Commercial and multifamily building owners in Aspen will be mandated to track their properties’ energy and water use and then conform to performance standards to reduce greenhouse gasses.
A judge’s ruling issued Friday invalidated an emergency ordinance the Aspen City Council adopted Dec. 8 that implemented an immediate but temporary ban on residential building activity and new short-term vacation permits within city limits.
In its bid to convince a judge to lift the City Council’s ban on new residential development and new applications for short-term vacation rentals, the Aspen Board of Realtors through its attorney called four witnesses to the stand Thursday who said they have lost business and income since the moratorium took effect Dec. 8.