Attachment A - Proposed Ordinance 8743

ORDINANCE 8743

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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 10-3-19, “SHORTTERM RENTALS,” PERMITTING TENANTS TO APPLY FOR FESTIVAL LODGING RENTAL LICENSES, AND 4-20-18, “RENTAL LICENSE FEE,” B.R.C. 1981, BY ADDING AN ASSOCIATED FEE; AND SETTING FORTH RELATED DETAILS

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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BOULDER,

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COLORADO:

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Section 1. Section 4-20-18, “Rental Licensing Fees,” B.R.C. 1981, is amended read as

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follows:

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The following fees shall be paid before the city manager may issue a rental license or renew a rental license:

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(c)

A Festival Lodging License: $190 per building, except if issued to a tenant licensee as that term is defined by 10-3-19(q)(1): $75 per unit.

(dc)

To cover the cost of investigative inspections, the city manager will assess to operators a $250 fee per inspection, where the city manager has performed an investigative inspection to ascertain compliance with or violations of this chapter.

(ed)

For an annual certification of principal residence: $20 pursuant to Section 10-3-19(p)(2), “Short Term Rentals,” B.R.C. 1981.

(fe)

For any rental license or renewal of a rental license for a unit, for which the city manager has approved a modification to the SmartRegs requirements due to technical impracticality, the owner shall pay the energy impact offset fee under Section 10-2-2, “Adoption of the International Property Maintenance Code With Modifications,” B.R.C. 1981, of $4.51 per compliance point waived for each year of the rental license term.

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Section 2. Section 10-3-19, “Short-Term Rentals,” B.R.C. 1981, is amended read as

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follows:

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(a)

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(q)

Short-term rentals are prohibited unless the city manager has issued a valid short-term rental license for the property.

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A festival lodging rental license, a form of short-term rental license, may be issued for an eligible property. Such festival lodging rental license may be issued under the same requirements of this Section, except:

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(1)

For the purposes of this subsection (q), the term tenant licensee refers to an individual or entity seeking a festival lodging rental license on a unit within a building that holds another validly issued rental licenseThe license shall not be limited to the requirements of paragraph 10-3-19(b) and may be issued to any ownership type;

(2)

The application proof of ownership requirements in paragraphs 10-3-19(c)(1), (2) and (3) shall not be required, except that the applicant shall submit a sworn statement of ownership at the time of application, or in the case of a tenant licensee, an attestation from the property owner or agent of the property owner that festival lodging is permitted in the unit must be on file;

(3)

The license shall not be subject to the requirements of paragraphs 10-3-19(b), (d), (e), (f), (g), (j), (m), (n), (o) or (p);

(4)

The festival lodging rental license is subject to the requirements of paragraph subsection 10-3-19(l) and is further restricted to advertisement for, and occupancy during rental dates only while an event for which the city has issued a Special Festival Event License or has otherwise approved a special festival event within city limits, plus ten days prior to the beginning of said license commencement date, and nine days following said license conclusion date. Under no circumstances shall a festival lodging rental license be utilized for more than twenty-nine days per year;

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Term: Licenses issued pursuant to this subsection (q) shall expire four years from issuance, except that licenses issued to a tenant licensee on a unit that also holds a valid rental license pursuant to Chapter 10-3, “Rental Licenses,” B.R.C. 1981, expire one year from issuance; The festival lodging rental license shall not be subject to the requirements of paragraph 10-3-19(p) following issuance of the license; and

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Section 3. This Ordinance is necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare

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of the residents of the city and covers matters of local concern.

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Section 4. The City Council deems it appropriate that this Ordinance be published by

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title only and orders that copies of this Ordinance be made available in the office of the city clerk for public inspection and acquisition.

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TITLE ONLY this 5th day of March 2026.

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____________________________________ Aaron Brockett, Mayor

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Attest:

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__________________________________ City Clerk

16 READ ON SECOND READING, PASSED AND ADOPTED this 2nd day of April 2026.

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____________________________________ Aaron Brockett, Mayor

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Attest:

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__________________________________ City Clerk

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