City Short-Term Rental Bylaw Comes into Effect

City Short-Term Rental Bylaw Comes into Effect
Posted on 03/29/2023
The Short-Term Rental (STR) amendment to the Zoning and Development Bylaw came into effect March 28, 2023, meaning that those wishing to rent their primary residence, either by room or as a whole, now need to meet the new zoning regulations as well as have a license from the Province of Prince Edward Island.

Charlottetown City Council voted on this bylaw amendment February 15 and February 28, 2022, and approved the regulations with the amendment that they not come into effect for a year and a month; the year grace period has now ended for operators.

While the zoning bylaw is now in effect, the City’s STR licensing system will launch at the end of this tourist season, October 31, pending a council approved licensing bylaw. The delay in licensing is to ensure an effective system roll-out and will not interfere with enforcement of the short-term rental amendment to the Zoning and Development Bylaw.

People who would like to rent a room in or the entirety of their primary residence will require a license from the Province of Prince Edward Island and will need to conform with the City of Charlottetown Official Plan and the Zoning and Development Bylaw requirements.

For more information about short term rentals, visit: charlottetown.ca/cms/one.aspx?portalId=10500387&pageId=16539166