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Cascade residents urge county to regulate short‑term rentals, citing noise, safety and volunteer fire impacts
Summary
Multiple Cascade and Ute Pass residents told commissioners that investor‑owned short‑term rentals (STRs) are harming neighborhood character, straining volunteer fire resources and creating public‑safety and septic concerns; speakers asked the county to consider owner‑occupancy and licensing requirements.
Multiple residents and property owners from Cascade and Ute Pass told the El Paso County Board of County Commissioners on July 8 that the growth of non‑owner‑occupied short‑term rentals (STRs) is harming neighborhood character and public safety, and they urged the county to adopt rules to limit negative impacts.
Robert Stengel, a Cascade resident, told the board he is “concerned about the unchecked growth of short term rentals” and said many STRs are “corporates, LLCs” that replace long‑term neighbors with a rotating population of vacation guests. Stengel estimated “40% of the houses” in Cascade are owned by absentee investors and asked the county…
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