Ouray Mayor Pro Tem John Wood speaks during Monday's City Council meeting. Councilors agreed to ask voters in November to approve a 15% excise tax on short-term rentals. They also approved a cap-and-trade program proposed by Wood limiting the number of short-term rental licenses to 120. Erin McIntyre â Ouray County Plaindealer
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Ouray to seek tax on rentals
The Ouray City Council will ask voters this November to approve a 15% excise tax on short-term rentals, and have instituted a cap on the number of rental permits in the city, with exceptions only for those also providing long-term rental units.
Four councilors voted unanimously Monday to direct staff to create a ballot question for the November election. Councilor Glenn Boyd was absent and excused from the meeting.
The excise tax is essentially a sales tax, set at 15% of the nightly room rate for ...
