Salida City Council will host their regular meeting starting at 6:00 p.m. on September 21. Items on the agenda including the first reading of Ordinance 2021-15: An Ordinance of the City Council for the City of Salida, Colorado Amending Chapter Six and Chapter 16 of the Salida Municipal Code Concerning Short Term Rentals. As part of a series of actions to address the current workforce housing shortage, City Council has instructed staff to identify steps to help retain the existing supply of long-term housing. Short-term rental (STR) units have been shown in various studies to have both direct and indirect impacts on the availability of long-term housing as well as housing affordability.
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This is due to existing units being converted from long-term rentals (or owner-occupied homes) to STRs, and due to both new and existing units being sold at prices considerably higher than they would have been without the additional revenue potential. The financial incentive to build new units specifically for short-term rent may also preclude the development of additional long-term housing options. In short, STRs, along with other factors, have contributed to a housing problem that only bodes to get worse without some level of intervention. Council will hear the results from the survey.
Also on the agenda, the public hearing and final reading of Ordinance 2021-14 which would amend Chapter Eight of the Municipal Code, to update procedures related to civil vehicle, traffic, and parking violations.
This ordinance is primarily designed to improve procedures related to the issuance and collection of fines and penalties for civil parking and traffic violations. The goal of these changes is to streamline processes for police officers, the Municipal Judge, and the Court Clerk to conserve City resources and to facilitate the collection of fines. Specifically, these revisions: update procedures related to the entry of default judgment for civil parking and traffic violations, and clarify when police officers can issue penalty assessments in lieu of a summons and complaint. Separately, this ordinance increases the allowable fines for certain violations, as required by state legislation.
City Council meetings continue to allow in-person attendance, primarily for purposes of conducting public hearings. The city still requests that those wishing to testify should plan to do so via the GoToWebinar platform or by email or letter.
Anyone who is unvaccinated and who wants to provide testimony must wear a face mask and remain at least six feet away from others both inside and outside of the Council Chambers.
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