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Avon council extends temporary moratorium on short-term rentals and extended stays
Summary
The council unanimously adopted Ordinance No. 1‑26 as an emergency measure to extend a temporary moratorium on short‑term rentals, boarding houses and extended‑stay units after staff said “extended stays” had been inadvertently dropped from a prior ordinance; the vote was 7–0.
Avon’s City Council on Jan. 12 adopted Ordinance No. 1‑26, extending a temporary moratorium on future development or construction of short‑term rentals, boarding houses, extended‑stay units and similar uses across the city. Council suspended the rules and passed the emergency ordinance by a 7–0 vote.
Law Director John Gasior told councilmembers the ordinance was revised to reinsert language covering “extended stays,” which he said had been “inadvertently removed” when Ordinance No. 75‑25 lifted an earlier moratorium on hotels and motels. Scott Radcliffe moved to suspend the rules and act on the ordinance; Anne Marie Etienne seconded the motion, and every councilmember voted yes.
The ordinance extends the temporary pause on permitting or constructing the listed use types while the city evaluates zoning and regulatory approaches. Council did not detail a specific sunset date in the meeting minutes; the measure was adopted as an emergency to take immediate effect. According to the minutes, the motion to adopt was passed unanimously and the chair declared the motion passed.
Next steps recorded in the minutes: the ordinance will remain in effect while city staff and council consider longer‑term code changes to address short‑term rental uses and related lodging models.
