HomeMy WebLinkAboutLETTER - Bedroom Discrepancy - 361 Lakefront St Town Clerk Municipal Court Licensing Elections
970-577-4777 townclerk@estes.org
170 MACGREGOR AVE. P.O. BOX 1200, ESTES PARK CO. 80517 WWW.ESTES.ORG
July 29, 2021
THOMAS/DRESELLY ESTES LAKE HAUS
Attn: Stephen Thomas & Carol Dreselly
1990 Vassar Dr
Boulder, CO 80305
RE: 361 Lakefront St Vacation Home Registration
On March 18, 2020 the Town Clerk’s Office sent notification indicating the application
for 361 Lakefront St had been removed from the waitlist for processing. Additionally,
Larimer County Assessor records, stated 361 Lakefront St has two approved bedrooms
and therefore the five bedrooms listed on the vacation home license application
submitted to the Town Clerk’s Office on April 2, 2019 resulted in a discrepancy. The
notice, and a reminder sent on July 7, 2020, directed you to contact the Town Building
Division to address the discrepancy. A notice was sent on December 17, 2020 requiring
you to contact the Town Building Division by January 6, 2021. Additional communication
has been made with Chief Building Official Rusu granting a two-week extension to June
24, 2021. As of the date of this letter, the Town Building Division has not received any
further correspondence or inquiry to resolve the bedroom discrepancy at 361 Lakefront
St.
As this issue has continued for over a year, the Clerk’s Office has determined your
vacation home license application will be processed under the vacation home
regulations which state:
Estes Park Municipal Code Vacation Home Regulations
5.20.110(a)(8)(i) To be issued a new license, a vacation home or bed and breakfast inn
must first undergo and pass a life safety inspection or other required building inspection
as applicable, and receive a certificate of occupancy that allows for such use, such as
described in section 14.12.025 of the [Municipal] code, section R321 of the International
Residential Code as amended.
The following deadlines will thus be imposed from the date of this letter:
• 30 Days from the Town Clerk notification for the owner to request a pre-
inspection by contacting the Town Clerk, complete the pre-inspection, and, if
required, submit a building permit application to the Building Division. 08-28-2021
Town Clerk Municipal Court Licensing Elections
970-577-4777 townclerk@estes.org
170 MACGREGOR AVE. P.O. BOX 1200, ESTES PARK CO. 80517 WWW.ESTES.ORG
• 30 Days from issuance of the above building permit, the applicant must complete
an initial inspection.
• 90 Days from the building inspection, the applicant must complete and pass a
final inspection, if required, for additional bedrooms to be approved.
Enclosed please find the process for rectifying a bedroom discrepancy. If you do not
intend to move forward with the vacation home application, please complete the
withdrawal form located on the Town’s website at estes.org/vacationhomelicensing. If
no communication is received by the Clerk’s Office by the 30-day deadline listed above,
your application will be considered incomplete and voided. Any reapplication will be
subject to the cap. Additionally, if the VH/B&B application is withdrawn at any point
during the above outlined process, the Town Clerk’s office will forward information to the
Building Division for further action of any building code violations. The Building Division
will then contact the property owner to rectify the violation.
Sincerely,
Town Clerk’s Office
TOWN OF ESTES PARK