The application period is now open for short-term rental licensing in Bluewater.
Going by area where the rental is located, owners can apply now through August 15.
"There's three different stages," said Bayfield Councillor Bill Whetstone. "Bayfield is between now and July 4, where the bulk of it is. Then the lakeshore is after that, then anything outside of that follows as well."
All new and existing short-term rentals must apply. Operators of any existing rentals that can prove they were up and running between April 30, 2022 and May 1, 2023 are exempt from location limits as part of the municipal short-term rental by-law.
The full breakdown of application deadlines is as follows:
Bayfield - July 4
Hay West - July 25
All remaining wards (Stanley East and West, Hay East, Hensall, and Zurich) - August 15.
"Don't hesitate," said Whetstone. "Get your applications in now so you get the opportunity to still have a short term rental."
For more information and the online application, click here.