Sylvan Lake, Alberta
· No. 1842/2021
· adopted 2022-04-25
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BYLAW NO. 1842/2021
OF THE
TOWN OF SYLVAN LAKE
Being a Bylaw of the Town of Sylvan Lake, Alberta to provide for the control, regulation
and
licensing of Short-Term Accommodation
Rentals within the Town.
WHEREAS
pursuant to section 7(a) of the Municipal GovernmentAct, a council may pass bylaws
for municipal purposes
respecting the safety, health and welfare of people and the protection of
people and property; and
WHEREAS pursuant to section 7(e) of the Municipal GovernmentAct, a council may pass bylaws
for municipal
purposes
respecting
businesses,
business
activities and persons
engaged
in
business;
and
WHEREAS pursuant to section 7(i) of the Municipal GovernmentAct,
a council may pass bylaws
for
municipal
purposes
respecting
the enforcement
of bylaws
made
under
the
Municipal
Government Act or any other enactment
including any or all of the matters listed therein; and
WHEREAS pursuant to section 8 of the Municipal Government Act, a council may in a bylaw:
(a)
regulate or prohibit;
(b)
deal with any development,
activity, industry, business or thing in different ways,
divide each of them into classes
and deal with each class in different ways;
(c)
provide for a system
of licenses,
permits or approval
including any or all of the
matters
NOW THEREFORE the Municipal Council of the Town of Sylvan Lake duly assembled
enacts as
follows:
PART 1
-- GENERAL PROVISIONS
SHORT TITLE
1.
This bylaw may be cited as the Short-Term Accommodation Rental Licensing Bylaw.
DEFINITIONS
2.
In this bylaw:
(a)
"apartment"
means a residential building with a shared outside entrance(s),
consisting of at least 3 dwelling units
(b)
"bedroom"
means a room used for sleeping purposes
that meets the
requirements
of the building code as amended.
(c)
"business"
means:
(d)
(f)
(9)
(h)
(J)
(K)
(1)
(i)
a commercial, merchandising or industrial activity or undertaking,
(ii)
a profession,
trade, occupation,
calling or employment;
or
(iii)
an activity providing goods or services;
whether or not for pro?t and however organized or formed, including a co-operative
or association of persons
"business
premises"
means the premises from which a business is operated
"detached
dwelling"
means a residential building containing one dwelling unit,
which is physically separate
from any other residential building, and does
not
include a manufactured
home
"duplex"
means
a separate
residential
building consisting
of two
separate
dwelling units each above grade and having exterior entrances
"dwelling
unit" means a complete building or self-contained portion of a building
for the use of one or more individuals living as a single
housekeeping
unit,
containing sleeping, cooking and separate
toilet facilities intended as a permanent
residence
not separated
from direct access
to the outside by another
or self-
contained set or suite of rooms
"four-plex"
means
a building containing four dwelling units each
with direct
exterior access
"garage
suite" means a dwelling unit located above or forming part of a detached
garage
"home
safety
and evacuation
plan" means a document supplied by the owner
identifying all bedrooms, sofa beds, exits and ?re extinguishers
"Land Use Bylaw" means a Bylaw of the Town of Sylvan Lake, as amended
from
time to time
"license"
means a license issued forthe operation of a short--termaccommodation
rental business
under this Bylaw
"Iicensee"
means
the holder of the license
"Licensing
lnspector"
means the person designated
and authorized
in writing by
the Chief Administrative Officer to administer and enforce the requirements
of this
bylaw
"manufactured
home"
means a prefabricated,
transportable,
single or multi
section
single
family dwelling,
conforming
with applicable
CSA certi?cation
standards
at time of construction
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(q)
(F)
(s)
(T)
(V)
(X)
(y)
"marketing"
means to offer for sale, promote, canvass,
solicit, advertise,
book,
arrange
or
facilitate
a
rental,
and
includes
placing,
posting
or
erecting
advertisements
physically or online
"municipal
tag" means a form of ticket prescribed
by the Town for a bylaw offence
providing a person with the opportunity to pay an amount to the Town in lieu of
prosecution
"Officer"
means:
(i)
a Licensing Inspector;
(ii)
a Bylaw Officer appointed to enforce bylaws of the Town;
(ii)
a Community Peace
Officer appointed
by the Solicitor General of Alberta
and authorized
by the Town; or
(iii)
a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
"owner"
means a natural person who owns the property and who rents out, or
otherwise
offers for consideration
the premises
for short-term
accommodation
rental
"parcel"
means
the aggregate
of the one or more areas of land described
in a
certificate of title or described in a certificate of title by reference to a plan filed or
registered in a land titles office
"person"
means
any
individual, firm, partnership,
association,
corporation,
trustee,
executor,
administrator
or other legal representative
"recreation
vehic|e"
means
a vehicle designed
to provide temporary
living,
sleeping
or eating
accommodation
for travel, vacation,
seasonal
camping
or
recreational use and designed to be driven, towed, transported
or relocated from
time to time whether or not the vehicle is jacked up or its running gear is removed
and built to CSA Z24ORV Series.
This use includes, but is not limited to, Motor
Homes, Travel Trailers, Fifth Wheel Trailers, Truck Campers and Tent Trailers
"resident"
means a person who permanently
resides in the Town
"row
housing"
means a group of 3 or more dwelling units, each unit separated
by a common or party wall and having a separate
front and rear access
to the
outside grade
"secondary
suite"
means a separate
and subordinate
dwelling unit contained
within a detached
dwelling which meets the requirements
of the Land Use Bylaw
as amended
"sleeping
space"
means a habitable room that is not a bedroom but is used for
sleeping purposes
in combination with other uses
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(aa)
"short--term
accommodation
rental" means the business
of offering a dwelling
unit, or portion of, for consideration
to persons
who are not residents
of that
dwelling unit for the stay of 28 days or less
(bb)
"stacked
row housing"
means a building containing 3 or more dwelling units,
each unit separated
by a common or party wall and having either a separate
front
or rear access to the outside grade.
Dwelling units within a building may be
situated either wholly or partially over or under other dwelling units
(cc)
"tourist
home" means the terminology previously used to describe a short--term
accommodation
rental in the Land Use Bylaw in which a development
permit was
required
(dd)
"Town"
means the Town of Sylvan Lake
(ee)
"violation
ticket"
has the same meaning as inthe Provincial Offences Procedures
Act, RSA 2000, c. P-34, as amended
PART 2
- QUALIFICATIONS
All short--termaccommodation
rentals must have a valid license under this Bylaw.
Any marketing of the short--termaccommodation
rental must include the license number
and occupancy count as issued by the Town.
Only the owner(s) of a property can apply for a short--term accommodation
rental license.
The owner ofthe short--termaccommodation
rental must be the licensee.
Societies, corporations,
partnerships,
limited, or sole proprietorships
are not permitted to
make application for a short--termaccommodation
rental. Only a natural person can apply.
Notwithstanding
section 7, an existing tourist home, operating with a valid development
permit and a license prior to this Bylaw coming into effect can continue to operate
as a
society or business
if:
(a)
the valid development
permit has no expiry date; or
(b) the valid development permit has a condition with an expiration date that has not
expired.
A short--termaccommodation
rental maximum occupancy
is based on:
(a) Maximum of 2 (two) adults per bedroom: and may include
(b) 1 (one) approved
sleeping space with a maximum of 2 (two) adults.
Children under the age of 18 years of age do not calculate into the occupancy
of the
property.
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20.
Occupancy
willbe based on the number of approved bedrooms and may include 1 (one)
additional approved
sleeping space.
Parking is based on bedrooms as de?ned in Schedule C of this Bylaw.
An applicant for a property under a condominium association, homeowners
association
or
property
management
company
or the like, must submit a letter from their respective
affiliations' outlining:
(a) Approval
to operate
a short-term accommodation
rental specifying the speci?c
address;
and
(b) The number
of parking stalls allotted for the specific address
of the short-term
accommodation
rental. Visitor parking may only be considered in meeting parking
requirements
with written permission from the respective
affiliation and without
affecting the required visitor parking as perthe
existing development
permit for that
property.
The short-term accommodation
rental must comply with health regulations and life safety
items as per the self-evaluation attestation
in the license application.
A home safety and evacuation
plan must be posted in the entryway of the main entrance
of the dwelling and in each bedroom and approved
sleeping space.
A short-term accommodation
rental may consist of one of the following:
(a) an entire dwelling or;
(b) a portion of a dwelling or;
(c) An approved
secondary
suite or;
(d) An approved
garage suite.
Only 1 (one) short-term accommodation
rental is permitted per parcel.
Notwithstanding
section
17, more than one short-term
accommodation
rental may be
considered
in the case of a multi-unit building contained within one titled parcel provided
written permission
is granted
by the owner and the required parking can be met.
This
does not include a detached dwelling with a secondary suite.
Recreation vehicles, tents or accessory buildings cannot be used as accommodations
with
the exception of an approved
garage suite.
A document supplied by the Licensing Inspector outlining the license number, occupancy
and the contact telephone
number of the owner for the short-term accommodation
rental
must
be
visibally displayed
directly inside the
main
entrance
of the
short-term
accommodation
rental.
PART 3
-- LICENSING
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LICENSE REQUIRED
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24.
No person will engage
in or operate a short-term accommodation
rental business within
the Town unless
that person holds a valid license issued under the provisions
of this
Bylaw, authorizing the person to engage
in or operate
that business
and has paid the
Town the fee for that license as set out in Fees and Charges
Bylaw as amended.
No person will market,
advertise,
or othen/vise promote any short-term accommodation
rental without a valid license.
Where more than one business operates
at the same location, each business
must have
a separate
license.
An existing tourist home, operating with a valid development
permit and license prior to
this Bylaw coming into effect, must conform to this Bylaw with the exception of conditions
on the development
permit that are not in conformance with this Bylaw and only until such
time as the development
permit is no longer valid.
LICENSING CONDITIONS
25.
A person
operating
a short-term
accommodation
rental must provide and maintain the
following:
(a) pay to the Town the applicable fees prescribed in the Fee and Charges Bylaw;
(b) in the form satisfactory
to the Licensing Inspector, evidence of the ownership
of
premises
where the short-term accommodation
rental will be offered;
(0) not be a society, corporation,
partnership,
limited or sole proprietorships, or other
entity that is not a natural person;
(d) when
the premises
where the short-term
accommodation
rental
is offered is
located
under a condominium
association,
homeowners
association
or property
management
company, or the like, a letter from the af?liation confirming that the
use of the premises for short term accommodation
rental is permitted
and must
further stipulate the required parking is available for the premises of the short-term
accommodation
rental;
(e) a home safety and evacuation floor plan of the premises;
(f) a plan, identifying each bedroom and may include 1 (one) sleeping space;
(g) parking that complies with the parking requirements
outlined in Schedule
C the
Bylaw;
(h) a contact
telephone
number of the owner that is accessible
the entire time the
short-term accommodation
rental is rented;
(i) the self-evaluation
attestation of the health requirements
and life safety items for
a short-term accommodation
rental; and
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(j) any other information the Licensing Inspector may require for ensuring compliance
with the Town's bylaws and other enactments.
LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
26.
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28.
29.
An applicant for a license for a short-term accommodation
rental must submit to the Town,
in a form acceptable
to the Licensing Inspector, the following information:
(a) full name, address,
email address
and telephone
number of all owners;
(b) signature of all property owners;
(c) the operating name for the short-term accommodation
rental;
(d) current certificate of title within the last 30 days;
(e) civic address
of the short-term accommodation
rental;
(f) identify if the entire house or a portion of the house is being utilized for a short-
term accommodation
rental;
(g) identify ifa secondary
suite is being utilized for a short-term accommodation
rental;
(h) identify ifa garage suite is being utilized for a short-term accommodation
rental;
(i) identify the number of bedrooms
being utilized for the short-term accommodation
rental;
(j) identify if a sleeping space
is being utilized for the short-term accommodation
rental and its location;
(k) home safety and evacuation floor plan;
(I) parking plan identifying the size and surfacing of each parking stall;
(m)signed
attestation
of the acknowledgement
that the short-term
accommodation
rental meets the requirements
of health and life safety items: and
(n) Pay to the Town the applicable fees prescribed in the Fees and Charges Bylaw.
Every short-term
accommodation
rental licensee
must, as a condition of maintaining
the
license,
continue
to meet the requirements
of this Bylaw and any other
applicable
Municipal, Provincial or Federal regulations.
It is the responsibility of each
licensee
to obtain, as applicable
and required
for the
licensees
business,
valid Municipal, Provincial and Federal licenses,
permits, approvals,
clearances
and insurances.
A licensee
will forthwith notify the Licensing Inspector
in the event
that any required
license, permit, approval, clearance
or insurance is suspended
or revoked;
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31.
A licensee will produce copies of the documents described in section 28 to the Licensing
Inspector upon request.
Should
additional
information
on the
application
be required
of the
applicant
the
information must be received
within 30 days
of the request
made
by the Licensing
Inspector,
after which time the application
may be refused and a new application for a
license required.
OWNER(S) RESPONSIBILITY
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44.
The owner(s)
of the property that operates
a short-term
accommodation
rental is the
responsible
person for that short-term accommodation
rental.
The owner(s)
must ensure that any marketing publication, listing or promotional material
offering for the short-term
accommodation
rental includes the license number of a valid
license issued for that premises
under this Bylaw and the approved total occupancy.
The owner(s)
must display in each bedroom, sleeping space and in the entryway of the
short-term accommodation
rental, a home safety and evacuation
floor plan.
The owner(s)
must display a valid license in a prominent location within the premises of
the short--termaccommodation
rental.
The
owner(s)
must
display
the
license
number,
occupancy
count
and
the
contact
telephone
number
of the
owner
directly inside the main entrance
of the short-term
accommodation
rental, on the document
supplied by the Licensing Inspector.
The owner(s) must facilitate periodic inspections within a 72 hour notice of the short-term
accommodation
rental property as requested
and conducted
by the Licensing Inspector
and any other Town departments
or external agencies
as required.
The
owner(s)
must
cooperate
with
the
Licensing
Inspector,
RCMP,
Municipal
Enforcement,
Sylvan
Lake
Fire Department
and Alberta Health Services
during
an
investigation of any complaint associated
with the short-term accommodation
rental.
The owner(s) must ensure the short-term accommodation
rental property is in compliance
with the Town's bylaws regarding signage.
The owner(s)
must ensure that the short-term
accommodation
rental property complies
with the Town's Community Standards Bylaw.
The owner(s)
must notify the Licensing inspector within 24 hours of a change in the owner
information, which includes the information submitted in the license application.
The owner(s)
must ensure that no more than one booking is permitted
within the short-
term accommodation
rental at one time.
The owner(s)
must not provide any accommodation
within any recreational vehicle, tent,
or accessory
building that is not an approved
garage suite.
The owner(s) must not allow a bedroom that is not identi?ed and approved
on the license
application to be used as a bedroom.
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45.
The
owner(s)
must
not allow a bedroom
or sleeping
space
to exceed
the approved
occupancy for that space.
46.
The owner(s)
must provide each guest
with a copy of the Good Guest Guidebook
as
supplied by the Town.
TERM OF LICENSE
47.
Unless a license is cancelled, revoked or suspended,
a license issued under this Bylaw
will commence
on the day the license fee is received
and the license is issued
and
terminates
12 months after the issuance
date.
48.
A license that has not been renewed
within 90 days of the expiry date willbe cancelled
and a new application will be required.
APPLICATION FEE
49.
An application fee pursuant to the Fees and Charges
Bylaw:
(a) is required at the time of application;
(b) does not guarantee
an approval of the application; and
(c) is not refundable.
LICENSE FEE
50.
License fees are pursuant to the Fees and Charges
Bylaw as amended.
REFUNDS
51.
Application and License fees paid pursuant
to the Fees
and Charges
Bylaw are not
refundable.
PART 4 - LICENSING INSPECTOR
POWERS OF LICENSING INSPECTOR
52,
Without restricting any other power, duty or function granted
by this Bylaw, the Licensing
Inspector may:
(a) establish forms for the purposes of this Bylaw;
(b) carry out whatever inspections are reasonably required to determine compliance
with this Bylaw;
(c) take any steps or carry out any actions required to remedy a contravention of this
Bylaw;
(d) require any person making application for a license to provide any information
reasonably
required to make a decision regarding the application;
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(e) require a person holding a license to provide any information reasonably
required
to make a decision regarding that license;
(f) consider advice and recommendations
from other Town departments
and outside
agencies
with respect
to license
applications
and to determine
whether
the
granting of a license
to a particular
applicant
is appropriate
and in the public
interest in light of that advice;
(g) issue a license with such terms and conditions as are deemed appropriate;
(h) determine whether it is inappropriate to issue a license to an applicant where the
safety,
health or welfare of the public may be at risk due to the issuance
of a
license; and
(i) determine
if tandem
parking is appropriate
to meet the parking
requirements
outlined in Schedule C.
REFUSAL, REVOCATION AND SUSPENSION
53.
Subject
to an appeal to Council, the Licensing Inspector may refuse to grant any license
required by this Bylaw, may suspend
or revoke any license issued pursuant to this Bylaw
and may impose any conditions on a license for any of the following reasons:
(a) an applicant submits an application which does not comply with the requirements
of this Bylaw;
(b) the licensee
does not or no longer meets
the requirements
of this Bylaw with
respect to the license applied for and held;
(c) the licensee
has reached
the maximum non--compliance points as outlined in
section 66 of this Bylaw;
(d) the short-term
accommodation
rental property would or does contravene
a Town
bylaw or another enactment;
(e) the licensee does not hold a valid certificate, authority, license or other documents
of qualification under this or any other bylaw, or under
any law of Canada
or
Alberta;
(f) the licensee is not bona fide;
(g) the licensee
is not worthy of public trust;
(h) the licensee:
(i)
furnishes false information or misrepresents
any fact or circumstance to an
Of?cer;
(ii)
has,
in the
opinion
of the
Licensing
Inspector
based
on reasonable
grounds,
contravened
this Bylaw whether
or not the contravention
has
been prosecuted;
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(iii)
fails to pay a ?ne imposed by a court for a contravention of this Bylaw;
(iv)
has outstanding fees related to a business
regulated under this Bylaw;
(i) in the opinion of the Licensing Inspector based on reasonable
grounds it is in the
public interest to do so; and
(j) the licensee fails to allow an Officer or Licensing Inspector to enter and inspect a
unit for the purpose of determining compliance with this Bylaw.
Upon a license application being refused, or a license being revoked or suspended,
the
Licensing Inspector will notify the applicant or licensee
of the refusal, revocation,
or
suspension
and the reasons for it by:
(a) delivering a notice to applicant or licensee personally;
(b) sending a notice by ordinary mail to the mailing address
on the license application;
or
(c) sending a notice by email to the email address
on the license application.
In the absence
of proof of receipt, notice shall be deemed
to have been received 7
(seven)
business days after the notification is delivered or sent under this section.
Upon receipt of the notice of a revocation or suspension,
the licensee will terminate the
operation of the business
immediately.
No person willoffer or continue through marketing to advertise or provide any short-term
accommodation
rental during a period of suspension
of that license.
No persons
will offer or continue through marketing to advertise or provide any short-term
accommodation
rental when a license has been refused or revoked.
PART 5
-- APPEAL PROCESS
APPEAL OF REFUSAL, REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION
58.
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A person may appeal a revocation or suspension
of a license to Council by submitting a
notice of appeal in a form prescribed
by the Town as well as an appeal fee as indicated in
the Fees and Charges
Bylaw as amended,
within fourteen (14) days after the date the
notice under section 54 is received.
An appeal may be heard by Council within thirty (30) days of the date upon which a notice
of appeal and the appeal fee are received by the Town.
Council may hear the appellant, the Licensing Inspector and any other person who, in the
opinion of Council, is affected
by the decision being appealed.
Council may accept
any
other evidence or information deemed pertinent to the subject matter of the appeal.
Council may uphold, vary,
or reverse
a decision
of the Licensing
Inspector.
Council's
decision on appeal is final and not subject to review or appeal.
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The applicant will be notified of the outcome of the appeal within seven
(7) days of the
decision being rendered
by Council.
Where a licensee
has given notice of an intention to appeal the revocation or suspension
of a license, the Licensing Inspector may, in the Licensing Inspector' sole discretion, stay
the revocation or suspension
pending the hearing of the appeal ifthe continued operation
of the business
does not create a danger to the safety, health or welfare of the general
public.
PART 6
---- NON-COMPLIANCE
NON-COMPLIANCE POINTS
64.
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67.
An owner of a short-term accommodation
rental who contravenes
this Bylaw is subject
to non-compliance
points for the offence as outlined in Schedule A
An owner of a short-term
accommodation
rental is responsible
for any contravention
of
this Bylaw that occurs during the operation of the short-term accommodation
rental and
as such is subject to the non-compliance
points for the offence as outlined in Schedule A
When a short-term accommodation
rental has received a total of 7 non-compliance
points a noti?cation letter will be sent to the owner notifying them that the license is
being revoked immediately.
Nothing in this section restricts the discretion of the
Licensing Inspector to revoke a license when fewer than 7 non-compliance
points have
been received.
Non-compliance
points are on file for 2 years, from the date of the offence, before being
removed.
PART 7
- ENFORCEMENT
OFFENCE
68.
A person who contravenes
this Bylaw is guilty of an offence.
CONTINUING OFFENCE
69.
In the case
of an offence that is of a continuing
nature,
a contravention
constitutes
a
separate
offence in respect of each day, or part of a day, on which it continues and a
person
guilty of such an offence is liable to a ?ne in an amount
not less than the amount
established
by this Bylaw, for each day the contravention continues.
VICARIOUS LIABILITY
70.
For the purpose of this Bylaw, an act or omission by an employee or agent of a person is
deemed also to be an act or omission of the person if the act or omission occurred in the
course of the employees
employment
with the person,
or in the course of the agent's
exercising the powers or performing the duties on behalf ofthe person under their agency
relationship.
PROOF OF LICENSE AND EXEMPTION
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71.
The onus of proving that a person has a valid and subsisting license for a business is on
the person alleging the license.
ENGAGING IN OR OPERATING A BUSINESS
72.
Proof of one transaction
in the business
or that the business
has been advertised
is
sufficient to establish that a person is engaged
in or operates
the business.
CERTIFIED COPY OF RECORD
73.
A copy of a record of the Town, certified by the Chief Administrative Officer as a true copy
of the original, will be admitted in evidence as prima facie proof of the facts stated in the
record without proof of the appointment
or signature of the person signing it.
FINES AND PENALTIES
74.
A person who contravenes
or fails to comply with any portion of this Bylaw is guilty of an
offence and is liable to payment of the penalty speci?ed
in Schedule B of this Bylaw.
75.
For an offence for which there is no penalty the following ?ne amounts are established
for
use on municipal tags and violation tickets ifa voluntary payment option is offered:
(a) $200.00 for a first offence;
(b) $400.00 for a second offence; and
(c) $800.00 for a third or subsequent
offence.
76.
Where an Officer reasonably believes that a person has contravened
any provision of this
Bylaw, the Of?cer may, in addition to any other remedy at law, issue and serve upon the
person a municipal tag or a violation ticket.
The recording ofthe payment
of a ?ne made
to the Town pursuant to a municipal tag or to the Provincial Court of Alberta pursuant to a
violation ticket will constitute
an acceptance
of a guilty plea and a conviction for the
offence.
MUNICIPAL TAG
77.
An Of?cer is hereby authorized and empowered
to issue a municipal tag to any person
who the Officer has reasonable
and probable
grounds
to believe has contravened
any
provision of this Bylaw.
78.
A municipal tag may be issued to such person:
(a) either personally; or
(b) by mailing a copy to such person at his or her last known address.
79.
The municipal tag will be in a form approved
by the Chief Administrative
Officer and will
state:
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(a) the name of the person;
(b) the offence;
(c) the speci?ed
penalty established
by this Bylaw for the offence;
(d) that the penalty will be paid within 21 days of the issuance
of the municipal tag;
and
any other information as may be required by the Chief Administrative Officer.
PAYMENT IN LIEU OF PROSECUTION
80.
Where a municipal tag is issued pursuant to this Bylaw, the person to whom the municipal
tag is issued may, in lieu of being prosecuted forthe offence, pay to the Town the penalty
specified within the time period indicated on the municipal tag.
VIOLATION TICKET
81.
If a municipal tag has been issued and if the speci?ed
penalty has not been paid within
the prescribed
time, then an Officer is hereby
authorized
and empowered
to issue a
violation ticket pursuant to the Provincial Offences Procedure Act.
82.
Notwithstanding
Section
77,
an
Of?cer
is hereby
authorized
and
empowered
to
immediately issue a violation ticket pursuant to the Provincial Offences Procedure Act to
any
person
who the Officer has
reasonable
and
probable
grounds
to believe
has
contravened
any provision ofthis Bylaw.
83.
Ifa violation ticket is issued in respect of an offence, the violation ticket may:
(a) specify the fine amount established
by this Bylaw for the offence; or
(b) require a person to appear in court without the alternative of making a voluntary
payment.
VOLUNTARY PAYMENT
84.
A person who commits an offence may:
(a) if a violation ticket is issued in respect of the offence; and
(b) if the violation ticket speci?es
the fine amount established
by this Bylaw for the
offence;
make a voluntary payment
by submitting to a Clerk of the Provincial Court, on or before
the initial appearance
date indicated on the violation ticket, the specified penalty set out
on the violationticket.
OBSTRUCTION
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85.
No person willobstruct or hinder any person in the exercise or performance
of the person's
powers pursuant to this Bylaw.
PART 8
-- CONSULTATION
86.
The Licensing Inspector
may consult with other Town departments
and external agencies
regarding any license application for the issuance
or renewal of a license.
87.
Any notifications of concerns from other Town departments
or external agencies
can be
used by the Licensing
Inspector
to make
a decision on the issuance
or renewal
of a
license.
PART 9
-- CONSEQUENTIAL PROVISIONS
GENERAL
88.
Nothing in this Bylaw relieves a person from complying with any Federal or Provincial law
or regulation, other Town bylaws, or any requirement of any lawful permit, order or licence.
SEVERABILITY
89.
Every provision ofthis
Bylaw is independent
of all other provisions and if any provision of
this Bylaw is declared invalid for any reason by a Court of competentjurisdiction,
all other
provisions ofthis
Bylaw will remain valid and enforceable.
SCHEDULES
90.
The following Schedules
hereto attached form part of this Bylaw:
(a) Schedule A
-- NON-COMPLIANCE POINTS
(b) Schedule B
-- SPECIFIED PENALTIES
(c) Schedule
C
-- PARKING REQUIREMENTS
ENACTMENT
91.
This Bylaw comes into force and effect when it has received third reading.
Read a First time in Council assembled
this 24 day of January,
2022
Read a Second time in Council assembled
this '14 day of March, 2022
Read a Third time in Council assembled
this 25 day of April, 2022
Ron L
sack
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CHEDULE A
NON-COMPLIANCE
POINTS
NON-
SECTION
OFFENCE
COMPLIANCE
POINTS
25 (b) _ U) "Bcr::;:ih1;f
conditions of a short-term accommodation
rental
7
33
Marketing a short-term accommodation
rental that does not include
3
a valid license number
33
Marketing a short-term accommodation
rental that does not
3
includes the approved occupancy
34
Fail to display in each bedroom, sleeping space and in the entryway
3
of the short-term rental, a home safety and evacuation plan
Fail to display the license number, occupancy count and the contact
36
telephone
number of the owner directly inside the main entrance
of
3
the short-term accommodation
rental with the document supplied by
the Licensing Inspector.
Fail to facilitate a periodic inspection within a 72 hour notice of the
37
short-term accommodation
rental property as requested
and
7
conducted by the Licensing Inspector
Fail to cooperate
with the Licensing Inspector, RCMP, Municipal
38
Enforcement, Sylvan Lake Fire Department
or Alberta Health
7
Services during an investigation of any complaint associated
with
the short-term accommodation
rental
40
Fail to ensure that the guests
ofthe short-term rental are in
3
compliance with the Town's Community Standards
Bylaw
42
Permitting more than one booking at a time in a short-term
3
accommodation
rental
43
Permitting an accommodation
within a recreational vehicle, tent or
5
an accessory building that is not an approved garage suite.
44
Permitting the use of a bedroom that is not identi?ed and approved
5
45
Permitting a bedroom to exceed the approved
occupancy for that
5
bedroom
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SCHEDULE B
SPECIFIED
PENALITIES
SPECIFIED
SECTION
OFFENCE
PENALTY
21
Engaging in or operating a Short-Term Accommodation
Rental
$2500
Business without a valid license
22
Marketing a short-term accommodation
rental without a valid license
$500
25 (b)
-- (j)
Breach of condition of a short-term accommodation
rental licensing
$1000
28
Failure to obtain valid Municipal, Provincial or Federal licenses,
$200
permits, approvals, inspections, clearances
or insurances
29
Failure to notify the License lnspector of a suspension
or revoking of
$500
any required license, permit, approval, clearance or insurance
30
Failure to produce documents to the License inspector as required
$200
33
Marketing a short-term accommodation
rental that does not include
$300
the valid license number and/or the approved
total occupancy
Failure to notify the Licensing Inspector of any change in the owner
41
information which includes information that was submitted in the
$200
license application
42
Permitting more than one booking at a time in a short-term
$300
accommodation
rental
Permitting an accommodation
within a recreational
vehicle, tent or an
43
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.
.
$500
accessory building that is not an approved garag
suite.
44
Permitting the use of a bedroom that is not identified and approved
$500
Permitting a bedroom to exceed the approved
occupancy for that
45
$500
bedroom
85
Obstruct/hinder person in performance
of powers
$1000
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SCHEDULE C
PARKING REQUIREMENTS
Entire Dwelling unit
(detached,
duplex,
manufactured
home, row housing,
triplex, four-plex)
Existing parking is two (2) parking stalls per dwelling unit
Parkinq
for a short-term accommodation
rental in a dwellinq unit is as follows:
0
1 to 3 bedrooms
-- existing requirement
for the dwelling unit (total 2)
o
4 bedrooms
-- one (1) additional parking stall (total 3)
c
5 to 6 bedrooms
-- two (2) additional parking stalls (total 4)
A portion
of a Dwelling unit
(detached,
duplex,
manufactured
home, row housing,
triplex, four-plex)
Existing parking is two (2) parking stalls per dwelling unit
Parking for a short-term accommodation
rental in a dwellinq unit is as follows:
-
1 to 3 bedrooms
---- one (1) additional parking stall (total 3)
-
4 bedrooms
-- two (2) additional parking stalls (total 4)
-
5 to 6 bedrooms
-- three (3) additional parking stalls (total 5)
Secondary
suite
used as a Short-Term
Accommodation
Rental
Existing is one (1) parking stalls in addition to the two (2) for the primary residence
Parkinq
for a short-term accommodation
rental in a secondary
suite is as follows:
-
1 to 2 bedrooms
-- existing requirement
for the dwelling unit (total 3)
Garage
suite used as Short-Term
Accommodation
Rental
Existing is one (1) parking stalls in addition to the two (2) for the primary residence
Parkinqjor
a short-term accommodation
rental in a qaraqe
suite is as follows:
-
1 to 2 bedrooms
-- existing requirement for the dwelling unit (total 3)
o
3 to 4 bedrooms
-- one (1) additional parking stall (total 4)
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SCHEDULE C
PARKING REQUIREMENTS
Apartments
and stacked
row housing
used
as Short-Term
Accommodation
Rental
Parking for a short-term accommodation
rental in an apartment
or stacked row
housing is as follows:
-
1
-- 2 bedroom
-- one (1) parking stall
o
3 bedrooms
- two (2) parking stalls
Parking Angle
Minimum Stall
Minimum Sta"
(in degrees)
Width
Length
2.6m
90"'
0
8_5?
29.53ft
5.7m
2.6
45
8A5';
rem:
6.0m
2.6m
50
8_5?
19.69ft
5.5m
2.6
90
852:
13.oft
-
Parking areas
will be hard surfaced if access
is gained directly from or to a paved road
with the exception of a lane
-
Parking areas will be hard surfaced or contain all weather surfaces (gravel) if access
is
gained directly from a lane
a
No relaxation to the parking requirements
willbe considered
-
Tandem parking may be considered at the discretion of the Licensing Inspector
-
All parking stalls must be contained on the property
-
On street parking will not be considered
to meet the parking requirements
-
Parking allowance from another property is not permitted
-
One (1) additional parking stall for every one (1) bedroom added thereafter
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