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SUMMER VILLAGE OF GHOST LAKE
BYLAW NUMBER 2023-01
Being a bylaw of the Summer Village of Ghost Lake in the Province of Alberta, Canada with
respect to Short Term Rentals.
WHEREAS the Council of the Summer Village of Ghost Lake wishes to exercise its authority pursuant to
the Municipal Government Act by establishing the use of property for short-term rentals.
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Summer Village of Ghost Lake, in the Province of Alberta, duly
assembled hereby enacts as follows:
1. TITLE
1.1 This Bylaw may be cited as the "Short-Term Rentals Bylaw"
2. INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS
2.1 In this Bylaw:
(a) "Short-Term Rental" means the business of providing temporary accommodation for
compensation for periods of up to 30 consecutive days
(b) "Dwelling" means a building, or part thereof, designed, intended and occupied as one or
more dwelling units
(c) "Dwelling unit" means one or more rooms used or designed to be used as a residence
by one or more persons and containing kitchen, living, sleeping areas and includes
access to sanitary facilities;
(d) "Summer Village" means the Summer Village of Ghost Lake, a municipal corporation in
the Province of Alberta, and includes the area contained within the boundaries of the
Summer Village of Ghost Lake where the context requires
(e) "Council" means the Council of the Summer Village of Ghost Lake
(f) Affected Lands:
a. The lands directly affected by this By-law can be described as consisting of all
properties lying wholly or partly within the corporate limits of the Summer
Village of Ghost Lake.
3. BYLAW OFFICER
3.1 The Bylaw Officer will have authority to consolidate this bylaw
3.2 As per Bylaw #2022-02 "Chief Administrative Bylaw", the Chief Administrative Officer is the
current Bylaw Officer
4. ADVERTISING
4.1 There shall be no external display of goods, materials, wares or merchandise, or exterior
advertising outside any dwelling.
4.2 There shall be no advertising by any form of conventional or electronic media (including but
not limited to social media platforms, AirBnB, VRBO, etc.)
5. SHORT-TERM RENTALS
5.1 Council hereby establishes that all short-term rentals of dwelling units within the Summer
Village are prohibited.
6. VIOLATION AND PENALTY
6.1 Those who are operating or advertising a Short-Term Rentals are in contravention of this
bylaw and are subject to the following penalty under Section 7 of the Municipal
Government Act:
6.1.1
A fine of $500 each day of the infraction, plus any legal expenses incurred; and up to
a maximum of $10,000 per infraction
6.2 If a person or business is operating a short-term rental, they must bring their property into
compliance immediately, as active enforcement of Bylaw 2022-07 will be administered.
Read a first, second and third time this 16th day of February 2023
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John Walsh, Mayor
Mustafa Hashimi, CAO