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Clatsop County staff recommend raising short-term rental permit to $1,000; public raises concern about 7-night minimum
Summary
Community Development staff told commissioners the county’s short-term rental (STR) program runs about $923 per permit and recommended a $1,000 two-year fee; public speakers asked the board to revisit a previously adopted seven-night minimum stay rule.
Gail Henrikson, Clatsop County Community Development Director, told the Board of Commissioners that the county’s short-term rental permit program now costs more to run than the current charge covers and recommended a $1,000 fee for a two-year permit.
“Our fee is very straightforward. It's $550 for a 2 year permit,” Henrikson said during the April work session. She told the board staff recalculated program costs after moving permitting into Community Development and reorganizing code compliance; the updated estimate “comes out to about $923 per permit.” Henrikson said staff would return the proposal to the board on April 23 if the board directed them to do so.
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