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Steamboat Springs plans to extend its 90-day moratorium on new licenses
Vail Daily staff report
The town of Vail’s proposed 90-day suspension of short-term rental registrations would apply to properties in Zone 2, mainly outside of the village commercial core areas.
Map from Vail Town Council packet
As tourist towns across the Mountain West grapple with labor and housing shortages, many are eyeing regulations on short-term rentals.
On Tuesday, July 13, the Breckenridge Town Council declined to place a moratorium on new short-term rental licenses at the request of the town manager though council said the option is still on the table.
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Routt County and Steamboat Springs elected officials say they need to do something “big” to address the local housing crisis that has employers throughout the Yampa Valley struggling to find staff that can afford to live in the area.
“It is time to think big,” Commissioner Tim Corrigan said at a joint meeting of city and county leaders Tuesday, words that Council President Jason Lacy would echo later in the meeting.
Housing has been a topic almost as hot as the local real estate market of late, frequently landing on agendas for both groups of elected leaders. What was already a problem before the pandemic is exacerbated as the community shifts back to normal.
In a 4-3 vote, Steamboat Springs City Council voted Tuesday to implement the bicycle safety stop, which would allow bicyclists to treat stop signs as yield signs and stop lights as stop signs when there are no cars in an intersection.
The idea was first presented to council by Routt County Riders and Bicycle Colorado in January. The two groups presented data from the state of Idaho and other Colorado communities that have implemented the law and seen decreases in crashes between cars and bicyclists.
“We’re talking about something that increases safety for cyclists and commuters around town,” said Laraine Martin, Routt County Riders executive director. “I think sometimes there’s a bit of confusion about whether this is something we think of as the convenience rolling stop.”