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Dune grading appeal denied
Commission
upholds sand
removal permit
By Lyra Fontaine
Cannon Beach Gazette
The Cannon Beach Plan-
ning Commission rejected an
appeal of an administrative de-
cision to allow remedial sand
removal at the Breakers Point
condominium development.
“I think there are a lot of er-
roneous information pieces in
(Oregon Coast Alliance’s) re-
quest to modify the conditions
of our permit,” Breakers Point
Homeowners Association rep-
resentative Bruce Francis said
at a late September public
hearing. “I urge you to uphold
it as written.”
In July, the city approved
the homeowners association’s
request for remedial dune
grading from the lawns and
irrigation systems in between
two units.
In August, Oregon Coast
Alliance contested the city’s
decision to issue the permit.
The nonproit organization
stated that the permit lacked
compliance with zoning
code, sand-inundation proof,
sand-volume estimates, a time
frame and impact on the Ecola
Creek estuary.
Francis said the amount
of sand to be removed is 10
to 20 cubic yards and that
he marked the sand location
in the application. “I don’t
see why that’s not speciic
enough,” he said.
“This is all sand that’s
within the property con-
straints of Breakers Point,”
property owner Frank Patrick
said. “It blew all over the lawn
and we’re just trying to ix it.”
According to the staff re-
port, municipal code includes
a time frame for the project:
a development permit will be
null and void if work has not
started within 180 days of its
issuance or if work is aban-
doned for more than 180 days
after work has started.
“I think some of the ideas
(Oregon Coast Alliance) pre-
sented are good but I don’t
think they necessarily have to
do with this permit,” Planning
Commissioner Lisa Kerr said.
The remedial dune-grad-
ing permit is a fairly common
permit that many in Cannon
Beach have, City Planner
Mark Barnes said. Some per-
mits are renewed annually to
take sand off porches or back-
yards.
The remedial dune-grading
permit states that the sand will
be disposed on an eroding sec-
tion of the Ecola Creek shore-
line near the southwest corner
of the property. Conditions in-
clude that all areas left bare of
vegetation should be stabilized
and revegetated. The proposal
is not expected to negatively
affect adjacent properties.
The commission could re-
visit the issue after the city’s
ongoing sand-management
plan is inished.
FILE PHOTO/CANNON BEACH GAZETTE
Bruce Francis, property manager of the Breakers Point
Homeowners Association, walks through dune grass in
2015.
Planning commission says ‘no’ to newer lodging on Surfcrest Ave.
Commission
nixes hotel
growth
By Lyra Fontaine
Cannon Beach Gazette
Lisa Kerr
The Cannon Beach Plan-
ning Commission blocked a
proposed expansion of the Inn
at Cannon Beach on Thurs-
day, Sept. 22, prompting con-
versation about whether more
hotel units are needed.
The commission voted
4-1 to deny Hospitality First
a conditional use permit to
develop 18 guest suites in a
two-story building in Tolova-
na Park. The additional units
would be located on a .65-acre
vacant lot at 132 E. Surfcrest
Ave. and would meet demand
for lodging during peak sum-
mer months and weekends
throughout the year, the appli-
cation stated.
“I don’t see the purpose
of creating more and more
hotels,” Commissioner Lisa
Kerr said. “I see it as a detri-
ment to the town.”
Kerr said the additional
units could impact trafic and
SUBMITTED GRAPHIC
he Planning Commission denied Hospitality First’s re-
quest to expand the Inn at Cannon Beach to a vacant lot on
East Surfcrest Avenue, shown here.
water use and lead to further
development.
“Do we really need to keep
encouraging more and more
development of motels or ho-
tels?” Kerr said. “I don’t think
you can take things like this
individually. To me, it’s a slip-
pery slope. You have to look
at the whole impact, not just
this one motel.”
Half the general fund
Commissioners said the
project could lead to more
trafic in the area, though the
application stated that the
site’s proximity to U.S. High-
way 101 would reduce Hem-
lock Street trafic.
The proposed hotel expan-
sion would contribute about
$70,000 in new transient
lodging taxes each year, pro-
viding economic beneit, the
application stated. According
to the 2016-17 city budget,
transient lodging taxes are es-
timated to make up about 50
percent of the city’s general
fund resources.
Commissioner Joseph Ber-
nt said the project would bring
in money for the city, adding
that 18 rooms does not seem
“overbearing” compared to
visitors who create trafic is-
sues without staying overnight.
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“These day-trippers are not
providing the $70,000,” Bernt
said. “If you’re going to sell
out to tourism, you ought to
sell out for money rather than
clogged arteries in the town.”
Kerr said the city of Can-
non Beach is “not poor.”
“I don’t see the demand
being we need the money and
the revenue,” she said. “What
it gets spent on is more cele-
brations and holidays to bring
in more tourists.”
Though Bernt said the ho-
tel addition could be a “good
investment for the town,” he
voted against allowing the ex-
pansion.
For expansion
Janet Patrick was the only
commissioner to vote to ap-
prove the hotel expansion.
She said a development will
eventually be built on the lot.
“If its homes that are per-
manently occupied by resi-
dents, I would assume those
residents will use a great deal
of water,” Patrick said.
If the project is approved,
Commissioner Robin Risley
said a stoplight for trafic and
water-saving measures could
both be considered.
The proposed development
is located in a limited com-
mercial zone, where a new
hotel or motel is not allowed.
However, since the property
was a hotel site before 1979
zoning ordinance changes, a
hotel could still be built on the
lot under the city’s pre-exist-
ing use regulations.
The lot, formerly the Can-
non Village Motel, has been
vacant since the former mo-
tel’s structure was torn down
in 2006. The request was
based on a previous condi-
tional use approval that has
since expired. Escape Invest-
ment owns the property.
“We’re trying to do some-
thing tasteful that its into the
neighborhood,” applicant Pat-
rick Noield, representing Es-
cape Lodging Co., said to the
commission.
Tolovana Park resident and
Cannon Beach City Council
candidate Herb Florer spoke
in support of the project.
“We feel this would it and
conform with the existing
uses in the area,” he said.
Resident Jan Siebert-Wahr-
mund questioned whether the
city’s water supply can sus-
tain further development.
“Hotels and motels use our
water mostly in the summer
months,” she said. “Unfortu-
nately, this would be quite a
lot of extra water being used.”
The Inn at Cannon Beach,
which manages the 40-unit
hotel on the south side of
East Surfcrest Avenue and an
eight-unit condominium de-
velopment on the north side of
the street, would also manage
the proposed suites.
To continue with the proj-
ect, the applicant could appeal
to the City Council or resub-
mit an application to the Plan-
ning Commission, City Plan-
ner Mark Barnes said.
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