{"id":2458910,"date":"2020-05-27T22:32:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T04:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/professionally-managed-short-term-lodging-now-allowed-at-50-capacity-previous-violations-reported\/"},"modified":"2020-05-27T22:32:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-28T04:32:00","slug":"professionally-managed-short-term-lodging-now-allowed-at-50-capacity-previous-violations-reported","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/professionally-managed-short-term-lodging-now-allowed-at-50-capacity-previous-violations-reported\/","title":{"rendered":"Professionally managed short-term lodging now allowed at 50% capacity; previous violations reported"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A woman runs across an empty street in downtown Aspen on Saturday, April 4, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong>
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On Wednesday, which marked the move into phase two of the county\u2019s reopening strategy, short-term lodging controlled or licensed by a professional property manager only was permitted to start operating again at a restricted occupancy of 50% of \u201cthe total number of keyed units\u201d or less, according to the current public health order<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This was the first ease of restrictions on lodging in Pitkin County, as new and existing short-term lodging reservations in Pitkin County have been suspended\/canceled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic for more than two months.<\/p>\n

Under the county\u2019s March 23 \u201cstay at home\u201d public health order, visitors were directed to return home immediately by the \u201cfastest and safest\u201d available means, and all short-term lodging \u2014 meaning any lodging space, room or rental housing options available for 30 days or less \u2014 was mandated to remain closed. The county\u2019s definition of short-term lodging<\/a> includes developed campgrounds, hotels, motels, short-term rentals through Airbnb and VRBO, bed and breakfasts, condo-hotels, lodges and retreats.<\/p>\n

Even as the county moved into its \u201csafer at home\u201d iteration of the order May 9, visitors and short-term lodging operations were not permitted.<\/p>\n

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