Owners of short-term rentals operating illegally without a license in Ouray won’t be allowed to apply for one, after the City Council voted to temporarily suspend new applications for those properties Tuesday.

The vote came after staff identified active vacation rentals which do not have a license from the city, for which there is currently no penalty from the city. At a meeting last week, Community Development Coordinator Lily Oswald said there could be as many as 23 of those properties, but a...