CO SB213

Creates an exemption from county short-term rental licensing requirements for structures in unincorporated county areas that do not receive water, heat, electricity, or sanitary sewer services from a public entity and are used primarily for recreational purposes such as hunting cabins, yurts, huts, ski cabins, or emergency shelters.

Declares that recreational structures in remote locations were not intended to be regulated as short-term rentals under existing state law and addresses inconsistent county-by-county regulation that has limited historical recreational use.

Allows counties to impose reasonable regulations on exempt structures to protect public health, safety, and welfare if those regulations are reasonably compatible with recreational use.

Applies to structures on parcels in unincorporated areas that are used for temporary or short-duration outdoor recreational purposes and have not historically been used as permanent housing.