Town of Banff

Revisiting Bed and Breakfast Buffering

The Land Use Bylaw is the town’s primary regulatory tool for bed and breakfast operations. The land use bylaw regulates the total number of B and B’s, their location with respect to other B and B’s, and certain components of their internal design. Bed and Breakfasts are discretionary uses under the land use bylaw, meaning they require the approval of the Municipal Planning Commission.

A map of existing bed and breakfasts with the currently required buffer

Currently there are around 40 Bed and Breakfast operations in Banff. The Land Use Bylaw requires that each B and B be separated by a buffer of 75 metres from the nearest B and B. Administration often receives variance requests for this provision, and indeed less than 10% of B and Bs meet the required 75 metre buffer requirement.

The review team is recommending that the buffer requirement be reduced to 30 metres (approximately the width of 2-3 residential lots), or eliminated altogether. Section 10.3.8 requirements regarding on-site parking requirements associated with B and Bs will be maintained.










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Do you think the Bed and Breakfast buffer requirements are still relevant? How would decreasing or eliminating them affect you?