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Owner seeks to convert homestay to vacation rental at 30 Fifth Street; staff says current homestay permit in place

3542066 · May 22, 2025
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Summary

Abel Cortez applied to convert a legally permitted homestay at 30 Fifth Street into a vacation rental; planning staff told the commission a homestay permit had been issued recently and recommended approval of the vacation‑rental CUP with standard conditions and a two‑year expiration.

Planning staff presented an application from Abel Cortez for a conditional use permit to operate a vacation rental at a three‑bedroom single‑family home on the southwest corner of 30 Fifth Street and Killam Avenue in the Kensington neighborhood.

Staff said the property currently holds a homestay permit (short‑term rental where the operator lives on…

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