While the County was exploring options on how to reduce increases in Summit County short-term rentals, it implemented two moratoriums on the issue of new STR licenses.  One took place during a three-month period in 2021.  The other took place during a nine-month period in 2022 and 2023.  While neither moratorium is currently in place and have been superseded by the issuance of Summit County short-term rental caps, the following content will remain on the site to provide historical context.   1st Moratorium on New County Short-Term Rental Licenses Sept. 17, 2021 to Dec. 16, 2021 In the fall of 2021, the BoCC conducted meetings to hear public comment and discuss solutions to the local housing crisis. On September 14, 2021, the BoCC passed a temporary 90-day moratorium on the issuance of new Summit County short-term rental licenses. STR license renewals and conversions were unaffected. The BOCC’s 90-day STR license moratorium wholly excluded the Keystone, Copper Mountain and Peak 8 resort areas. The BOCC’s short-term license moratorium for Summit County took effect at 11:59 p.m. on September 17, 2021 and thereafter ended on December 16, 2021. During that temporary moratorium, the BoCC and County staff pledged to examine data with the aim of proposing narrow regulatory amendments that will prevent the continuing loss of long-term housing units. 2nd Moratorium on New County Short-Term Rental Licenses May 24, 2022 to Feb. 23, 2023 On May 24, 2022, the BoCC conducted a public hearing that started with County Staff presenting a Summit County Short-Term Rental Data Update. Despite their own past efforts to address loss of local workforce housing, the BoCC concluded that short-term rentals in the Neighborhood Overlay Zone would continue to increase in 2022, unless it took further action. Even though the BoCC enacted new Summit County STR policy in the fall of 2021, the County represented that the number of STR licenses had nonetheless significantly increased. As a result, the BoCC passed Resolution 2022-36, and it took effect immediately on May 24. The chief focus of the Resolution was to create a 9-month moratorium on new Summit County short-term rental licenses from May 24, 2022 to Feb. 23, 2023. At that time, the County explained the purpose of the moratorium on new Summit County STR licenses as follows: [to] allow staff time to propose new regulations to address the increase in STRs in the Neighborhood Overlay Zone and their impact on local workforce housing, as well as to address inconsistencies and conflicts within the Land Use and Development Code (“Code”) regarding commercial lodging operations and short-term vacation rentals. It’s important to reiterate that the 9-month STR moratorium only applies to the issuance of new Summit County STR licenses. As such, the moratorium did not affect: Any already-existing STR licenses for Summit County properties. All current STR license holders can continue forward as permitted by the terms of their existing license; Any pending Summit County STR license applications that were submitted prior to 3:35PM MT on May 24, 2022; or Any Summit County STR license renewals. The County created a process for requesting a Special Exception to the 9-Month STR Moratorium, but it only applied in the following two circumstances: Property Under Construction To qualify as an owner of a property under construction, you must have passed a Foundation Wall inspection from the Building Inspection Department prior to or within 30 days of the enactment of the moratorium; or Property Under Contract To qualify, you must have been under contract on a property prior to May 25, 2022 The Special Exception process included an application that could be submitted at a cost of $780, and it closed on June 23, 2022.