Nine years in, Kingston’s backyard hens bylaw a success

How easy is it to find an Airbnb address?

City addresses speculation about short-term rental data

Community Soapbox: Short-term rentals

A Strategic Look: Priority #5 – Foster Healthy Citizens and Vibrant Spaces

June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 Cris Vilela 0 Comments backyard chickens, backyard hens, bylaw, Dan Hazell, licensing, Mark Nardi

As of this week, it has been nine years since the City of Kingston’s backyard hens bylaw was approved, and, according to the City, the program has proven to be a success on several fronts. Dan Hazell, Supervisor of Licensing and Enforcement for the City of Kingston says that the

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February 18, 2020February 19, 2020 Tommy Vallier 8 Comments Administrative Policy Committee, AirBnB, apartment rentals, bylaw, City Council, City of Kingston, data, doxing, Host Compliance, housing crisis, housing shortage, Kingston, Kingston Accommodation Partners, licensing, online data, privacy, short-term rental licensing, short-term rentals, tourism, Tourism Kingston

With the upcoming by-law to license short-term stays, there’s been a lot of chatter about the topic online. Recently, the city even released a statement addressing some of the speculation about address-finding and explaining some of the rational behind the choice of a contract with a data-finding company. With both

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February 10, 2020February 10, 2020 Tommy Vallier 8 Comments Administrative Policy Committee, AirBnB, apartment rentals, City of Kingston, data, Host Compliance, housing crisis, housing shortage, Kingston, Kingston Accommodation Partners, licensing, paige agnew, privacy, short-term rental licensing, short-term rentals, tourism, Tourism Kingston

The City of Kingston, which is currently in the process of creating a by-law to license and regulate short-term rentals, is responding to speculation and questions circulating about some of the data collection being proposed. The potential by-law is being addressed on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020 at the Administrative Policies

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August 28, 2019August 28, 2019 Community Soapbox 0 Comments AirBnB, City of Kingston, home-sharing, HomeAway, Kingston, Kingston City Council, licensing, opinion, short-term leasing, short-term rentals, VRBO

For the past five years, my children and I have opened our home to short-term rental guests. Our endeavour started as a necessity, to supplement our struggling finances, and evolved into a means for my son to pay his way through college. During this time, our guests have shared their

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June 28, 2019June 28, 2019 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments beautify the waterfron, Belle Park, Breakwater, colinary tourism, community gardens, Confederation Basin, develop an arts walk, edible forests, farm-to-table programs, five strategic priorities, five-year plan, fluoridating drinking water, food security, Foster Healthy Citizens and Vibrant Spaces, Grass Creek Park, Indigenous culture space, Kingston, Kingston City Council, licensing, Montreal Street corridor, permits, promote the redevelopment of brownfields, Richardson Beach, strategic planning, Waterfront Master Plan

Beginning in early January and, through public consultation and a number of additional special meetings, Kingston City Council set out its five strategic priorities through 2022, which they affirmed and approved an implementation plan for at their meeting on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. Today, we’ll dive into and break down