Burlington By-law 001-2025, s. 1(a) — Short-Term Accommodation Licensing By-law

A person wishing to operate a Short-Term Accommodation

• (STA) shall provide the Licensing Administrator with the following, as applicable:

a completed application in the form required by the Licensing Administrator that will include each owner, applicant and/or agent’s name, address, telephone number, facsimile transmission number and e-mail address;

• (b) payment of the applicable licensing Fee;
• (c) proof that the applicant is at least eighteen (18) years of age, if the applicant is an individual;
• (d) proof that the corporation is legally entitled to conduct business in Ontario, if the applicant is a corporation, including but not limited to:
• (i) article of incorporation or other incorporating documents, duly certified by the proper government official or department of the Province of Ontario or of the Government of Canada; and,
• (ii) a certified copy of an annual return which contains a list of all shareholders of the corporation,
• (iii) the names and addresses of all officers and directors of the corporation
• (e) the names and addresses of each member of the partnership as well as the name under which the partnership intends to carry on business, if the applicant is a partnership;
• (f) a Renter’s Code;
• (g) a Parking Management Plan for the property on which the STA is situated that complies with the Zoning By-Law and which outlines where all of the parking spaces shall be located and the dimensions of those parking spaces;
• (h) a floor plan of the STA, including identifying:
• i. all rooms, spaces or common areas;
• ii. how each room, space or common area shall be used, which means specifically indicating where all lodging units will be located on the floor plan; and,
• iii. the dimensions (in square meters) of all rooms, spaces or common areas.
• (i) a property maintenance plan which shall:
• i. specify measures to be undertaken to ensure existing and continued compliance with all relevant by-laws, including, but not limited to, those related to garbage, lot maintenance and property standards.
• ii. identify the location of refuse and recycling containers;
• iii. identify snow storage areas; and,
• iv. identify who is responsible for ensuring that all necessary property maintenance is undertaken.
• (j) proof of insurance which includes a liability limit of no less than two million dollars ($2,000,000.00) per occurrence for property damage and bodily injury, and identifies that a STA is being operated on the property. The insurance coverage required herein shall be endorsed to the effect that the City of Burlington shall be given at least 10 days’ notice in writing of any cancellation or material variation to the policy
• (k) a copy of the transfer/deed providing proof of ownership of the property on which the STA is situated;
• (l) if a renter, written consent of the owner of the property;
• (m) a Criminal Reference Check confirming there are no outstanding criminal charges or warrants pending before any courts, or any record of offence that is less than three (3) years and relevant to the nature of the services of a STA Operator, or any record of offence that directly affects the STA owner’s ability to competently and responsibly carry on the services of a STA Operator, including but not limited to: an offence under the Criminal Code, the Narcotics Control Act or the Food and Drug Act;
• (n) the rental agent’s or agency’s name, address and telephone number;
• (o) an inspection certificate from a certified HVAC technician that confirms that the HVAC system is in proper working order;
• (p) for the initial application, an inspection certificate from a certified Electrical Safety Authority technician confirming the electrical system is in proper working order, which results from an inspection that was conducted within the six (6) months preceding the submission of the application; and,
• (q) a sworn declaration that:
• i. the applicant or Owner will comply with the maintenance plan;
• ii. the applicant or Owner will comply with the parking plan;
• iii. the STA is in compliance with the Building Code Act, 1992 or any regulations made under it, including the Building Code;
• iv. the STA is in compliance with the “Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997, or any regulations made under it, including the Fire Code;
• v. the STA is in compliance with the Electricity Act, 1998, S.O.1998, c. 15, Sched. A, as amended (the “Electricity Act, 1998”) or any regulations made under it, including the Electrical Safety Code;
• vi. the Owner or the applicant (if different from the Owner) and any Local Contacts are aware of all relevant federal and provincial legislation, including the Ontario Human Rights Code, as well as all relevant municipal by-laws, and that they will comply with all of them; vii. the applicant or Owner confirms the accuracy, truthfulness and completeness of the information submitted;
• vii. the applicant or Owner confirms they will require each renter to abide by a Renter’s Code; and
• viii. ix. the applicant or Owner confirms they are the principal resident of the STA. SCHEDULE 2 GENERAL REGULATIONS