Brookings Planning Commission approves minor change to short-term rental permit at 1585 Beach Avenue

The Brookings Planning Commission approved a minor change to a conditional use permit so new owners Jeff Golden and Sarah Collard may continue operating the single-family home at 1585 Beach Avenue as a short-term rental.

Planning staff told the commission the property was granted a conditional use permit on June 6, 2017, and was sold to the current applicants on March 20, 2025; the applicants requested the minor change to transfer the existing permit into the new owners’ names so they could continue operating the property under the existing permit. Staff recommended approval and said it received no written comments from neighboring property owners.

The commission opened the quasi-judicial public hearing with the applicant participating by phone. Jeff Golden, the applicant, said the new owners “contemplate no changes from its current operation” and that the property will continue to be managed by Perrigon Properties. When asked whether he wanted additional time to submit written arguments, Golden said he preferred to proceed and asked for a decision that evening.

After closing public testimony the commission moved to decision. A motion to approve file MC-1-25/CUP-3-17, "a request for a minor change of the conditional use permit changing the permit for 1585 Beach Avenue into the new property owners' names Jeff Golden and Sarah Collard based on the findings and conclusions stated in the staff report and subject to the conditions of approval," passed by unanimous roll call. The commission then voted to approve the final order for the same file, also by unanimous vote. The chair announced, “Your application is approved, Jeff.”

The action preserves the original conditional use permit terms; staff noted the transfer is required when a short-term rental property is sold within six months if the new owners wish to continue operating under the existing permit. No written objections or public testimony opposing the transfer were recorded.

The commission also approved the minutes of its May 6, 2025 meeting during the same session and had no additional staff reports. The meeting adjourned after brief final comments and no further public input.

Notes: The commission framed this as a quasi-judicial hearing governed by provisions of the Brookings Municipal Code referenced during the hearing; staff cited the short-term rental and minor-change criteria in that code when recommending approval.