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6A • December 2, 2016 | Cannon Beach Gazette | cannonbeachgazette.com Pelican Brewing to tap city’s hotel market Lot division a step toward future renovation By Lyra Fontaine Cannon Beach Gazette Now that Pelican Brewing Company is up and running, its owners are turning their attention to the hotel property next door that is also owned by Cannon Beach Holdings LLC. Pelican Brewing Compa- ny co-owners Mary Jones and Jeff Schons plan to renovate the hotel. The brewpub and hotel are currently located on the same parcel, but need to be on separate lots in order to finance the renovation. Last week, the Cannon Beach Plan- ning Commission approved the preliminary plat for a two- lot partition of the property at 1371 S. Hemlock St. SUBMITTED PHOTO Pelican Brewing in Cannon Beach. “It is our intention to ren- ovate the hotel and to do that, we will need a source of bor- rowing,” said Jones, manager of Cannon Beach Holdings LLC. “To get the funding re- quired to renovate, we need to have it on its own parcel to be identified as collateral for our loan. That is the reason for the partition.” Jones said they do not plan on expanding it the sev- en-room hotel. Both parcels meet the cri- teria for the division request, Schons said. “We operate a hotel in Pacific City, we understand the hotel business,” he said. “We’re excited about this ho- Council says hotel meets zoning code Overturns Planning Commission decision By Lyra Fontaine Cannon Beach Gazette The path cleared for a ho- tel to add 18 additional guest suites. The Cannon Beach City Council approved Hospitality First LLC’s request for a con- ditional use permit to expand the Inn at Cannon Beach. The 40-unit inn is located at 132 E. Surfcrest Ave. In the application, Hospitality First stated that Cannon Beach has an insufficient supply of lodg- ing units for visitors during peak occupancy periods. At its November meeting, the council overturned the Planning Commission’s 4-1 denial of the permit in Sep- tember, a decision based on factors including impacts the hotel units might have on traf- fic and water use. In October, Patrick Nofield appealed the denial on behalf of Hospital- ity First. After debate about wheth- er the site qualified for motel use, Mayor Sam Steidel and Councilors George Vetter, Melissa Cadwallader and Mike Benefield voted in fa- vor of overturning the Plan- ning Commission’s decision. Councilor Wendy Higgins recused herself from voting due to conflict of interest and personal bias. “We’re very satisfied with the outcome,” Nofield said af- ter the meeting. “The Planning Commission’s decision of de- nial regarding our conditional use application seemed to be a broad view of what they de- sire Cannon Beach to be. … For our purpose, the relevant question was, does the con- ditional use application meet the criteria as established in the zoning ordinance?” According to the staff report, the application met six criteria for conditional use approval, which included demand, an adequate site plan and not over- burdening public facilities or causing traffic congestion. SUBMITTED PHOTO The Inn at Cannon Beach plans to add 18 additional units. Nofield said the Planning Commission’s decision was “subjective” and not “respon- sive to the language of the review criteria that was out- lined in the zoning ordinance or based on evidence of the record.” “From our perspective, the staff report to the Planning Commission provided find- ings of fact to support the ap- proval of the project,” he said at a Nov. 1 council meeting. Jan Siebert-Wahrmund asked councilors to uphold the Planning Commission’s deni- al, citing concerns about lim- ited water resources and the need to be “mindful in making decisions about even modest increments of growth.” “Our town is already over- loaded and cramped in the summer,” Siebert-Wahrmund said. “Why would we choose to build more hotel and mo- tel units when we are already stretched and strained as a community?” she said. “We do not need to exploit our pre- cious place.” Public Works Director Dan Grassick said the city has ad- equate water resources for the proposed development. “While it will add to the overall water consumption each year, it is not going to exceed your capacity,” he said to councilors. Cannon Beach’s Best Selection of Oregon and Washington Wine! 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