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As online booking services like Airbnb and VRBO have risen in popularity, complaints from residents in Summit County, Colorado have likewise increased regarding noise, trash, parking and other neighborhood issues that arise from short-term rentals.  It’s a set of circumstances facing many resort communities across the country.  In response, the Planning Commission and Board of…

In Summit County, Colorado, the towns of Breckenridge, Dillon, Frisco and Silverthorne each enacted ordinances regarding short-term rental properties.  Likewise, Summit County also recently passed its own short-term rental regulations.  Accordingly, for a property owner who wants to stay in compliance, it’s important to find out which set of rules apply to your Summit County short-term rental…

In the fall of 2018, the Summit County towns of Breckenridge and Silverthorne passed ordinances to better regulate short-term rentals.  Both ordinances included provisions requiring short-term rental owners to designate a Responsible Agent, who is available 24 hours a day and 7 days a week to timely respond to complaints. Short-Term Rental Complaint Hotline Local towns…

Throughout the summer and fall of 2018, the Summit County Planning Commission and Summit County Board of County Commissioners met extensively to develop new regulations regarding Summit County short-term rentals.  On December 18, 2018, the Board of County Commissioners conducted a third public hearing and then voted to enact a set of Summit County Short-Term Rental Regulations. …

In the fall of 2018, the Town of Frisco started developing a short-term rental ordinance in recognition of the growth of online short-term rental platforms like Airbnb and VRBO.  In September 2018, the Town organized a Community Conversation that included a Short-Term Rental Presentation.  During the presentation, the Town enumerated the goals of its Frisco short-term rental ordinance as…

Along with other local towns and Summit County itself, the Town of Dillon has been steadily working toward adoption of new requirements for short-term rentals.  On November 20, 2018, the Dillon Town Council conducted a second reading and passed its short-term rental ordinance into law.  With passage of the new ordinance, Dillon joined Breckenridge and Silverthorne as the…

When elected officials in Breckenridge predicted someone would try to capitalize on the town’s new short-term rental rules by starting a new business, they couldn’t have been more right. As jurisdictions across Summit County have been working in concert to impose new regulations on short-term rentals, Philip Mervis and Brian Carisch have been two familiar…

As with other local towns and the Summit County government itself, the Town of Silverthorne has been swiftly working toward adoption of its own short-term rental ordinance.  On October 24, 2018, the Town Council conducted its second reading and thereafter passed the ordinance into law.  With that passage, Silverthorne joined Breckenridge as the second governmental entity in…

As with other local towns and the Summit County government itself, the Town of Dillon is currently working on  developing an ordinance to regulate short-term rentals.   The process for the Town of Dillon included setting up a Community Input Session to facilitate a short-term rental discussion within the community.  The Dillon Town Council is also…

Recognizing the growth of online short-term rental platforms like AirBnb, the Town of Frisco is currently in the process of developing an ordinance regarding short-term rentals. Chad Most, Revenue Specialist for the Town, has elaborated as follows: “[t]he Town of Frisco is working diligently toward a measured approach that addresses community concerns without saddling the…