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Posted on: October 31, 2023

[ARCHIVED] Town Council Approves Increase of at Least 50% to Business License Fees

Town Council Approves Increase of at least 50 percent to Business License Fees

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Town Council Approves Increase of at least 50% to Business License Fees

Funds from business license fees to supplement license administration, marketing, open space, and capital improvement

(October 31, 2023) – Telluride, CO --- Last Tuesday, Telluride Town Council approved an increase of at least fifty percent to the Town of Telluride business license fees. Council began an evaluation of non-short-term rental business license fees in September, as the Town had not adjusted fees since 1996.

Telluride has a business license code that mandates the licensing of persons doing business within Telluride town limits and Lawson Hill. Non-profits are exempt from this requirement. Business license fee revenue goes toward reasonable costs incurred in connection with the administration of business licensing, which is approximately six percent (6%). Of the remaining balance, seventy-four percent (74%) is used for marketing/tourism, five percent (5%) is deposited into the Open Space Fund, and the remaining fifteen percent (15%) into the Reserve Capital Improvement Fund. 2024 business license fee revenues are estimated at $710,000.

Business license fees for non-STR licenses are assessed by employee count. Telluride Municipal Code Section 6-1-20 allows the fees to be increased by resolution. The fee increase will go into effect during the 2024 business license renewal process, which is expected to begin on December 1, 2023. As such, renewals will be due on January 30, 2024, and late fees will not be assessed until February 1, 2024. The new fee structure can be reviewed on the Town of Telluride website by visiting bit.ly/totbusinesslicense.

For any questions regarding business license fees or upcoming renewals, please email Assistant Clerk Ashley Berard at aberard@telluride-co.gov

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Communications Manager 
Lindsey Mills
Cell: (303) 319-6448
Email: lmills@telluride-co.gov 

ABOUT TELLURIDE 
A former Victorian mining town in southwest Colorado’s San Juan Mountains, Telluride was incorporated in 1977 as a home-rule municipality. Set in a box canyon amid forested peaks at the base of the popular Telluride ski-and-golf resort, the town’s historic district houses landmarks like the Sheridan Opera House, a performing arts venue originally built in 1913, and the Telluride Historical Museum, which showcases local history in a converted hospital built in 1896. For more information, please visit us online at telluride-co.gov.

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El Ayuntamiento aprueba un aumento de al menos el 50% en las tarifas de las licencias comerciales

Fondos provenientes de tarifas de licencias comerciales para complementar la administración de licencias, marketing, espacios abiertos y mejoras de capital.

(31 de octubre de 2023) – Telluride, CO --- El martes pasado, el Ayuntamiento de Telluride aprobó un aumento de al menos el cincuenta por ciento en las tarifas de licencia comercial de la ciudad de Telluride. El Consejo comenzó una evaluación de las tarifas de las licencias de negocios de alquiler a corto plazo en septiembre, ya que la Ciudad no había ajustado las tarifas desde 1996.

Telluride tiene un código de licencia comercial que exige la concesión de licencias a las personas que realizan negocios dentro de los límites de la ciudad de Telluride y Lawson Hill. Las organizaciones sin fines de lucro están exentas de este requisito. Los ingresos por tarifas de licencias comerciales se destinan a costos razonables incurridos en relación con la administración de licencias comerciales, que son aproximadamente el seis por ciento (6%). Del saldo restante, el setenta y cuatro por ciento (74%) se utiliza para marketing/turismo, el cinco por ciento (5%) se deposita en el Fondo de Espacio Abierto y el quince por ciento (15%) restante en el Fondo de Reserva para Mejoras de Capital. Los ingresos por tarifas de licencias comerciales para 2024 se estiman en 710.000 dólares.

Las tarifas de licencia comercial para licencias que no son STR se calculan según el número de empleados. La Sección 6-1-20 del Código Municipal de Telluride permite que las tarifas aumenten mediante resolución. El aumento de tarifas entrará en vigor durante el proceso de renovación de la licencia comercial de 2024, que se espera que comience el 1 de diciembre de 2023. Como tal, las renovaciones vencerán el 30 de enero de 2024 y los cargos por pagos atrasados no se cobrarán hasta el 1 de febrero. 2024. La nueva estructura de tarifas se puede revisar en el sitio web de la ciudad de Telluride visitando bit.ly/totbusinesslicense.

Si tiene alguna pregunta sobre las tarifas de las licencias comerciales o las próximas renovaciones, envíe un correo electrónico a la secretaria asistente Ashley Berard a aberard@telluride-co.gov.

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Gerente de Comunicaciones
Lindsey Mills

Celular: (303) 319-6448
lmills@telluride-co.gov

ACERCA DE TELLURIDE

Telluride, antigua ciudad minera victoriana en las montañas de San Juan, en el suroeste de Colorado, se incorporó en 1977 como municipio autónomo. Ubicado en un cañón entre picos boscosos en la base del popular centro de esquí y golf de Telluride, el distrito histórico de la ciudad alberga lugares emblemáticos como la Ópera Sheridan, un lugar de artes escénicas construido originalmente en 1913, y el Museo Histórico de Telluride, que muestra la historia local en un hospital reformado construido en 1896. Para obtener más información, visítenos en línea en telluride-co.gov.

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