That with respect to Report EC2024-1305, the following be adopted: ; That Council: ; Approve Administrations recommended short-term rental policy tools as identified in Attachment 3; and Give three readings to Proposed Bylaw 53M2024 in Attachment 4 to amend the Business Licence Bylaw 32M98. ;
Council approved a set of short-term rental policy tools and gave three readings to change the Business Licence Bylaw so the city can license, set rules for, and enforce short-term rentals in Calgary. Council also asked staff to study whether short-term rentals in homes that are not the owner’s primary residence should be taxed like non-residential properties, and to report back by Q2 2025.
The bylaw changes set new licensing, rules and enforcement for short-term rental hosts in Calgary, which affects how properties can be rented short-term and host compliance requirements. Separately, the tax study is an exploratory step to assess creating a tax subclass for non-primary short-term rentals and any change would require a later Council decision.