Basalt staff brings building‑code edits to clarify spa exemptions; commissioners raise concerns about pool exemption

At a courtesy review on Sept. 1, planning staff proposed amendments to Chapter 18 and Appendix C to clarify that prepackaged, self‑contained spas under 64 sq ft are exempt from a town 'rent' fee. Commissioners questioned whether existing pool exemptions (first 200 sq ft) and fee structure create unintended loopholes and asked that larger policy choices be addressed in the full code‑rewrite process.