Section 3-750 Designated Employee Dwelling Units
3-750.A. Approval Standards.
3-750.A.1. Unit Design. A designated employee dwelling unit may be proposed for construction within a principal building structure or building or as a secondary structure or building. Additionally, an existing secondary and/or accessory structure or building may be converted to and/or designated as a designated employee dwelling unit.
a. All designated employee dwelling units shall comply with the design standards and size limitations specified in the Guidelines, unless an exception is granted by the THA.
b. All designated employee dwelling units shall meet the minimum size and design requirements for an “efficiency dwelling unit” as defined by the Uniform Building Code, as amended.
c. Ownership and Occupancy. The owner(s) shall restrict the use of the designated employee dwelling unit by executing and recording a covenant in favor of the Town and THA that shall burden and run with the land upon which the unit shall be constructed and which shall provide that it shall be owned by a THA qualified owner and occupied by a THA qualified household according to the provisions of the Guidelines. The Town and THA shall each be a named beneficiary of the covenant and may enforce it by any action available at law or equity. The form of the deed restriction shall be satisfactory to the Town Attorney.
3-750.A.2. Construction Deadlines. The construction or renovation of a designated employee dwelling unit must commence within one (1) year of the date of approval as granted under this Section and must be completed within two (2) years from approval. The issuance of any building permit or temporary or permanent certificate of occupancy shall be conditioned upon compliance with these time frames. Failure to comply with the specified time frames shall be grounds for revocation of the approval or suspension or revocation of such permits or certificates issued as a result of such approval.
3-750.A.3. Telluride Housing Authority Subcommittee Responsibilities. The THA shall have the responsibility for determining eligibility and qualifying households for occupying designated employee dwelling units according to the provisions of the Guidelines.
3-750.A.4. Condominiumization of Employee Dwelling Unit. Within the Residential, Hillside Transitional, Hillside Developing One, Hillside Developing Two, Medium Density Residential and Historic Residential zone districts, the owner(s) in title shall not sell, condominiumize or subdivide a designated employee dwelling unit apart from the original qualifying lot. Within other zone districts where EDUs are an allowed use, an EDU that is developed in accordance with this Section shall be allowed to propose a condominium subdivision in accordance with the Subdivision Regulations.
3-750.A.5. Demolition or Removal of Designated Employee Dwelling Unit. No designated employee dwelling unit shall be demolished, partially demolished, removed or relocated to another property unless approved by Town Council. Relocation of an employee dwelling unit on the same property shall require the approval of the Planning Director and THA.