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Planning commission approves conditional-use permit for vacation rental at 1470 Beach Loop Drive
Summary
The Bandon Planning Commission approved a conditional-use permit allowing the owners to operate a two-bedroom vacation rental at 1470 Beach Loop Drive with conditions including a six-guest limit, smoke/CO detector floor plan, and removal or compliant upgrade of an unpermitted stairway before occupancy.
The Bandon Planning Commission voted to approve a conditional-use permit for a two‑bedroom vacation rental at 1470 Beach Loop Drive. The permit limits occupancy to six guests and requires the owners to submit a floor plan showing smoke and carbon-monoxide detectors.
City planning staff told the commission the house, built in 2000 and about 2,450 square feet, provides two off-street parking spaces and no street parking in front of the dwelling. Staff also said the applicant will close the stairwell access and recommended conditions to address the stairwell and safety systems. “We recommend approval with the conditions that are standard,” staff said, adding that applicants must submit a floor plan showing detector locations and that occupancy be restricted to six guests.
Commissioners questioned the status of a stairway providing partial beach access and whether it was an unpermitted structure. Staff described the stairway as unpermitted and recommended either removal or bringing the structure into compliance before occupancy, noting oceanfront structures often require additional permitting and a geologic assessment. A motion to approve the permit with findings and the added condition that the staircase be removed or come into compliance prior to occupancy passed on a roll call vote with all commissioners voting yes.
The applicant’s representative, Crystal Orr, said the property owners purchased the house to be near family and plan to retire there; in the meantime they seek to rent it as a short-term rental. Orr told commissioners the stairwell “does not go all the way to the beach” and that owners intend to keep it locked. Staff and the commission said that if the stairway remains it must comply with applicable permitting and geotechnical requirements before occupancy.
The commission adopted the staff findings and attached the stairwell condition to the approval. The staff contact said additional documentation (the floor plan showing detectors and any evidence of stair compliance or removal) must be submitted before the permit’s occupancy is authorized.
