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The following provides information on the process the Town of Slave Lake will use to develop regulations for short-term rentals within the Town of Slave Lake. The Project focuses on Community and Council engagement, and on the design of a regulatory framework which will be used to draft bylaw amendments to bring to public hearing. The goals of the project are as follows:
Educate and engage residents and Council about the issue and its associated options and trade-offs
Establish clear goals to guide the regulatory design (e.g., health and safety, level playing field between different accommodation providers, diverse accommodation options, protection of housing, homeowner revenue, etc.)
Design a regulatory framework capable of achieving the Town's chosen goals, from which specific bylaw amendments can then be crafted.
To complete this project, the Town of Slave Lake has hired a consultant (Third Space Planning) which will lead the development of a community engagement and regulatory design process for short-term rentals. Community Engagement is planned for all three Phases of the project. The following is a summary of the engagement activities to obtain community feedback for each Phase:
Phase
Engagement Activity
Date
Purpose
Phase 1 - Background Research and Analysis
Stakeholder Interviews
August - October 2023
Conduct stakeholder interviews with key players in the accommodation, tourism, and housing development sector to get a qualitative sense of current conditions, needs, and thoughts with respect to short-term rentals.
Phase 2 - Goal Setting
First Community Survey
October - November 2023
Develop survey that will present key/high-level context and trade-offs as described in the Background Report, and seek the community's feedback about these trade-offs and what goals they'd like to prioritize.
Phase 3 - Regulatory Design
Second Community Survey
December 2023 - March 2024
Develop survey with simple explanations of the regulatory pathway(s), including visual content and distribute to community for feedback.
Open House
Develop large-format versions of the content presented in the second community survey, as well as supplemental FAQs and other communication collateral to collect community feedback at an in-person open house. Consultants will be physically present to help answer questions and collect feedback.
For more detail on the activities for each phase of the project, please click on the Project Schedule Widget.
The following provides information on the process the Town of Slave Lake will use to develop regulations for short-term rentals within the Town of Slave Lake. The Project focuses on Community and Council engagement, and on the design of a regulatory framework which will be used to draft bylaw amendments to bring to public hearing. The goals of the project are as follows:
Educate and engage residents and Council about the issue and its associated options and trade-offs
Establish clear goals to guide the regulatory design (e.g., health and safety, level playing field between different accommodation providers, diverse accommodation options, protection of housing, homeowner revenue, etc.)
Design a regulatory framework capable of achieving the Town's chosen goals, from which specific bylaw amendments can then be crafted.
To complete this project, the Town of Slave Lake has hired a consultant (Third Space Planning) which will lead the development of a community engagement and regulatory design process for short-term rentals. Community Engagement is planned for all three Phases of the project. The following is a summary of the engagement activities to obtain community feedback for each Phase:
Phase
Engagement Activity
Date
Purpose
Phase 1 - Background Research and Analysis
Stakeholder Interviews
August - October 2023
Conduct stakeholder interviews with key players in the accommodation, tourism, and housing development sector to get a qualitative sense of current conditions, needs, and thoughts with respect to short-term rentals.
Phase 2 - Goal Setting
First Community Survey
October - November 2023
Develop survey that will present key/high-level context and trade-offs as described in the Background Report, and seek the community's feedback about these trade-offs and what goals they'd like to prioritize.
Phase 3 - Regulatory Design
Second Community Survey
December 2023 - March 2024
Develop survey with simple explanations of the regulatory pathway(s), including visual content and distribute to community for feedback.
Open House
Develop large-format versions of the content presented in the second community survey, as well as supplemental FAQs and other communication collateral to collect community feedback at an in-person open house. Consultants will be physically present to help answer questions and collect feedback.
For more detail on the activities for each phase of the project, please click on the Project Schedule Widget.
