Hamilton By-law 07-170, s. 6.2(b) — Licensing By-law (Short-Term Rentals)
Licensing By-law (Short-Term Rentals)
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- (a) The Director shall issue a licence or renew a licence where the requirements or conditions of the By-law and this Schedule have been met:
- In addition to the powers granted to the Director under the General Provisions of the By-law, the Director may refuse to issue, refuse to renew or revoke or suspend a licence or impose a term or condition on a licence on the following grounds;
- i) The conduct of the Applicant or the Licensee, or any partner, officer, director, employee or agent of the Applicant or Licensee, affords Revised: November 2023 C:\Users\apepper\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Content.Outlook\38JEUW0B\Business Licensing 07-170 Consolidated (November 2023).docx reasonable cause to believe that the Applicant or Licensee will not carry on or engage in the operation of the Rental Housing Unit in accordance with the law or with honesty or integrity;
- ii) There are reasonable grounds to believe that an application or other documents provided to the Director by or on behalf of the Applicant or a Licensee contains a false statement;
- iii) There are reasonable grounds to believe that the issuing of the licence would not be in the public interest;
- iv) There are reasonable grounds to believe that the issuing of the licence would pose a threat to the health and safety of person or property;
- v) An Applicant or Licensee is carrying on activities that are in contravention of the By-law;
- vi) The Applicant or Licensee’s Rental Housing Unit is subject to an order, or orders, made pursuant to or by: 1) The City of Hamilton’s Property Standards By-law No. 10-221, Property Maintenance (Yards) By-law No. 10-118, Snow and Ice By-law No. 03-296, By-law Respecting the Prohibition and Inspection of Marijuana Grow Operations (By-law 07-244), By-law to Prohibit and Regulate Fortification and Protective Elements of Land (By-law 10-122), or By-law to Regulate Enclosures for Privately-Owned Outdoor Pools (By-law 16-184); 2) The Building Code Act, 1992 or any regulations made under it, including the Building Code; 3) The Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997, as amended, or any regulation made under it, including the Fire Code; or 4) The Health Protection and Promotion Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.7
- vii) An Applicant or Licensee does not meet all the requirements of the By-law or that the Rental Housing Unit does not comply with the provisions of the By-law; Revised: November 2023 C:\Users\apepper\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Content.Outlook\38JEUW0B\Business Licensing 07-170 Consolidated (November 2023).docx
- viii) The Director has received an objection to the issuance or renewal of the license by: 1) the Chief Building Official; 2) the Fire Chief; 3) Medical Officer of Health; and/or, 4) chief planner for the City of Hamilton, or his or her designate.
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