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Planning commission approves conditional-use permit for short-term rental at 1107 in Brookings
Summary
The Brookings Planning Commission approved a conditional-use permit allowing the owners to operate a short-term rental at a single-family dwelling listed as 1107 (street name spelled variously in the record) after a staff recommendation and no in-person opposition; one written neighbor comment was received.
The Brookings Planning Commission on the evening of the meeting opened and closed the public hearing on a conditional-use permit request and approved the permit to operate a short-term rental at a single-family dwelling listed as 1107 in Brookings.
Staff presented the application as a request to operate a short-term rental in an existing single-family dwelling on a 0.67-acre flag lot zoned R-16. The staff report described the house as a four-bedroom, six-bath, 4,070-square-foot dwelling with a three-car garage and a paved driveway large enough to accommodate five vehicles. Staff said the proposal met the applicable land-use criteria for short-term rentals and recommended approval; staff provided a draft final order to the commission. The staff report identified the applicable code provisions as Section 17.124.0.17 (short-term rentals), Chapter 17.136 (conditional uses), and Section 17.20.040(q) (single-family residential).
Applicant Robert Phillips told the commission he and his spouse, Lily Phillips, own the property and plan to use the house as a short-term rental while they divide their time between Brookings and their primary home. Phillips said operating the house as a short-term rental would help them afford the property until they move to Brookings full time.
No members of the public spoke in opposition at the hearing; staff said one written comment from a neighboring resident had been received and forwarded to commissioners. The commission voted to approve the conditional-use permit based on the findings and conditions in the staff report and then voted to approve the final order memorializing that decision.
Votes at the motions to approve the permit and to approve the final order were recorded as unanimous aye votes by Commissioners Peters, Bond, Chapman, Commissioner Wolfowitz, and Chair Walkowitz (motion carries).
