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Planning commission approves short-term rental at 96380 Dawson Road
Summary
The Brookings Planning Commission on May 6 approved a conditional use permit allowing a short-term rental at 96380 Dawson Road. Staff recommended approval, no written opposition was received, and the applicants waived additional written argument.
The Brookings Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit May 6 to operate a short-term rental at 96380 Dawson Road, voting unanimously to adopt the staff findings and conditions of approval.
The decision followed a staff report describing the property as a 1.53-acre lot in an R-1 single-family zone with a primary single-family dwelling and an accessory dwelling. Planning staff said the main house is a three-bedroom, two-bath, roughly 2,100-square-foot dwelling and described the accessory unit as a 751-square-foot, one-bedroom, one-bath structure. Staff said the driveway provides off-street parking for six vehicles and that utilities are available. The applicants and owners are Adele and Rich Kurtz; Adele Kurtz spoke at the hearing and said, “I don't know if there's any other additional information that's required.”
The hearing was conducted as a quasi-judicial proceeding. Planning staff told the commission, “We did not receive any written comments from adjoining property owners.” The applicants waived the option to submit additional written argument and asked for a decision that evening. Commissioners also announced no ex parte contacts, conflicts of interest or jurisdictional objections before the evidentiary record closed.
Commissioner Chapman moved to approve file CUP-4-25, and the motion was seconded (mover and seconder not specified on the record). The roll call votes recorded in the transcript were: Commissioner Chapman — yes; Commissioner Wilkowitz — yes; Commissioner Bond — yes; Commissioner Whitmore — yes; Chair Waltz — yes. The motion carried and the commission subsequently moved to approve the final order adopting the findings and conditions; that motion passed by the same recorded vote.
The staff report cited the criteria used for the decision as found in the city code sections referenced in the record (staff identified section 17.124.0.17 on short-term rentals, chapter 17.136 on conditional uses, and section 17.204.q for single-family residential). The record indicates staff prepared a final order reflecting the conditions of approval adopted by the commission.
No members of the public spoke in support or opposition during the hearing, and no written objections from adjoining property owners were entered into the record. With the CUP and final order approved, the commission closed the item and continued with routine business; the meeting adjourned shortly after.
