Council’s primary goals in allowing secondary suites are to
- provide additional housing units in the community
- help out homeowners with their mortgages, and 3) ensure that suites are safe for residents.
For more information on secondary suites, please review this Excerpt from Zoning Bylaw 1992, No. 2050.
If you are considering adding a Secondary Suite to your dwelling, you may need to apply for a Building Permit. Please contact Development Services for more information.
Short term rentals
- Learn about the analysis project
- Read the March 16 staff report
- Read the consultant’s report
- Watch the council discussion
At the March 16 meeting, Council directed staff to return to a future meeting with more details based on a framework that short-term rentals be permitted only within the operator's principal dwelling unit: renting a room while present or the whole home while away for up to 180 days per year with no secondary or garden suites included.
It’s important to note that this direction has not yet been implemented and short term rentals for less than 30-days are still prohibited until bylaws are updated.
- Next steps: staff will bring the matter forward to the Council meeting on April 27, 2026 to continue the discussion.
