Project Update #11: 12/14/22

Referendum Petition for Ordinance 1431, November 28 2022

On November 28, the City Clerk has received letters of intent to circulate a Referendum Petition for Ordinance No.1431, an ordinance establishing short-term rental regulations. As of November 28, 2022, Ordinance No. 1431, Series 2022 has been suspended from taking effect.

The Woodland Park City Clerk received nine letters of intent from residents interested in filing a Referendum Petition for Ordinance No.1431. A petition was received and certified by the City Clerk, and the petitioners can collect signatures. The petition must be filed with the City Clerk by December 27, 2022. To be deemed sufficient by the City Clerk, the petition must have 714 valid signatures, which equals 10% of the registered voters in the City of Woodland Park. If the Clerk deems the petition as sufficient the issue then goes to City Council. Council can then decide to either repeal the ordinance or to set it for election. If Council decides to set an election for the issue, they must set an election date for no sooner than 60 days and no later than 100 days after that meeting.

Referendum Petition for Ordinance 1432, December 12, 2022

On December 12, the City Clerk received a letter of intent to circulate a Referendum Petition for Ordinance No.1432, an ordinance extending the moratorium on short-term rentals. As of December 12, 2022, Ordinance No. 1432, Series 2022 has been suspended from taking effect.

The Woodland Park City Clerk received one letter of intent from a resident interested in filing a Referendum Petition for Ordinance No.1432. A petition was received and certified by the City Clerk, and the petitioners can collect signatures. The petition must be filed with the City Clerk by December January 13, 2023. To be deemed sufficient by the City Clerk, the petition must have 717 valid signatures, which equals 10% of the registered voters in the City of Woodland Park. If the Clerk deems the petition as sufficient the issue then goes to City Council. Council can then decide to either repeal the ordinance or to set it for election. If Council decides to set an election for the issue, they must set an election date for no sooner than 60 days and no later than 100 days after that meeting.

What is the Referendum process?

Referendum is a power reserved to the voters by petition to require an adopted ordinance be referred to them at an election, pursuant to the referendum power reserved by Article V, Section 1(9) of the State Constitution.

If you have specific questions about the referendum process, please contact City Clerk Suzanne Leclercq at sleclercq@city-woodlandpark.org