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ORDINANCE NO. 55
(Series of 1983)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 20-24 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAIN-
ING TO TIMESHARING SO AS TO: AMEND SUBSECTION (C)(1) BY DELETING
REFERENCE TO THE "RMF" ZONE, THEREBY RESTRICTING TIMESHARING TO
ONLY THE "L-I", "L-2", "L-3"~ "CC" and "CL" ZONES; AMEND SUBSEC-
TIONS (E)(3)(c) AND (0)(2) TO REGULAYE THE GIVING OF GIFTS; ADD A
SUBPARAGRAPH (13~) TO PARAGRAPH (E} REQUIRING COMPLIANCE WITH {
HANDICAP ACCESS IN TIMESHARE PROJECTS; ADD A PARAGRAPH (S) TO
REQUIRE THAT A LICENSE BE OBTAINED FOR ALL TI~ESHARE PROJECTS; AND
AMEND PARAGRAPH (J)
WHEREAS, having conducted a review of timeshare regulations
pursuant to Section 20-24(R) of the Municipal Code, the City Coun-
cil deems it to be in the best interest of the City of Aspen, its
inhabitants and visitors to amend Section 20-24 of the Municipal
Code as hereinbelow provided;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO:
Section 1
~That subsection (C)(1) of Section 20-24 of the Municipal Co/de
of the City of Aspen be and the same is hereby amended to allow
timesharing in only the L-l, L-2, L-3, CC and CL zones, said
section to read as follows:
"(C) Zones in which timesharin9 shall be permitted; struc-
tures allowed to be timeshared.
(1) Timesharing as defined herein shall be allowed in
the L-l, L-2, L-3, CC and CL zones. Timesharing
shall only be permitted as a conditional use in tb
above zones, requiring a permit in accordance witt
the procedures and requirements for obtaining a
conditional use set forth in Chapter 24 of this
Code, in addition to subdivision approval as
required by this Chapter. To the extent practi-
cable, subdivision and conditional use apprOval
shall occur simultaneously."
Section 2
That subsection (E)(3)(c) of Section 20-24 of the Municipal
Code of the City of Aspen is hereby amended to regulate the givir
of gifts, said amended subsection to read as follows:
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"(c) Gifts of free transportation or free lodging or ot~ ~r
gifts valued in excess of one hundred dollars ($100 00)
to induce prospective purchasers to attend sales
presentations or to purchase timeshare estates."
Section 3
That subsection (0)(2) pertaining to prohibited practice in
connection with the giving of gifts is hereby amended to rea, as
follows:
"(2) The giving of free transportation or free lodging or
other gifts valued in excess of one hundred dollars
($100.00) to induce prospective purchasers to attend
sales presentations or to purchase a timeshare
estate."
Section 4
That subsection (E) of Section 20-24 of the Municipal Cod of
the City of Aspen pertaining to timesharing standards and revl w
criteria is hereby amended by the addition of a subparagraph (3)
thereto to require compliance with handicap access, said subpa a-
graph to read as follows:
"(13) Handicap access. Satisfactory provisions shall be m~de
to provide handicap access to ten percent (10%) of the
units and to and throughout the project as required 0y
the Uniform Building Code."
Section 5
That Section 20-24 of the Municipal Code of the City of As~en
is hereby amended by adding a subsection (S) pertaining to the
licensing of timeshare projects, said subsection to read as fol-
lows:
"(S) Licensing.
In order to properly administer and assure compliance
with the requirements of this section, it shall be
unlawful for any timeshare project to operate in the
City of Aspen without a license first having been
obtained therefor in accordance with the following pr~
cedures:
(1) The license required by this section shall be
granted and reviewed only upon approval of the
timeshare project by the City Council and upon th
submission of a license application stating the
address of the project, the manager thereof, and
such other facts as the Director of Finance may
require.
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(2) For each license issued under the provisions of thi~
paragraph, a fee of five thousand dollars ($5,000.0))
per year shall be paid, which fee shall accompany t]~e
application. In the first year of issuance, the am~)unt
of the license fee shall be prorated according to tile
number of days left in the year. The initial license
fee shall be returned to the applicant if the times~are
application is denied.
(3) All license fees, from the time they are due and pal-
able, shall become and remain a lien upon the times~are
project until paid, and may be collected by an acticn in
personam or in rem, or both. Additionally, any lien for
unpaid license fees against the timeshare project ma
also be collected as provided by the statutes of the
State for the collection of taxes and other liens an
assessments against real estate.
(4) A license required by this paragraph shall be grante
and issued by the Director of Finance and shall be ii
force and effect until the 31st day of December of ~ e
year in which it is issued, and annually thereafter.
(5) It shall be the duty of each licensee under the
sions of this paragraph on or before January 1 of ea~
year to obtain a renewal thereof if the project rema~
as a timeshare project.
(6) Licenses shall be granted only if the project is in
pliance with the regulations of this section and
approval by the City Council pursuant to this section"
Section 6
That since this ordinance implements a licensing scheme, ~ b-
section (J) of Section 20-24 of the Municipal Code of the City ~f
Aspen is hereby amended to delete the sentence reserving the ri ht
to implement a licensing scheme, said subsection to read as fol
lows:
"(J) The marketing and sale of timeshare units shall be
governed by the real estate laws set forth in Title 1~
Article 61, C.R.S. 1973, as amended. The applicant
licensed marketing entity shall present to the City tb
plan for marketing the timeshare units. In addition
all other remedies or penalties, any deviation from th.
approved marketing plan shall give the City the right
enjoin these sale techniques. The applicant shall be
responsible for paying the costs of such legal action
enjoin, including the City's legal fees and expert wit
ness fees. To secure this responsibility, a sum of
twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) cash or a twenty
thousand dollar ($20,000.00) irrevocable letter of
credit for each timeshare project in which the applica t
or marketing entity is involved shall be required to
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be posted with the city to ensure that the applican idand
the marketing entity do not deviate from the approw~
marketing plan."
Section 7
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or
portion of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid or
unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such
portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent
provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of th.
remaining portions thereof.
Section 8
pub '~ hearing on the ordinance shall be held on the
day of , 193, at 5:00 p.m. in
City Council Chambers, Aspen City Hall, Aspen, Colorado.
INTRODUCED, READ AND ORDERED published as provided by law ~y
the City Council of the City of Aspen on the /~ day of
, 198~
William L. Stirli~
ATTEST:
Kathryn Sy Koch, City Clerk
FINALLY adopted, passed and approved this /~ day of
~~ , 1984.
William L. Stirling, Mayor /
ATTEST:
S/J och
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