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No stampede for short-term rental licenses in Nelson

The City of Nelson has so far received 27 business license applications from short-term rentals.

That follows the adoption of new rules last year that limited their density and total number.

Development services manager Pam Mierau is a bit surprised there haven’t been more applications.

Mierau says if your rental doesn’t meet all the requirements you could still apply for a variance.

She says within a couple of months they will be taking enforcement against unlicensed rentals.

Greg Nesteroff
Greg Nesteroff
Greg has been working in West Kootenay news media off and on since 1998. When he's not on the air, he's busy writing about local history. He has recently published a book about the man who founded the ghost town of Sandon.

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