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6A • November 3, 2017 | Cannon Beach Gazette | cannonbeachgazette.com Marijuana debate still blazing Pot from Page 1A Procedure COLIN MURPHEY/EO MEDIA GROUP Ayden Molyneux tries his hand at the bean bag toss during the party at Cannon Beach Academy on Monday. Cannon Beach Academy party Party from Page 1A The most recent accom- plishment, however, was having the academy’s first- and second-graders teach the kindergarten students how to dance to “the Monster Mash.” “That is leadership at its finest,” Moore said. “Watch- ing these kids branch out and build relationships has been rewarding.” For second-grader Satchel Parker, he said there is a lot to like about to school, but re- cess is probably his favorite. “But I think every kid would say that,” Parker said. For the night he was dressed as a Special Forces soldier. When asked, he said he wasn’t really sure what inspired him to choose the costume, other than a vague interest “in this stuff.” But he had a clearer opin- ion about the party. “I like the candy, and the food,” Parker said. “And the people.” ‘Citizen scientists’ help gather data at Cape Falcon Birds from Page 1A and Manzanita, was set aside for conservation and scien- tific research in 2012. It is one of five marine reserves in Oregon. They are, as the Friends of Cape Falcon Ma- rine Reserve have described them, “underwater parks,” or “living laboratories,” in the words of Chrissy Smith, coordinator for the Friends of Cape Falcon Marine Reserve. The Cape Falcon site is Oregon’s northernmost ma- rine reserve. Three of the ar- ea’s five cormorant colonies are easily visible from where Sappington would sit above Devil’s Cauldron, a cove sur- rounded by steep cliffs where ocean swells turn the water below turquoise and milk- white with froth. For the past two sum- mers, the Audubon Society of Portland and Fish and Wildlife Service, in collabo- ration with Friends of Cape Falcon Marine Reserve and the Haystack Rock Aware- ness Program, have trained volunteers to monitor seabird nesting success. Volunteers also watch colonies at sites in the Cape Perpetua Marine Reserve farther south. Volunteer scientists are also called “citizen scien- tists” and they could be any- one — that’s the point. “Citizen science, you can do a lot with it,” said Liebezeit. But, he added, City Planner Mark Barnes said he was not aware the property at 140 S. Hemlock St. was mixed-use when prop- erty owners Bruce and Max Ritchie applied for a land use compatibility statement last year. The city does not have a registry of mixed-use build- ings or any formal way of keeping track of them, Barnes said. The property is listed under commercial zoning, where retail is allowed. In Cannon Beach, there is no code provision that ad- dresses how land use com- patibility statements are eval- uated, so it is not an inherent code violation if there is false information on the form. Be- cause these forms are submit- ted so early on the process, the information serves as a gener- al road map subject to chang- es, Barnes said. The accountability comes when retailers apply for a business license. At that point, the city will inspect the business to make sure it is in accordance with the city’s de- sign standards, zoning, build- ing and other regulations. “We still have an oppor- tunity to enforce all provi- sions of the code when they come for a business license,” Barnes said. Comprehensive plan AMELIA O’CONNOR Citizen scientists can be im- portant to research projects. simplicity is key. The cormorants are also monitored as an indicator species, said Shawn Steph- nesen, wildlife biologist with Fish and Wildlife, “helping us understand ocean condi- tions and food availability for many different seabirds.” But, given the citizen sci- ence component, cormorants were chosen because they are commonly found off the Oregon Coast, they are easy to spot, difficult to confuse with other sea birds and they build distinct, separate nests that volunteers can peer into with their spotting scopes and binoculars. Monitoring the cormo- rants is an activity Sapping- ton and other volunteers say they find to be very peaceful. The normal pace of his life slows, Sappington said. At the same time, though, the birds he has been watching seem to grow up overnight. “All of the sudden what once was an egg is now a bird and it’s getting ready to leave the nest.” Frei argues approving Five Zero Trees at the Hemlock lo- cation is a violation of aspects of the comprehensive plan, the city’s constitution for de- velopment. The comprehensive plan promotes “small-scale, fam- ily-owned” businesses, and Frei said the fact Five Zero Trees operates stores across Oregon means it doesn’t meet the definition. Introducing a marijuana store so close to a residential area would also be out of step with the plan’s goal to promote a “unique character of downtown,” he said. The last major inconsisten- cy is the plan’s goal to “en- courage the provision of per- manent housing in downtown by providing zoning incen- tives for mixed-use structures which incorporate housing,” he said. “Because of code require- ments regarding mixed use, this business is taking away a mixed-use building (with three apartments) to make it into a commercial building, eliminating the apartments in affordable-housing-chal- lenged Cannon Beach,” Frei said. City councilors tentative- ly are scheduled to review the comprehensive plan and COLIN MURPHEY/EO MEDIA GROUP Chris Hess at the Five Zero Trees store in Cannon Beach on Friday. Owners of the store are planning a soft opening in a few weeks as two other recreational marijuana retailers look at opening stores in Cannon Beach. Cannabis retailers eye Cannon Beach New stores dealing with ownership, design challenges By Brenna Visser Cannon Beach Gazette As Five Zero Trees eyes a soft opening in a few weeks, two other marijuana retail- ers have also been working to establish a presence in the city. Oregrown Inc. co-founder Aviv Hadar said the Bend-based retailer still has inten- tions to open a store at the location of Pur- ple Moon Boutique on Hemlock Street. He and the other founders of the company have “struck a deal” with building owner Gene Cope to purchase the property. The team had its designs approved by the Design Review Board this summer and is in the process of obtaining a license from the Oregon Liquor Control Commission. The store opening will depend on when Ab- bas Atwi, the owner of Purple Moon Bou- tique, is ready to go, Hadar said. “We’re going to let this play its natural course,” Hadar said. “When we do some- thing it’s very methodical. Every little tiny nook and cranny needs to be perfect and thought out. If it takes a year to get the place open, so be it.” Atwi declined to comment. Daryl Bell’s plans to open a marijuana store at 3115 S. Hemlock St. in Tolovana, however, are stalled. The Design Review Board rejected his application Thursday be- ordinance in early December to take a deeper look at Frei’s arguments. “I question whether this violates the comprehensive plan or not,” City Councilor Nancy McCarthy said. “I feel like we’ve been shutting (the Ecola Square Homeowners Association) down.” Case Van Dorne, the City Manager Community Fo- rum, 7 p.m., Surfsand Resort, 148 W Gower Ave, Cannon Beach, OR 97110 Tuesday, Nov. 7 Cannon Beach City Council, 8:30 a.m., executive session, City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. of Directors, 5:30 p.m., Cannon Beach Academy, 3781 S. Hemlock. Directors, 6 p.m., 1801 S. Franklin, Seaside. Tuesday, Nov. 14 Tuesday, Dec. 5 Cannon Beach City Council, 5:30 p.m., meeting and work session, 188 Sunset, Cannon Beach. Cannon Beach City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Thursday, Nov. 16 Cannon Beach Rural Fire Protec- tion District, 6 p.m., 188 Sunset, Cannon Beach. Wednesday, Nov. 8 Cannon Beach Parks and Com- munity Services Committee, 9 a.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Cannon Beach City Council, 8:30 a.m., executive session, City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Cannon Beach Design Review Board Meeting, 6 p.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Thursday, Nov. 9 Tuesday, Nov. 21 Cannon Beach Academy Board Seaside School District Board of Monday, Dec. 11 Tuesday, Dec. 12 Cannon Beach City Council, 5:30 p.m., work session, City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Seaside School District Board of Directors, 6 p.m., 1801 S. Franklin, Seaside. cause it lacked detail and failed to address parking issues board members cited two months ago at his last hearing. The parking spaces are drawn onto the city’s right of way, City Planner Mark Barnes said, and would need to be rede- signed in order to be in compliance. “The parking situation at this location is something that would need to be addressed for anyone with commercial use,” Barnes said. Nancy Benson, operations manager of PPC Holdings, represents Bell and said that redesigning the parking layout was too costly to do in the time allotted. But they in- tend to reapply to the Design Review Board in the future. “We’re still hoping to open at that loca- tion,” Benson said. co-owner of Five Zero Trees, hopes to alleviate the con- cerns residents have about his business by the way he oper- ates, he said. “We have families of our own. I’ve been visiting Can- non Beach for 42 years. We want to work with the com- munity and prove we won’t be a negative influence on Can- non Beach,” he said. Van Dorne has another Five Zero Trees in Astoria, where he said they are active in beach cleanups, food drives and other community service. He hopes to do the same in Cannon Beach. “We’re not a faceless busi- ness. We’re people who care,” he said. Cannon Beach’s Best Selection of Oregon and Washington Wine! PUBLIC MEETINGS Monday, Nov. 6 BRENNA VISSER/CANNON BEACH GAZETTE A third marijuana retailer has applied to operate at 3115 S. Hemlock St. in Tolovana. UPCOMING TASTINGS Shack Hours Sunday - Th ursday 11am to 5pm Friday & Saturday 11am to 5:30pm Tasting Room Hours Saturdays • 1 to 5pm Nov 4 • Stormy Weather Wines Nov 11 • Women Only Weekend Nov 18 • Wines for Th anksgiving Day Nov 24 • Puffi n Wines Nov 25 • Sokol Blosser Dec 2 • Wine Shack Favorites “Best Wine Shop” - 2016 Reader’s Choice Award 124 N. 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