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Vacation rentals: Seaside is not unique in its concerns of an oversaturation
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Morrisey proposed a
workshop to determine
a balance between long-
term housing and vacation
rentals. “vacation rentals
have turned into basically
a business model for a lot
of people, especially from
out of the area,” he said.
“And I think that we better
get ahead of this or proba-
bly half our town is going
to be vacation rentals very
shortly.”
In Seaside, density rules
govern whether or not a
neighborhood can approve
more vacation dwellings.
Applications are supported
west of South Roosevelt
Drive, west of North and
South Holladay and west
of Neawanna Street.
Planning review of
vacation homes begins
when a neighborhood sur-
passed 20% density. The
40% density level will not
be supported by the Plan-
ning Commission, but it
would still be permitted.
“So at 46% it would still be
Yellow zones indicate a density of 40%; blue zones, 50%. Blue areas are zoned resort residential,
and red zones do not support vacation rental dwellings.
allowed,” Cupples said.
Flory said he has faced
an increasing number of
situations where home-
owners have been denied
permits because neigh-
borhood density exceeds
50%. Properties that have
recently gone for sale
whose density exceeded
the threshold were in the
areas of Eighth Avenue,
12th Avenue and Beach
Drive.
“Some of the owners
selling their houses in these
areas were not happy the
density threshold exceeded
40% or 50% as prospective
buyers and buyers agents
saw that as an obstacle to
getting a VRD permit,”
Flory said after last week’s
meeting. “No application
has been fi led for a prop-
erty that exceeds the cur-
rent density threshold.
Not all vacation rental
dwelling applications go in
front of the Planning Com-
mission for a public hear-
ing and review, Flory said.
The city’s zoning ordi-
nance requires all VRD
applicants whose density
exceeds 20% to go to the
Planning Commission. The
review is conducted by the
planning director if the
density is 20% or less.
“As more properties
get permitted as VRDs,
the density of VRDs in
the neighborhoods will
increase, thus requiring
more applications to be
reviewed by the Planning
Commission rather than
the planning director. This
increase will also cause
fewer properties to meet
the density thresholds set
by policy thus potentially
making them ineligible for
a VRD permit.”
Seaside is not unique in
its concerns of an over-sat-
uration of vacation rental
homes, Flory said. “A lot
of cities up and down the
Oregon coasts are run-
ning are starting to go into
moratoriums and starting
to do diff erent things,” he
said. “I know I’ve fi elded
calls from city administra-
tors from lots of diff erent
places in in Oregon to see
what we’re doing here and
Seaside to help draft their
policies and regulations.”
A work session on the
topic is scheduled for Nov.
16.
“If this is something you
guys are passionate about
we need to spearhead this
and fi gure out if we need
to tighten the policy or
change it,” Morrisey said.
11:32 a.m., emergency medi-
cal service, U.S. Highway 101.
Lake Shore, Warrenton.
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SEASIDE FIRE & RESCUE
PUBLIC SAFETY
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evelt: EMS call.
2:37 p.m., 15th Avenue and
Necanicum: Water rescue.
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B: EMS call.
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lumbia: EMS call.
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wood: EMS call.
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Franklin: EMS call.
3:45 p.m., 300 block S. Roos-
evelt: EMS call.
Oct. 3
8:02 p.m., 1000 block S.
Downing: EMS call.
3:03 a.m., 300 block Fourth
Avenue: EMS call.
3:46 a.m., 200 block First
Avenue: EMS call.
3:28 p.m., Beerman Creek
Lane and U.S. Highway 101:
EMS call.
10:27 p.m., 31000 block E.
Shingle Mill Road: Structure
fi re.
Oct. 5
11:39 a.m., 2300 block Ocean
Vista Way: Fire investigation.
suspended. She was arrested
and charged with driving with
a suspended license. She cited
and released.
FIRE LOG
2:06 p.m., unauthorized burn-
ing, Little Beach.
2:17 p.m., motor vehicle acci-
dent, no injuries, U.S. Highway
101 and Cullaby Lake Lane,
Warrenton.
9:16 p.m., vehicle accident,
general cleanup, North
Marion.
Suspended license
Patricia Ann Tewalt, 48, was
stopped Oct. 6 at 7:06 p.m., on
U.S. Highway 101 at milepost
18.5, pulled over by a trooper
who observed her using a cell-
phone while driving. Investi-
gation showed her license was
4 p.m., gas leak, natural gas or
LPG, Sheridan.
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12:59 p.m., emergency med-
ical service, U.S. Highway 101
and Pacifi c Way.
PUBLIC SAFETY LOG
12:04 p.m., emergency medi-
cal service, Nevada, Warrenton.
GEARHART
FIRE DEPT.
Sept. 9
OREGON STATE
POLICE
Clark, milepost 10.5, Astoria.
Sept. 10
10:19 p.m., authorized controlled
burning, U.S. Highway 101.
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12:36 a.m., motor vehicle ac-
cident with injuries, Lewis and
11:21 p.m., emergency medi-
cal service, North Marion.
12:29 p.m., lock-out, C Street.
5:43 p.m., surf rescue, Ocean
Shores, Warrenton.
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Sept. 24
5:56 p.m., emergency medical
service, South Edgewood,
Seaside.
3:40 a.m., unintentional alarm
transmission, Patricia Ann.
6:05 p.m., cover assignment,
standby, move-up, 150 South
Lincoln, Seaside.
2:23 p.m., motor vehicle acci-
dent, no injuries, U.S. Highway
101 and Pacifi c Way.
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Sept. 14
6:53 p.m., emergency medical
service, 2541 Oregon, Seaside.
3:08 a.m., emergency medical
service, U.S. Highway 101.
12:00 a.m., emergency medi-
cal service, North Marion.
Sept. 19
2:46 p.m., emergency medical
service, Manion, Surf Pines.
7:02 p.m., motor vehicle acci-
dent with injuries, U.S. Highway
101 and Wahanna, Seaside.
9:09 a.m., emergency medical
service, D Street.
3:23 p.m., motor vehicle acci-
dent, no injuries, Polo Ridge,
Warrenton.
7:42 p.m., hazardous condi-
tion, Pacifi c Way.
5 p.m., good intent call. 670
Pacifi c Way.
5:22 p.m., emergency medical
service, Pine Ridge.
Sept. 16
7:05 a.m., emergency medical
service, U.S. Highway 101.
Sept. 20
8:31 a.m., unauthorized burn-
ing, McCormick Garden.
9:46 a.m., unauthorized burn-
ing, McCormick Garden.
Sept. 21
10:21 a.m., toxic condition,
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Sept. 28
3:12 a.m., emergency medical
service, Bailey.
Sept. 29
7:39 a.m., emergency medical
service, East Kershul.
2:17 p.m., emergency medical
service,, U.S. Highway 101,
Warrenton.
4 p.m., emergency medical
service, Fifer Heights.