Short-Term Rental Accommodations

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After completing community consultation and a review of best practices in similar communities, The Town of Gravenhurst has developed a Short-Term Rental Accommodation program that will address using Short-Term Rentals (STR) across the municipality. Town Council passed the Short-Term Rental Licensing By-law that requires all STRs to have a license from the Town to operate. The Administrative Monetary Penalty System (AMPS) By-law was also passed to describe the enforcement and the penalties related to not following the By-law to Licence and Regulate Short-Term Rentals.

Both By-laws came into effect as of January 2023.

Within the By-law to License and Regulate Short Term Rentals, a Short-Term Rental is defined as “the use of a dwelling unit that operates or offers a place of temporary residence, lodging or occupancy by way of concession, permit, lease, license, rental agreement, or similar arrangement for any period equal to or less than twenty-eight (28) consecutive calendar days, throughout all or any part of the calendar year, unless otherwise prohibited by this By-law or any other By-law of the Town of Gravenhurst.”

Notably, there are a variety of other municipal By-laws that are in place to address many of the behaviors that have been described as problematic during the STR discussion. These By-laws include those related to open burning, noise, parking, property standards, dark sky lighting, site alteration and site plan control.

For more information STRs in Gravenhurst, please refer below.

 Owners of STRs

Please visit our Good Neighbour website for detailed information for those own a local Short-Term Rental. Below are some quick links that might be useful for you:

- Online Application Form 
Online Application Checklist 
- Site Plan Drawing Example
- Responsible Person Form (to be submitted with application)
- Renters Code of Conduct(only sign top half of form for application)
- Municipal Accommodation Tax (MAT)
- Short-term Rental Licensing By-law
Administrative Monetary Penalty System (AMPS) By-law
- Noise By-law
- Burning By-law
- Parking and Street Control
- Property Standards By-law
- Dark Sky By-law
- Site Plan Control By-law
- Community Standards By-law
- Animal Control

 Renting a STRs

Please visit our Good Neighbour website for detailed information for those renting in Gravenhurst. Below are some quick links to By-laws you might want to familiarize yourself with when visiting:

Short-term Rental Licensing By-law
Administrative Monetary Penalty System (AMPS) By-law
Noise By-law
Burning By-law
Parking and Street Control
Property Standards By-law
Dark Sky By-law
- Releasing Balloons By-law
Animal Control

Community Information 

The Town of Gravenhurst developed the Short-term Rental By-law to ensure safe and efficient practices. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the program or a short-term rental within the community, please let us know through our Report a Problem webpage.

Please check out our Frequently Asked Question Page for quick answers to common questions.

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