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Leadville council approves encroachment license for downtown bike-rental driveway
Summary
The council approved a revocable encroachment license permitting Edward and Megan Green to use a defined driveway area of East 7th Street for a bike-rental operation after staff confirmed the use would not remove on-street parking; the license is revocable and subject to building and public-safety permits.
Leadville — The City Council on March 3 approved Resolution No. 10, authorizing a revocable encroachment license that lets Edward R. Green and Megan S. Green use a 27-foot-by-14½-foot area of the East 7th Street right-of-way in front of 113 East 7th Street for a bicycle-rental business and access to the property.
Chief Mash, director of community development, told the council the license is discretionary, revocable and not a formal vacation of the right-of-way. He said the proposed encroachment would not remove on-street parking and that the streets department had inspected the location and reported no obstruction of the thoroughfare.
Council members asked whether the proposal would set a broader precedent for right-of-way use downtown and whether the encroachment would reduce parking or impair pedestrian access. Mash said cities frequently allow temporary or permanent encroachments for dining, display, scaffolding and similar needs and that the city had handled recent encroachments on a case-by-case basis.
Ted Green, the candy-store owner who manages the bike rental, told council the formal request seeks to regularize a practice that had grown chaotic during busy summer days. "We do not intend to have any bikes in the thoroughfare this year at all. So, this is actually to clean the whole thing up," he said, explaining the plan to install bike racks on private property and formalize driveway access.
After public comment and council discussion about enforcement and the city’s code, Council Member Edwards moved approval and the motion passed by roll call vote. The license is revocable by the city and requires the applicant to obtain any necessary permits and to comply with conditions related to pedestrian access and public safety.
The license does not change property ownership; it is a revocable use permit tied to the specific applicant and site. Council members emphasized the city can revisit the broader policy around encroachments and directed staff to consider whether more formal code criteria should be developed for downtown rights-of-way uses.
