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Commissioners table proposed short‑term rental fee increase; ordinance hearing continued
Summary
After months of discussion, commissioners voted to delay a proposed increase in the county’s short‑term rental permit fee to allow additional analysis, and they continued a public hearing on proposed permit caps to a later meeting.
Clatsop County commissioners voted to table a proposed increase to the county’s short‑term rental (STR) permit fee and continued the public hearing on a separate ordinance that would set caps on STR permits in certain geographies.
The Community Development Department had proposed raising the two‑year STR permit fee from $550 to $1,500 to align permit revenue with staff costs and to distribute fees to departments that carry enforcement and compliance workloads. Staff told the board that their cost accounting shows actual per‑permit costs are substantially higher than the current fee and that, based on 172 permits, a $1,500 two‑year fee would yield about $258,000 over two years.
Why this matters: The county has been reconciling the cost of monitoring and enforcing STR rules with public concerns about…
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