CENTRE WELLINGTON — Centre Wellington is back to square one when it comes to its draft short-term rental licensing bylaw.
In a lengthy discussion about the draft short-term rental (STR) licensing bylaw at a council meeting Monday afternoon, Centre Wellington councillors shared several concerns about the draft bylaw’s points, including parking, owner-occupation and enforcement, as well as how to protect long-term rental spaces in the community.
While staff initially recommended that the draft bylaw be endorsed or rejected at the meeting, council deferred it in favour of conducting a committee of the whole workshop, where council can look at different options and decide together what they want the draft bylaw to look like rather than repeatedly go back and forth with staff over long periods.
Due to the township staff’s current workload,…
