Chair approves renewal of 5-site glamping CUP with phased conditions

The chair of the King County Administrative Land Use Authority said on April 8 that he would approve a renewed conditional use permit (CUP) for Lincoln Bradshaw to operate five "glamping" sites, but added conditions limiting initial operations until required infrastructure and health-department approvals are in place. The chair said the original permit had been commercial and that Bradshaw refiled as a residential CUP to renew use.

"This CUP had already been approved years ago, and he just wants to renew it and try to do it again," the chair said, adding that "he's only allowed to start with 1 glamping site" until upgrades are finished. The chair said the renewal will include conditions that prevent additional tents beyond the first one near the house until Bradshaw installs the required infrastructure and secures sign-off from the health department. He also said the applicant intends to use the existing septic system for the house and must add bathrooms before expanding the number of guest sites, and that there will be a 24/7 on-site manager as part of the conditions.

The chair described the approval as contingent on the health-department review and completion of infrastructure improvements; the transcript records the chair's intent to approve and the conditions but does not show a roll-call vote in the spoken record. Next steps are for conditions to be written into the CUP paperwork and for the applicant to pursue required health and infrastructure clearances before increasing site count.