Planning commission conditionally approves 1110 East Avenue vacation rental, requires one off-street parking space

The Eureka Planning Commission on a unanimous vote approved a minor use permit for a three‑bedroom short‑term vacation rental at 1110 East Avenue, subject to a condition that the applicant develop one off‑street parking space accessed from the alley and modify fencing to meet vision‑clearance requirements.

Senior Planner Chris Loheffner presented the application, saying the property is a 1,175‑square‑foot single‑family residence on a roughly 4,300‑square‑foot interior lot, zoned R‑3 (high residential) with an HDR land‑use designation. The proposal would make the entire three‑bedroom, one‑bath residence and the fenced backyard available as a vacation rental with no proprietor on site; the garage would not be available to guests. Per the staff report, the project was found to be categorically exempt from CEQA under a Class 1 (existing facilities) exemption and, under Eureka Municipal Code, requires a minor use permit because it would be an absentee‑proprietor vacation rental in the R‑3 zone.