The concerns the board has raised — noise, parking, water and septic capacity, turnover — are real and worth addressing. Here's how each approach handles them.
The August 2020 STR Committee findings memo presented registration plus supplemental rules as the alternative to an outright ban. The regulate-not-ban path isn't an outside idea — it came from BME's own committee, and it's the same answer every comparable Colorado community has reached since.
Drawn from what already works in South Fork's ordinance and comparable communities.
Every rental registered with the Association, with the town permit on file and a rental rider on the lease.
Maximum guests tied to bedroom count, keeping water and septic demand proportionate to what each home was built for.
Clear, enforceable quiet hours — the same tool Telluride enforces around the clock.
Listings must state a maximum number of vehicles, with a designated-drive rule.
An owner or representative on call for every stay — already required by the Town, mirrored at the HOA level.
A deposit or fine schedule that gives the rules real teeth without a covenant amendment.
Tell the board in writing before the vote — and make sure your ballot gets returned either way.
Sources: BMEPOA board and annual meeting minutes (Feb 2025–May 2026) and 2020 STR Committee findings; Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act, C.R.S. § 38-33.3-217; Town of South Fork short-term rental land use regulations. Verify current dates and amendment text against the board's official notice.