Dear Editor:
The Affordable Housing Framework presentation to Summerland council in October 2017 recommended that the District of Summerland adopt a Short Term Housing Policy and review the existing policies in other municipalities such as Nelson and Whistler.
Communities such as Nelson have identified short term rentals as a problem and have created bylaws that restrict the number of licenses and require registration of short-term rental units.
Looking on the Summerland District web site it does not appear that the policy recommendations have been implemented.
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The Affordable Housing Framework document states why long term rentals are being forced out by the lure of easy money from short term rentals.
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The pros and cons section of the document includes a statement about the effect of short term rentals on the local economy including, 香蕉视频直播淪hort Term Rentals undermines long-term sustainability and year round activity of local businesses especially in seasonal destination communities and that they may displace year-round renters from the community.香蕉视频直播�
The document also includes articles on the consequences of leaving services like AirBnB unchecked that have been widely outlined in the City of Vancouver.
I香蕉视频直播檓 hoping that Summerland District staff will in the near future develop short term rental bylaw recommendations and guidelines by reviewing these articles and other communities existing bylaws.
Having bylaws in place will help residents in established single family neighbourhoods continue to enjoy living in the peace and quiet they bought into all year round.
Diana Smith
Summerland
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