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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2016
Rentals: Existing
transient or vacation
home rental permits
would not be affected
mund was the only speaker
not opposing the changes. She
short-term rentals than Can- said she supports the council
non Beach.
“relooking at this issue for the
The change would not livability of our community.”
affect existing transient or
Some objected to how the
vacation home rental permits. proposed amendments were
Vacation rental permits could brought to the Planning Com-
still be issued.
mission without a decision or
“Cannon Beach has vote. The council directed the
already the most restrictive staff to bring the amendments
short-term rental rules
to the commission,
on the coast,” resident
Barnes said, and an
Alaina Giguiere said.
agreement is enough to
“This plan is work-
start a process.
ing, our neighbor-
“I think it’s difi-
hoods are protected,
cult for staff to inter-
our property managers
pret what City Council
here are wonderful and
sometimes is wanting
Les
respectful.”
to have done,” resi-
Wierson
“If anything, make
dent Herb Florer said.
it more lenient so the
“I don’t know if there
city can be enjoyed
was ever a direction.
more and more,” said
I don’t think there
resident Steve Crane.
should have been a
Steve Fulkerson, a
direction since there is
homeowner in the lot-
nothing in the record
tery portion of the pro-
that shows any kind of
Mark
gram, said short-term
decision.”
Barnes
rentals allow large
“The direction to
groups
affordable
me was unmistak-
lodging.
able, but there was
Due to city notices
no motion and vote,”
containing two differ-
Barnes said Tuesday.
ent dates, the Planning
Short-term rental
Commission’s hearing
problems discussed
will continue at 6 p.m.
by councilors and staff
Thursday. If the com-
during public meetings
Herb
mission makes a rec-
included enforcement
Florer
ommendation, a City
issues and regulations
Council public hearing will be not relecting the changing,
held in September. The coun- increasingly digital industry.
cil has the inal action.
The council has also dis-
Vacation rentals are part cussed short-term rentals in the
of the city’s short-term rental context of affording housing.
program, which also includes
“I think the relationship
about 110 rentals with a between the two is tenuous
14-day limit.
at best, but there’s at least the
Vacation rentals, limited to perception that there’s a rela-
92 permits, include about 58 tionship there,” Barnes said.
transient rentals grandfathered “Even if that’s not correct, I
into the program, and 22 lot- think it bears some looking
tery rentals that expire after at.”
ive years. The lottery subpro-
Petrina said he would
gram is growing, City Planner never rent his home long-term
Mark Barnes said, with 142 because he uses his house
names on the list.
during the year.
In 2014-15, short-term
“I think the council is over-
rentals generated $288,700 in reacting thinking that short-
transient room taxes, a num- term rentals are what’s the
ber that has since increased, cause of not having long-term
Barnes said.
rentals,” Giguiere said. “One
Some opponents said lim- does not have anything to do
iting short-term rentals could with the other.”
negatively affect businesses
For 59 percent of the recent
and home values, and short- citizen survey respondents,
term rentals would continue it was important that the city
regardless.
reduce the number of short-
“Cannon Beach is a resort term rentals in residential
town and there isn’t going neighborhoods.
to be any regulations we can
“The city inds that the
have that will change that,” rental of dwelling units for
said Pat Sparks, a short-term periods of 30 days or less has
rental owner. “I’ve never had the potential to be incompat-
a neighbor that’s complained ible with surrounding resi-
about anyone.”
dential uses,” the staff report
Resident Jan Siebert-Wahr- states.
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Clatsop Community College’s main campus has been drastically altered by the construction of the new Patriot Hall.
College: ‘Looking at ways to simplify and
create landscaping that is less labor-intensive’
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Going native
The college’s landscaping
is an amalgam of ornamentals
arrayed around the academic
halls of the 7 developed acres
on the main campus, much of
it installed in the last round of
the Jerome Campus Redevelop-
ment Project with the construc-
tion of Columbia Hall and reno-
vation of Towler Hall.
The college spends about
$1,700 a month for Greensmith
Landscape Maintenance to
mow twice a month. Staffers
handle the buildings and sur-
rounding ornamental beds, con-
trasted by the wild, native hab-
itat surrounding campus to the
south and east, often untouched
by staff and a buffet for brows-
ing deer that regularly roam
through campus. With its pared-
down maintenance staff, the col-
lege hopes to recreate more of
that natural environment farther
into campus as a low-mainte-
nance landscaping option.
Peri Vaughn, an exterior
maintenance worker weed-
ing outside college’s library
Wednesday, said she enjoys
her job and being outside, but
it can be dificult staying on top
of the weeds throughout cam-
pus. She said the sheer task of
trying to weed the hilly cam-
pus often scares away potential
volunteers.
“I think people look at this
and say, ‘God almighty,’” she
said, adding the hope is that,
as native plants take hold, the
weeds will ind it harder to
establish a foothold.
The college is not alone in
the strategy. Dave Price, spokes-
man for Oregon Coast Com-
munity College in Lincoln
County, said his staff includes
one maintenance person cover-
ing a 40-acre campus in New-
port. There, he said, the college
Danny Miller/The Daily Astorian
Construction continues on Patriot Hall at Clatsop Community College.
Edward Stratton/The Daily Astorian
Malia Brown, left, and Derek Evans watch the last truss
of the new Patriot Hall rise to the roof of the three-story
academic hall.
focuses on native plants to min-
imize the time staffers spend on
landscaping.
New courtyard
Dorcheus said the plan is
to have Patriot Hall inished in
April. Once outside work on the
new academic hall is complete
in the fall, work can begin on the
surrounding landscape.
Between Patriot and Towler
halls and the library, the college
is planning a central courtyard
with a small lawn surrounded
by ornamental shrubs, Italian
cypress and Japanese stewartia
trees. The steep, rocky hillside
descending to the base of Tow-
ler Hall will be covered with
ornamental grass interspersed
with islands of sword ferns and
evergreen shrubs.
Around the new Patriot Hall
will be small shrubs along Lex-
ington Avenue. A new sidewalk
will run down 16th Street, pro-
tected from the street by rock
mulch and trees.
The college is “looking
at ways to simplify and cre-
ate landscaping that is less
labor-intensive,”
Dorcheus
said. “At the end of the day, that
has to be our goal. That’s what
we’re looking for in this cam-
pus core, as far as the rebuild
with this project, and it’s what
we’re looking for potentially
with the front of Towler (Hall)
as well.”
Cabin: ‘All these pieces were from
historic houses, even the shingles.’
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window that curves outside to
resemble a captain’s window
on a ship.
Bathroom loor tiles include
address numbers from former
Portland houses, some arranged
in the “pi” numerical sequence,
and a tower with stained-glass
windows can be reached from
attic-like stairs that fold down.
Since Bosco’s death in 1987,
Schein and her husband, Ed,
have taken care of the home. But
the upkeep and distance became
too dificult for the Seattle-based
couple, and they put the updated
home on the market with local
real estate agent Robin Risley of
Cascade Sotheby’s.
The home may be featured
in the upcoming Cannon Beach
Cottage and Garden Tour in
September.
Bosco and the Architectural
Heritage Center’s other founder,
Ben Milligan, salvaged archi-
tectural pieces from demolished
historic buildings in the North-
west. They collected a signif-
icant amount of architectural
artifacts that are still on display
and were advocates for historic
preservation.
The center offers exhibits,
education and walking tours of
historic areas.
Besides conserving architec-
tural history, Bosco taught arts
and ceramics classes in Port-
land. The home showcases his
Photo courtesy of Don Frank
sculpture work, including one
blown-glass creation resem-
bling a sea anemone.
“Each person has a different
feeling about what’s really spe-
cial here,” Schein said about the
sculpture collection.
Who would be the ideal
buyer for the home?
“Somebody who appreci-
ates the unusual, unique and
artistic qualities — and the his-
toric qualities,” Schein said.
“All these pieces were from his-
toric houses, even the shingles. I
don’t want it torn down.”
Lyra Fontaine/The Daily Astorian
A plaque outside com-
memorates the home Jerry
Bosco originally built.
Lyra Fontaine/The Daily Astorian
A tower with stained-glass windows is accessible from fold-down stairs on the second floor.