ASPEN The Aspen City Council last week adopted some of the strictest home building codes in the state as the community aligns its ambitious climate action goals with land use regulations. The Aspen council suspended.
The Aspen City Council hopes the stricter regulations on short-term rentals and new home construction will stem the astronomical rise of housing costs in the mountain town.
Aspen's real estate and development industries have been dominant voices in response to the city's new rules but the city says they don't represent everyone.
Aspen City Council spent 11 minutes Tuesday considering and voting unanimously to extend the moratorium on new residential development for another two months into August.