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Clear Creek commissioners deny appeal over abandoned short-term rental application

Board of County Commissioners, Clear Creek County · February 17, 2026
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Summary

The Board denied Barbara Mertz’s appeal seeking reversal of an abandoned short-term rental (STR) application under county STR Ordinance 19, finding the building department made repeated attempts to obtain required materials and appropriately treated the incomplete file as abandoned.

The Clear Creek County Board of County Commissioners on Dec. 16 denied an appeal by property owner Barbara Mertz who sought reversal of an administrative determination that her short-term rental application was abandoned under STR Ordinance 19.

County counsel and building staff outlined a timeline showing Mertz held a prior permit but did not complete the required renewal/application in the 12/17–01/31 window and failed to…

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