HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 04-25ORDINANCE NO. 04-25
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 5.3 OF THE ESTES PARK DEVELOPMENT
CODE REGARDING VEHICLE BASED ACCOMMODATIONS FOR SEASONAL
EMPLOYEES
WHEREAS, housing related costs in the Town of Estes Park have escalated
rapidly in recent years, as evidenced by median home sales prices rising from $392,000
in March 2020 to $585,000 in September 2022—a 50% increase in two and a half years;
and
WHEREAS, affordability has declined in the rental market as rent hikes outpaced
income growth and levels of cost burden for renters rose from 41% in 2010 to 63% in
2020 in Estes Park according to the 2023 Estes Valley Housing Needs Assessment &
Strategic Plan (Assessment); and
WHEREAS, the rental vacancy rate in Estes Park is currently approaching zero
while a balanced rental market typically has vacancy rates of 5-10%. There is a need for
approximately 132 units to accommodate seasonal workforce according to the
Assessment; and
WHEREAS, Estes Park relies on a tourism-based economy that is seasonal in
nature with approximately 5,250 summer seasonal jobs compared to approximately 4,860
year-round jobs according to the Assessment; and
WHEREAS, with little available workforce housing, businesses face difficulty
hiring adequate staff to deliver services. In 2021 there were 740 unfilled jobs in the Estes
Valley, a 30% increase since 2015 according to the Assessment; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees approved Ordinance 06-24 on the 9th day of
April, 2024 to amend the Estes Park Development Code to allow a one-year pilot program
to permit Vehicle Based Accommodations for Seasonal Employees (VBASE) on private
property in limited situations as defined in Section 5.3(D) of the Estes Park Development
Code;and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees desires to extend the one-year pilot program
for an additional year to permit Vehicle Based Accommodations for Seasonal Employees
on private property in limited situations as defined herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK, COLORADO AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: in this ordinance, ellipses indicate material not reproduced as the Board
intends to leave that material in effect as it now reads.
Section 2: Section 5.3(D) of the Estes Park Development Code is hereby amended
by the addition of underlined material and the removal of stricken material, to read as
follows:
§ 5.3 - TEMPORARY USES AND STRUCTURES
D. Temporary Uses Allowed.
7. Vehicle-Based Accommodations for Seasonal Employees (VBASE).
e. Repeal. This paragraph (7) on vehicle-based accommodations for seasonal
employees shall automatically be repealed effective April 30, 20265. No temporary
use permits forVBASE units shall be issued which would authorize any such use
to occur after that date. The Board of Trustees may alter this repeal by ordinance.
Section 3: Any applications forVBASE units received between April 30, 2025 and
the effective date of this Ordinance shall be considered submitted upon the effective date
of this Ordinance.
Section 4: This Ordinance shall take effect and be enforced thirty (30) days after
its adoption and publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park,
Colorado this ^-^ day of p^pe-ii , 2025.
TOWN OF ESTES^ARK, C(^ORADO
Mayor
ATTEST:
\_^^T(^ Clerk
I hereby certify that the above Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the Board
of Trustees on the '8-^ day of P><?<^(-^ , 2025 and published by title in a
newspaper of general circulation in the Town of Estes Park, Colorado, on the _^>sday
Of_PiPC-AL/ _, 2025, all as required by the Statutes of the State of Colorado.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Town Attorney