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!
COASTER THEATRE PLAYHOUSE
108 N Hemlock St
Cannon Beach, OR
PIG ‘N PANCAKE
223 S Hemlock
503-436-2851
7AM - 3PM Daily
From hashbrown potatoes ground fresh
daily and award-winning sourdough
pancakes to homemade soups and
clam chowder, you’ll find delicious family friendly dining
at the Pig ‘N Pancake. Over 35 breakfast varieties and a
complete lunch menu, too. Our dining area overlooks a
beautiful wetland area and downtown Cannon Beach.
NORMA’S SEAFOOD & STEAK
Shack Hours
Sunday - Th ursday
11am to 5:30pm
Friday & Saturday
11am to 6pm
Tasting Room Hours
Saturdays • 1 to 5pm
OPEN Wednesday - Sunday
for Lunch & Dinner
Live Music • Wine Tasting
271 N. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach
503.436.1539 • www.cafesweetbasils.com
UPCOMING
TASTINGS
Dec 3 • Puffi n Wines
Dec 10 • Best Wines of 2016
Dec 17 • Holiday Favorites
Dec 25 • Christmas Day Wine Tasting
Dec 31 • Wines for the New Year
“Best Wine Shop”
- 2016 Reader’s Choice Award
124 N. Hemlock, Cannon Beach - 503.436.1100 - www.beachwine.com
TO PLACE YOUR
AD HERE!
25
ONLY $
per
issue
Seaside Office: 503-738-5561
Astoria Office: 503-325-3211
We created a $0 premium
Medicare plan just
for Oregonians
FamilyCare Health Medicare Benefits Include:
Tickets: 503-436-1242
or
coastertheatre.com
North Coast
239 N. Hemlock • Cannon Beach • 503.436.0208
Nov. 18 - Dec. 23, 2016
The Clark Family
Dining on the
Since 1976 discriminating diners have
sought out this Seaside landmark. There’s a
chalkboard fresh catchlist, exclusively natural
Angus beef and a great regional wine list as
well as local microbrews. From Steak & Lobster to Fish &
Chips (and Chowder to die for) - this is worth the drive!
11am-10pm daily. Visit www.normasseaside.com
Since 1984, we’ve taken a more personal approach to keeping
Oregon communities healthy, and that includes offering you an
affordable, high-quality plan that goes beyond basic Medicare.
And because our service team members live and work
right here in the community, you’ll get prompt, personal
services... every time you call.
Sponsored by
way the whole Pelican Brew-
ing phenomenon has affected
the parking in the area.” The
motel’s 10 parking spaces
“seems fair and reasonable,”
she added.
City Planner Mark Barnes
said Pelican Brewing has ex-
pressed interest in helping to
reduce parking issues in the
area.
“We are talking to Pelican
about solutions that might
involve shuttles and off-site
parking,” Barnes said. “They
approached us to see if there
was a way to solve some of
these problems.”
“We recognize that the
parking in Cannon Beach is
a significant issue,” Schons
said. “We want to do what
our business should do to be a
proactive and positive part in
that solution.”
20 N. Columbia, Seaside
503-738-4331
THE COASTER THEATRE
PLAYHOUSE PRESENTS
Tickets $20 or $15
Shows begin at 7:30 pm
Sunday shows at 3:00 pm
tel. ... We think it would be
a great opportunity for the
community to have a nice,
well put-together little sev-
en-room hotel right next to
the Pelican. We see it as a
long-term goal for Cannon
Beach Holdings and a long-
term opportunity for Pelican
Brewing.”
They are looking to ren-
ovate the hotel sometime in
one to three years, he said.
Criteria for evaluating the
application included lot size,
street access, off-street park-
ing and more.
The Planning Commission
discussed how the hotel could
impact parking in the area,
since Pelican Brewing has led
to parking concerns.
Commissioner Lisa Kerr
said the applicant met the
criteria, “whether we like the
•
•
•
•
•
$0 Monthly Plan Premium
$0 Medical Deductible
$0 Primary Care Doctor Copay
$0 Lab Tests
$0 Routine Eye Exams
Call us to set up a face-to-face meeting to discuss your Medicare Options.
We’ll be happy to come to your home or other convenient location. Ask for
• $0 Tier 1 Generic Drug Copay
our FREE Guide and we’ll send our info kit out to you today!
• Up to $480/Yr Reimbursement
for Any Gym Membership
• $200 Prescription Eyeglass
Credit
medicaresales@familycareinc.org
866-225-2273
www.familycareinc.org
FamilyCare Health is a Medicare Advantage organization with a Medicare contract and a contract with the Oregon Medicaid program. The benefit information provided is a brief summary and
not a complete description of benefits. For more information, contact the plan. Limitations, copayments and restrictions may apply. Benefits, premiums, co-payments and co-insurance may
change on January 1 of each year. You must continue to pay your Medicare Part B premium. FamilyCare Health complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on
the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. ATENCIÓN: si habla español, tiene a su disposición servicios gratuitos de asistencia lingüística. Llame al 866-798-2273 (TTY/
TDD: 711). CHÚ Ý: Nếu bạn nói Tiếng Việt, có các dịch vụ hỗ trợ ngôn ngữ miễn phí dành cho bạn. Gọi số 866-798-2273 (TTY/TDD: 711). (Y0103_ADV_00326 Accepted)