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Kingsville Begins Short-Term Rental Licensing Program

Applications for a Short-Term Rental Licence are now available on the Town’s website at www.kingsville.ca/STR.

On November 4, 2024, Kingsville Town Council adopted By-law 82-2024, which mandates that all Short-Term Rentals (STRs) in the Town must be licensed to operate or advertise.

This new regulation aims to ensure compliance with safety and operational standards within our community. The creation of the licensing program included extensive public consultation from residents and stakeholders.

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Regular Council Meeting Dates for 2025

Kingsville Town Council will meet on the following dates in 2025:

• Monday, January 13, 2025
• Monday, January 27, 2025 
• Monday, February 10, 2025
• Monday, February 24, 2025
• Monday, March 3, 2025 (Cancelled)
• Monday, March 17, 2025
• Monday, April 14, 2025
• Monday, April 28, 2025
• Monday, May 5, 2025
• Monday, May 26, 2025
• Monday, June 2, 2025
• Monday, June 16, 2025
• Monday, July 14, 2025
• Monday, August 11, 2025
• Monday, September 15, 2025
• Monday, September 29, 2025
• Monday, October 6, 2025
• Monday, October 20, 2025
• Monday,...

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Kingsville Approves 2025 Budget

Kingsville Town Council approved the 2025 Budget at its December 4, 2024 budget deliberations. The municipal tax increase is 3.61%, which represents an annual increase of $74.54 on the average home in Kingsville.

The budget includes:

• $4.5 million for road reconstruction and resurfacing
• $1 million for bridge replacements and rehabilitations
• $280,000 for sidewalk replacements
• $450,000 for road and bridge lifecycle reserves
• $660,000 for repairs and renovations to existing facilities to ensure they are...

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Planning Items for Review at the November 25, 2024 Council Meeting

Council will review the following applications at its November 25, 2024 meeting: 

Applications for a residential subdivision, consent for land exchange, and a zoning by-law amendment at 1478 Road 2 East and the adjacent vacant lot at 0 Road 2 East.  Please note that a more updated version of the draft plan of subdivision is provided here, after the paper notices were mailed out to neighbouring property owners.  The total number of lots, blocks and unit remain unchanged between the 2 plans.  The...

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Kingsville Adopts Short-Term Rental (STR) By-Law

Kingsville Town Council adopted a By-law to license, regulate and govern Short-Term Rentals at its November 4, 2024 Regular Meeting.

Short-term rentals (STRs) are structures, or part thereof, used for temporary lodging for a rental period of twenty-eight (28) consecutive days or less in exchange for payment. STRs include bed and breakfasts, hotels, motels and inns. Short-term accommodations without payment are not considered STRs.

By-law Overview

Operators must obtain and maintain an annual licence...

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