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Buena Vista tightens short‑term rental rules, approves temporary caps and ownership limits
Summary
The Board of Trustees approved Ordinance No. 9 (amendment C) on Aug. 26, capping out‑of‑county short‑term rental licenses and adding a two‑year ownership requirement and geographic limits; trustees said they will revisit the policy by Sept. 1, 2026.
The Buena Vista Board of Trustees adopted Ordinance No. 9 with Amendment C on Aug. 26, placing a cap and new ownership and geographic limits on out‑of‑county short‑term rental (STR) licenses and setting a timetable to revisit the rules.
The ordinance package revised code language that governs short‑term rental license categories and proposed a set of implementation options discussed during an earlier July work session. Staff described existing categories and counts during a presentation: an existing cap on out‑of‑county licenses at 6 percent (119 licenses), an in‑county category (3 percent cap), primary‑residence licenses without a cap and…
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