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Harbor-area farmer urges Curry County to investigate alleged zoning, liquor and septic violations on Oceanview Drive
Summary
Gary Hastings, a Harbor-area farmer, told Curry County commissioners he and neighbors filed a formal complaint and retained counsel after alleging that a property on Oceanview Drive—zoned for agriculture—was hosting retail operations, live-music events, on-site liquor sales and had septic problems risking overflow into a creek.
Gary Hastings, who said his family has farmed in the Harbor area since 1945, used the meeting’s public-comment slot to present a formal complaint that a property on Oceanview Drive zoned for agriculture is being used for retail activity and public events.
Hastings said neighbors have signed a complaint, he and others retained an attorney and he provided documentation on a flash drive. He alleged the property operators had opened a coffee shop and bakery, sold food and advertised a schedule of live rock-music events each weekend in April that generated noise concerns. Hastings also said he had watched the property’s septic system being altered and said it had overflowed into a nearby creek.
He alleged there were on-site alcohol sales and described a "booze wagon." County staff responded that liquor regulation and licensing fall under the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) and that noise complaints are enforced by police, noting the county’s limited direct enforcement jurisdiction in those areas. Staff said they would route Hastings’s documentation to the appropriate offices for review and follow up with him about next steps.
Commissioners thanked Hastings for bringing the materials to the meeting. Hastings told the board he spent $2,500 on legal review of the alleged violations and asked the county to investigate potential code and environmental-health violations on the property.
The board accepted Hastings’s exhibit and moved on to the next agenda item.
