Lakeshore: questions buyers ask
What public rules cover short-term rentals in Lakeshore?
By-law 85-2023, which amends Zoning By-law 2-2012 to define and prohibit short-term rental accommodations, as summarised on the Municipality's short-term rental page.
Sources checked October 29, 2026
The rule in Lakeshore
- Not permitted in any zone
Lakeshore by-law 85-2023: short-term rental accommodations (stays of 28 consecutive days or fewer) are not permitted in any zone; shorter stays are held to the bed and breakfast rules, which allow one only in a single detached dwelling in the zones that permit it; additional units may not be rented as vacation rentals; an Ontario Land Tribunal appeal of the by-law was before Council in September 2025.
From Lakeshore by-law 85-2023, checked 29 Oct 2026
- The recordShort-term rentals
- Where to read itShort Term Rental Accommodations; Notice of Passing: By-law 85-2023 and 1 more
- The free check reads itPick “Rental and short-term rental rules”
What the record shows
Council passed By-law 85-2023 on 10 October 2023. It defines a short-term rental accommodation as the commercial use of a dwelling unit, part of one, a mobile home or an accessory structure on a residential property for stays of 28 consecutive calendar days or fewer, not counting a bed and breakfast, and the Municipality's page says such rentals are not permitted in any zone. Renting rooms, secondary suites or homes to long-term tenants is outside the ban, and the Municipality's additional unit page says an additional unit may not be rented as a vacation rental.
The page also says a rental of fewer than 28 consecutive days is held to the same rules as a bed and breakfast, which is permitted in several zones but only in a single detached dwelling, with off-street parking and compliance with the Building Code. In September 2025 Council considered an update on an Ontario Land Tribunal appeal and asked for a report on licensing short-term rentals that are legal non-conforming uses, and deferred a Municipal Accommodation Tax report until then. The by-law is the public rule; how a given home has been used is a separate question.
Where to read it yourself
- Short Term Rental Accommodations: the Municipality's summary of the zoning prohibition and the bed and breakfast rules
- Notice of Passing: By-law 85-2023: the zoning amendment's purpose and effect
- Council Meeting Summary: September 9, 2025: the appeal update and the direction on a licensing program
What OfferDue covers in Lakeshore
Rental and short-term rental rules is in the free check as a summary of the Municipality's by-law, from our hand-kept table, linked to the Municipality's page. The full report adds the home-business rule. Neither says how a given home is used.
Free check: pick “Rental and short-term rental rules” See the sample report
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