HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Town Board Study Session 2023-04-11RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado April 11, 2023
Minutes of a Study Session meeting of the TOWN BOARD of the Town of
Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Meeting held at Town Hall in the
Board Room and Virtually in said Town of Estes Park on the 11t' day of
April, 2023.
Board:
Attending:
Also Attending:
Mayor Koenig, Trustees Cenac, Hazelton, MacAlpine,
Martchink, and Younglund, and Vacancy
Mayor Koenig, Trustees Cenac, Hazelton, MacAlpine,
Martchink, and Younglund
Town Administrator Machalek, Assistant Town Administrator
Damweber, Town Attorney Kramer, Town Clerk Williamson,
and Recording Secretary Disney
Absent: None.
Mayor Koenig called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
BUSINESS/SHORT-TERM RENTAL LICENSE RENEWAL ANNUAL REPORT.
Town Clerk Williamson provided an annual report of the business and short-term rental
license renewals. She highlighted the number of issued licenses for 2022, business
license penalty fee for late renewals, the vacation home residential cap and waitlist, the
number of vacation home license which transferred or went inactive, the Workforce
Housing Regulatory Linkage Fee impact, increased interests in bed and breakfast
licenses, clarification of the bed and breakfast definition and requirements, the state's
definition of bed and breakfasts, and how property taxes were assessed for bed and
breakfast licenses.
The Board discussed the 2023 delinquent business licenses, the residential cap and
reason for creating the cap, the process of assessing commercial rates for bed and
breakfast licenses as a mixed -used property classification, and the number of vacation
home licenses that don't actively operate. The Board directed staff to maintain the cap
and waitlist and requested a future study session to discuss the bed and breakfast
regulations, minimum usage of vacation homes, the role of an on -site manager, and
adjusting terminology from vacation home to short-term rentals.
SB23-213 LAND USE.
Town Attorney Kramer presented an overview of SB23-213 Land Use, currently before
the state legislature, which would limit the local control on land use. He provided
background on the classifications of municipalities, the impacts of the proposed
legislation, outlined specific impacts applicable to the Town such as: Accessory
Dwelling Unit regulations, occupancy limits, and water loss audits, and how these
impacts compare to current Town codes and practices. The Board discussed concerns
with the bill, a resolution for the Town to take a formal position, the timeline of providing
a resolution, and potential changes to the bill already being discussed.
TRUSTEE & ADMINISTRATOR COMMENTS & QUESTIONS.
None.
FUTURE STUDY SESSION AGENDA ITEMS.
Town Administrator Machalek stated the Joint Study Session with the Estes Park
Housing Authority to discuss Issue 6E funds was scheduled for April 25, 2023, a
discussion on the Planning Fee Schedule was scheduled for May 9, 2023, and it was
requested and determined to schedule a discussion on seasonal RV housing for May
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Town Board Study Session — April 11, 2023 — Page 2
23, 2023 and add a discussion on Bed & Breakfast regulations to Items Approved
Unscheduled.
There being no further business, Mayor Koen- a;our lsn". -- 'ng at 6:38 p.m.
mberly Disney, Recording Secretary