Applications are to be completed through our software provider Hamari

Should you require a paper version of the application, email sta@pecounty.on.ca

Please follow this link for the checklist of required documentation to be submitted.

Please note: When submitting online, there is no availability to save progress and return at a later time. Ensure all documents are saved before starting. 

Once the applicant has submitted all of the documents, the application will be circulated internally for review.

• The Planning Department will review to ensure zoning by-law compliance. Zoning compliance will look at the current zoning on a property and ensure that using the residential dwelling as an STA complies with provisions and that the property complies with the legal non-conforming ‘grandfathered’ status.
• The Building Department will review to ensure Building Code compliance. Building will ensure that the septic capacity is large enough to support the number of bedrooms and bathrooms on the property; ensure fire safety compliance is met if necessary; and ensures that all dwellings have been built with legal permits and checks during the process to ensure compliance with Ontario Building Code.
• The Finance Department will ensure there are no outstanding payments due to the municipality (property tax, invoice, etc) 

The municipality may refuse to issue or revoke a licence if one or more of the following circumstances are met:

• If the information submitted on the application is incomplete, incorrect, false, or misleading
• If all the required taxes, fees, administrative monetary penalties, Provincial Offences, or municipal charges have not been paid; as well, if a licence has been previously revoked, suspended, made subject to special condition(s) or has presented a history of contravention with the STA licensing by-law or other County by-laws
• If the applicant is in breach of any provisions of the STA licensing by-law or the STA does not comply with any provision of the STA licensing by-law or any other County by-laws or regulations
• If the applicant refuses to comply with any notice of violation within 72 hours.

The municipality shall refuse or revoke a licence when any of the following by-law provisions are in breach:

• Where the property has orders under the Ontario Building Code or the Ontario Fire Code, or provisions in the Property Standards By-Law, as amended, or the Zoning By-Law
• If the property is subject to tax arrears.

Once an application has progressed through all department compliance checks and is deemed able to continue, the STA Office will create an invoice and email it to the address provided on the application.

Payment can be made:

• Through the County website.
  In the “Community Group” field, please put your customer ID.
  In the “Event” field, please put your ST number (as shown on the invoice)

• Through online banking as a bill payment:
  Payee: Prince Edward (search and select rental)
  Account: Customer ID (as shown on the invoice)

• In person:
  Shire Hall, 332 Main Street, Picton. Please bring copy of invoice

Once payment has been remitted and applied to the property owner’s account, the STA office will reach out by email to schedule a date for inspection. It is important to confirm the appointment time within 14 days of email or the licence application may be deactivated/denied.

By-law enforcement officers will inspect the property to ensure compliance with all municipal by-laws and provincial legislation. 

Inspectors will be checking to ensure site and floor plans submitted in your application are correct; requirements for fire safety are in place (smoke detectors in each bedroom, CO2 detector on each level and a 2.5lb ABC fire extinguisher on each level); and that general safety is in place.

If the property passes the inspection and does not contravene any provincial legislation or municipal by-laws or have any outstanding fines/invoices the municipality will issue a licence.

The following shall be made available to renters of the STA:

• A copy of the current licence displayed interior to the STA dwelling and available for inspection by County staff
• A copy of the approved floor plans of the STA identifying at a minimum, but not limited to, the guest rooms, exits, fire escape routes, primary owner bedroom, storage areas, and guest rooms
• A copy of the current municipal Noise By-Law
• A copy of the site plan showing the parking spots for STA guests

The owner or operator of an STA must ensure that any advertisement (website, digital booking platform or other promotional materials) includes, in an easy to find location, the corresponding licence number of the advertised STA, as issued by the municipality.