington laying charges against an illegal STR. As you will see, the Court appeared to have little hesitation in convicting the owner, ordering the Municipality and the Sheriff's department to use whatever means necessary to ensure the use was discontinued and fined the owner $9500.00. Documents attached to the decision set out how the City proceeded and the evidence required to secure this decision. A decision that I would suggest is available to any Municipality that wishes to protect its citizens from these intrusive and disruptive commercial uses within residential areas. This decision is in addition to previous OMB/LPAT decisions and court decisions on point which have concluded that STRs are undeniably a commercial use. It my understanding that the Township apparently intends to proceed with the Zoning By-law amendments regarding STRs in the absence of a Public Meeting held in the manner required by the Planning Act. I would very much warn against such a move. In regard to a matter in another Simcoe County municipality, planning staff recently provided the following direction given the COVID-19 crisis: "Unless we can have a public meeting - we will not make a decision on this rezoning. We cannot move this project forward until we can hear from residents in a Public Meeting". Not only is this the correct thing to do, I also suspect they may understand that to proceed otherwise would in all likelihood result in any zoning amendments enacted, without a public meeting, being found to be ultra vires and beyond the legislative power and authority of the Municipality. There are no provisions in the Planning Act that contemplate or permit a public meeting to be held by electronic means and I believe that to proceed in this manner would require clear legislative direction from the Province. It is difficult if not impossible to see how holding a public meeting by electronic means would, as required by the Planning Act, afford every Township resident the opportunity to make representations in respect of proposed zoning amendments particularly, in this case, given the highly controversial nature of the STR issue, the virtual certainty, particularly given the attendance at the Lakehead public information session, that there will be a 1 Page 570 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... significant number of residents wishing to make submissions, and the fact that internet services in rural areas are often unreliable, unavailable or have insufficient capacity or have limiting data caps, or in the case of the elderly, have no access to the internet at all, any of which preclude effective participation. Moreover, as I have previously concluded, under the existing Zoning By-law, STRs are not a permitted use and are illegal in any zone outside of the V1 zone. The Interim Control By-law cannot legalize or grandfather an illegal use. The expiry date attached to the ICB is therefore not of any consequence in terms of whether new or existing STRs are permitted to operate after that date in residential zones. Neither will be permitted and both will still be illegal. There is therefore no urgency or deadline for bringing forward potential zoning amendments that justify or require holding a public meeting by electronic means and for which, as noted above, there is no authority under the Planning Act. Since I was unable to find my previous opinions of November 18, 2019 and January 14, 2020 on the Township's publically available records, I have included those below to form part of this letter so that they can be placed on the public record in this combined form. I trust that this will assist you and ultimately, the municipality. Yours Truly, Gordon Knox. MCIP, RPP. Retired. 2 Page 571 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... January 14, 2020 Kim Pressnail 173 Parkside Drive, Oro-Medonte, ON L0L 1T0 Dear Kim, Further to my opinion letter dated November 18, 2019, you asked me to provide you with some additional comments regarding the recent Toronto LPAT decision, and the impact of the V1 zone with the residential permitted use of letter with the understanding that the reader will be the Council of the Township of Oro-Medonte. In my opinion letter of November 18, 2018, I introduced myself by stating that I am a retired Urban Planner, who worked mainly within Simcoe County for just under forty years and was the Planner of Record for over a dozen Municipalities writing many of their initial Official Plans and Zoning By-laws and have appeared as an expert witness before the OMB on over 200 occasions. I will begin with the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT or Tribunal) decision in the Toronto case. The City of Toronto (City) stated, on its public website and in its submissions to LPAT, that all short term rentals of dwelling units (STR) were prohibited in residential zones under the existing zoning by-laws in place prior to the amendments giving rise to the appeal. -laws which authorizes only those uses listed in the by-law as being permitted in a particular zone. This is the same structure as the Township of Oro-Medonte Zoning By-law. For policy reasons though, Toronto decided to proceed with zoning changes to allow short term rentals (STRs) to be operated in residential zones but only in a dwelling that was the principal residence of the STR operator. The changes were designed to balance the objectives of supporting tourism but at the same time addressing the shortage of permanent housing in the City and limiting commercialization of residential neighbourhoods. To strike the balance between these competing policy objectives, the City decided to continue to prohibit short term rentals where the operator was not the principal resident, what rentals. Thus, the City chose to only allow and license STRs where the operator was the principal resident. This principal residence requirement triggered the LPAT appeal as a group of dedicated short term rental operators appealed the zoning by-law amendment. The Tct STRs to only those operated from principal residences. STRs where the operator was not a principal resident (dedicated STRs) were found to be a commercial use and the Tribunal upheld the principal residence requirement stating that the 1 ZBAs (Zoning By-law Amendments) represent good planning in the public interest. Although the Tribunal was only dealing with appellants who were dedicated short term rental operators, the Tribunal stated that short rental uses comprised a spectrum. At one end of the spectrum were dedicated STRs which were found to be commercial. At the other end of the spectrum, was home sharing where a principal resident utilized excess space (e.g., bedrooms) or occasional absences (e.g., entire unit) for STR purposes as a 1 At \[150\] Local Planning Appeal Tribunal ISSUE DATE: November 18, 2019 CASE NO(S) PL180082 3 Page 572 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... 2 direct extension of the occupancy of the dwelling unit as a place of permanent residence. The Tribunal was offering an opinion that it is possible that, at the opposite end of the STR spectrum from dedicated STRs, some level of occasional STR use may fall within the definition of a residential use. However, the Tribunal noted that such a finding would depend upon the intensity of use and went on to say, although the context and facts differ, various authorities have found that temporary forms of accommodation for tourists and others do not 3 constitute a residential use. Significantly, the Tribunal also reiterated the established planning principle that residential areas are designed to be non-commercial areas where people reside and that commercial areas are intended as locations for business, 4 with zoning by-laws routinely separating uses to prevent one type of use from infiltrating another. It must be noted that The Toronto LPAT decision dealt only with the City of Torontoauthority to enact zoning by-law amendments to allow STRs to operate but only in the principal residence of the operator. It did not make any finding or decision as to whether STRs were permitted in residential zones under the Toronto zoning by-law prior to its amendment. It is also my understanding that the City of Toronto did not have a permitted use in place in its existing zoning by-law that specifically applied to STRs unlike the situation in Oro-Medonte (the Township) where there is already specific zoning in place permitting STRs to operate in the V1 zone as discussed below. Having considered the Toronto LPAT decision, I still find that all STRs, with the exception of de minimis circumstances, are essentially a commercial use separate and distinct from any use of the dwelling for ordinary residential purposes. It is possible that the intensity of the activity may be so low, that perhaps when a home ownee shares only once or twice a year, the STR use may fall within the definition of a residential use. This is not however the situation at issue in the Township. What is clear from the decisions on point is that temporary forms of accommodation have been repeatedly found to be commercial uses, and therefore, it is my opinion that non-occasional (i.e. more than de minimis) STR use of a dwelling unit, being a temporary form of accommodation, are essentially commercial in nature and a distinct and separate use of the dwelling unit. Under well-established planning principles, unless a STR use is specifically listed as a permissible use in a 5 residential zone, they are prohibited. This principle is expressly stated in the Township Zoning By-law. Accordingly, I continue to be of the opinion that these STRs are not a permitted use and are illegal in the six Residential zones in the Township (i.e.R1, R2, RUR1, RUR2, SR, RLS). In addition to this analysis, there is another basis on which I have concluded that STRs are illegal in Residential zones. This is the point that I outlined to Council on December 10, 2019 - the creation by the Township of the Village One (V1) zone and the listed permitted residential uses in that zone that include village commercial 6 resort u This use specifically captures and includes dwelling units that are used for STR purposes and therefore permits STRs to be operated in the V1 zone. Back in 2014, when the V1 zone was created, it appears that Council addressed the issue of short-term rentals and established a specific use for that zone that expressly described short-term rentals. Council likely established the permitted use of village commercial resort ufor the V1 zone because both the Township and 2 Note 1 at \[87\] 3 Note 1 at \[91\] 4 Note 1 at \[90\] 5 Township of Oro-Medonte Consolidated Zoning By-law 97-95, page 3, Section 3.0 6 Oro-Medonte Zoning By-law Amendment 2014-112 4 Page 573 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... the applicant for the new zoning believed that under the existing zoning by-laws STRs were illegal. Thus, when the V1 zone was established it was considered appropriate to include a new permitted residential use of village commercial resort unit in order to allow STR uses of residential dwelling units within that new zone. It is evident from the manner in which this use is defined in the Zoning By-law that short term rental of an entire dwelling unit is considered as separate and distinct use from that of ordinary residential use. This use of a dwelling unit is not listed as a permitted use in any other zone in the Township and is therefore not permitted outside of the V1 zone. This decision by Council to allow STRs in the V1 zone would necessarily have taken into account the nature of the V1 zone which is a mixed use commercial / residential zone with a wide variety of commercial uses permitted and only medium to high density residential allowed. This restriction of STRs uses to the V1 mixed use zone is consistent with the Township zoning structure that does not allow other types of temporary accommodations in Residential zones. In particular hotels and motels are only permitted in the Local and General Commercial and Future Development zones. Bed and breakfast establishments are only permitted under the Zoning By-law in the Agricultural / Rural and Private Recreation zones. Boarding lodging and rooming houses are not permitted in any zone. Since the Township has already defined a permitted use that describes a short term rental and has permitted that use in only the V1 zone, an operator of a STR who wants to carry on that business is restricted under the Zoning By-law to doing so only in the V1 zone. An operator who wishes to operate a STR in another zone, such as a Residential zone, can only do that legally if a site-specific variance is obtained which allows that use as an exception to the permitted uses designated for that zone. It should be noted that in establishing the V1 zone, Council decided that STRs would not be permitted in single- detached dwellings. This presumably was based on Council assessment that STR uses would be appropriate for higher density residential but not for single-detached residential zones. This is similar to the approach taken in The Town of The Blue Mountains (Blue Mountains) where new short term rentals are currently not permitted in low density residential (R1,R2,R3) zones. Finally, it must be noted that the Township zoning structure which only permits STRs in the V1 zone is not in any way dependent upon whether the STR use is a commercial activity. The permitted use for village commercial resort units does not specify any requirement that the STR use be commercial in nature. In other words all STRs are permitted in the V1 zone and consequently all STRs are not permitted in any other zone, including residential zones, regardless of whether any particular STR operation is viewed as being commercial in nature. Accordingly, in view of the V1 zoning in place in the Township, I am of the opinion that STRs are not a permitted use and are illegal in the Residential zones in the Township. Although this conclusion is essentially the same as that reached based on the commercial nature of STRs, it has been reached based on a separate analysis of the V1 and related zoning. This leads me to the question of enforcement. Further to my appearance before Council on December 10, 2019, I would like to provide some further thoughts about the enforcement of the existing zoning by-law. I understand from the questioning that there is a concern for accommodating the casual cottage rental operator. I think that we all can agree that such rentals, also known as the them. Nobody does, including the Ma. The casual rental has never been, and never will be a problem. 5 Page 574 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... The Ma and Pa operators are usually self-governing because they themselves primarily use the cottage as their own residence and are therefore respectful of their neighbours and their community. Licensing was originally proposed as a solution to controlling bad behaviour that inevitably arises when the operation of an unsupervised hotel business is allowed in a residential neighbourhood. The most efficient and effective means of controlling bad behaviour is to avoid the conflicts in the first place by enforcing the existing zoning by laws. In my opinion, licensing is not the answer. Enforcing the existing zoning by-laws is. Zoning by- laws exist to protect the integrity and character of residential neighbourhoods and prevent the intrusion of commercial uses into those zones. n Blue Mountains, as it is extremely costly to administer, property values next to a licenced STRs have declined, and condo boards are amending by-laws to prohibit STR uses. It is my understanding that the planning department in Blue Mountains is informing condo owners that if they want to prohibit STRs they can by amending their by-laws. I have also learned that four condo complexes 7 are currently changing their by-laws. These Far Hills Rankins Landing; Apple Jack; Apple Ridge. In Oro-Medonte, the same thing is occurring at Horseshoe Valley. It is my understanding that the 8 condo has recently prohibited STRs in their by-laws. This leads me to believe that even in higher density zones, residential property owners, particularly if they are a resident, STRs, nor do they trust the municipality to control these land uses. It also leads me to conclude that in Blue Mountains, even when there is diligent enforcement to control adverse and disruptive behaviour in STRs, licensing is not effective. If you try to develop a licensing scheme to allow the Ma and Pa to continue, you will be solving a non-problem and you will be needlessly adding a regulatory burden to the Ma and Pa that is completely unnecessary and you could end up opening a loop hole for the commercial operators to continue to carry on their short term rental business under the pretence or guise of being a casual rental operator. I would not be surprised to learn that commercial operators will ask you to amend the zoning with or without licensing in order and if you do, Council will have been duped into playing into their hands. Enforcing the existing by-law is what Clearview and Collingwood did. They enforced their existing zoning by- laws on a complaints-made basis. Although the Township has a duty to uphold their by-laws, the Township also has discretion when it comes to laying charges. So long as that discretion is exercised consistently and fairly, this can be an effective means of controlling and preventing the operation of commercial businesses in residential neighbourhoods. An isolated complaint of a minor nature against a Ma and Pa operator need not result in charges being laid; instead, a simple warning may suffice. Finally, I understand that some Council members are worried about enforcing the existing zoning. What if we then I would suggest that you assist the Crown in preparing the best file you can to m is what Council was told. Well, if you go the licensing route and you diligently enforce your licensing provisions, I believe you will have far more than 5 cases before the courts and it will be a recurring problem that will burden 7 This information was kindly provided by Mr. C., a resident of the Town of The Blue Mountains who has been a part of the by-law amendment process. If you wish to follow up with him, I would be pleased to seek his permission to disclose his contact information. 8 This information was kindly provided by Ms. D., a resident of Oro-Medonte who has first hand knowledge of the condominium corporation known as High Vista. If you wish to follow up with her, I would be pleased to seek her permission to disclose her contact information. 6 Page 575 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... future Councils, just like in the Town of The Blue Mountains. Ultimately, the safety and security of residential neighbourhoods is at stake here. r laws that prohibit theft because of concerns that the case might not be successful. I think everyone would agree that this would not represent the values of the society in which we all live and enjoy. In conclusion, I think the time has come to stand back and express my dismay at what has been happening here. have been referred to, were not aware of the V1 Zone and the obvious consequences of its existence, particularly in light of the fact that the Township adopted this rather significant zone only 5 ½ years ago? Or how was the Township not aware that a commercial activity is not permitted in residential zones? I can understand, if Council was not provided with complete information, that there was, for Council, a possibility that this topic was "a grey area of the law". In my opinion it never was a grey area of the law. With the existence of the Village One zone, the legality of short term rental uses is about as black and white as the subject can be. Outside of the V1 Zone, STR's are prohibited. There can be no other explanation or conclusion. I trust that this has been helpful. Yours Truly, Gordon Knox. MCIP, RPP. Retired. 7 Page 576 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... November 18, 2019 Kim Pressnail 173 Parkside Drive, Oro-Medonte, ON L0L 1T0 Dear Kim, You asked me in Oro-Medonte that will eventually be provided to Mayor and Council. I have written this opinion letter with the understanding that the reader will be your Township Council. For your information, I am a retired Urban Planner, who worked mainly within Simcoe County for just under forty years and was the Planner of Record for over a dozen Municipalities writing many of their initial Official Plans and Zoning By-laws and have appeared as an expert witness before the OMB on over 200 occasions. My initial review of the Townships Official Plan and Zoning By-law, particularly the Zoning By-law and the provision that commercial uses were specifically prohibited in single detached dwellings, brought me quickly to y their nature commercial, and therefore, not permitted uses and therefore illegal. My review of the Blue Mountains OMB (2011) decision and the decision of the Superior Court of Justice (Menzies case) heard by Mr. Justice Beaudoin (2016) mercial uses and should not be permitted in single detached residential zones. In my opinion both matters were well considered and provided a clear understanding as to what these uses constituted. Again, both cases outlined ses and for other noted reasons should not be expected or permitted in single detached dwelling areas. In reviewing the two planning reports provided to Council concerning this matter, I was struck initially by the fact that staff had failed to offer Coun single detached residentially zoned areas and unless it could be proven that these business activities had existed prior to 1997 and beyond, then the Township could and should enforce its by-laws and shut these uses down. I think we can all agree that if someone wanted to convert their residential use in a residentially zoned area to a shoe store, restaurant or manufacturing facility, the Township response would be swift in stopping these types of activities. Since the decisions cited above conclud-like land use for short term ignore the others for a moment? I understand t across the Province and beyond and have to a degree caught many Municipalities by surprise. However a number of Municipalities such as the Town of The Blue Mountains, Wasaga Beach, , and as far as I know have not recognized, as legal non-conforming, any uses that may have started up illegally. Unless the Zoning By-law is amended, an illegal use remains an illegal use. 8 Page 577 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... In my opinion, -Medonte are illegal. In the future, should the Township not take action to shut down these uses, it is reasonable to predict that the ratepayers may take the Township to Court and ask that the Township be directed to enforce its by- In the alternative, the Township could amend the zoning by- land owner in an R1 or SR zones. However it would seem inevitable that this move would be challenged resulting in a Tribunal hearing. Given past OMB and Court decisions I would think that the Township would have a very steep hill to climb. I should also suggest that to decide to license these uses, under current circumstances, would not make them legal but probably would put the Township in a very awkward spot if investments were made In regard to the Interim Control By-law (ICB), it is difficult to understand what has apparently happened and the position taken by the Township. It in my opinion they are not. It would seem to me that the only way to legalize an STR would be by way of a Section 34 (Zoning By-law) amendment. As Section 38 (ICB) was only intended to create a pause, intended to stop a building permit for an unwanted use, to preserve the intent of an Official Plan designation; it cannot be also understand that this may be a difficult issue to tackle. At the end of the day, however, it seems to me that Council has a duty to protect it to neighbours. The final test for each member of Council is how would you feel if having purchased your home with the belief and knowledge that you were in a safe and quiet place only to have an uncontrolled STR pop up next to you, unannounced and be turned into the party house from hell? If you are anything like like it nor would you put up with it. Can you imagine thinking that there is really nothing you can do about it, but it has been suggested that licensing will somehow control it, which given the experi believe. How would you feel because this is all about good land use planning, which in essence is about respecting and protecting your neighbour? I trust that my opinion will be helpful to Council in dealing with this matter Yours Truly, Gordon Knox. MCIP, RPP. Retired. 9 Page 578 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... January 7, 2020 The Honourable Mayor Hughes, Township of Oro-Medonte, 148 Line 7 South, Oro-Medonte, ON. L0L2E0 Mayor Hughes, Short-Term Rentals in Oro-Medonte: Accommodating the Ma and Pa Rentals I know that you said that there was no need to make another deputation to Council. However, since my last deputation in March 2019, several important things have occurred and many concerned residents have asked me to speak up. Most recently, on November 18, 2019, the 1 much-awaited Toronto LPAT decision was released. As well, the retired planner Mr. Gord Knox met with Council on December 10, 2019 and revealed the discovery of the Village One zone. Based on these two events, Mr. Knox is in the process of supplementing his original opinion that he submitted to Council through me on November 18, 2019. I have a copy of his most recent Draft Addenda which I will refer to here. As I indicated to you earlier in an email, the rd Addenda will likely be available to the public and Council in the 3 week of January as his addenda is presently being reviewed. Mr. Knox wants to make his thoughts available as soon as possible because he believes that the public should be informed, and he welcomes critical review and scrutiny. Mr. Knox and I share the same goal that I hope we all share. We want to assist and support Council in making the best possible decisions regarding short-term rentals. I, and many others far more learned, believe that short-term rentals represent the single greatest threat to residential neighbourhoods ever faced in Oro Medonte. The informed realize that any regulatory steps taken in the next few months can affect residential neighbourhoods, forever. As Councillor Scott recently wrote in an email to methis right. agree. Zoning changes are effectively, forever, as they are practically impossible to undo, even by future Councils. I believe that everyone realizes that the regulation of short-term rentals is a sleeper issue. Unless an unsupervised hotel begins carrying on business next door, most people are unaware of how disruptive and damaging they can be to a neighbourhood. While I realize that the Township has been trying to inform residents about the problems of short-term rentals, most 1 Gord Knox is a retired Urban Planner, who worked mainly within Simcoe County for just under forty years and was the Planner of Record for over a dozen Municipalities writing many of their initial Official Plans and Zoning By- laws and have appeared as an expert witness be opinion dated November 18, 2019. 1 Page 579 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... people just how disruptive they can be. I personally know of 27 disruptive short- term rentals now, but as you have acknowledged, the problem is surely going to grow if pressures to commercialize residential neighbourhoods are not decisively addressed. As you know, I have been studying and researching short-term rental uses these last two and half years. I have gained some insights into the problems that we all face. Most recently, we were reminded on December 10, 2019 that members of Council continue to be concerned about Ma and Pa rentals. We are all concerned about So, I am pleased to share with you some of my thoughts and the thoughts of some learned people around me, on how best to address problems of short-term rentals in Oro-Medonte while accommodating the Ma and Pa short-term rental. Short-term rentals are essentially commercial. This is how the OMB characterized the use 2 before them in the ƚǞƓ ƚŅ ƷŷĻ ŷĻ .ƌǒĻ aƚǒƓƷğźƓƭ case in 2011. This is how the judge 3 characterized the use before the court in the 2015 aĻƓǩźĻƭ case. This is also how the Tribunal 4 in the Toronto LPAT case characterized the use before them, the dedicated (non owner- occupied) short-term rental. Although the Tribunal erm rentals existing zoning by-laws, the adjudicator spoke of a spectrum of short-term rental uses. At one end of the spectrum was the dedicated short-term rental which they stated was commercial. At the other end of the spectrum the adjudicator acknowledged that it was possible that a short-term rental use could fall within a residential use. Here is how 5 Mr. Knox has summarized the Toronto LPAT reasoning: as only dealing with appellants who were dedicated short term rental operators, the Tribunal stated that short rental uses comprised a spectrum. At one end of the spectrum were dedicated STRs which were found to be commercial. At the other end of the spectrum, was home sharing where a principal resident utilized purposes as a direct extension of the occupancy of the dwelling unit as a place of 6 The Tribunal was offering an opinion that it is possible that, at the opposite end of the STR spectrum from dedicated STRs, some level of occasional STR use may fall within the definition of a residential use. However, the Tribunal noted that such a find although the context and facts differ, various authorities have found that temporary forms of 7 accommodation for tourists and others do not constitute a residential use (Emphasis mine) 2 OMB, The Town of The Blue Mountains, File: PL080455, June 22, 2011 3 Ottawa-Carleton Standard Condominium Corporation No. 961 v Menzies, 2016 ONSC 7699 (CanLII) 4 Hodgart et al. v. Toronto (City), Local Planning Appeal Tribunal, Case Number PL180082, November 18, 2019. 5 Gord Knox, Draft Opinion Addenda, January 2020 6 Note 4 at \[87\] 7 Note 4 at \[91\] 2 Page 580 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Mr. Knox goes on to conclude in his addenda that: Having considered the Toronto LPAT decision, I still find that all STRs, with the exception of de minimis circumstances, are essentially a commercial use separate and distinct from any use of the dwelling for ordinary residential purposes. ... What is clear from the decisions on point is that temporary forms of accommodation have been repeatedly found to be commercial uses, and therefore, it is my opinion that non-occasional STR use of a dwelling unit, being a temporary form of accommodation, are essentially commercial in nature and a distinct and separate use of the dwelling unit. Under well- established planning principles, unless a STR use is specifically listed as a permissible use in a residential zone, they are prohibited. This principle is expressly stated in the 8,9 Township Zoning By-law. A second way to establish that STR uses are not permitted in residential zones in Oro-Medonte can be found in Mr. . This latter defined use, in Mr. , describes a short-term rental. So Council has already defined a use for short-term rentals and it has permitted that use in only one zone, the V1 zone. Here is what Mr. Knox writes about the significance of the V1 zone: there is another basis on which I have concluded that STRs are illegal in Residential zones. This is the point that I outlined to Council on December 10, 2019 - the creation by the Township of the Village One (V1) zone and the listed permitted residential uses in 10 This use specifically captures and includes dwelling units that are used for STR purposes and therefore permits STRs to be operated in the V1 zone. The permitted use for village commercial resort units does not specify any requirement that the STR use be commercial in nature. In other words all STRs are permitted in the V1 zone and consequently all STRs are not permitted in any other zone, including residential zones, regardless of whether any 11 particular STR operation is viewed as being commercial in nature. (Emphasis mine) The V1 discovery added support to Mr. earlier opinion where he previously concluded that short-term rental uses do not belong in single-detached residential areas. In October 2019 he wrote: The Municipal position to date is difficult to understand and, in my opinion, would not stand up to even a meagre cross- eril because if the Township moves forward to legalize these uses in single detached residential areas, whether it be along the shoreline, Horseshoe Valley or other 8 Township of Oro-Medonte Consolidated Zoning By-law 97-95, page 3, Section 3.0 9 Note 5 10 Oro-Medonte Zoning By-law Amendment 2014-112 11 Note 5 3 Page 581 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... accommodate all those who will appear in opposition and who will certainly trigger a tribunal hearing to what can only be described as a very very bad idea and based on the decisions to date, a lost cause. These uses simply do not belong in single detached 12 residential areas. Mr. Knox has consistently opined that short-term rental uses were not permitted in residential zones in the Township. On November 18, 2019, before the Toronto LPAT decision was released and before the discovery of the V1 zone he concluded: Having considered the material provided it is my opinion that short term rental uses are illegal, that they have been illegal since the adoption of Zoning Bylaw 97-95 and that there is no legal- these uses. The Official Plan only contemplates single detached and bed and breakfast residential uses. The Zoning Bylaw provides a definition of a single detached dwelling that this may have been added (2015-192) to address a different issue but in my opinion 13 that does not matter as the approved language of the bylaw stands as written. Since there are two path ways to conclude that short-term rentals are not permitted uses in residential zones, how should Council now proceed? It is my understanding that a public meeting for short-term rentals has been scheduled for February 2020. In advance of that meeting, I am currently drafting a letter addressed to you that will be sent by late January 2020. In this draft letter, I state that I believe that Council should obtain a written legal opinion regarding the illegality of short term rentals in residential zones. In my letter I write: still seek a second opinion. I strongly believe that you should obtain such a written opinion, and you should disclose a summary of that opinion so that the taxpayers who paid for it will know its contents. December 10, 2019, it would be irresponsible not to obtain a written legal opinion from the central issue. Ask them to review Mr. Kn revised opinion and then ask two fundamental but related questions: 1) opinion substantially correct? 2) Under the existing zoning by-laws, are commercial short-term rentals permitted uses in residential zones in Oro-Medonte? 12 13 Letter from Mr.Knox to Kim Pressnail dated November 18, 2019 and submitted to Council Re: Short Term Rentals -Medonte. 4 Page 582 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Once you have that opinion, and assuming the best way of controlling them is to enforce our existing by-laws that do not permit these uses in 14 residential zones. If the Township decides to enforce the existing zoning by-law that does not permit short-term rentals in residential zones, then where does that leave the Ma and Pa short-term rental? In his addenda, Mr. Knox writes about accommodating the Ma and Pa short-term rental: casual cottage rental operator. I think that we all can agree that such rentals, also who ow been, and never will be a problem. The Ma and Pa operators are usually self-governing because they themselves primarily use the cottage as their own residence and are 15 . If a disruptive short-term rental operator were to purchase the property next door to someone who has responsibly rented their home or cottage from time to time to family and friends, the Ma and Pa operator could end up losing what others have already lost - their sense of safety and security, their quiet enjoyment, and ultimately property value. No one, not even a casual operator, wants to live next to a disruptive commercial short- term rental. While I believe that we need to find a way to accommodate the casual operator, I also believe that with a licensing regime that may inadvertently open a zoning loop-hole that any resourceful and persistent commercial operator can push through. So how can the Township accommodate the Ma and Pa short-term rental? Recognizing that other municipalities including Clearview and Collingwood have addressed this very same problem, Mr Knox provides the following guidance: -law is what Clearview and Collingwood did. They enforced their existing zoning by-laws on a complaints-made basis. While the Township has a duty to uphold their by-laws, the Township also has discretion when it comes to laying charges. So long as that discretion is exercised consistently and fairly, this can be an effective means of controlling and preventing the operation of commercial businesses in residential neighbourhoods. An isolated complaint of a minor nature against a Ma and 14 K.D. Pressnail, Letter to -Term Rentals in Oro- to be submitted late January 2020. 15 Note 5 5 Page 583 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Pa operator need not result in charges being laid; instead, a simple warning may 16 In the end, some short-term rental operators may try to mislead Council into believing that new zoning provisions are required. Council may be told that is a vague phrase and the Township needs to clarify it since it does not appear in the appendix. Such words are self-serving and misleading, at best. New provisions are not required. If I understand what Mr. Knox is saying, a use, if it is not specifically permitted in a zone, is illegal. If Council tries to amend existing provisions, it may create an opportunity for spurious claims of legal non-conforming use that a diligent Council will have to pay to defend in court. what is essentially a non- problem and Council may be duped into appeasing the commercial operators. Mr Knox writes, as it is extremely costly to administer, property values next to a licenced STRs have declined, and condo boards are amending by-laws to prohibit STR uses. If you try to develop a licensing scheme to allow the Ma and Pa to continue, you will be solving a non-problem and you will be needlessly adding a regulatory burden to the Ma and Pa that is completely unnecessary and you could end up opening a loop hole for the commercial operators to continue to carry on their short term rental business under the pretence or guise of being a casual rental operator. I would not be surprised to learn that commercial operators will ask you to amend the zoning with or without licensing in 17 playing into their hands Council may also hear that a special interest group is trying to ban short-in Oro- Medonte. This sentence contains two very significant, and misleading misrepresentations. First, the Interim Petition results, presented to Council by Lillian McConnell on November 27, 2019 should remove any doubt that we are not a special interest group. Not one of the residents who signed the petition wants a commercial short-term rental next to them. Fifteen hundred people ar especially when the acceptance rate is over 90%. Furthermore, the petitioners are not trying to ĬğƓ commercial short-term rentals in residential -term rentals are already prohibited. How can you ban something that is already prohibited in law? I truly hope that no one employed by the Township would ever mislead any constituent or any 16 Note 5 17 Note 5 6 Page 584 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... member of Council by claiming that a special interest group is trying to ban short-term rentals. I will conclude this note with a few suggestions. As I wrote above, I believe that the Township should obtain an expert written opinion that affirms Mr. ish a summary statement before any public meeting is held. Further, I believe that the opinion will confirm and remind Council that the Township has a legal duty to enforce its zoning by-laws. Informing the public about this opinion is critical. All constituents need to know the present legal status of short-term rentals in residential zones before any regulatory changes are proposed at a public meeting. It there is to be a public meeting in February, then it should be a meeting similar to the 18 Lakehead Information Session where constituents have the opportunity to learn and understand the planning and legal issues surrounding short term rentals. This is a necessary step before any public input should be sought into contemplated regulatory changes. That is what any reasonable and responsible Council would do inform the constituents first. opinion, then make any regulatory changes. The Township should just begin enforcing the existing zoning by- law. It is the simplest way forward to address a difficult problem. In his Addenda Mr. Knox writes, inevitably arises when the operation of an unsupervised hotel business is allowed in a residential neighbourhood. The most efficient and effective means of controlling bad behaviour is to avoid the conflicts in the first place by enforcing the existing zoning by laws. In my opinion, licensing is not the answer. Enforcing the existing zoning by-laws is. Zoning by-laws exist to protect the integrity and character of residential 19 neighbourhoods and prevent the intrusion of commercial uses into those zones. To begin enforcing the existing zoning by-law, it would be reasonable to give fair notice to all operators. Once the Interim Control By-law lapses, offenders should be prosecuted on a complaints-made basis. Finally, after taking diligent and sustained enforcement steps, and after monitoring the success of the enforcement program over say, a 2 or 3 year period, a review should be conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the enforcement program. After such a review, Council should then consider whether any changes are needed to the existing regulatory regime. In the end, Council should step carefully and purposefully. We have one chance to get this right and many believe that enforcing our existing zoning by-law is the best way forward. In an email 18 The Lakehead Session was held on Friday October 18, 2019 7 at Lakehead University, 500 University Avenue, Orillia. Room OA1033 holds 200 people and you can reserve the room for a public meeting if you wish by contacting Kirsten Lampman at (705) 330-4009 ext. 3003 , kristen.lampman@lakeheadu.ca 19 Note 5 7 Page 585 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... 20 dated November 28, 2019, Professor David Johnston summarized his thoughts for a large group of concerned citizens this way: My deputation (licencing was, as some should not and could not be regulated by the current township resources. What we in that the commercial use of residential properties for accommodation other than Bed and Breakfasts were not allowed, thereby making grandfathering and any other acts of appeasement to existing STRs and real estate interests through licensing, unnecessary. To me this all comes down to the question: Are we in a township that respects the rule of law, that includes respecting its own approved plans and by-laws for the development and orderly administration of the community as a sustainable place to live and work? Following the public meeting in February, I hope that the answer to Professor Johnstoritical question will be evident to all, not just in words, but in the actions of Council. Sincerely, K.D. Pressnail 20 Professor David Johnston is a Professor at the Schulich School of Business, York University and a long time resident of Oro Medonte. His concern is for the protection of the rights of residents to peacefully enjoy their homes and to create a sustainable community. He made a deputation to the township on March 27, 2019 about his concern that the current short term rentals developed by commercial operators is a violation of existing township zoning laws 8 Page 586 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: domenic natale <natale.domenic@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, June 22, 2020 11:40 AM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: STR Mayor and Council, We are in support of the amendment as proposed to Zoning By-law 97-95. We are totally opposed to any exceptions being made that would weaken the zoning by- law in any way. We strongly encourage and eagerly look forward to the Township enforcing the existing by-law and to stop the negative impact and experience that many O-M residents have suffered and continue to suffer as a result of Short Term Rental operations in our Township. Sincerely, Lauren and Domenic Natale 249 Lakeshore Road, West Oro-Medonte Page 587 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Page 588 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Page 589 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Bryn80 <bryn80@rogers.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Monday, June 22, 2020 11:21 AM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca>; Hughes, Harry <harry.hughes@oro-medonte.ca>; Keane, Cathy <cathy.keane@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Short term rentals I support the current by-law and would like it enforced. Short term rentals do not belong in residential neighbourhoods. They create noise and confusion and we want to keep our neighbourhoods safe. Please do not make any changes to the amended by law. Thank you, Mary Kay Marshall marykay.marshall@live.ca 1184 line 2 south Oro Medonte L0L 2L0 Page 590 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Mikhael Bukin <mikhaelb@gmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Tuesday, June 23, 2020 2:39 AM ƚʹ Hughes, Harry <harry.hughes@oro-medonte.ca>; Hough, Ralph <ralph.hough@oro-medonte.ca>; Veitch, Ian <ian.veitch@oro-medonte.ca>; DeSousa, Tammy <tammy.desousa@oro-medonte.ca>; Keane, Cathy <cathy.keane@oro-medonte.ca>; Scott, Shawn <shawn.scott@oro-medonte.ca>; Greenlaw, Randy <randy.greenlaw@oro-medonte.ca>; STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ By law Amendment to Zoning By-law 97-95 June 22, 2020 Mike and Natalia Bukin 3 Bluehaven Drive Oro-Medonte, Ontario Township of Oro-Medonte stra@oro-medonte.ca 148 Line 7 South Oro-Medonte, ON L0L2E0 Cc: All Members of Council, council@oro-medonte.ca RE Short Term Rental proposed bylaw We write to object to the proposed bylaw amendment to zoning By-law 97-95, as amended. We agreed that commercial operators that own homes mainly for the sale of commercial accommodation and which are characterized as dedicated and disruptive The Township should have the enforcement tools to deal with these commercially operated party houses. The Township should avoid an expensive licensing regime to regulate STRs. Short term rentals are permitted under the existing zoning bylaw (the EZB). Existing STRs are not illegal under By-law 97-95 We own a cottage property at 3 Bluehaven Drive. Our family enjoys the property and we share our cottage with extended family members and friends. The proposed amendment impacts us significantly. It affects our ability to maintain property and pay property taxes. We have had this cottage for many years. Our kids grow up here. It has a lot of good memories, precious family moments and it's been a part of our lives for many years. We cannot comprehend why all of us get targeted by this Short Term Rental proposed bylaw? We understand there are few incidents happening. Why instead of dealing with these particular properties / incidents we all become targets and can't reasonably enjoy our property and have some supplemental income to pay property taxes and properly maintain our property? What will be our future if this proposed zoning by-law goes through? We hosted many local families for weddings, family reunions and many other community events. Some local families are selling their home and need to live a week before moving to the new house in the area. We got a lot of very positive feedback from our neighbourhood. What will be alternative for local families to host extended family members and friends if STR ban will be in effect? Page 591 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... We will be forced to sell the property we worked so hard to acquire if we cannot offer it for occasional rental to supplement our income. This unknown is particularly depressing and causing unnecessary stress for our family during this already very stressful COVID time. We invested a lot of our personal time, money and efforts over the past years into our property. It's pride of ownership and a joy for our family and friends. We always used local talents to maintain our property. That created extra income for local families. Our rental process is very comprehensive and all the families we would rent to would be carefully screened and vetted. The proposed zoning by-law is unfair, conflicts with existing zoning and public policy. We are willing to work together with the Township to make sure our neighbourhoods are well maintained, safe and peaceful. We care about our neighbours and we want to continue enjoying our property. Thank you, Mike and Natalia Bukin Page 592 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Vincent Ho <byles.ho@rogers.com> Sent: Monday, June 22, 2020 11:40 AM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: Short term rentals in Oro-Medonte I strongly support stopping short term rentals in Oro Medonte. Nancy Byles 6 McLean Crescent, Oro Medonte Page 593 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Olesea Burduh <olesea81b@yahoo.com> {ĻƓƷʹ June 22, 2020 11:50 PM ƚʹ Scott, Shawn <shawn.scott@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Object The Proposed Amendment to the Bylaw My name is Olesea Burduh and my husband is Andrei Bors. Our place is at 163 Parkside Dr I object the proposed bylaw (Comprehensive Zoning By-law 97-95, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990 c. P. 13.) to ban short term rental. We were renting out our property for 3 years. I rent out our property as an investment we do so to help us have this property to enjoy it sometimes. eople coming in and out. Everybody who rent our property they are very respectful and responsible people. We always remind them that we have neighbours and they always understand our concerns and always follow all the rules that we give then before the boo forcing us not to share our property to others who want to enjoy the community. So much exaggeration is going on from our neighbours saying that we are not responsible, trying everybody to make think that we are a problem. We really take care of my property, We care who are those who are coming in, we choose them have cameras recording around the property even with sound detection. Checking them all day around not to make noise or parties, if there would happen this situation, personally We would ask them to leave the property. Thank you Page 594 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Paul Sanderson <psanderson@rogers.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Monday, June 22, 2020 10:28 AM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca>; Greenlaw, Randy <randy.greenlaw@oro-medonte.ca>; Scott, Shawn <shawn.scott@oro-medonte.ca>; Keane, Cathy <cathy.keane@oro-medonte.ca>; DeSousa, Tammy <tammy.desousa@oro-medonte.ca>; Veitch, Ian <ian.veitch@oro-medonte.ca>; Hough, Ralph <ralph.hough@oro-medonte.ca>; Hughes, Harry <harry.hughes@oro-medonte.ca> /ĭʹ Dunn, Robin <rdunn@oro-medonte.ca>; Leigh, Andria <aleigh@oro-medonte.ca>; Aubichon, Yvonne <yaubichon@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Short Term Rental By-Law Amendment Members of OM Council, I am writing concerning the above matter in order to provide my input as follows: The amendment as proposed has my support. I do not in any way support any changes or exceptions to the proposed amendment. I do not in any way support weakening or any exceptions to the current OM by-law. I am anticipating the Township of Oro-Medonte will start to enforce the existing by-law after the amendment is passed. Thank you in advance for all of your work to return OM to the community we all want to live in with no disruptive short term rentals allowed in residential zoned areas. Sincerely, Paul Sanderson, 2251 Lakeshore Rd East, HAWKESTONE, ON Page 595 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Saul Greenberg <saulped@yahoo.com> Sent: Monday, June 22, 2020 12:36 PM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: amendment to zoning bylaw I fully support the Zoning By-law Amendment 97-95 re short term rentals as proposed which bans commercial accommodation in residential neighbourhoods. and hope that Council will pass this amendment without any exceptions or exemptions. Saul Greenberg MD 18 Mclean Cres. Eight Mile Point, Oro-Medonte Page 596 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Stuart Bowser <stuart.bowser@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, June 22, 2020 10:27 AM To: Aubichon, Yvonne <yaubichon@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: By-law to amend zoning by-law 97-95 > We have seen first hand how ignore what would seem to be easily defined parameters under which they may operate. They continue to operate with what amounts to complete impunity. If straight forward bylaws (example: none can operate if opened after a certain date) cannot be enforced, would salivate just thinking of such an unenforceable law and welcome it as a complete victory. Further, any regul similarly handcuffed by an enormous burden to count the number of renters, count the cars, monitor the noise, and enforce the maintenance of the property among a string of other imposed restrictions . This has been brought forward to the councillors and and this received a standing ovation from I would estimate at 95% of the attendees. > Any regulations not seeking to ban these invasive business practices completely is implemented. > I have personally lived next to an STR for years and finally could only remedy the situation by moving. Now in Horseshoe I am surrounded by three and I am warning that anything other than a complete ban will send us down a rabbit hole of an unenforceable legal money pit which will eventually acquiesce to complete abandonment of any pretence of regulation. L ƷŷĻƩĻŅƚƩĻ ğƦƦƩƚǝĻ ƚŅ ƷŷĻ ğƒĻƓķƒĻƓƷ źƓ źƷƭ ĭǒƩƩĻƓƷ ŅƚƩƒ ƚǒƩƭ ƷƩǒƌǤ {ƷǒğƩƷ .ƚǞƭĻƩ Page 597 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Sue Sarjeant <suesarjeant@gmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Monday, June 22, 2020 9:15 AM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Short Term Rentals As a long-time resident of Oro-Medonte, I am very concerned about the proliferation of short- term rental properties over the last several years and strongly support any action that will lead to the enforcement of the already existing zoning by-laws in order to police and, if necessary, shut- down those rental situations that are disruptive to our neighbourhoods. As such, I strongly support the proposed Amendment to Zoning By-law 97-95 (providing more clarity to the existing prohibition of short-term rentals) and oppose making any exceptions or changes to the wording that would weaken the possibility of enforcement. I would also look forward to seeing an immediate, and escalated, move towards policing and enforcing the by-law so that disruptive rental situations can be shut-down. Such action is long overdue. Sincerely, Susan Sarjeant 885 Woodland Drive Oro-Medonte Page 598 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Terry Cohen <twcworld@rogers.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Monday, June 22, 2020 11:02 AM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Stop short term rentals I definitely oppose the short term rental operators. I support Council in going ahead with the Amendment to stop the legalizing the short term rental in our neighbourhoods. Teresa Cohen 143 Eight Mile Point Rd. Oro-Medonte Ontario Terry Cohen E twcworld@rogers.com Page 599 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Tom Lobsinger <trlobsinger@gmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Monday, June 22, 2020 9:01 PM ƚʹ Bernie Murphy <berniemurphy14@gmail.com>; STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Proposed amendment to Zoning By-law 97-95 We are writing the Oro-Medonte township council as taxpayers to express unequivocal support for the proposed amendment to the zoning by-law 97- the upcoming meeting on June 25. We have spoken with friends on Maplewood Parkway and heard about the severe disruption to their neighbourhood caused by the four ghost hotels that presently exist. We would not wish this to happen to anyone who lives and works in our township. We look forward to you doing the right thing for your citizens who supported you in the last ,and, hopefully will once again in the next, election. Tom Lobsinger and Bernie Murphy Page 600 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Wendy McKay <worrmckay@bell.net> {ĻƓƷʹ Monday, June 22, 2020 11:53 AM ƚʹ Veitch, Ian <ian.veitch@oro-medonte.ca>; Paul Sanderson <psanderson@rogers.com>; Scott, Shawn <shawn.scott@oro-medonte.ca>; Greenlaw, Randy <randy.greenlaw@oro-medonte.ca>; Hough, Ralph <ralph.hough@oro-medonte.ca>; STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca>; Keane, Cathy <cathy.keane@oro- medonte.ca>; DeSousa, Tammy <tammy.desousa@oro-medonte.ca>; Hughes, Harry <harry.hughes@oro-medonte.ca> /ĭʹ Leigh, Andria <aleigh@oro-medonte.ca>; Aubichon, Yvonne <yaubichon@oro-medonte.ca>; Dunn, Robin <rdunn@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Re: SHORT TERM RENTAL ACCOMMODATION VICTIM IMPACT STATEMENT To Council, Mayor and Staff. Please uphold your current bylaws. Year by year I have watched this beautiful township court the Money Makers with their rosy deals only to have the tarnished costly version thrust upon its residents. Whatever the underlying reason, please don't be intimidated? Wendy McKay 218, 7th Line South worrmckay@bell.net Page 601 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ susan <susandennis@rogers.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Monday, June 22, 2020 7:11 PM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ public meeting re: short term rentals Please accept this submission as our very strong disapproval of short term rentals in Oro Medonte. We have been residents on line 9 south for the past 6 1/2 years. we have been very pleased and proud of our community, but in the last 2 years, much less so. We support the amendment as proposed, but we strongly oppose making ANY exceptions that would weaken the existing by-law. It only makes sense that if there is an existing by-law that by law should be enforced by the elected mayor and the council entrusted to carry out resident concerns and best interests. What would the township or its residents gain when it has been so clearly and adamantly expressed in town hall meetings, written complaints about short term rentals and where a previously written by-law would stand to be super-ceded by an insurgence of short term rentals and pseudo legality to support such, when clearly the community is against it. More to the point there is an EXISTING by-law in place that prohibits them. One has to scratch their head. Please get on with the amendment and begin protecting the safety and security of our neighborhoods as soon as possible. It is the operators of short term rentals that should move along, or become community residents, not their neighbours. Respectfully, Susan Dennis and lee Jones Page 602 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Kim Pressnail <pressna@ecf.utoronto.ca> {ĻƓƷʹ June 22, 2020 10:02 AM ƚʹ 'Hughes, Harry' <harry.hughes@oro-medonte.ca>; ralph.hough@oro-medonte.ca; 'Veitch, Ian' <ian.veitch@oro-medonte.ca>; tammy.desousa@oro-medonte.ca; 'Keane, Cathy' <cathy.keane@oro- medonte.ca>; 'Scott, Shawn' <shawn.scott@oro-medonte.ca>; 'Greenlaw, Randy' <randy.greenlaw@oro-medonte.ca>; 'Teeter, Janette' <jteeter@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ RE: In Support of My Representation to Council at the Public Meeting Scheduled for June 25, 2020 Mayor and Members of Council, Council on May 11, 2020. I will use this letter to support a part of the representations that I plan to s on June 25, 2020. I hope you find this document helpful. Thank you, K.D. Pressnail Page 603 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Submitted April 9, 2020 Addition of Bass Lake, Submitted April 14, 2020 Addition of Barrillia Park, Submitted May 11, 2020 Mayor Harry Hughes Deputy Mayor Ralph Hough Councillor Ian Veitch Councillor Tammy DeSousa Councillor Cathy Keane Councillor Shawn Scott Councillor Randy Greenlaw Chief Administrative Officer Robin Dunn Township of Oro-Medonte, 148 Line 7 South, Oro-Medonte, ON. L0L 2E0 Dear Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Councillors and Chief Administrative Officer: RE: Short-term Rentals in the Township of Oro-Medonte Maplewood Ratepayers Association Aware Oro-Medonte Eight Mile Point Cottagers Association on Shanty Bay Residents Association Oro-Station Ratepayers Association Parkside Ratepayers Association Moon Point Ratepayers Association Bass Lake Oro-Medonte Ratepayers Association (April 13, 2020) Barrillia (May 8, 2020) The operation of short-term rental properties in residential neighbourhoods has in a relatively short period of time become a pervasive and significant issue in residential neighbourhoods in many municipalities, including the Township of Oro- Medonte. Oro-Medonte is however in a unique position to protect its residents in view of the provisions of its existing Zoning By-law which includes provisions that are not found in other municipal jurisdictions. The Township must Page 604 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... now act expeditiously to enforce this zoning in order to address the significant disruption that is being caused by certain short-term rentals in residential neighbourhoods in the Township. There are several aspects of this very real and significant issue, as outlined in detail below: Disruptive short-term rentals are incompatible with residential neighbourhoods Short--law The Township must act now to enforce its existing Zoning By-law to stop disruptive rentals Disruptive short-term rentals are incompatible with residential neighbourhoods Short-term rental operations and residential land uses are fundamentally conflicting land uses, a fact that has been pointed out to the Township on repeated occasions. In particular: Short-term rentals attract transient disruptive out-of-town visitors who routinely turn residential homes into unsupervised ghost-hotel party houses Transient visitors to these party houses have no stake in the community and disregard the rights of ordinary residents to the peaceful and quiet use and enjoyment of their homes Zoning laws, which are designed to keep the disruptions that arise from the operation of hotels and other forms of temporary accommodations out of residential neighbourhoods, are ignored by short- term rental operators In the end, the very fabric of our residential neighbourhoods will be destroyed if disruptive short-term rentals are not stopped. Oro-Medonte is particularly vulnerable to disruptive behaviour caused by short-term rentals because of its proximity to the Greater Toronto Area. Renting for $1000 per night or more, many high occupancy short-term rentals operate in the Tow weekend rental. These rentals have check-in and check-out times, cancellation policies, cleaning fees, and credit card payments; for all intents and purposes they operate like a hotel but without the safeguards of onsite ntinue to increase in nearby areas like Oro-Medonte. Short-term rentals are a widespread and growing problem throughout the Township with disruptive rentals operating in shoreline residential areas as well as rural residential neighbourhoods. Lakefront homes have been converted into unsupervised resort-like ghost-hotels almost continuously rented from mid-May until September. Serious problems have also been reported in rural residential areas including Horseshoe Valley, Sugarbush, Sprucewood Estates, Warminster, and even at a farm rental near Jarratt. Transient visitors to these short-term rentals arriving in large groups of 8 to 20 people or more are often the cause of significant disruption to neighbours and neighbourhoods. Since 2017, reported problems associated with disruptive short-term rentals in Oro-Medonte include: Page 605 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Loud music at any hour of the day or night; Shouting, and profanity at any hour of the day or night; A radio station contest turning a cottage into a rock concert venue with an outdoor sound system, loud music and amplified jokes about disturbing the neighbours. Oral abuse of neighbours who try to quell the disruption by themselves or after they contact the police; Trespass to neighbouring properties; Dangerous and unlawful use of fireworks; Overflowing septic systems; Vehicles parked on lawns, tile beds and along roadways hindering traffic flow and emergency vehicle access; Garbage left at the roadside for days only to be strewn about by animals; Smoke from recreational fires contaminating neighbouring homes at all hours; Public intoxication; Operation of watercraft while consuming intoxicants, endangering the safety of residents using the waterfront; Public urination and defecation; Raucous stags and stagettes including prostitutes plying their trade in public view. Other jurisdictions have encountered equally and even more serious matters arising from the operation of short-term rentals in residential neighbourhoods. Serious incidents recently reported in Ontario include: AIRBNB BLOODBATH: 3 killed, 2 injured in shooting at downtown condo party (January 31, 2020) https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/airbnb-bloodbath-3-killed-2-injured-in-shooting- atdowntown-condo-party One dead, three seriously injured in shooting incident at Gilmour Street Airbnb (January 10, 2020) https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/many-injuries-reported-in-shooting-incident-ongilmour Another Toronto Airbnb party ends in gunshots prompting calls for action (December 17, 2019) https://globalnews.ca/news/6304537/toronto-airbnb-party-gunshots/ Police release shocking video of shots fired into home in Vaughan (November 4, 2019) https://www.yorkregion.com/news-story/9672651-update-police-release-shocking-video-of-shotsfired- into-home-in-vaughan/?s=e Man critical after shooting linked to house neighbours say was an Airbnb (October 20, 2019) https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/police-investigate-early-morning-shooting-that-sends- twoto-hospital Page 606 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... The home became a crime scene': Airbnb host's home shot at after party shut down (October 15, 2019) https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/the-home-became-a-crime-scene-airbnb-host-s-home-shot-at-after-partyshut- down-1.4639788 (October 5, 2019) https://globalnews.ca/news/5994709/colter-street-newmarket-shooting/ Shooting at Airbnb in the Bridle Path leaves man with life-threatening injuries (August 4, 2019) https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/bridle-path-shooting-life-threatening-injuries-man-police- 1.5236065 Male shot to death at prom after-party in home rented on Airbnb (May 3, 2019) https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/whitchurch-stouffville-fatal-shooting-bloomington-ninth- 1.5121288 Toronto man sues Airbnb after being shot at party house (November 29, 2019) https://www.thestar.com/business/2019/11/29/toronto-man-sues-airbnb-after-being-shot-atparty- house-booked-through-platform.html It can readily be foreseen that tragic incidents like these will inevitably occur in Oro-Medonte if prudent and effective steps are not taken by the Township to protect all residents. Although some short-term rental operators carry on business without disturbing their neighbours, Township residents are aware of at least 29 disruptive rentals which have carried on business without regard to the effect on their neighbours. This number of disruptive rentals will only grow unless effective enforcement action is taken. The impact on neighbouring property values in proximity to a short-term rental is significant. In the Town of The Blue Mountains, property values adjacent to licensed short-term rentals have suffered losses in excess of 10%, a fact that the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) previously disclosed to appellants as recently as November 2018. This may in fact understate the reality of the problem - no one wants to live next door to a disruptive short-term rental, let alone purchase such a property. Neighbours report feeling unsafe in their homes when transient short-term renters arrive. Many neighbours fear retribution if they call the police and complain about disruptive behaviour. This fear has likely resulted in under-reporting of disruptive short-term rentals. One resident was so fearful for their personal safety that they did not feel comfortable speaking at a recent community meeting about this issue. The fear is not just confined to Oro-Medonte. A recent newspaper report in Burlington ON revealed the same fears about a short-term 1 rental in that community. 1 https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/02/04/burlington-wins-right-to-block-access-to-this-airbnb-party-mansion.html Page 607 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... In Oro-Medonte, adversely affected residents have observed what has been acknowledged by the Mayor at a recent Council meeting transient occupants of short-term rentals in the Township are not tourists. They leave no money behind except in the hands of the rental operator and there is therefore no public tourism or business benefit to the Township derived from these short-term rentals. Expecting the online platforms to control the hotel-like or party house operations is illusory and will never happen. They in fact derive significant profits from high occupancy, high turnover short-term rental properties listed on these platforms. But they know they have a very serious problem. After the recent murders in Toronto, one platform recognized that the effectiveness of any measures that they put in place in an attempt to control disruptive behaviour would be limited and ineffective, stating that: 1 n honest recognition of reality, and it means the Township must address the problems of short-term rentals directly through enforcement of its zoning by-laws. After all, one of the principal reasons for the existence of zoning by-laws is to preserve and protect the integrity and character of residential neighbourhoods from the infiltration of incompatible commercial activities. Short--law It is evident that short-term rentals of properties located in Residential zones (R1, R2, RUR1, RUR2, SR, RLS) in the Township of Oro--law 97-95, as amended. The basis for this conclusion is clear: The Zoning By-law specifically states that only those uses which are specifically listed in the by-law as being permitted in that zone are allowed in that zone. No other uses are permitted. For Residential zones, dwelling units are a permitted use; however the use of a dwelling unit cannot include any commercial accommodations. Ontario court decisions have specifically confirmed that short-term rentals of residential housing units or dwellings are in fact a commercial use of the property. Interim Control By-law 2018-071 passed by the Township in June 2018 states that short-term rental of a dwelling as a place of temporary residence for a period of less than 30 days by way of a rental agreement is a commercial arrangement. Short-term rentals do not therefore fall within the permitted use of a dwelling unit in Residential zones since they cannot include any commercial accommodations; In addition to the above, it is also evident that the Township addressed the issue of short-term rentals when, in 2014, it created the Village One zone. This new zone established a specific use, but only for no exclusion in this zone on the use of a dwelling unit for purp 1 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/airbnb-changes-security-measures-following-deadly-shooting-1.5452766 Page 608 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... as there is in Residential zones. This permission to use a dwelling unit for rental purposes in the Village One zone clearly captures short-term rentals. This rental use is a separate and distinct use from that permitted for dwelling units in Residential zones. Since the Village One zone was specifically created to allow short-term rentals of dwelling units, short- term rental use is not permitted in any other zone unless the Zoning By-law specifically allows that use. No uses permitted in any other zone describe or permit short-term rentals of dwelling units. Short- term rentals of dwelling units are therefore restricted to the Village One zone and are not a permitted use in any other zone, including Residential zones. It is therefore clear that short-term rentals are an illegal use of a dwelling in Residential zones in the Township under the existing Zoning By-law. The Township must act now to enforce its existing Zoning By-law to stop disruptive rentals The disruption to ordinary residents caused by short-term rentals in the Township has been well documented and reported to the Township for more than two and a half years, yet no meaningful enforcement action has been taken to date. Zoning by-laws exist for the very purpose of preventing commercial uses from infiltrating residential areas which are intended and designed to be non-commercial areas where people reside. This separation of commercial and residential uses must be observed and enforced. It is incumbent upon Township Council to protect residents from continuing to be victimized by the operation of short-term rental properties that are illegal and are disrupting the peaceful use and enjoyment of their homes. Council and the Township staff are charged with the responsibility to uphold and enforce the very regulations that the Township has put in place to protect residents. -law are not necessary in order to proceed with enforcement action to stop illegal short-term rentals. The existing Township Zoning By-law already makes short-term rentals of dwellings illegal in Residential zones. This is not a grey area of the law in any respect. The Township addressed the fact that short-term accommodations must not be allowed to infiltrate residential areas when it amended the Zoning By-law in 2014 to allow short-term rentals of dwelling units only in the Village One zone and when it decided to specifically exclude dwelling units in Residential zones from being used to provide commercial accommodations. The Township must take immediate enforcement action under the existing Zoning By-law against those operators who are causing disruption to their neighbours and the community. Short-term rentals of dwellings which are operating illegally in Residential zones are subject to penalties under the provincial legislation and may be shut down by way of an injunction issued by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice under the provisions of the Municipal Act. This was in fact successfully done in 2020 by the City of Burlington which obtained a permanent injunction shutting down a disruptive short-term rental operation that was illegally operating in a residential zone in that municipality. Questions have been raised as to whether the municipality may enforce a zoning by-law against some short- term rentals while taking no action against others. On this point, it has been clearly established by a decision Page 609 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... of the Supreme Court of Canada (Polai v. City of Toronto), that a municipality has the discretion to decide in good faith which violations of a zoning by-law it will prosecute and that the municipality will not be prevented from obtaining a remedy merely because others have not been prosecuted for similar violations. The Township can therefore proceed to pursue enforcement action under the existing Zoning By-law to shut down those short-term rentals that are disrupting Residential neighbourhoods. It will not be a defence by a short-term rental operator that the Township has not pursued all violations; the Township may fairly exercise its discretion to take action only against violators that are operating disruptive rental properties. No action is called for or need be taken against traditional cottage rentals which are not having any negative effects on the neighbouring properties or the community. Amending the Zoning By-law as has been suggested in order to licence traditional casual short-term rentals is not the answer to this problem and would be regressive. Amending the Zoning by-law in this way will inevitably lead to commercial operators continuing to carry on their short-term rental operation under the pretence or guise of being a casual rental operator. This will completely defeat the purpose of the amendment, cause confusion and continued disruption by commercial operators who claim to fall within the scope of what is permitted for casual short-term rentals, and ultimately lead to expensive litigation. The traditional casual cottage rental has not typically presented a problem in the Township. A bona fide cottage owner engaging in occasional rentals does not generally present a problem as they themselves use the cottage primarily as their own residence and respect their neighbours and the community. Once the existing Zoning By-law has been effectively enforced to stop the operation of those disruptive short- term rentals that have infiltrated residential neighbourhoods, the need for zoning amendments to licence traditional bona fide casual short rentals can then be properly and fairly reviewed. It is not likely however that this form of regulation will be needed if the Township acts diligently to enforce its existing Zoning By-law against those short-term rentals that are disrupting the peaceful and quiet use and enjoyment of the homes of ordinary residents. The traditional occasional cottage rental has not typically posed problems in the past. The Township must act immediately and expeditiously to stop the disruptive short-term rentals operating in Residential zones by enforcing the existing Zoning By-law. This is a widespread problem across the Township and the disruptive behaviour that has been growing dramatically in the past few years must not be allowed to continue. Our people, our neighbourhoods and our communities must be protected. Yours truly, Maplewood Ratepayers Association Gene Stein Aware Oro-Medonte Ann Truyens Dean Blain Page 610 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... West Oro Ratepayers Association Dominic Natale Shanty Bay Residents Association Bryn Pressnail Oro-Station Ratepayers Association David Johnston Parkside Ratepayers Association Kim Pressnail Moon Point Ratepayers Association Elizabeth Kirk Hawkestone Ratepayers Association Glenn Stringer Bass Lake Oro-Medonte Ratepayers Association Connie Simo (April 13, 2020) Barrillia Peter Lavoie (May 08, 2020) Page 611 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Bruce Parker <bruceandellenparker@gmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Tuesday, June 23, 2020 10:49 AM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Short Term Rental Amendment I support the Zoning By-law Amendment as proposed and that Council should pass this Amendment without any exceptions or exemptions. Bruce and Ellen Parker 59 Eight Point Road. For years my prior neighbour at 61 Eight Mile Point Road rented out his property many times to groups in excess of 15-20 people with many stags in a small cottage with 3 bedrooms. My property was damaged, I have never been able to fix my dock they broke. They had renters that had prostitutes as they would show up at our house thinking this was 61 Eight Mile Point. I pay a fortune for property taxes at Eight MIle Point to live in this peaceful neighbourhood and for years I had to put up with noise, damage, music, traffic, garbage left on our property for us to get rid of rather than in 61's garbage cans and recycle bins. They either tossed it on our property or threw it as they left into the center property which I would have to retrieve rather than leave it there. If you do not approve this amendment then you should cut my taxes in half to compensate me as I no longer will have the tranquility that you now require me to pay such a huge tax bill for. Thank you Bruce and Ellen Parker Page 612 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Don Fines <dfines@rogers.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Tuesday, June 23, 2020 7:04 AM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> /ĭʹ don fines <dfines@rogers.com> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ amendment to bylaw 97-95 My name is Don Fines from oro Medonte and I strongly support the strengthening of the existing bylaw that will put a stop to commercial operations within residential areas. Hopefully this will provide the township with the power, authority and the will to banish existing and future short term rentals. Regards Don Page 613 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Will Skjelmose <willskjelmose@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2020 1:16 PM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: Short term rentals Council I have been living next to a short term vacation rental property for some 20 years. There has been time when enjoyment of my my property was impossible due to loud noise coming from the rental property. On a number of occasions the owner has apologized to the neighbours but unfortunately nothing has changed. I find it unacceptable that someone can run a business from a residential zoned property and pay residential tax rates. I support the amendment as proposed and I am not in favour of making exceptions or weakening our zoning by-law. Our by-laws should of been enforced in the past. I hope this amendment clarifies the situation and that our by- laws will now be enforced. William Skjelmose 115 Lakeshore West Oro Station Page 614 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Robert Young <robjyoung12@gmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Tuesday, June 23, 2020 2:10 PM ƚʹ . Council <Council@oro-medonte.ca>; Shelswell, Curtis <CShelswell@oro-medonte.ca>; STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ By-Law - STRs - Designated as Commercial Council, I am in agreement with the proposed designation of STRs as commercial businesses, prohibited in residential areas. However, if enacted, there has to be effective, consistent enforcement by our By-Law Enforcement Officers, or the amendment/clarification will be meaningless. I am unfamiliar with the working hours of our By-Law officers, but it would seem reasonable that a By-Law Officer(s) should be available after 11:00 PM to attend noisy, disruptive parties, with or without the OPP, while they are occurring, so that a charge(s) can be laid at that time given the By-Law I made inquiries of Inspector Eaton some time ago, and she advised that the OPP routinely work with the OM By-Law Officers. I am unfamiliar what the practice is of the OPP when they attend a noisy party at a STR, or any residence in OM that is not a known STR. Does the OPP forward any information obtained regarding ownership of a residence or STR, or -Law Department for follow-up and charges? It is unknown if this is being done currently by the OPP who attend these noisy parties. I am advised that the OPP does not enforce OM by-laws. I sense that this is not being done given the few documented charges. The OPP could be requested by Council to have the attending officers document and forward the identified parties and the evidence of their observations to the OM By-Law Department for court purposes, if a By-Law officer is not working. A copy of their notes would suffice for court purposes. The officers would then be subpoenaed to court to give evidence, if there was a trial on the matter. Enforcement of the existing by-law has clearly been insufficient to date. A formal, coordinated effort/practice between the OPP and OM By-Law needs to be set up, if not in place already, to seriously address this problem. Page 615 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... A By-Law Officer(s) should be available to attend a noisy party with or without the OPP at a known STR when it is occurring. This may involve a change in working hours for the By-Law Enforcement Officers. Officers should be working the weekends, and after 11:00 into the early morning hours, in order to effectively enforce the by-law. Again, I am fully supportive of the proposed amendment. These STRs are commercial businesses and should not be allowed in residential areas. That just makes sense...! I thank you in advance for your consideration on this matter, much appreciated. Regards, Robert J. Young Page 616 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... June 22, 2020 To: All Members of Council I oppose the proposed amendment to the Bylaw 97-95. I rent my home both short term and long term through various accommodation sites. This is becoming a norm around the world. However, I do not just rely on the rental application to filter my visitors, I demand an additional rental agreement of the guests, without which they will not receive access to the property. This rental agreement screens out younger visitors, party oriented and guests whose behaviour will not fit well in the community. The visitors which are allowed fit into one category: family. This might be a family reunion, birthday gathering, yearly getaways, etc. Some guests have stayed for over 2 months at a time. When neighbors call in and send in letters to the township with horrific Hollywood thriller like stories, I am not sure how they can so easily lie and portray my house as one of the problem properties. The township Bylaw officer has come, because of a certain Maplewood neighbor making assumptions, to only leave after clearly seeing there was, is and will be no problem with the guests. All the stays are backed by full documentation and video surveillance, to disprove any potential misallegations. 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Xf!ibwf!hsfbu!dpodfsot!xjui!uif!dvssfou!qspdftt!uif!Upxotijq!jt!tfuujoh!gps!uif!qspqptfe! \[ppn!nffujoh-!xijdi!epft!opu!bmmpx!gps!vt!up!sfqsftfou!pvstfmwft!jo!b!qvcmjd!nboofs/!Uif! nffujoh!qspqptfe!epft!opu!nffu!uif!Qmboojoh!Bdu!sfrvjsfnfou-!boe!nvtu!ipme!b!qvcmjd! nffujoh!uibu!dbo!cf!buufoefe!cz!nfncfst!pg!uif!qvcmjd/! ! ! Sfhbset-! Bebn!boe!Besjboob!Qfdjp! bebnAtzodispxpslt/ofu! 527.912.8228! ! Page 619 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Carolyn freeman <carolynfreeman1948@yahoo.ca> {ĻƓƷʹ Tuesday, June 23, 2020 4:02 PM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Air B&B/Short Term Rentals -law 97-95. Type Art Inc. Per Bert Freeman Per Carolyn Freeman 263 Eight Mile Point Road Oro-Medonte, Ontario L3V 0K2 Page 620 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Craig Walters <CWalters@northamrealty.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Tuesday, June 23, 2020 6:44 PM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Public Meeting June 25 - Short Term Rentals Hi. I had planned, and had registered to speak but I now may have a conflict so I wanted to write this email instead. While I sympathize with those who need the extra revenue from renting the cottage property that they enjoy for themselves most of the time, running a cottage property exclusively as a business is not in the spirit of the existing by-law 97-95 and it is impossible to enforce. While renting for a minimum of 28 days does not generate the same revenue as short term (one week or less), it is a reasonable compromise to ensure that all parties involved are dealt with fairly. I urge all Councillors to vote in favour of passing the amendment to the by-law. Craig Walters 219 Moon Point Drive, Oro-Medonte, ON L3V 6H1 Regards, Craig S. Walters President & COO cwalters@northamrealty.com 2 CARLTON STREET, SUITE 909 TORONTO, ONTARIO, M5B 1J3 CANADA Page 621 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ KEITH MORLEY <keithmorley@rogers.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Tuesday, June 23, 2020 7:06 PM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> /ĭʹ Dr. Keith Morley <keithmorley@rogers.com> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Public Meeting Thursday 5.30 pm June 25th Short Term Rentals To whom it may concern, I am submitting my written comments in lieu of speaking at the pending virtual meeting. I definitively support the amendment as proposed. I adamantly oppose making any exceptions or weakening of the zoning by-law in any way. I look forward to the Township continuing to strongly enforce the existing by-law. Dr.Keith Morley 5 Jenna Court Oro-Medonte L0L2L0 Page 622 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ fhutcheson27@gmail.com <fhutcheson27@gmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Tuesday, June 23, 2020 3:21 PM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ FW: Distribution of STR Petitioners Mayor Harry: Below is a pie chart that the Petition Group has put together to give you some idea of where the STR petition-signers reside. With over 1500 signers distributed as shown below the conclusion can be drawn that opposition to STRs is widespread throughout our Township. Regards Frank Page 623 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... June 23, 2020 To: All Members of Council I would like to oppose the proposed bylaw amendment to zoning By-law 97-95. Its been very frustrating finding out that after so many discussions the township has proposed to ban all short-term rentals. Its been three years and we still yet to identify who are operating the party houses and ghost hotels. There is a lot of generalization that goes into this description and anyone who rents can fall into this category. The fact of the matter is, I havent been fined as operator and I am not planning to. We have very strict screening, turning away anyone whos younger than 30, never going over our maximum capacity and keeping our parking limited. Our property is in pristine condition and its mainly possible because we offer it as short-term rental. We understand the frustration that comes from the community and been interviewing each guest and doing site visits everyday to avoid any problems. Mr. Pressnail will be using our property as an example of ghost hotel in his presentation on June 25. Hes not our neighbor, he even live on our street but he is very certain that our property is causing chaos to the community. His very biased opinion leads to false accusations. The fact of the matter is, weve been nothing but responsible and our guests follow Oro bylaws that are set in place, just like any other resident of Oro. Please consider using your existing noise, garbage and traffic bylaws to eliminate what seems to be the problem for most complaining residents. Sincerely, Julia Masalova 57B Maplewood Prkw Oro-Medonte, ON Page 624 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Luke(Hong)Xia 17 Bay St, Oro-Medonte Lukexia62@yahoo.ca Township of Oro-Medonte stra@oro-medonte.ca 148 Line 7 South Oro-Medonte, ON L0L2E0 Cc: All Members of Council, council@oro-medonte.ca RE Short Term Rental proposed bylaw Dear Sir/Madam, I am hereby to express my deep concern on the bylaw amendment. I am strongly against thislike many other owners, and suggest the township to withdraw it. My reasoning is the following: 1.First to hold the meeting at COVID-19 viruspandemicthat no one can attend in person, any result would be deemed to be biased andnot representing people with different opinions; 2.It is also so obviously to try to kill the short term rental in another way. It isill-logically defined andI doubt it can stand well legally either. Commercial means commercial activities, like HOTEL, INN, BED and BREAKFAST are, they havea big portion providing daily service and the true rental is just a part of it. Cottage rental containsnoneof such hospitality services; 3.To further illustrate it isvery much illegal, renting cottage for a few weeks each year is no differencefrom garage sales, flea markets, farmer’s markets. They are all short term and seasonal. Should the township ban all those too? Maybeby classifyingthem as commercial activities similar toother retail stores, oraccusing them of operating shopping mall?As I understood, the property rights would allow the owner to lease their property. This right shall be protected instead; 4.I rent it out a few weeks so that I can pay the property taxes and keep the place maintained. Banning short term rental would destroy part of my life literally. The water front property is taxed 3 or 4 times higher than the similar property of the opposite street. My job is a real estate agent. It is seasonal and uncertain. I intended to keep my place for my retirement. If Township is to try all means to ban short term rentals. To me it is implicitly saying if you are not a doctor, lawyer, or township employees Page 625 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... withguaranteedincome, then do not come tothis town. This is not the case when I purchasedmy place a few years agothat the previous owner said tome in person short term rental was allowed by the township, and he knew many people were doing so. If this changed, should the township consider lower the property taxes and/orcompensate financially the loss the owners incurs due to the prohibit of short term rental and property devaluation? 5.I respect the rights of other property ownersincluding my complaining neighbors. But our rights shall be respected too. Not just because who should louder,the township would then just listen to them. Most of the time was simply the complaining neighbors exaggerated or liesabout the facts.I attached last year’s email contents to illustrate this, thatwhenmy neighbor complains a big party wasgoing on, I checked, saw just afew people sitting in the yard. In particular, asin my case, my property is right beside the public dock. People over there made several times more and louder noise than any renters. If my neighbor’s concern is addressed and short term rentals are banned, canIask the township to shutdown the public dock? or at least start to rent it to someone not less than 28 days each time? There are already all kind of laws existed, like no noises after 11pm. For example, none of my renters actually got fined when police came after neighbor’s calls, instead some police even told me rentersjust ignoring the picky neighbor. I actually encouraged myneighbors to call police if they see my tenant’sbehavioris over the line, thinking thoseare the proper way to do. With those consents, and each responsible owners pick their renters with more scrutiny of their background, everything would be just fine. Thank you very much for the reading and I attached my last year’s email together too. Thanks. Luke (Hong) Xia 647-782-5081 Page 626 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Dear Sir/Madam, My Name is Luke Xia and I heard the Township is going to have a meeting this Wednesday on restricting airbnb rentals or impose very strict rules on it. I am deeply concerned about this and wish I can voice my concerns to you. Hopefully get some support from you on this matter. I bought a water front property roughly 2 years ago to bring my family here to enjoy the beauties of Oro-Medonte. It has been very valuable for my kids that they can get away from the crowded city life for a few days when we have time. In other words, we used it as a cottage.While we couldn’tcome ,I rented around 10 weekends each yeartoo. In my view, guests are bringing more benefit than troubles, made the place more friendly and brought more businesses to the surrounding. Not only to me to reduce the carrying cost of this place, but to restaurants, corner stores etc too. I am a real estate agent. My income is fluctuating a lot. For the past one and half years, I made hardly nothing at all. The little extra income by renting it for a few weekends does help me a lot to pay the property taxes, and keep the place maintained in shape. I couldn’t imagine if Township starts to put strict rules and as a result I couldn’t rent the place anymore, how can I keep this place. It may force me to sell, or barely drag it on and end up leaving the property in disrepair? Being able to rent it out for a few weeks each year is very important for my situation. I won’t purchase it if it was allowed then. Statistically, short term renters are not worse than long term renters by many researches . They tend to be more law and rules abiding, because any trouble would endanger their deposit or easily ruined their fun spirit of staying. The Township should keep an open-minded policy and be keep being inclusive rather than exclusive. Be more fair to all rather than just on behalf of one side of story. Keepingthe door open is good for the township and locals. Leaving the rules and laws to the hands of law enforcement people to deal with, rather than block it or further restrict it. Talking about using complaints as the judgment for issuing a license, my east side neighbor didn’t like me from the beginning. So if the township imposes the licensing process based on complaints, I would be impacted by my east side Page 627 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... neighbor complaints too. But most of their complaints are intentionally fabricated.For example, in last summer, they called me while I was on a trip to new York saying my place is full of people and garbage, I checked from cctv and saw nothing abnormal happened on the property.They called me in middle of night 2, 3 am for several times complaining big noise from my renters,I talked my neighbor to call police if that was true. My guests told me they were already sleeping long before that time. They did called police for complaining big noise at 12 noon for one group of my guests, and my guests told me Police came and have some jokes with them and tell them not to worry their activities were normal. I would say, leaving it this way, and neighbor’s rights have been protected by by-laws and laws. They have been given the right to call police if the renters have gone over the line. If Township took over, who would verify if the complaints are true or false in order to be fair to the renters or host? The following was one of the complaints from my neighbor last year, that she texted me that a big party has been going on in my place, I sent back her the picture of the yard showing it is very quiet and no party sign at all. She got shut up by the picture I sent: Page 628 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Page 629 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Mark Fainshtein <mfain@rogers.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Tuesday, June 23, 2020 10:31 PM ƚʹ . Council <Council@oro-medonte.ca>; STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ By-law 97-95 To: all Members of Council, I do not agree with amendments to zoning By-law 97-95. We have been occasionally renting, mostly in the summertime, without complaints and do not fall under the category of "party houses" or "ghost hotels". Our property is well kept and we have people on call that can attend at any time day or night if there are any issues. We haven't been approached by Oro township in regards to the rentals. If there is anything that can be done on our behalf, we would be happy to discuss. It seems there was a lot of smoke but no fire, i cant speak about other rentals, but in my case, there is a lot of over exaggeration happening. I just don't see how a family renting that consists of: grandparents, kids and a bunch of grandkids can be a threat to the community. Banning short term rental will be a direct hit to our tourism and any future infrastructure. Mark Fainshtein 35 Maplewood Pkwy Page 630 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Olga Fainshtein <olga@stonestransport.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Tuesday, June 23, 2020 9:11 PM ƚʹ Hughes, Harry <harry.hughes@oro-medonte.ca>; Hough, Ralph <ralph.hough@oro-medonte.ca>; Veitch, Ian <ian.veitch@oro-medonte.ca>; DeSousa, Tammy <tammy.desousa@oro-medonte.ca>; Keane, Cathy <cathy.keane@oro-medonte.ca>; Scott, Shawn <shawn.scott@oro-medonte.ca>; Greenlaw, Randy <randy.greenlaw@oro-medonte.ca>; STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ amendment By-law 97-95 Dear members of Council, I would like to object to the proposed amendment By-law 97-95, which will ban all short term rental. As soon as we realized we would need a little extra help to maintain our cottage in top notch shape, we started offering it as a short term rental. In these years, had no complaints from officers of law or township. We are screening our guests and do not rent to anyone who's younger than 30 years old, with the majority of the rental done hosting the multigenerational families. We've been nothing but responsible and respectful to the community. There seems to be a repetitive complaint which is noise, please introduce no noise bylaw to be in effect as Tiny township has done so in the past. No one wants to live next door to noisy neighbors, be it short term rental or not. The rules must apply to all, guest or resident. Our guests follow the existing bylaws of Oro, so if bylaw changes where short term rentals can exist without disturbing neighbours next door, that's a win-win for all. Respectfully, Olga Fainshtein 57A Maplewood Parkway Page 631 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Victor Javgureanu 1165 Woodland Dr. Oro-Medonte, L3V 6H1 June 23, 2020 Township of Oro-Medonte stra@oro-medonte.ca 148 Line 7 South Oro-Medonte, ON L0L2E0 RE Short Term Rental proposed bylaw Dear Township of Oro-Medonte stra@oro-medonte.ca: I am writing this letter to object to the proposed bylaw amendment to zoning By-law 97-95, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990 c. P. 13. To ban Short Term Rental. My family owns a property on Woodland Dr. sometimes we are renting this place because it is helping us to pay for property taxes, maintain it in perfect condition, to pay for utilities bills, we use only part time. The property is in rent more for summertime, as this season is more popular. In my opinion the Township of Oro-Medonte should not restrict the property owner to rent their property for Short Term, this is our rights to use our property for ourselves or to rent it. Somebody say this is business, NO this is not business, business is when you do profit, from time we renting we never made any profit to cover house expense to categorize our house like a business. more then 28 consecutive days, because me and my family are using it as a vacation home too, where we are coming and enjoying the time together. Many residents in our area have been renting their properties for many years now, and we have no complaints from neighbors. We strive to rent our property to families and informing them that we have neighbors and to be respectful to them. No load music or noises after certain time, no parties. Sincerely, Victor Javgureanu Page 632 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Charles Goldberg <charlesgoldberg1@icloud.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2020 6:49 PM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: Amendment Short Term Rentals I strongly support the Amendment wĻŭğƩķźƓŭ ƭŷƚƩƷ ƷĻƩƒ ƩĻƓƷğƌƭ źƓ hƩƚ aĻķƚƓƷĻ͵ ŷğƓƉƭ /ŷğƩƌĻƭ DƚƌķĬĻƩŭ ЌЊ 9źŭŷƷ aźƌĻ tƚźƓƷ Page 633 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ DAVE LORD <davelo@sympatico.ca> {ĻƓƷʹ Wednesday, June 24, 2020 8:52 AM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Public Meeting - Short-Term Rentals are Prohibited I support the amendment as proposed, and am opposed to making exceptions or weakening our zoning by-law in any way.. Please do not vacillate on this matter and do enforce our existing by-law. Sincerely, Dave Lord 4 Pine Point Page 634 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... June 16, 2020 Mayor Harry Hughes Deputy Mayor Ralph Hough Councillor Ian Veitch Councillor Tammy DeSousa Councillor Cathy Keane Councillor Shawn Scott Councillor Randy Greenlaw Chief Administrative Officer Robin Dunn Township of Oro-Medonte, 148 Line 7 South, Oro-Medonte, ON. L0L 2E0 Dear Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Councillors and Chief Administrative Officer: RE: Short-term Rentals in the Township of Oro-Medonte This concerning the proposed amendment to Section 6.0 of -law 97-95 which was released on June 4, 2020 : Horseshoe Valley Property Owners Association; Bass Lake Oro-Medonte Ratepayers Association; Oro- Barrillia ; ; Eight Mile Point ; Moo AWARE Oro-Medonte; . We strongly support the Amendment which confirms and clarifies that the existing Zoning By-law 97-95 prohibits all types of commercial accommodations in dwelling units including short term rentals of dwellings in residential zones in the Township. We thank Township Council and Staff for the work that has been done in reviewing the short-term rental issue and deciding to bring forward this Amendment. The Amendment demonstrates that Township Council and Staff have recognized the significant concerns 1 Page 635 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... voiced by residents concerning short-term rentals and paves the way for enforcement action as called for by the Township-wide petition signed by over 1500 Township residents. We appreciate the and strongly support the enactment of the Amendment in the form as proposed at the earliest opportunity. The problems caused by short-term rentals that have disrupted residential neighbourhoods have gone on for far too long. Submission first submitted to the Township in April 2020 and last updated on May 11, 2020. Although we have just passed through a relatively calm period, short-term rentals are now poised to resume and inflict even more damage on ordinary residents as the Provi the operation of short term rentals during the COVID-19 emergency has now been lifted. Therefore, we believe that enacting the Amendment is the right and timely step to take. We do want to reiterate that short-term rentals are already illegal in residential zones under the -law. This is explained in detail in the Joint Residents Submission referred to above. This is also the conclusion reached by the retired planner Gord Knox in his opinions previously provided to the Township. In addition, a legal opinion has been provided by Donnelly Law that also reaches the conclusion that short term rentals are illegal in residential zones existing Zoning By-law. In short, residential areas are designed and intended to be non-commercial areas where people reside. Commercial areas are designed and intended as locations for business where commerce is practiced. Zoning by-laws separate uses of land into classes and subclasses and prevent one type of use from infiltrating another. We recognize that, as recently communicated by the Mayor, the Township felt it prudent to obtain advice from its legal counsel Aird & Berlis, a leading authority on municipal law and short-term rental matters, in order to ensure that the Township was in the best possible position to move forward with successful enforcement actions to stop disruptive short-term rentals. We understand that this Amendment which clarifies the term commercial accommodation reflects this advice and is the way forward for the Township to proceed with enforcement. We are therefore strongly supportive of the Amendment and look forward to effective enforcement action being taken as expeditiously as possible. Given the history of this matter and the fact that short-term rental properties have been operating in violation of the Townships existing Zoning By-law for some time, it is likely that some operators of short- term rental properties will try to convince Council and Staff to make changes to the Amendment so as to permit or allow an exception in the Amendment for some level of casual or occasional short-term rental. We are strongly opposed to and would not support any changes to the wording of the Amendment that would have the effect of creating any exceptions to the proposed definition of as it is written in the Amendment. Please do not waver from the proposed wording of the Amendment by creating any exceptions. Allowing any exceptions would completely undermine its purpose and intent and would prejudice the success of future enforcement action. Should any change be made to create exceptions, it is a virtual certainty that the disruption caused by commercial short-term rental operators will continue as they will in all 2 Page 636 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... likelihood attempt to disguise themselves in order to claim that they fall within any permitted casual short-term rental exception. We believe that your expert legal counsel would agree and will advise you that moving forward with effective enforcement would become difficult, more expensive and could ultimately fail if such a change is made as it would be necessary to establish that the casual or occasional short-term rental exception has been violated, a fact that may prove difficult or impossible to establish in the face of tactics adopted by disruptive commercial operators. We are confident that your counsel will agree. As the Mayor has recently communicated to residents, resolving the short-term rental issue is extremely important to maintaining the quality of life in Oro-Medonte. An inability of the Township to be in a position to effectively enforce the Zoning By-law to stop disruptive short-term rentals because of an exception for casual rentals would be a complete failure for the Township, Council and its residents. As was described in the Joint Residents Submission referred to above, the traditional casual cottage rental has not typically presented a problem in the Township. A bona fide cottage owner engaging in occasional rentals does not generally present a problem as they themselves use the cottage primarily as their own residence and respect their neighbours and the community. This does not however make it necessary or advisable to make any changes to the Amendment. As we have described in our previous submission, it has been clearly established by a decision of the Supreme Court of Canada (tƚƌğź ǝ͵ /źƷǤ ƚŅ ƚƩƚƓƷƚ), that a municipality has the discretion to decide in good faith which violations of a zoning by- law it will prosecute and that the municipality will not be prevented from obtaining a remedy merely because others have not been prosecuted for similar violations. The Township is therefore entitled to proceed with enforcement action in order to shut down only those short-term rentals that are disrupting residential neighbourhoods. It will not be a defence by a disruptive short-term rental operator that the Township has not pursued all violations; the Township may fairly exercise its discretion to take action only against violators that are operating disruptive rental properties. No action is called for or need be taken against traditional cottage rentals which are not having any negative effects on the neighbouring properties or the community. Changes to the Amendment to create exceptions are therefore not needed short-term rentals that are disruptive. By passing the Amendment as proposed the Township will be able to bring efficient and successful enforcement actions to stop the disruptive short-term rentals operating in residential zones. Given how widespread this problem has become, it is essential that the Township have available to it the most robust enforcement tools and by-law provisions possible. The Amendment as proposed will do that. Changes which create exceptions will only diminish and prejudice the Townshibility to enforce the Zoning By-law. We therefore strongly support the enactment of the Amendment in the form in which it has been proposed and strongly oppose any substantive changes that would create exceptions. The disruptive behaviour that has been growing dramatically in the past few years must not be allowed to continue. Our people, our neighbourhoods, our communities and the peaceful and quiet use and 3 Page 637 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... enjoyment of our homes must be protected. It is essential that Council proceed with the enactment of the Amendment in the form proposed. Yours truly, Horseshoe Valley Property Owners Association Linda Myles Bass Lake Oro-Medonte Ratepayers Association Stephen Davids Association Bryn Pressnail Oro- David Johnston Barrillia Peter Lavoie Brenda Dorward Glenn Stringer Dean Blain Gene Stein Liz Kirk AWARE Oro-Medonte Ann Truyens Domenic Natale 4 Page 638 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Jane McCulloch <jane.elizabeth.mcculloch@gmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Wednesday, June 24, 2020 10:52 AM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Short Term Rentals I am writing this email in SUPPORT of the AMENDMENT to ZONING BY-LAW 97-95 as proposed. Council should pass this Amendment WITHOUT any EXCEPTIONS or EXEMPTIONS. Sincerely, Jane E. McCulloch 137 Eight Mile Point Road Page 639 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Laurie Stanford <lauriejstanford@gmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Wednesday, June 24, 2020 6:46 AM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Comments for meeting on June 25 Andria, As requested,please find my comments within this email related to the STR bylaw meeting tomorrow. I do not need to speak but trust that my comments within the email will be read and duly considered The existing bylaws for STR rentals is robust and should be enforced. There should be NO exceptions allowed at any time regarding any property that would allow an owner to skirt around the bylaw and turn his /her residence into a rental property. Thank you Laurie Stanford Page 640 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Patrick Doorly <p.doorly@rogers.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 9:41 AM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Cc: Davina Doorly <ddoorly@rogers.com> Subject: Re Short term rental prohibition As a long time resident of Oro Medonte,moving here with my family thirty four years ago fulfilled our dreams,of residing in a neighborhood of rural tranquillity. Our expectations were simple in that we would enjoy our lifestyle,together with our neighbours and friends undisturbed by unnecessary outside intrusion by short term rentals of which there are numerous anecdotal accounts related to disrespect of property and neighborhood,which have increased considerably over the last few years. Hence my plea to council to reinforce,and uphold the existing bylaw disallowing short term commercial rentals,why create a bylaw in in the first place if cannot be reinforced? We all know that there is no financial them?I would therefore exort the township council in the interest of all township residents to reinforce the bylaw and stop a bad situation from be coming a whole lot worse Yours Sincerely P.F.Doorly M.D. Page 641 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Page 642 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Page 643 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... June 23, 2020 Mayor Harry Hughes Deputy Mayor Ralph Hough Councillor Ian Veitch Councillor Tammy DeSousa Councillor Cathy Keane Councillor Shawn Scott Councillor Randy Greenlaw Township of Oro-Medonte, 148 Line 7 South, Oro-Medonte, ON. L0L 2E0 Dear Mayor, Deputy Mayor and Councillors: RE: Proposed Amendment to Zoning By-law 97-95 I am writing with respect to the proposed Amendment to Zoning By-law 97-95 which clarifies the meaning of “commercial accommodation”. I strongly support the Amendment and ask that Council pass the Amendment without any exceptions or exemptions. It is already clear under the existing Zoning By-law that short-term rentals operating in residential zones in the Township are not permitted and are illegal. Zoning by-laws are designed to prevent commercial activities from infiltrating residential neighbourhoods. Short term rentals of dwellings are commercial businesses and fall within the existing Zoning By-law prohibition on commercial accommodations in residential zones. I understand that the Township believes that the Amendment will strengthen its position in order to successfully bring enforcement actions to shut down disruptive short term rentals which are operating illegally. On this basis I support the Amendment. Enforcement of the Zoning By-law should be a priority once the Amendment is passed by Council. I would not support any exceptions or exemptions or other changes to the Amendment or the Zoning By-law which would have the effect of allowing short term rentals to operate in residential zones in the Township. Any exception or exemption will make enforcement action more complicated, more expensive and may prejudice a successful outcome. The problems caused by short-term rentals disrupting residential neighbourhoods in the Township and other municipalities are well known and have been reported widely. These disruptions must be brought to an end to prevent an irrevocable erosion of the quality of life for residents of Oro-Medonte. Yours truly, Page 644 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Dean Blain Eight Mile Point Rd Oro- Medonte Page 645 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Stewart C.E. Gillis <sgillis@gillisinjurylaw.ca> {ĻƓƷʹ June 24, 2020 4:15 PM ƚʹ ITSupport <ITSupport@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ AirBandB's Council How will Bylaw enforcement distinguish between a 28 day or less short term lease and a boarding house operation ? 2.Is it wise or even permissible under Emergency Measures legislation to consider this proposed bylaw now during a pandemic ? 3. Under SLR shoreline residential - single family zoning,effective today are AirBand B's lawful ? If not what enforcement measures,if any,have been taken? 4.A boarding house operation has been maintained on Myrtle Ave.for 4 years from September 1 to May 31.What steps have been taken to terminate same? 5.Has Council considered the obvious externalities which attend AirBand B's ? 6.Are there financial benefits accruing to the Township if it allows them? 7.Does Council appreciate that those ratepayers with adjoining properties to short term rental outfits and boarding houses are likely going to appy to MPAC for reduced property tax assessments reflecting their loss of property value ? Respectfully submitted, Stewart and Diane Gillis 26 and 28 Myrtle Ave. Oro Medonte. Page 646 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Angela McConnell <moe_the_lemming@hotmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Wednesday, June 24, 2020 8:59 PM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ proposed amendment to Comprehensive Zoning By-law 97-95 To Oro-Medonte Township Council, My name is Angela McConnell and I live near Horseshoe Valley at 818 Bass Lake Sdrd W. I would like to have it noted that, as a resident of Oro-Medonte, I am only in support of the proposed amendment if it will strengthen the current by-law regarding short-term rentals (STRs). I am very much OPPOSED to registering or licensing these illegal ghost hotels. Thank you, Angela McConnell Page 647 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Brenda Dorward <dorwardbrenda@gmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Thursday, June 25, 2020 7:09 AM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ To Whom this May Concern, Please ensure my below submission is presented at the council meeting tonight. I have already registered to be allowed to participate. Thank you very much. Sincerely, Brenda Dorward submission be read instead. I have noted over the pass two years noise emanating from several residents which are known to be air b and bs. The noise continued pass the existing noise bylaw time. Drinking and disrespectful behaviour were common denominators at these places. We closed our windows to block the yelling and screaming and because of where we live we were beside one of these places, we would have to move to a community that is willing to protect our rights. So in closing: The residential zones under the current zoning by-law prohibits short term rentals protects our bylaw as it is written. I do not support any revision that will weaken the rights of the majority of residents that live in this community (Parkside ratepayers association). I oppose legalizing short term rentals in order to accommodate the casual rental operators. Brenda Dorward 1Palm Beach Road Page 648 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Bryn80 <bryn80@rogers.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Wednesday, June 24, 2020 7:49 PM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Short term rentals SLEEPLESS NIGHT IN SHANTY BAY Our dreadful evening of overnight house-sitting our relatives home on the quiet and beautiful shores of Shanty Bay quickly became our invite to a party without an RSVP. After being inundated by a flux of over 15 people, (adults and children), the noise level increased drastically. This quaint bay quickly became the host for an unsafe party house. Listening to the sounds of young children playing while in the company of adults who were drinking and smoking marijuana was quite concerning. The screaming and yelling made it impossible to stay outdoors, with us having to retreat inside only to endure the smell of campfire smoke wafting in the house. The rapid loss of our relaxing evening was evident and replaced with feelings of intimidation and uncertainty as we were not about to go toe to toe with this large group of inebriated adults. Hello everyone... This note was written by my cousin, Kevin Shaw regarding 17 Bay Street (illegal commercial short term rental) on July 12, 2019. On that weekend, our neighbours saw our mayor taking pictures of the multitude of cars in this residential driveway . Please ask our mayor to share those pictures with you. During that weekend, we ( the residents of 5 Bay Street ) were away helping our daughter select a new home in another city. We had my cousin staying at our home for safety reasons and we were sure fortunate that we had done this. The SAFETY and SECURITY of the citizens of our neighbourhood should be the guiding principle in all decisions regarding changes and amendments to our zoning bylaws. Please carefully consider all your decisions and seek legal advice that will result in iron-clad Thank you, Sincerely, Bryn Pressnail Page 649 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: Robin Craig <robin.craig5@icloud.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 4:57 PM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: Public meeting June 25, 2020 I do not wish to provide oral comments at the meeting. I support the amendment regarding short term rentals as proposed. I oppose making any exceptions or weakening the zoning by-law in any way. I look forward to seeing the township enforce their existing by-law. I feel the above actions are long overdue. Carol Craig 67 Eight Mile Point Road Oro-Medonte Page 650 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Page 651 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Page 652 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Dodi Weill <dodiweill@gmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ June 24, 2020 11:11 AM ƚʹ Leigh, Andria <aleigh@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Re: June 25, 2020 Public Meeting I support the draft amendment to protect our residential communities. (From the negative impact of the disruptive unregulated commercial properties.) Thank you for your consideration of the residents. Page 653 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Eddy Aceti <eddy_aceti@hotmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Wednesday, June 24, 2020 1:15 PM ƚʹ Leigh, Andria <aleigh@oro-medonte.ca>; STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> /ĭʹ . Council <Council@oro-medonte.ca>; Aubichon, Yvonne <yaubichon@oro-medonte.ca>; Teeter, Janette <jteeter@oro-medonte.ca>; Hewitt, Donna <dhewitt@oro-medonte.ca>; Dunn, Robin <rdunn@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ RE: June 25, 2020 Public Meeting Hi Andria, -law amendment however I would prefer to submit the following comment in writing. I support the proposed by-law amendment, however I request the amendment should be expanded to include regulations on enforcement. Some suggestions are stated penalties & fines for multiple infractions, by-law officers should visit area of complaint on same day of any calls of complaint are made, stated minimum fine that will be levied. Thank you Eddy Aceti, CPA CGA BA LPA 61 Moon Point Dr Oro-Medonte ON Page 654 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Kathryn Henkenhaf <k.henkenhaf@gmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Wednesday, June 24, 2020 11:44 AM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Public Meeting re Short Term Rentals ... Dear Andrea, I really don't need to speak at the meeting - I just want to attend to hear what is said and reported. My comments are as follows: I do support the amendment to the ByLaw as proposed and I strongly oppose making any exceptions or weakening our zoning ByLaw in any way whatsoever. I truly hope the Township enforces their existing ByLaw. With thanks and "see" you on Thursday, Kathryn Henkenhaf Page 655 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Kent Russell <kentrussell@ymail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Wednesday, June 24, 2020 5:24 PM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Public Meeting - June 25th - Comments Dear Andria, Thank you for your email regarding the upcoming public meeting. In light of the number of individuals registered to speak we are happy to submit our written comments in lieu of oral comments. Please see below: Dear Mayor Harry Hughes and the Council of Oro-Medonte, RE: Short-Term Rentals in the Township of Oro-Medonte My wife and I are writing as residents of Oro-Medonte. I am a physician working as a Medical Oncologist at the Royal Victoria Hospital and my wife is a practicing Endocrinologist who works both privately and at one of our local Community Health Centres. We moved to Oro-Medonte in 2016 to raise a family in a township with a strong community and a peaceful environment. We are very concerned that the issues Short-Term Rentals pose will impact the fabric of our neighborhood and the greater community of Oro-Medonte. These issues include but are not limited to: Disruptive music/behaviour 24 hours a day Profane language Aggressive confrontations with local homeowners Page 656 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Damage to private and community property Overtaxing septic systems Waste left within the community (e.g. garbage, bottles) y Theft and vandalism Violence By-Law 97-95, which will help prevent these illegal Short-Term Rentals in residential neighbourhoods within Oro-Medonte. Thank you for taking the time to review our concerns. Sincerely, Kent Russell and Diane Murzin 5 Forrester Road Oro-Medonte L0L 2L0 Page 657 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ KHOI LE <ckle@rogers.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Wednesday, June 24, 2020 7:25 PM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Feedback about short term rental from 69 MoonPoint Dr in Oro-Medonte Hi there, We no longer wish to provide our oral comments. Here are our feedback about short term rental in my neighborhood. 1) Not safe when there are strangers (renters) around. 2) Interfere with peaceful life in a quiet neighborhood. 3) Noisy when the renters are driving boats or entertain on the lake. 4) Having parties late at night and causing disruption to people's life in the area. 5) Impact residential market value considerably in the area. Thank you, Khoi Le Page 658 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Bryn80 <bryn80@rogers.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Wednesday, June 24, 2020 7:18 PM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Fw: By-law amendment for short term rentals June 24, 2020 Hello Mayor and Council, I support the amendment which clarifies the words commercial accommodation to the existing zoning by-law 97-95. I believe that the existing set of bylaws were strong in defining commercial uses but will support the amendment provided that there are no changes to this. You have stated that Aird and Berlis have been consulted regarding this by-law and hopefully they have assisted with the writing of the draft by-law. I have lived in Shanty Bay for 29 years and have found it to be a safe and friendly community. In 2016 the house next door to me, 17 Bay St was sold and the owner of this house does not reside there. In 2017 he started operating the house as a short term rental and this has caused continuous disruption to our community. There have been many calls to bylaw and OPP regarding concerns at 17 Bay St and our neighbourhood has not had any feedback if anyone has been issued fines. 17 Bay St is not owner occupied and therefore it would be classified as a commercial operation. I live in a residential neighbourhood and when moving here did not expect a hotel to move in next door to me. The house is primarily rented on week-ends and the people who come here have no respect for the neighbourhood that they have invaded. There have been problems with the septic system, excessive noise, garbage strewn around the property and on the street. When I have asked some of the transients to turn their music down, I have been told no because they have paid a lot of money to stay there and they can do what they want. During the summer of 2018 while two families were staying there, I asked if they could turn the music down because my daughter was trying to put her baby to sleep. They had the music playing through the house so that they could hear it at the lake. I was told no and whenever I went out of the house, they yelled obscenities at me. This is where I reside and why should I have to deal with this? When young men stay there, they do not seem to go inside to use the washroom but urinate on the east side of the property l place that they use as a washroom. I ask you, would you like to live next door to an unsupervised, unregulated hotel? The people that come to these rentals do not provide an economic benefit to our community because they come with all the groceries and alcohol required for their stay. If they leave, then it is go to a bar in Barrie and they make their presence known when they return. Page 659 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Again, this is a residential area and it should not be allowed. We do not know who these people are and we are concerned about the safety and security of our neighbourhood. We have neighbours who have rented their homes out occasionally but they are invested in this community and care about who they rent to. The people that are buying properties in Oro-Medonte, exclusively for short term rentals do not care about this township. Their goal is to make a profit and they are destroying residential neighbourhoods. There are some commercial operators in our township that have several houses that are functioning as short term rentals which should be classified as hotels. They are listed on several sites and one is hotels.com. This is a business and should not be allowed to operate in residential neighbourhoods. Mayor and Council, you have a responsibility to represent the residents of this township. Whatever decision you make can have long lasting implications on this township. Please listen to the residents who contribute and care about this township. Please do not be swayed by the commercial operators who do not abide by our bylaws or care about our community. In closing, I request that you acknowledge that these short term rentals are commercial operations and do not belong in residential neighbourhoods. I request that you support and enforce the bylaw as amended. Leslie Pressnail Page 660 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Township of Oro-Medonte 148 Line 7 South Oro-Medonte, ON L0L 2E0 Attention: Mayor and Council RE: Amendment to Zoning By-law 97-95 As a long-time resident and taxpayer of Oro-Medonte, I am writing in support of the proposed Amendment to the Township’s Zoning Bylaw 97-95 to clarify the meaning of “commercial accommodation”. I believe Council is doing the right thing to protect residential neighbourhoods and I urge Council to pass the Amendment as proposed without any exceptions or exemptions. While I believe it is already clear that short-term rentals are illegal in residential zones in the Township, the proposed Amendment will strengthen the Township’s position in bringing enforcement actions against disruptive short term rentals. Short term rentals are commercial businesses that should not be allowed to operate in residential neighbourhoods. Please pass this Amendment as proposed, without any exceptions or exemptions. The disruptions caused by short term rentals must be brought to a close as soon as possible. Sincerely, Lynn Burgess Eight Mile Point Road Oro-Medonte Page 661 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ MONICA JAMIESON <monicajamieson@rogers.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Wednesday, June 24, 2020 1:52 PM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ June 25th planning meeting Hello, I wanted to clarify that I do not wish to make an oral presentation at the meeting on June 25th. I signed up because my husband and I would like to observe the meeting. We are in favour of the bylaw amendment in order to stop the operation of short term rental businesses in our residential neighbourhood. We do have 2 questions that we hope will be answered during the meeting: 1. How will the bylaw prohibiting short term rentals in residential neighbourhoods be enforced? 2. When a complaint is made we are told that there must be evidence (video, audio) of the failure to obey the bylaws (noise, fire, inebriated tenants, use of drone, trespassing etc.). Why is witness testimony not considered evidence? For example, if 5 neighbours say the same thing happened, why is that not considered evidence? Witness statements are used in courts of law. Thank-you for your assistance and we look forward to additional information from the meeting on June 25th. Monica & David Jamieson 25 Maplewood Parkway Page 662 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Sharon <emailsharonfreedman@gmail.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Wednesday, June 24, 2020 11:34 PM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca>; Scott, Shawn <shawn.scott@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Concerns Re: Oro-Medonte Zoning By-Law 97-95 Concerns Re: Oro-Medonte Zoning By-Law 97-95 Hello We are sharing our experience and concerns re: proposed amendments to Oro Zoning By Law 97-95. We We are established home owners of our shoreline property at 1008 Oro Line 7 South and owners of the property directly adjacent. On September 28, 2017, 1038 Oro Line 7 South (beside our property) was purchased by Paul Bryon and Andrea Blake. Last Spring we began to experience significant issues. We realized the owners of 1038 were no longer living on their premises and were renting out their property via short-term rental websites for typically two to three days at a time. The issues have escalated. With the re-opening of short-term rentals by Oro- Medonte, we have grave concern for the in very real threat of Covid-19, as well as the lack of responsibility the owners of 1038 have demonstrated, and the harm short-term rentals will cause to the Township over time. Briefly, for more than 18 months, we have been subject to trespassing on our own and our neighbours' property including our dock, shoreline, beachfront and grounds. Often, there are as many as three or four families or excess of 20 individuals who appear to be renting the property as well as inviting guests to visit. During Burl Creek concert season, and for much of the summer, 1038 is a disorderly party venue. We have had to endure ongoing trespassing and excessive partying, screaming, noise, loud music, and dumping of garbage. The renters bathe and shampoo and -term rental websites and does everything to accommodate the enjoyment of guests. The flip side is that the owner refuses to monitor what actually goes on as this would clearly interfere with profit. Our neighbours and our groundskeeper have experienced aggressive behaviour and volatility from the owners simply by walking their own property or by asking respectfully for the owners to talk to renters to deal with issues. Our neighbours including ourselves are respectful and courteous to one another and to the Oro-Medonte community. We all value the peacefulness, family values and idyllic nature of the Oro shoreline. Sadly, our neig- The owners do not respect our property lines. Their canoes and beach chairs for renters are parked by the owners on our shoreline property. The adjacent property that we own is empty and renters appropriate it to play group sports in large numbers and to party. The number of people, proximity of people, and encroachment on our beach and property is dangerous.Thei -95 protect us during Covid-19 and beyond? Two weekends ago, after short-term rentals were allowed to open again in Barrie and Oro, 1038 was fully rented out excessive screaming, music and partying was out of control. By midnight, our neighbours called the owners. The owners returned the call at 1 am and even after being informed the noise was still excessive, they refused to call but recognize that this is not their desire. We called Barrie OPP, but as soon as the OPP left, the number of people on the property increased. The partying carried on until late afternoon the following day including constant and disturbing attempts to walk on our shoreline and sit on our dock and beach. There are many other issues that the Page 663 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Township may not be aware of that threaten the health of the community and Oro- are trying to find unregulated beaches to visit but this is a challenge for another day. additional rental accommodation. How is this not crossing the line to become a commercial operator? How will you address this as part of your amendments to Zoning By Law 97-95? -term rental license, preventing them from crossing the line to become a commercial operator, and stopping the trespassing, partying and noise. Just as importantly, we look to you to protect and to preserve what makes Oro-Medonte the benefit of those simply interested in their own short-term-destructive-to-the-Oro-Medonte-Township gain. Thank you for your time and efforts. Sharon Freedman and David DeBora B.A. (hons.) Email: emailsharonfreedman@gmail.com Page 664 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Stewart C.E. Gillis <sgillis@gillisinjurylaw.ca> {ĻƓƷʹ June 24, 2020 4:26 PM ƚʹ ITSupport <ITSupport@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ AirB andB's etc. Council What residency requirements will the owners of B and B properties need to establish( to avoid 12 month out of the year commercial operations)? 2.Will boarding house operations be permitted to evade enforcement by claiming short term leases without any proof of a change in the residents identity? Respectfully submitted. Page 665 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ John Raymond <wjohnr@sympatico.ca> {ĻƓƷʹ Thursday, June 25, 2020 11:13 AM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ FW: Short Term Rental Public Meeting June 25 2020 5;30pm Township of Oro-Medonte I am John Raymond at 49 Eight Mile Point Rd. Oro-Medonte We support the Zoning By-law Amendment as proposed and that Council should pass this Amendment without any exceptions or exemptions. We believe that the existing by-law (with amendment) should be enforced to keep these short term of residential neighbourhoods in Oro-Medonte. We, like many others, chose to live in one of the many residential areas that the township offers. If we wanted to live in or near a commercial designated area we would have chosen such an area and lived with t neighbourhood, to have what amounts to a commercial accommodation operation set up in their the neighbourhood. -Law 97-95. John Raymond 49 Eight mile Point Rd. Oro Medonte Page 666 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Page 667 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Page 668 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... June 25, 2020 Mayor Hughes and Members of Council, Re: Protecting our Neighbourhoods Background short-term rentals for more that 4 years, and I am pleased to provide my thoughts and perspective for your consideration. Ever since an unsupervised hotel began carrying on business next to me and coincidentally, another one family at about the same time in Shanty Bay, we have both been dealing with short-term rental issues. At the Internet search that we figured out why an endless parade of strangers kept showing up next door and disrupting our quiet enjoyment. My brother contacted both Mayor Hughes and Councillor Phil Hall who came to visit him at his home and Mayor Hughes came by our home. The Mayor told us that short-term rentals were a grey area of the law- My brother and I were both advised that if there were problems not to confront the perpetrators but to call for help. We were told to be sure and contact By-law or phone the OPP non-emergency number but the Township would be charged for a call for service. If smoke from outdoor fires contaminated our homes, we should call 911 and ask for Fire or call the Fire Chief, John Wigle during business hours if we really needed help. Well, we did all of these things repeatedly, and here we are 4 years later, and the cycle of inconsiderate, disruptive and unsafe behaviour has continued unabated. Nothing has changed. My brother and I have become unpaid night clerks, repeatedly calling for help in the early hours of the morning in order to restore some sort of temporary peace temporary because with each new rental, another cycle of disruption often occurs. As I said at the Lakehead Information Session, despite all of the calls for service by many disrupted residents, I know of no one who has ever been summoned to appear as a witness in a case involving a by-law violation. By-law enforcement has been ineffective. That is what I told the 250+ participants at the Lakehead Session in October 2019. I was being diplomatic. Earlier this week, I read a note that was sent to every member of Council by someone who has been repeatedly victimized by a disruptive short-term rental. When I shared the note with a long time friend and observer of municipal politics, he sent back a rather terse response. and insensitive do you have to be not to understand and address tell him that the resident had been victimized by a very disruptive short-term rental for more tell him that the same story was being repeated almost daily throughout the Township. The residents know of 33 short-term rentals that have severely disrupted their neighbours. Most disrupted neighbours have written similar letters of complaint, many, many times before, yet nothing has changed. 1 Page 669 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... A New Leaf So now, Council has a chance to turn a new leaf and put an end to neighbours being victimized and to protect all communities group, and we have been told that they recommended that Council should make our zoning by-law even more robust, by clarifying the definition of commercial accommodation. As you know, many residents associations have signed a joint letter to Council. Collectively, the organizations represent over 2800 upport the amendment and want the Township to begin enforcing the zoning by-law as soon as possible. They have also clearly stated that they are opposed to creating position because, quite simply, short-term rentals do no belong in any low-density residential zone. Accordingly, I believe that the Township is doing the right thing in seeking to pass this amendment. Two Pathways to Illegality Earlier this year, and again this week I provided you and the STRA e-file with copies of an opinion by a very experienced planner, Gord Knox. Mr. Knox sets out why short-term rental uses are all currently prohibited outside of the Village 1 zone. You have also been provided with a legal opinion from Donnelly law which essentially reaches the same conclusion. To summarize both opinions, there are actually two ways in which it can be concluded that short-term rentals are not permitted in Zones R1, R2, RUR1, RUR2, SR, and RLS. The first way begins by concluding just as the courts, the boards and the tribunals have concluded, that short-term rentals are essentially commercial in nature. If a use is not listed as a permitted use in a residential zone, then it is prohibited. This planning principle is explicitly stated in the Zoning By-law 97-95. If a use is not specifically permitted in any residential zone, mentioned as a permitted use in a zone, or if it is defined in Section 6.0 of the by-law and not listed as a permitted use, then it is 1 not permitted. Therefore, short-term rentals are not permitted in any residential zone because they are not listed as a permitted use. This finding is further reinforced when the definition of a dwelling unit is considered. In 2 the Zoning By-law 97-95, dwelling unit does not include any commercial accommodation. Dwelling units are permitted in residential zones and commercial accommodations are specifically excluded from dwelling units. but it just reinforces the conclusion that short-term rentals are already prohibited uses in dwelling units. The second way that it can be concluded that short-term rental uses are prohibited in residential zones was established by Council back in 2014 when a new permitted use was defined - . This use defined a short-term rental. Council then listed this permitted short- 1 Township of Oro-Medonte Zoning By-law 97-95, Office Consolidation May 2020, page 3, Section 3.0 2 Zoning By-law No. 2015-19, A By-law to Amend Zoning By-law 97-95, paragraph 16 at page 4. 2 Page 670 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... term rental use in the Village 1 zone. Short-term rentals are therefore only permitted in the Village 1 zone and they are prohibited in all other zones. According to Mr. Knox, it is his opinion that: Given these two ways of finding that short-term rentals are not permitted in Zones R1, R2, RUR1, RUR2, SR, and RLS, it should be clear that short- let anyone try to mislead short-term rentals. Just tell them that you anot ban something that is already prohibited. Some may argue that Oro-Medonte does not have the right to prohibit or otherwise restrict uses of land. That is not true. Anyone who believes that the Township can not enforce our existing zoning by- law which prohibits short-term rentals of dwellings in residential zones, is misinformed. Municipal zoning by-laws enacted pursuant to the powers granted by the Province of Ontario are intended to ensure the orderly development of safe and healthy communities including protecting residential neighbourhoods from commercialization. Residential zones are designed and intended to be non- commercial areas where people reside. Short-term rentals of dwellings are commercial businesses in the same way that hotels and motels are commercial businesses. Municipalities do have the right to prohibit short-term rental uses in residential zones. Some may try to convince you that short-term rentals are somehow legal and prey upon the fact that you are not a lawyer or a planner. As I have written many times before, if you have any doubt what-so- ever about the validity of the opinions provided by anyone, then ask your expert legal counsel to either affirm or deny whether these opinions are essentially correct. Seek that opinion and see that it is provided to you in writing. Some people may also try to persuade you that you need to license short-term rentals. Do not be fooled. Licensing is what you do when you otherwise cannot control short-term rentals with your existing zoning by-law. Oro-Medonte already has very robust zoning. You do not need licensing to control short-term rentals. You just need to enforce the existing zoning by-law and do what Burlington did and get the courts to shut down the disruptive ones. Since zoning changes are effectively forever, let someone try to take advantage of you. If you are deceived into permitting short-term rental uses in residential zones, your children and your grandchildren will suffer because they will be stuck with the consequences of a really bad decision that will affect neighbourhoods forever. Some will also try to persuade you that Oro-Medonte needs to do licensing like Blue Mountains. Just ask them to explain why. Why should the Township license commercial activities in residential zones? When they try to tell you that short-term rentals are good for tourism, just tell them that Mayor Hughes, as official spokesperson for Council, has already agreed on several occasions including before Council on November 27, 2019 that the transients that arrive at short-term rentals are not tourists. They leave very little money behind except in the hands of the short-term rental operators. Blue Mountains, Toronto and Niagara-on-the-Lake have a strong tourism incentive to legalize short-term rental uses. Oro- Medonte does not. Our Mayor agrees. 3 Page 671 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... You may also hear misleading claims that licensing is needed to control bad behaviour. That simply is not true. Licensing does not solve disruption problems, even when stringent provisions are put in place. Licensing is a costly attempt to control bad behaviour that occurs because of conflicting land-uses. Look at what is going on in the Town of The Blue Mountains. They have had licensing for several years. 3 Licensing is both costly and ineffective. Andria Leigh in February 2018 reported that in Blue Mountains: o date the cost of the As you will read below, the marketplace does not think licensing solves the disruption problems. Licensing just creates disputes before licensing panels and recurring problems for Council as operators continually lobby for the relaxation of the licensing restrictions or argue about the demerit point system. Peruse the minutes of Council meetings in the Town of The Blue Mountains over the past 5 years. If you are duped into licensing short-term rental uses, you will see what problems future Councils and our neighbourhoods will inherit. It is far more efficient to avoid conflicting land-uses. Keeping commercial activities out of residential zones is good planning. Some may try to persuade you that short-term rentals belong in residential neighbourhoods because they need to have extra income so they can pay their mortgage or their taxes. If you want to be charitable and to help the needy, then you should do the fiscally responsible thing and just discount their taxes and leave our neighbourhoods safe, and secure and home owners protected from being victimized. In the end, it will save us all a lot of money and grief. Some may also try to persuade you to make an exception for the traditional cottage rental. Ask them why? Traditional cottage shortterm rentals have been living happily ever after with their neighbours, sometimes for 50 years or more. They have never been charged with a zoning by-law violation. Why should they worry? In the Joint Reside (updated May 11, 2020) that was provided again this week, they write about the exercise of discretion. Someone who is not disrupting their neighbours does not have to be charged. On this point, it has been clearly established by a decision of the Supreme Court of Canada (tƚƌğź ǝ͵ /źƷǤ ƚŅ ƚƩƚƓƷƚ), that a municipality has the discretion to decide in good faith which violations of a zoning by-law it will prosecute and that the municipality will not be prevented from obtaining a remedy merely because others have not been prosecuted for similar viola So when someone tries to convince you to make an exception for the traditional cottage rental, you should consider telling them what many have observed. The traditional cottage rental only needs to be protected from the disruptive short-term rental operators, like the one that you just read about, that shook the walls and windows on the weekend. When confronted at 2:00 AM, here is how the neighbour was treated. told to move somewhere where there are no people around. I was also told to get with the times. I guess they think that the times involve having noise next door to you for twenty 3 Ms. Leigh, Short-Term Rental Accommodations, Report No. DS2018-012, February 28, 2018 4 Page 672 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... The traditional cottage rental operator needs to be protected from these abuses we all do. There is no need to make an exception for the traditional operator. Do that and you will be weakening our zoning by-law. You could consider reinforcing the messaging that Mayor Hughes has provided. Council is committ-laws, not weakening them. Here is what the Mayor recently wrote to my brother. It was ensure the Township has the strongest approach to achieve the mutually desired outcomes. Council is trying to strengthen, not weakening our by-laws with the proposed amendment. In taking this step it is reassuring to know that all members of Council are committed to protecting the safety and the security of all of our neighbourhoods, something that is a requirement of the Planning Act. Short-Term Rentals Do Not Belong Should you have any lingering doubt whether short-term rentals belong in low-density residential neighbourhoods, consider the following facts and commentary: 1) In the years preceding 2014, the Oro-Medonte planners and Council were approached by the property developer at Horseshoe Valley to allow a development where they could sell residential units that could be rented in the short-term rental market. Recognizing that short- term rentals were prohibited uses in residential zones, the Oro-Medonte planners came up with a very clever and defensible solution. They proposed creating a new permitted use, defined to include short-term rentals, and that the new use would be permitted in a new zone, the Village 1 zone. Presumably led by Andria Leigh, the planners then put forward to Council an official plan amendment and corresponding zoning changes to permit the village commercial resort unit use in the new Village 1 zone which Council passed. Council created a new permitted use and assigned it exclusively to the mixed-use Village 1 zone at Horseshoe Valley. Council of the day, with great wisdom and foresight recognized that short-term rentals only belonged in a multi-unit building in a resort area where there is a tourism interest and chose not to permit a short-term rental use in any other zone; 2) t is questionable whether short-term rentals even belong in multi-unit buildings. In his January 14, 2020 update for Council, Gord Knox drew attention to what has already occurred in Horseshoe Valley. -laws. This leads me to believe that even in higher density zones, residential property owners, 3) The constituents polled certainly believe that short-term rentals belong in residential neighbourhoods. In a 7 week petitioning process interrupted by winter and then by COVID19, more than 1,500 people signed a petition asking Council to enforce our existing zoning by-law 5 Page 673 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... that prohibits short-term rental uses. During canvassing, more than 90% of the people polled signed the petition. In the following Table, you can see some of the petition results by street. Look at Moon Point Drive where there are - short-term rentals. More people signed the petition than there are houses. There are 76 homes on the street and 126 people signed the petition. This result should come as no surprise, particularly if you drive along Moon Point Drive and observe the many lawn signs where home owners are declaring their views about short-term rentals. Approximate number of homes using Street A *Near the intersection of these two streets Ponytail Court should be noted as well. It is a small street with only 8 homes. One of the homes is a short-term rental. Someone in every home on the street but one, answered the door and signed the petition. Apparently, the operator of the short-term rental did non sign the petition. People who have witnessed the disruption that short-term rentals can cause will tell you that short-term rentals do not belong in residential neighbourhoods; 4) Wherever short-term rentals have carried on business without regard to how their neighbours suffer, conflicts have occurred. Conflicts are strong indicators that short-term rentals do not belong. The weekend note from the disrupted resident that I referred to earlier is just further evidence of conflict in a long and growing list of conflicts. Conflicts are best avoided through good planning decisions; 5) In the Town of The Blue Mountains, the municipality tried to control short-term rental conflicts through licensing. Despite stringent licensing requirements, neighbouring property values declined by 10% or more, a fact that prior to November 2018, was previously disclosed to appellants appearing before the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC). The marketplace has provided objective evidence of the financial damage caused by uncontrollable disruptive short-term rentals and evidence that licensing can not control all of the adverse consequences that occur when land-uses fundamentally conflict; 6 Page 674 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... 6) Further objective evidence that licensing cannot control all of the conflicts that occur when short-term rentals carry on business in residential zones can be found once again, in the Town of The Blue Mountains. Gord Knox writes in his January 14, 2020 opinion update: administer, property values next to a licenced STRs have declined, and condo boards are amending by-laws to prohibit STR uses. It is my understanding that the planning department in Blue Mountains is informing condo owners that if they want to prohibit STRs they can by amending their by-laws. I have also learned that four condo complexes are currently changing 4 their by- Condo boards would not be prohibiting short-term rentals unless there were severe conflicts that licensing and enforcement could not control. 7) There is also judicial support for the view that short-term rentals do not belong in low-density residential zones. The Town of the Blue Mountains, because of a strong tourist interest, chose to permit some limited forms of short-term rentals. However, they chose to prohibit new short-term accommodations (STAs) in the low-density R1, R2, and R3 residential zones. The operators of the short-term accommodations appealed the zoning by-law amendment to the Ontario Municipal Board. Madame Hussey made the following determinations and ultimately -term accommodation uses from low density neighbourhoods. Here is what she wrote. The Board finds that STA units are distinct commercial entities with the goal of making a profit. They are often managed by a professional manager who uses a system of reservation, collects taxes and accepts credit cards from paying guests whose permanent residences are elsewhere and who have no right of renewal. Those premises are occupied by paying guests for a short span of time and for the purpose of allowing enjoyment of the recreational and tourist facilities in the area. This commercial entity has the potential to conflict with the character and stability of existing neighbourhoods because of the constant turnover of people and the difficulty that turnover brings in controlling noise and other nuisances (emphasis mine). In the 5 Madame Hussey went on to write: he Board agrees with the Residents, the Town and BMR that unlike the areas zoned for medium density residential development, the expectation is that low density residential neighbourhoods are reserved for permanent dwellings. Preservation and protection of the integrity and character of these established neighbourhoods must therefore be the 4 This information was kindly provided by Mr. C., a resident of the Town of The Blue Mountains who has been a part of the by-law amendment process. If you wish to follow up with him, the author would be pleased to seek his permission to disclose his contact information. 5 Sheldon Rosen and the Lodges at Blue Mountain Corporation v Town of Blue Mountains \[2011\] PL080455 at p.15 7 Page 675 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... paramount objective when considering whether commercial uses should be established 6 within those residential areas. (emphasis mine) In her conclusion she wrote: convincing evidence of incompatibility and convincing evidence that the integrity and character of the low density residential neighbourhoods are being undermined by the presence of STA units in those areas. (emphasis mine) These are legitimate concerns to which the Municipality has turned its attention appropriately. The Board finds that the proposal is a reasonable 7 response to the situation and represents good planning Hussey recognized that it was good planning. She was no doubt aided in reaching this conclusion by expert municipal law counsel who very successfully argued the case on behalf of the Town of The Blue Mountains. Counsel for the Town persuaded the Board that short-term accommodations do not belong in low-density residential zones. Counsel for the Town was Mr. Leo Longo. Mr. Longo works for Aird and Berlis. Conclusion At this point I will close by observing that victimized neighbourhoods need relief now. If passing the proposed by-law amendment is the recommended path of Aird and Berlis, then I support the passing of the amendment and the turning of a new leaf. However, like the residents associations, I cannot support any amendment that creates exceptions or otherwise weakens our existing zoning by-law. On December 28, 2019, and shortly after Gord Knox revealed to Council the discovery of the Village 1 zone, my wife and I met with Mayor Hughes who dropped by unannounced. He informed us that he was when it came to short-term rentals. He told us that he no longer favoured licensing and that licensing was really the late Deputy Mayor ea. After that conversation, I thought that the idea of licensing had been put to rest. Then I read some recommendations sent to Council. A very bad idea was still alive and was headed straight toward Council? Please d into doing something that no one supports except for the operators who are carrying on business illegally. Most adversely affect our neighbourhoods forever. I very much doubt that you or any other wise person would want to live next to a short-term rental. So why would you even consider permitting these uses in residential neighbourhoods? I hope you have found this information helpful. Sincerely, K.D.Pressnail Oro-Medonte resident 6 Note 5 at p. 16 7 Note 5 at p. 17 8 Page 676 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... From: lastwoundup lastwoundup <lastwoundup@sympatico.ca> Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2020 1:16 PM To: STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> Subject: Please remove my name from the speaker's list Here is my written submimssion: Public Meeting June 25th 2020 RE: Proposed Amendement to Comprehensive Zoning By-law 97-95 Dear Mayor Hughes, Councillors and Members of the Oro-Medonte Community I moved to O-M 3 years ago to a near shoreline house and immediately became involved with my beach association as a volunteer helping to re organize formally the by laws, membership, maintenance and improvements that were needed for the enjoyment of our residents. This volunteer work not only gave me the chance to meet my new neighbours , Ialso had the chance to participate in relating to my local council. So thanks for the chance to weigh in on this question of zoning and during a pandemic. The safety and health and well being of our association residents should be top of mind front and centre not just for my 46 families but for you the custodians of our township. I have read that 80% of our health outcomes result from the social, economic and natural environment in which we live and work. We must nurture peaceful communities using policy and planning choices. O-M has a zoning policy on the books that does just that. That said I approve of the amendment that protects me and my neighbours from incursions of a commercial nature which are unsuitable in a residential single family zone. Thank you for strenghthening the zoning policy. Investments in residential zones should be in people, nature and enhancing social opportunity for the community. This type of investment is what we need more of. Thank you. Linda Wells 22 Simcoe Road Oro Station L0L 2E0 Page 677 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Karina Hope <karina.hope@icloud.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Thursday, June 25, 2020 1:59 PM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ We support the amendment to 97-95 We would like to go on record as supporting the proposed amendment to by-law 97-95. Commercial rentals do not belong in residential neighbourhoods. They result in hard-working, long-time residents of Oro-Medonte not being able to enjoy their properties. The owners of weekend rentals do not care about Oro. All they want to do is make a quick, BIG buck (an average of $1,000 a night.) Short term rentals are not bringing in tourists who wish to experience the beauty of Oro-Medonte. The vast majority are here to party for a weekend and go back to their own neighbourhoods when the weekend is over. As a community, we need to take action now to stop hotel accommodation (a commercial enterprise) from further creeping into the beautiful place we call home, until they get to the point of dominating it. Sincerely, William and Karina Hope 25 Lakeshore Road East Page 678 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Kim Pressnail <pressna@ecf.utoronto.ca> {ĻƓƷʹ Thursday, June 25, 2020 3:34 PM ƚʹ Hughes, Harry <harry.hughes@oro-medonte.ca>; Hough, Ralph <ralph.hough@oro-medonte.ca>; Veitch, Ian <ian.veitch@oro-medonte.ca>; DeSousa, Tammy <tammy.desousa@oro-medonte.ca>; Keane, Cathy <cathy.keane@oro-medonte.ca>; Scott, Shawn <shawn.scott@oro-medonte.ca>; Greenlaw, Randy <randy.greenlaw@oro-medonte.ca>; Teeter, Janette <jteeter@oro-medonte.ca>; STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ RE: In Support of My Representation to Council at the Public Meeting Scheduled for June 25, 2020 Mayor and Members of Council, Attached is a copy of a legal opinion that Mayor Hughes asked me to obtain at the end of the Lakehead Session. I will use this letter to support a part of the representations that I plan to make at the electroni Apparently there was some confusion that the letter was confidential. It is not. I believe that both of these attachments should be available to the public. I hope you find these documents helpful. Thank you, K.D. Pressnail Page 679 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... David R. Donnelly, MES LLB david@donnellylaw.ca MEMO To: Oro-Medonte Good Neighbours Alliance Inc. From: Donnelly Law Date: April 27, 2020 Re: Short-Term Rentals: Legality, Interim Control By-law and Legal Non-Conforming Use You have asked us to provide an opinion regarding the legal status of short-term rentals in the Township of Oro-Medonte . Specifically, you have asked whether short-term rentals of dwelling units located in residential zones are a legal permitted use under Zoning By-law 97-95, as amended (the -. You have also asked if the Township Interim Control By-law - or the ) can legalize short-term rental operations, if they are illegal under the Zoning By-law. In addition, you have asked what impact the Hodgart et al. v Toronto (City) and Polai v Toronto (City) decisions have upon the short-term rental decisions of Council in Oro-Medonte. Finally, you have asked us about the consequence of the existence of Village One (V1) zoning within the Township Official Plan and Zoning By-law. I. Brief Conclusion In our opinion the short-term rental of a dwelling unit is illegal in Residential zones in the Township of Oro-Medonte (e.g. R1, R2, RUR1, RUR2, SR, RLS) under the -law. 1 Page 680 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... There is no precedent for using an ICBL to amend an existing Zoning By-law to make certain uses legal which are not permitted. A change to a by-law is only legal if conducted under section 34 of the Planning Act. An ICBL permits only a freeze on development by prohibiting all uses for, or except for, purposes permitted under existing zoning by-laws. Notwithstanding the fact that ICBL 2018-071 purports to say that certain short- term rentals are legal , short-term rentals are still illegal in Oro-Medonte in Residential zones because they are illegal under the Zoning By- law. The Zoning By-law can be enforced through section 440 of the Municipal Act, which permits a municipality to pursue an injunction at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, or may be enforced through charges laid under the Provincial Offences Act. Selective enforcement of the Zoning By-law is not a problem for the Township. The Supreme Court of Canada in Polai v Toronto (City), 1972 CarswellOnt 215, \[1972\] S.C.J. No. 73 has established that a municipality has the discretion to decide in good faith which violations of a Zoning By-law it will prosecute and that the municipality will not be prevented from obtaining an injunction remedy merely because others have not been prosecuted for similar violations. Finally, the existence of Village One (V1) zoning within Oro-Medonte clearly demonstrates that the Township has already considered the matter of short-term rentals of dwelling units, and has created appropriate zoning for such operations to operate as a legal permitted use only in the V1 zone. As a result, any short-term rental operations in Residential zones should be required to seek V1 zoning in order to run their operation. II. Legal Strategy There are two primary topics to be addressed in discussing short-term rentals in Oro-Medonte. They are: 1) The legal status of short-term rentals under the Zoning By-law prior to the enactment of the ICBL; and 2) The ability (or lack thereof) of existing short-term rentals to be continued as legal non-conforming uses. 2 Page 681 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... III. Short-term Rentals Prior to the ICBL The Zoning By-law provides that only those uses which are specifically listed are permitted in a zone; that is, the only uses that are permitted are those that are specified in the by-law. If a use is not specifically mentioned as a permitted use in a zone, then it is not permitted. Township of Oro-Medonte Zoning By-law 97-95 was amended in 2015 by By-law 2015-192 to state accommodation Tables A1 and B1 in the Zoning By-law provide the permitted uses and building types for every residential zone in Oro-Medonte. All building types listed are The permitted uses under the Zoning By-law for Residential zones do not include short-term rentals. The Township of Oro-Medonte Official Plan further supports this position. The only semi-commercial use permitted in Rural Residential zones are bed and breakfasts. Section C1.3.10 permits bed and breakfasts to be created only with a Zoning By-law Amendment . Such an amendment will be permitted only if: a) the use shall not have a negative impact on the enjoyment and privacy of neighbouring properties; b) adequate parking facilities are available on the lot for the proposed use; c) the proposed use will not cause a traffic hazard as a result of its location on a curve or a hill; and d) the proposed use can be serviced with an appropriate water supply and an appropriate means of sewage disposal \[emphasis added\]. Small-scale commercial uses such as convenience stores and bed and breakfasts are permitted in Shoreline zones. However, bed and breakfasts and convenience stores both require a Zoning By-law Amendment in order to be established. There is no justification for permitting any short-term rental within such areas without at the very least requiring them to obtain a Zoning By-law Amendment for the property. Amendments require notice to the public, a full hearing at Council and can be appealed to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal. 3 Page 682 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Section 34 of the Planning Act permits municipalities to pass Zoning By-laws regulating a variety of things, including permitted uses of land. However, section 2 of the Planning Act also requires Zoning By-laws to be consistent with a number of overarching principles such as: (h) the orderly development of safe and healthy communities; (o) the protection of public health and safety; and (p) the appropriate location of growth and development Any new zoning considered by the Township of Oro-Medonte must be in line with these principles, and must strive not to permit new uses to negatively impact such properties already legally in existence. Village One Zoning In 2014, the Township of Oro-Medonte passed By-law 2014-112, which created the -residential zoning under which units are short-term rentals. Mr. Gord Knox, a retired, experienced planner, has provided an extensive opinion about this zoning. In establishing V1 zoning, Mr. Knox notes that the Township would have considered the commercial-residential nature of such zoning. In his opinion of January 14, 2020, Mr. Knox writes: This restriction of short-term rental uses to the V1 mixed use zone is consistent with the Township zoning structure that does not allow other types of temporary accommodations in Residential zones. In particular hotels and motels are only permitted in the Local and General Commercial and Future Development zones. Bed and breakfast establishments are only permitted under the Zoning By-law in the Agricultural / Rural and Private Recreation zones. Boarding lodging and rooming houses are not permitted in any zone \[emphasis added\]. The existence of V1 zoning shows that the Township has previously set its mind to short-term rental-type operations, and has created a zoning that permits their existence only in that V1 zone. Thus, it cannot be said that non-explicit zoning permits short-term rentals in Residential zones in Oro-Medonte. If a short-term 4 Page 683 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... rental operator wishes to legally run such an operation in a Residential zone, they would need to apply for a site-specific change in zoning to a V1 designation. Mr. Knox notes: Since the Township has already defined a permitted use that describes a short-term rental and has permitted that use in only the V1 zone, an operator of a short-term rental who wants to carry on that business is restricted under the Zoning By-law to doing so only in the V1 zone. An operator who wishes to operate a short-term rental in another zone, such as a Residential zone, can only do that legally if a site-specific variance is obtained which allows that use as an exception to the permitted uses designated for that zone. Short-Term Rentals Prior to ZBLA 2014-112 and 2015-192 Prior to By-law 2014-112 and 2015-192, short-term rentals were illegal in Oro- Medonte. The definition of -law 97-95 did not contain the -law 2015-192. Means a suite which functions as a housekeeping unit used or intended to be used as a domicile by one or more persons, containing cooking, eating living, sleeping and sanitary facilities, and having a private entrance from outside the building or from a common hallway or stairway inside or outside the building \[emphasis added\]. Merriam- 1. A dwelling place: place of residence: HOME; or 2. Law a. This proves that short-term accommodations were illegal even prior to the zoning amendments. Further, it is evident that in 2014 the Township enacted By-law 2014- 112, which included short-term rentals of dwelling units as a new permitted use in the new V1 zone. It can be concluded from this that the Township had determined at that time that short-term rentals were illegal in residential zones and therefore needed to enact a Zoning By-law Amendment to allow that activity, but which would be restricted to the V1 zone. 5 Page 684 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Case Law Case law also supports the position that short-term rentals are illegal in Residential zones in the Township. 1 In Ottawa-Carleton Standard Condominium Corporation No. 961 v Menzies amily In the absence of a definition in the condominium documents of what social unit consisting of parent(s) and their children, whether natural or adopted, 2 and includes other relatives if living with the primary group \[emphasis in original\]. Further, the Court stated: social unit which involves more than merely sharing short term temporary 3 ordered compliance and enforced single-family provisions. Based on the above excerpts, the Court concluded: - like business, with units being offered to complete strangers on the internet, on a repeated basis, for durations as short as a single night. Single family use structions on what to do with dirty 4 towels/sheets and it does not operate on credit card payments \[emphasis added\]. The court went on to conclude that: 1 2016 ONSC 7699. 2 Ibid at para 48. 3 Supra note 1 at para 49. 4 Supra note 1 at para 51. 6 Page 685 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... 5 6 In the case of the Town of Blue Mountains, the Ontario Municipal Board (now Local Planning Appeal Tribunal) found that: STA \[Short Term Accommodation\] units are, by definition, not residential 7 housing units. They provide optional accommodation for recreation purposes. Further: The Board finds that STA units are distinct commercial entities with the goal the character and stability of existing neighbourhoods because of the constant turnover of people and the difficulty that turnover brings in 8 controlling noise and other nuisances. Both Menzies and Town of Blue Mountain indicate that short-term rentals are not the same as residential buildings or single-family homes, and thus should not be (and were not, prior to the ICBL) permitted in residentially zoned areas of Oro- Medonte. IV. The Law - ICBLs Township Council believes that it has adopted an ICBL to remedy the problem of illegal short-term rentals short-term rentals. ICBLs are created under section 38 of the Planning Act R.S.O. 1990 c. P. 13. Section 38(1) reads: Where the council of a local municipality has, by by-law or resolution, directed that a review or study be undertaken in respect of land use planning policies in the municipality or in any defined area or areas thereof, the council of the municipality may pass a by-law (hereinafter referred to as an interim control by-law) to be in effect for a period of time specified in the by- law, which period shall not exceed one year from the date of the passing thereof, prohibiting the use of land, buildings or structures within the 5 Supra note 1 at para 52. 6 Sheldon Rosen and the Lodges at Blue Mountain Corporation v Town of Blue Mountains \[2011\] PL080455. 7 Ibid at 8. 8 Supra note 6 at 15. 7 Page 686 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... municipality or within the defined area or areas thereof for, or except for, such purposes as are set out in the by-law \[emphasis added\]. This suggests that an ICBL could have two potential impacts upon the Township of Oro-Zoning By-law as it relates to short-term rentals: 1. Prohibit the use of land for the purposes set out in the by-law. The ICBL could prevent uses that were otherwise legal, such as the creation of further single-family residences. This would seem to potentially put a freeze on anything happening in the entire zoned area; or 2. Prohibit the use of land except for the purposes set out in the by-law. The ICBL could prevent any new uses of the land, while continuing to permit such uses as were legal under the pre-existing by-law. In either case, if short-term rentals were illegal under the Zoning By-law, section 38(1) of the Planning Act does not grant a municipality the authority to temporarily permit uses in a zone which were not already permitted. Despite Zoning By-law 97-95 and the amending By-laws 2014-112 and 2015-192 allowing short-term rentals in the V1 zone only and commercial Residential zones in Oro-Medonte, the municipality has attempted to temporarily legalise short-term rentals via By-law 2018-071. By-law 2018-071 states: And WHEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Oro- Medonte deems it desirable to temporarily prohibit the use of certain lands, buildings, or structures related to the use of short term rental accommodations within all geographic areas of the municipality to allow the municipality to review and if deemed appropriate implement the findings of said study; Now Therefore the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Oro- Medonte enacts as follows: 1. Notwithstanding the permitted uses and regulations of By-law No. 97-95, as amended, only those short term rental accommodations in existence as of the date of the passing of this by-law and used for such purposes are 8 Page 687 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... permitted to be maintained on such properties within the geographic boundaries of the Township of Oro-Medonte pending completion of the review/study. \[emphasis added\] This means that the Township believes any short-term rentals established after July 18, 2018 are still illegal, but any in existence prior to July 18, 2018 cannot be prosecuted for violation of By-law 97-95. This is obviously illogical: an ICBL cannot declare at once one type of land use to be illegal, and the same land use to be legal. V. Case Law - ICBLs 9 In the case of PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc., Re, the receiver sought permission to sever land they controlled. The municipality passed an ICBL for the subject property to consider the potential impacts of the severance. The Ontario Municipal principles that should be met: 1. That s. 38 must be interpreted strictly in view of the fact that it permits a municipality to negate development rights; 2. That the municipality must substantiate the planning rationale behind the authorizing resolution and the interim control by-law; 3. That the \[ICBL\] must conform with the official plan; and 4. That the authorized review must be carried out fairly and expeditiously 10 \[emphasis added\]. 11 y one or two years. This further supports the position that an ICBL is simply meant to freeze the zoning of an area in order for a municipality to review their position on zoning. Their end goal could be to change the zoning, but the ICBL is not the instrument with which to accomplish that goal. 9 2008 CarswellOnt 8592. 10 Ibid at para 18. 11 Supra note 9 at para 21. 9 Page 688 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... First, it is clear the Tribunal and Court have held that an ICBL can only be used to negate and not to create development rights and land uses such as the use of residential dwellings as short-term rentals. Second, 2018-071 clearly does not conform to the Township of Oro-Medonte Official Plan. Specifically, new commercial uses such as short-term rentals are prohibited under the Shoreline Designation section C5.2 which reads: Permitted uses on lands designated Shoreline on the schedules to this Plan are single detached dwellings, existing marinas, small scale commercial uses such as convenience stores, public parks, bed and breakfast establishments subject to Section C1.3.10 and home occupations. In addition, the OMB has been explicit that short-term rentals are not residential 12 uses that maintain the character and stability of existing neighbourhoods. If Council truly wanted to create a new regulation on land use for short-term rentals, it would have to follow the section 34(13) Notice and section 34(12)(a) statutory public meeting provisions of the Planning Act, that includes the right of appeal. Oro-Medonte Council failed to do so. VI. Legal Non-Conforming Uses Legal non-conforming uses are permitted by section 45(2) of the Planning Act. Section 45(2)(a) reads: (a) where any land, building or structure, on the day the by-law was passed, was lawfully used for a purpose prohibited by the by-law, may permit, (i) the enlargement or extension of the building or structure, if the use that was made of the building or structure on the day the by-law was passed, or a use permitted under subclause (ii) continued until the date of the application to the committee, but no permission may be given to enlarge or extend the building or structure beyond the limits of the land 12 Sheldon Rosen and the Lodges at Blue Mountain Corporation v Town of Blue Mountains \[2011\] PL080455. 10 Page 689 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... owned and used in connection therewith on the day the by-law was passed, or (ii) the use of such land, building or structure for a purpose that, in the opinion of the committee, is similar to the purpose for which it was used on the day the by-law was passed or is more compatible with the uses permitted by the by-law than the purpose for which it was used on the day the by-law was passed, if the use for a purpose prohibited by the by-law or another use for a purpose previously permitted by the committee continued until the date of the application to the committee Furthermore, section 34(9) states: No by-law passed under this section applies, (a) to prevent the use of any land, building or structure for any purpose prohibited by the by-law if such land, building or structure was lawfully used for such purpose on the day of the passing of the by-law, so long as it continues to be used for that purpose. Case law presents what is essentially a two-part test for legal non-conforming use: 1) Was the land, building or structure lawfully used on the day the By-law was passed? 2) Has the use been continuous? An application must be made in order for a use to be granted a legal non-conforming use exemption. The applicant must prove that the use they are requesting permission for was indeed a legal use at the time of the new By- also that said use was active from the date the By-law was passed up until the day of the legal non-conforming use application. No short-term rental which began in a Residential zone in Oro-Medonte after 2014 would be able to establish legal non-conforming use, due to the permitted use being created for short-term rentals in the V1 zone under By-law 2014-112 and the definition described in the Township of Oro-Medonte Zoning By-law 2015-192. Even a short- term rental operation that began prior to these amendments may not be able to 11 Page 690 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... achieve legal non-conforming use status, because they would need to prove that they meet the test mentioned above. However, the 2018 ICBL improperly removes the requirement of proving legal non- conforming use, and permits the continued operation of short-term rental units until the expiry of the ICBL. The ICBL was to have expired on June 19, 2020, but this date has been extended by section 6 of Ontario Regulation 149/20 which provides an Interim Control By-law in effect on March 17, 2020 is deemed to remain in effect following the day on which the by-law would have expired for an additional period of time determined based on the duration of the COVID-19 emergency. VII. Case Law - Legal Non-Conforming Uses In the case Dennis v Township of East Flamboro, a property owner had previously used her land as a gas station. The passing of a By-law prevented such use on the property. The owner sought a legal non-conforming use exemption. Justice Laidlaw concluded: The facts of this case show that on the day of the passing of By-law 1187 the premises of the appellant were not "used" for a purpose prohibited by the by- 13 by the respondent. Although the property was outfitted to be a gas station and had been used as such in the past, it was not actively used at the time of the By- the use could not be permitted as a legal non-conforming use. 14 The two-part test is illuminated in Toronto (City) v San Joaquin Investments Ltd. where the Judge states: There is an onus upon a defendant to prove that he has an exemption to a by- law which proof must go not only to the use of the lands at the time of the amendment to the by-law but also to its continued use until the time of the 15 issuance of the writ. 13 Dennis v Township of East Flamboro \[1956\] O.W.N. 282 at para 13. 14 \[1978\] 1 A.C.W.S. 302, \[1978\] O.J. No. 3271. 15 Ibid at 7. 12 Page 691 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... This critical question thus arises: When did the short-term rentals commence, and did they operate continuously as short-term rentals, seasonally, or only sporadically e.g. long weekends? VIII. The Toronto Decision Hodgart et al. v Toronto (City), PL180082 attempt to pass two Zoning By- The ZBLAs were meant to allow short-term rentals to exist in residentially zoned areas of Toronto, subject to regulations. A group of short-term rental operators appealed the ZBLAs. The ZBLAs permit short-term rentals (defined as rentals of less than 28 consecutive days) in residential zones, but only if the short-term rental operator uses the 16 property as their principal residence. short-term rentals within residential zones in Toronto. The City created a third ZBLA which was not in dispute in this hearing, to establish a licencing scheme for short-term rentals. The Appellants argued that the ZBLAs only pertained to short-term rentals that are short-term rentals unregulated and permitted under the new zoning. LPAT was firm in its opinion that zoning is prohibitive of everything except listed permitted uses, stating: In short, zoning by-laws are not dictionaries. They do not neutrally define uses without a purpose in mind. The purpose of definitions is to frame what is meant by certain terms used in a list of permitted uses, to the exclusion of other possible meanings or uses. The contents of those definitions are integral 17 to the regulatory scheme of a zoning by-law. The Tribunal acknowledged that short-term rentals fall within a spectrum, where some are less commercial (home-sharing) and others are more commercial (dedicated, non-principal residences). For the purpose of this case, the Tribunal short-term rentals 16 Hodgart et al. v Toronto (City), PL180082, 2019 at para 8. 17 Ibid at para 77. 13 Page 692 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... extent that they cannot exist in residential zones. The Tribunal went so far as to short-term rental is an identifiable and distinguishable 18 The City cited nuisances such as noise and parking as a further problem created by commercial short-term rentals in residential zones. Although the Tribunal found that not enough evidence of such impacts was present in this case, they stated: The Tribunal does find, however, that the commercial characteristics of dedicated short-term rentals could have an effect on neighbourhood character. The Tribunal finds that the intensity of use arising from a successful, dedicated short-term rentals, with its business intention of a regular turnover of short-term rental customers, even if just one dwelling, operates as and exhibits a commercial use of land that changes the character of a neighbourhood. The short, temporary stay of the occupants, repeated day after day year-round results in a land use that is not residential as intended 19 by the policy framework. Overall, this case is helpful for understanding the situation in Oro-Medonte. It is not determinative on the legal non-conforming use issue, but supports the prohibitive nature of zoning, which in turns supports our opinion that short-term rentals are illegal in Oro-Medonte. The Toronto Decision does create a scale of the commerciality of short-term rentals, but the scale relies in part upon whether or not the short-term rentals involve a principal residence. In Oro-Medonte, many properties are secondary residences, and thus would never be principal residences. This would make short-term rentals of these properties more likely commercial in nature, and thus prohibited in a residential zone. It also indicates that in order for rental of an entire residence to be considered non-commercial, it would need to be restricted to periods of occasional absences from a place of permanent residence. Finally, the Toronto Decision acknowledges the potential for short-term rentals to impact the residential neighbourhoods that they exist within. Should an LPAT 18 Supra note 16 at para 90. 19 Supra note 16 at paras 124-125. 14 Page 693 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... hearing eventually arise out of this situation in Oro-Medonte, this decision leaves open the ability to argue the adverse impact that short-term rentals have on public health and safety, contrary to the overarching principles of zoning required under the Planning Act. IX. The Polai Decision The Supreme Court of Canada case Polai v Toronto (City), 1972 CarswellOnt 215, Polai casual traditional cottage rentals would be prohibited alongside large short-term rental operations. In Polai, a building owner was charged for a breach of a City of Toronto Zoning By-law. An injunction on any continued use of her building was issued. Ms. Polai argued that she was being discriminated against, as other breaches of the same by-law had not been responded to by the City. The Supreme Court concluded that selective enforcement is no defence against a by- law prosecution. The Supreme Court stated that under the Municipal Act: A ratepayer has a right of action. It is no defence against his action to say that there are other cases of infringement which have not been seeking to protect and enforce a public right, and should not be denied the remedy of injunction merely because others, in addition to the defendant, are guilty of similar violations 20 and have not been restrained. In light of this decision, both individual residents as well as the Township have a selective enforcement mechanism available to them through section 440 of the Municipal Act, which reads: If any by-law of a municipality or by-law of a local board of a municipality under this or any other Act is contravened, in addition to any other remedy and to any penalty imposed by the by-law, the contravention may be restrained by application at the instance of a taxpayer or the municipality or local board. Based on the applicable case law it is clear that the Township may in good faith use its discretion to determine which short-term rental operations to prosecute for 20 Polai v Toronto (City), 1972 CarswellOnt 215, \[1972\] S.C.J. No. 73 at para 6. 15 Page 694 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... violation of the Zoning By-law and that it would not be necessary for the Township to institute enforcement proceedings against all known instances where a violation has occurred. Based on the Polai decision, in exercising this discretion the Township would be entitled to take into account the value to the community of the enforcement proceedings and pursue enforcement against those short-term rentals that are in blatant violation of the Zoning By-law while taking no or limited action against other violations. Every day of the week, municipalities make decisions regarding resource allocation and by-law enforcement priorities e.g. noisy taverns, barking dogs, parking, etc. In fact, it would be inconceivable that a municipality, in enforcing its by-laws concerning short- indicia like complaints generated, over-crowding, noise, nuisance, etc. X. Conclusion In our opinion, short-term rentals of dwelling units are illegal in Residential zones in the Township of Oro-Medonte (e.g. R1, R2, RUR1, RUR2, SR, RLS) under the -law. Case law supports the position that short-term rentals are not residences and are not permitted in areas zoned for residential use, and that by-law enforcement can be selective, in order to best uphold the public interest. In our opinion, ICBL 2018-071 improperly purports to permit short-term rentals in zones where the Zoning By-law does not allow them. An ICBL does not have the authority under the Planning Act to expand the permissiveness or land uses contained in a by-law. It may only limit the uses of land. As a result, all short-term rentals that cannot prove a legal non-conforming use are still illegal in Oro- existing uses while the Township reconsiders its position. In order to be considered a legal non-conforming use, a short-term rental would need to meet the two-part test in Toronto (City) v San Joaquin Investments Ltd. Namely, that their use of the property as a short-term rental was legal until the enactment of the relevant Zoning By-law, that the property was used in that way on the date of enactment, and that the use continued up until the point that the 16 Page 695 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... owner requested a legal non-conforming use exemption. It is highly unlikely any present offending short-term rental owners would qualify. If short-term rental operators wish to run such operations in Residential zones, they should be required to obtain zoning amendments as reflected by the existence of V1 zoning. They should not be permitted to operate freely in otherwise purely residential zones, and should be prosecuted when they are discovered creating disturbances for their neighbours. 17 Page 696 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... June 25, 2020 Mayor Hughes and Members of Council, Re: Protecting our Neighbourhoods Background short-term rentals for more that 4 years, and I am pleased to provide my thoughts and perspective for your consideration. Ever since an unsupervised hotel began carrying on business next to me and coincidentally, another one family at about the same time in Shanty Bay, we have both been dealing with short-term rental issues. At the Internet search that we figured out why an endless parade of strangers kept showing up next door and disrupting our quiet enjoyment. My brother contacted both Mayor Hughes and Councillor Phil Hall who came to visit him at his home and Mayor Hughes came by our home. The Mayor told us that short-term rentals were a grey area of the law- My brother and I were both advised that if there were problems not to confront the perpetrators but to call for help. We were told to be sure and contact By-law or phone the OPP non-emergency number but the Township would be charged for a call for service. If smoke from outdoor fires contaminated our homes, we should call 911 and ask for Fire or call the Fire Chief, John Wigle during business hours if we really needed help. Well, we did all of these things repeatedly, and here we are 4 years later, and the cycle of inconsiderate, disruptive and unsafe behaviour has continued unabated. Nothing has changed. My brother and I have become unpaid night clerks, repeatedly calling for help in the early hours of the morning in order to restore some sort of temporary peace temporary because with each new rental, another cycle of disruption often occurs. As I said at the Lakehead Information Session, despite all of the calls for service by many disrupted residents, I know of no one who has ever been summoned to appear as a witness in a case involving a by-law violation. By-law enforcement has been ineffective. That is what I told the 250+ participants at the Lakehead Session in October 2019. I was being diplomatic. Earlier this week, I read a note that was sent to every member of Council by someone who has been repeatedly victimized by a disruptive short-term rental. When I shared the note with a long time friend and observer of municipal politics, he sent back a rather terse response. and insensitive do you have to be not to understand and address tell him that the resident had been victimized by a very disruptive short-term rental for more tell him that the same story was being repeated almost daily throughout the Township. The residents know of 33 short-term rentals that have severely disrupted their neighbours. Most disrupted neighbours have written similar letters of complaint, many, many times before, yet nothing has changed. 1 Page 697 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... A New Leaf So now, Council has a chance to turn a new leaf and put an end to neighbours being victimized and to protect all communities group, and we have been told that they recommended that Council should make our zoning by-law even more robust, by clarifying the definition of commercial accommodation. As you know, many residents associations have signed a joint letter to Council. Collectively, the organizations represent over 2800 upport the amendment and want the Township to begin enforcing the zoning by-law as soon as possible. They have also clearly stated that they are opposed to creating position because, quite simply, short-term rentals do no belong in any low-density residential zone. Accordingly, I believe that the Township is doing the right thing in seeking to pass this amendment. Two Pathways to Illegality Earlier this year, and again this week I provided you and the STRA e-file with copies of an opinion by a very experienced planner, Gord Knox. Mr. Knox sets out why short-term rental uses are all currently prohibited outside of the Village 1 zone. You have also been provided with a legal opinion from Donnelly law which essentially reaches the same conclusion. To summarize both opinions, there are actually two ways in which it can be concluded that short-term rentals are not permitted in Zones R1, R2, RUR1, RUR2, SR, and RLS. The first way begins by concluding just as the courts, the boards and the tribunals have concluded, that short-term rentals are essentially commercial in nature. If a use is not listed as a permitted use in a residential zone, then it is prohibited. This planning principle is explicitly stated in the Zoning By-law 97-95. If a use is not specifically permitted in any residential zone, mentioned as a permitted use in a zone, or if it is defined in Section 6.0 of the by-law and not listed as a permitted use, then it is 1 not permitted. Therefore, short-term rentals are not permitted in any residential zone because they are not listed as a permitted use. This finding is further reinforced when the definition of a dwelling unit is considered. In 2 the Zoning By-law 97-95, dwelling unit does not include any commercial accommodation. Dwelling units are permitted in residential zones and commercial accommodations are specifically excluded from dwelling units. but it just reinforces the conclusion that short-term rentals are already prohibited uses in dwelling units. The second way that it can be concluded that short-term rental uses are prohibited in residential zones was established by Council back in 2014 when a new permitted use was defined - . This use defined a short-term rental. Council then listed this permitted short- 1 Township of Oro-Medonte Zoning By-law 97-95, Office Consolidation May 2020, page 3, Section 3.0 2 Zoning By-law No. 2015-19, A By-law to Amend Zoning By-law 97-95, paragraph 16 at page 4. 2 Page 698 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... term rental use in the Village 1 zone. Short-term rentals are therefore only permitted in the Village 1 zone and they are prohibited in all other zones. According to Mr. Knox, it is his opinion that: Given these two ways of finding that short-term rentals are not permitted in Zones R1, R2, RUR1, RUR2, SR, and RLS, it should be clear that short- let anyone try to mislead short-term rentals. Just tell them that you anot ban something that is already prohibited. Some may argue that Oro-Medonte does not have the right to prohibit or otherwise restrict uses of land. That is not true. Anyone who believes that the Township can not enforce our existing zoning by- law which prohibits short-term rentals of dwellings in residential zones, is misinformed. Municipal zoning by-laws enacted pursuant to the powers granted by the Province of Ontario are intended to ensure the orderly development of safe and healthy communities including protecting residential neighbourhoods from commercialization. Residential zones are designed and intended to be non- commercial areas where people reside. Short-term rentals of dwellings are commercial businesses in the same way that hotels and motels are commercial businesses. Municipalities do have the right to prohibit short-term rental uses in residential zones. Some may try to convince you that short-term rentals are somehow legal and prey upon the fact that you are not a lawyer or a planner. As I have written many times before, if you have any doubt what-so- ever about the validity of the opinions provided by anyone, then ask your expert legal counsel to either affirm or deny whether these opinions are essentially correct. Seek that opinion and see that it is provided to you in writing. Some people may also try to persuade you that you need to license short-term rentals. Do not be fooled. Licensing is what you do when you otherwise cannot control short-term rentals with your existing zoning by-law. Oro-Medonte already has very robust zoning. You do not need licensing to control short-term rentals. You just need to enforce the existing zoning by-law and do what Burlington did and get the courts to shut down the disruptive ones. Since zoning changes are effectively forever, let someone try to take advantage of you. If you are deceived into permitting short-term rental uses in residential zones, your children and your grandchildren will suffer because they will be stuck with the consequences of a really bad decision that will affect neighbourhoods forever. Some will also try to persuade you that Oro-Medonte needs to do licensing like Blue Mountains. Just ask them to explain why. Why should the Township license commercial activities in residential zones? When they try to tell you that short-term rentals are good for tourism, just tell them that Mayor Hughes, as official spokesperson for Council, has already agreed on several occasions including before Council on November 27, 2019 that the transients that arrive at short-term rentals are not tourists. They leave very little money behind except in the hands of the short-term rental operators. Blue Mountains, Toronto and Niagara-on-the-Lake have a strong tourism incentive to legalize short-term rental uses. Oro- Medonte does not. Our Mayor agrees. 3 Page 699 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... You may also hear misleading claims that licensing is needed to control bad behaviour. That simply is not true. Licensing does not solve disruption problems, even when stringent provisions are put in place. Licensing is a costly attempt to control bad behaviour that occurs because of conflicting land-uses. Look at what is going on in the Town of The Blue Mountains. They have had licensing for several years. 3 Licensing is both costly and ineffective. Andria Leigh in February 2018 reported that in Blue Mountains: o date the cost of the As you will read below, the marketplace does not think licensing solves the disruption problems. Licensing just creates disputes before licensing panels and recurring problems for Council as operators continually lobby for the relaxation of the licensing restrictions or argue about the demerit point system. Peruse the minutes of Council meetings in the Town of The Blue Mountains over the past 5 years. If you are duped into licensing short-term rental uses, you will see what problems future Councils and our neighbourhoods will inherit. It is far more efficient to avoid conflicting land-uses. Keeping commercial activities out of residential zones is good planning. Some may try to persuade you that short-term rentals belong in residential neighbourhoods because they need to have extra income so they can pay their mortgage or their taxes. If you want to be charitable and to help the needy, then you should do the fiscally responsible thing and just discount their taxes and leave our neighbourhoods safe, and secure and home owners protected from being victimized. In the end, it will save us all a lot of money and grief. Some may also try to persuade you to make an exception for the traditional cottage rental. Ask them why? Traditional cottage shortterm rentals have been living happily ever after with their neighbours, sometimes for 50 years or more. They have never been charged with a zoning by-law violation. Why should they worry? In the Joint Reside (updated May 11, 2020) that was provided again this week, they write about the exercise of discretion. Someone who is not disrupting their neighbours does not have to be charged. On this point, it has been clearly established by a decision of the Supreme Court of Canada (tƚƌğź ǝ͵ /źƷǤ ƚŅ ƚƩƚƓƷƚ), that a municipality has the discretion to decide in good faith which violations of a zoning by-law it will prosecute and that the municipality will not be prevented from obtaining a remedy merely because others have not been prosecuted for similar viola So when someone tries to convince you to make an exception for the traditional cottage rental, you should consider telling them what many have observed. The traditional cottage rental only needs to be protected from the disruptive short-term rental operators, like the one that you just read about, that shook the walls and windows on the weekend. When confronted at 2:00 AM, here is how the neighbour was treated. told to move somewhere where there are no people around. I was also told to get with the times. I guess they think that the times involve having noise next door to you for twenty 3 Ms. Leigh, Short-Term Rental Accommodations, Report No. DS2018-012, February 28, 2018 4 Page 700 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... The traditional cottage rental operator needs to be protected from these abuses we all do. There is no need to make an exception for the traditional operator. Do that and you will be weakening our zoning by-law. You could consider reinforcing the messaging that Mayor Hughes has provided. Council is committ-laws, not weakening them. Here is what the Mayor recently wrote to my brother. It was ensure the Township has the strongest approach to achieve the mutually desired outcomes. Council is trying to strengthen, not weakening our by-laws with the proposed amendment. In taking this step it is reassuring to know that all members of Council are committed to protecting the safety and the security of all of our neighbourhoods, something that is a requirement of the Planning Act. Short-Term Rentals Do Not Belong Should you have any lingering doubt whether short-term rentals belong in low-density residential neighbourhoods, consider the following facts and commentary: 1) In the years preceding 2014, the Oro-Medonte planners and Council were approached by the property developer at Horseshoe Valley to allow a development where they could sell residential units that could be rented in the short-term rental market. Recognizing that short- term rentals were prohibited uses in residential zones, the Oro-Medonte planners came up with a very clever and defensible solution. They proposed creating a new permitted use, defined to include short-term rentals, and that the new use would be permitted in a new zone, the Village 1 zone. Presumably led by Andria Leigh, the planners then put forward to Council an official plan amendment and corresponding zoning changes to permit the village commercial resort unit use in the new Village 1 zone which Council passed. Council created a new permitted use and assigned it exclusively to the mixed-use Village 1 zone at Horseshoe Valley. Council of the day, with great wisdom and foresight recognized that short-term rentals only belonged in a multi-unit building in a resort area where there is a tourism interest and chose not to permit a short-term rental use in any other zone; 2) t is questionable whether short-term rentals even belong in multi-unit buildings. In his January 14, 2020 update for Council, Gord Knox drew attention to what has already occurred in Horseshoe Valley. -laws. This leads me to believe that even in higher density zones, residential property owners, 3) The constituents polled certainly believe that short-term rentals belong in residential neighbourhoods. In a 7 week petitioning process interrupted by winter and then by COVID19, more than 1,500 people signed a petition asking Council to enforce our existing zoning by-law 5 Page 701 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... that prohibits short-term rental uses. During canvassing, more than 90% of the people polled signed the petition. In the following Table, you can see some of the petition results by street. Look at Moon Point Drive where there are - short-term rentals. More people signed the petition than there are houses. There are 76 homes on the street and 126 people signed the petition. This result should come as no surprise, particularly if you drive along Moon Point Drive and observe the many lawn signs where home owners are declaring their views about short-term rentals. Approximate number of homes using Street A *Near the intersection of these two streets Ponytail Court should be noted as well. It is a small street with only 8 homes. One of the homes is a short-term rental. Someone in every home on the street but one, answered the door and signed the petition. Apparently, the operator of the short-term rental did non sign the petition. People who have witnessed the disruption that short-term rentals can cause will tell you that short-term rentals do not belong in residential neighbourhoods; 4) Wherever short-term rentals have carried on business without regard to how their neighbours suffer, conflicts have occurred. Conflicts are strong indicators that short-term rentals do not belong. The weekend note from the disrupted resident that I referred to earlier is just further evidence of conflict in a long and growing list of conflicts. Conflicts are best avoided through good planning decisions; 5) In the Town of The Blue Mountains, the municipality tried to control short-term rental conflicts through licensing. Despite stringent licensing requirements, neighbouring property values declined by 10% or more, a fact that prior to November 2018, was previously disclosed to appellants appearing before the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC). The marketplace has provided objective evidence of the financial damage caused by uncontrollable disruptive short-term rentals and evidence that licensing can not control all of the adverse consequences that occur when land-uses fundamentally conflict; 6 Page 702 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... 6) Further objective evidence that licensing cannot control all of the conflicts that occur when short-term rentals carry on business in residential zones can be found once again, in the Town of The Blue Mountains. Gord Knox writes in his January 14, 2020 opinion update: administer, property values next to a licenced STRs have declined, and condo boards are amending by-laws to prohibit STR uses. It is my understanding that the planning department in Blue Mountains is informing condo owners that if they want to prohibit STRs they can by amending their by-laws. I have also learned that four condo complexes are currently changing 4 their by- Condo boards would not be prohibiting short-term rentals unless there were severe conflicts that licensing and enforcement could not control. 7) There is also judicial support for the view that short-term rentals do not belong in low-density residential zones. The Town of the Blue Mountains, because of a strong tourist interest, chose to permit some limited forms of short-term rentals. However, they chose to prohibit new short-term accommodations (STAs) in the low-density R1, R2, and R3 residential zones. The operators of the short-term accommodations appealed the zoning by-law amendment to the Ontario Municipal Board. Madame Hussey made the following determinations and ultimately -term accommodation uses from low density neighbourhoods. Here is what she wrote. The Board finds that STA units are distinct commercial entities with the goal of making a profit. They are often managed by a professional manager who uses a system of reservation, collects taxes and accepts credit cards from paying guests whose permanent residences are elsewhere and who have no right of renewal. Those premises are occupied by paying guests for a short span of time and for the purpose of allowing enjoyment of the recreational and tourist facilities in the area. This commercial entity has the potential to conflict with the character and stability of existing neighbourhoods because of the constant turnover of people and the difficulty that turnover brings in controlling noise and other nuisances (emphasis mine). In the 5 Madame Hussey went on to write: he Board agrees with the Residents, the Town and BMR that unlike the areas zoned for medium density residential development, the expectation is that low density residential neighbourhoods are reserved for permanent dwellings. Preservation and protection of the integrity and character of these established neighbourhoods must therefore be the 4 This information was kindly provided by Mr. C., a resident of the Town of The Blue Mountains who has been a part of the by-law amendment process. If you wish to follow up with him, the author would be pleased to seek his permission to disclose his contact information. 5 Sheldon Rosen and the Lodges at Blue Mountain Corporation v Town of Blue Mountains \[2011\] PL080455 at p.15 7 Page 703 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... paramount objective when considering whether commercial uses should be established 6 within those residential areas. (emphasis mine) In her conclusion she wrote: convincing evidence of incompatibility and convincing evidence that the integrity and character of the low density residential neighbourhoods are being undermined by the presence of STA units in those areas. (emphasis mine) These are legitimate concerns to which the Municipality has turned its attention appropriately. The Board finds that the proposal is a reasonable 7 response to the situation and represents good planning Hussey recognized that it was good planning. She was no doubt aided in reaching this conclusion by expert municipal law counsel who very successfully argued the case on behalf of the Town of The Blue Mountains. Counsel for the Town persuaded the Board that short-term accommodations do not belong in low-density residential zones. Counsel for the Town was Mr. Leo Longo. Mr. Longo works for Aird and Berlis. Conclusion At this point I will close by observing that victimized neighbourhoods need relief now. If passing the proposed by-law amendment is the recommended path of Aird and Berlis, then I support the passing of the amendment and the turning of a new leaf. However, like the residents associations, I cannot support any amendment that creates exceptions or otherwise weakens our existing zoning by-law. On December 28, 2019, and shortly after Gord Knox revealed to Council the discovery of the Village 1 zone, my wife and I met with Mayor Hughes who dropped by unannounced. He informed us that he was when it came to short-term rentals. He told us that he no longer favoured licensing and that licensing was really the late Deputy Mayor ea. After that conversation, I thought that the idea of licensing had been put to rest. Then I read some recommendations sent to Council. A very bad idea was still alive and was headed straight toward Council? Please d into doing something that no one supports except for the operators who are carrying on business illegally. Most adversely affect our neighbourhoods forever. I very much doubt that you or any other wise person would want to live next to a short-term rental. So why would you even consider permitting these uses in residential neighbourhoods? I hope you have found this information helpful. Sincerely, K.D.Pressnail Oro-Medonte resident 6 Note 5 at p. 16 7 Note 5 at p. 17 8 Page 704 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Sue Weir <sueweir@rogers.com> {ĻƓƷʹ Thursday, June 25, 2020 3:16 PM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> /ĭʹ Hughes, Harry <harry.hughes@oro-medonte.ca>; Hough, Ralph <ralph.hough@oro-medonte.ca>; Veitch, Ian <ian.veitch@oro-medonte.ca>; DeSousa, Tammy <tammy.desousa@oro-medonte.ca>; Keane, Cathy <cathy.keane@oro-medonte.ca>; Scott, Shawn <shawn.scott@oro-medonte.ca>; Greenlaw, Randy <randy.greenlaw@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ Short Term Rentals Mayor Hughes, I am writing in regard to the proposed by- I have written letters before about STRs expressing my concerns to Council. The one that is freshest in my mind happened last Fall. I live in Simcoeside and just down the street from a terrible neighbour who rents their cottage to anyone willing to pay $700 per night. Some time over the weekend of October 5-6, 2019 drunken vandals threw a road close sign and my mailbox into a creek. A construction crew on Monday morning found my mailbox for me along with their road closed sign. What I do know is that I reported the problem to the Township and that was the last I heard. There was no follow-up. My friend who lives down the street had earlier reported the drunken and wild group of about 12 to 15 people to the Township, and yet the yelling, the loud music and the foul language continued into early morning not to mention the numerous lewd acts. Over the past 3 years, my friend has suffered. She has probably sent more than 30 letters of complaint to the Township about the STR, and nothing ever changed. The bad behaviour just goes on and on. One day, the behaviour was so bad , that my friend had to take her son inside and shield him from the drunken stag that was taking place in full display on the front lawn at 2:00 While I fully support the by- operate in our neighbourhoods. They are illegal commercial properties and our zoning by-laws are supposed to protect our residential communities. I do not feel safe in my home when the transients arrive and I do not think that we should have to ever have to act as a peace keeper and phone the OPP or by-law. PLEASE for safety of my young family and my neighbours just shut them down. Yours truly, Sue Weir Page 705 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Page 706 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Page 707 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Page 708 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Page 709 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Page 710 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... CƩƚƒʹ Julie Parna <julieparna@rogers.com> {ĻƓƷʹ June 25, 2020 5:05 PM ƚʹ STRA <STRA@oro-medonte.ca> {ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹ public meeting June 25, 2020 - Bylaw 97-95- Definitions amendment This email originated from outside of Oro-Medonte's email system. Please use proper judgment and caution when opening attachments, clicking links, or responding to this email. Dear Township staff, I have registered to speak at this evening's meeting. In between that registration and now I have been reading the large number of submissions, I am withdrawing my request to speak at the meeting. However, I want to be clear that I support the amendment as it stands. I also support enforcement of the by-law and DO NOT support any licencing or other similar arrangements. Residential neighbourhoods are populated by residents, not transient individuals who do not build or contribute to the community. Transients can present disruption, distrust and often do not understand the community into which they have come for the briefest of times. This is especially true when the owners of properties that are rented out as short term rentals are also not members of the residential community and therefore unable to assist when there are problems. I trust that the counselors will make the right decision and enforce the bylaw disallowing commercial use of residential properties in residential communities. Thank you for the opportunity to participate but in light of the above, I request to be removed from the speaker's list. Regards, Julie Parna 13 Lakeshore Road East Oro Station Page 711 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... Page 712 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... 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Page 716 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... 16 - ZBA - MEDONTE - 1 2018 2020 June 25, Public Meeting for: Commercial Accommodations law Amendment Application - WELCOME TO THE TOWNSHIP OF ORO Zoning By Page 717 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... was allow the and it Medonte. - to 192) that included - Oro 2 July 18, 2018 prohibited new short term on law No. 2015 - 071 - 95 (passed in 1997) and was subject to - Law (ICBL) - 2018 Control By law (ICBL) No. - accommodations. review of its land use planning policies and licensing provisions law amendment in November 2015 (By - Law (ICBL) applies to all lands within the Township of term rental - 19 2020. The Interim Medonte Comprehensive Zoning 97 - to June of the ICBL is to temporarily prohibit STR’s (as defined in the ICBL) passed Interim Control By Control By Township of Oroa general zoning byan amendment to the definition of “Dwelling Unit”Council extended rental accommodations (STR’s).Interim Purpose Township to undertake a pertaining to short Context and Background•••• Page 718 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... - 3 law, the Interim Control By - law presented at the May 22, 2019 Council meeting for public input - law Amendment has been prepared by Planning Staff for discussion. - In February 2019 Council considered a staff report and provided direction to consider both zoning amendment and registry/licensing system under the Municipal ActDraft Licensing ByStaff completed review of other jurisdictions and their policies and regulations for short term rentals in addition to legal casesTownship received legal opinions regarding current Zoning Bylaw, and Township options ••••A draft Zoning By Page 719 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... the in units ; to Section 34 Plan or any period of 28 dwelling t f in Official Medonte; - the of 4 policies accommodations the with commercial laws to regulate the use of land pursuant - of accordance Medonte - in , 95 - prohibition 97 : ### - law - 2020 follows By existing law 95, as amended (General Amendment) - - of as No. the to law law 97 - - enacts By provisions Draft By Medonte is empowered to pass By - respect hereby zoning with the ; Medonte The Corporation of the Township of Oro - clarity 95 - Oro amend 97 of to law to amend Zoning By law - - provide By to means temporary accommodation, lodging, or board and lodging, or occupancy in a dwelling, hotel, motel, inn, bed & A By in- is hereby amended by adding the following new definition: Township - out appropriate the wishes it set of as 95 currently prohibits all types of commercial accommodations in dwelling units in the Township of Oro - deems 97 Council Township DEFINITIONS law - Medonte – the - the ByCouncillaw shall take effect on the final passing thereof, subject to the provisions of the Planning Act, as amended. - Oro By the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Oroof Commercial Accommodation “breakfast, or boarding house by way of concession, permit, lease, license, rental agreement or similar commercial arrangemenconsecutive days or less throughout any part of a calendar year.”This Whereas Therefore Section 6.0 Whereas Whereas of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.13.And WhereasAndTownshipAndNow1.2. Page 720 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... - 5 types of commercial accommodations in ; law all - law amendment is to give clarity to the existing - Medonte - Draft By 95, as amended - law prohibits - law 97 - - Township’s current Zoning Bydwelling units in the Township of Oro Township’s intent with the proposed byprohibition of commercial accommodations in dwelling units in the Township of OroMedonte as set out in By Key Messages •• Page 721 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... at the 6 law Amendment (potentially - a Staff Recommendation Report and a Zoning By Receive and review public and agency commentsPrepare modified based on comments received) for consideration and a decision by Council July 15, 2020 Council Meeting. Next Steps:•• Page 722 of 723 2.a) 5:30 p.m. Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Amendment to the Zo... 7 and Questions Comments Page 723 of 723