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Planning Commission recommends no STR in coastal residential building zones.
We have not been able to get a copy of the minutes yet, but a member who attended the March 8 Clatsop County Planning Commission called me and relayed that the Planning Commission is recommending the County Commissioners restrict any Short Term Rentals in residential zoned communities along the coast. Attached is a copy of their agenda and will advise if we hear more. Attached is the agenda and as soon as the draft minutes are posted we will share with our members. New: Director of Community Development clarifies Planning Commission Recommendations for STRs. Link to Clatsop County Planning Commission Agenda Packet for 8 March meeting.
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New Short Term Rental Rules Change Hearing
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CLATSOP COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Clatsop County Board of Commissioners will conduct a public hearing at 6:00 PM on Wednesday, February 9, 2022, to consider the following: Ordinance #22-01, amending Section 5.12 of the Clatsop County Code related to operating standards for short-term rentals in unincorporated County. All interested parties are invited to testify in person by attending the hearing or in writing by addressing comments to the Clatsop County Board of Commissioners Chair, 800 Exchange Street Suite 410, Astoria, OR 97103. Written comments may also be sent via FAX to 503-325-8325 or via email to commissioners@co.clatsop.or.us. Here is a copy of…
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January 2022 Surf Pines Breeze News Letter
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Lost two old time residents Joe and Gwynn Bakkensen
Many of you remember Joe and Gwynn who lived in Surf Pines from the late 80s till 2019 when they transferred their home to their daughter and son in law in 2019. Both were extremely active volunteers in Surf Pines and long time Astoria Country Club members. In November Joe and Gwynn passed away within 7 days of each other. Below are their obituaries. We will miss these long term members.
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How to Mute and Unmute in Zoom App on Phone
Many of us are now using Zoom. Some are using their mobile phones and may not be aware that all the background noise can interrupt a meeting. So we thought we would share how to mute your phone. Video conferencing apps such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Hangouts, etc. are turning out to be more vital now than ever. You can participate in your meetings from any part of the world. Fortunately, those apps have taken care of little details in their apps. While too many people using it is absolutely great, it can get overwhelming. Thankfully, a majority of these apps offer a mute option. In this post, we shall tell you…
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North Gate crashed by Vandal
At 11:02 last night a person walked out of Surf Pines and then turned around and proceeded to destroy the exit gate by lifting it back and forth till it ripped off the actuator. We have the person on Video and some still shots that Ken will take to the police tomorrow. We are asking if anyone can identify this person to help the Sherriff catch him. The bad news is that the actuator was torn out (even the old gate would not been able to handle this). So it will be a very expensive repair. The good news is that even if this person has no money our property coverage should…
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Newest addition to our history page
Articles and Books from our own Jim Aalberg Click here to view on the Surf Pines Historical Page on our web Jim Aalberg is the 3rd great-grand son of Captain John West the founder of Westport. Jim has been a long term resident of Surf Pines and recently volunteered to join the Surf Pines Board as Treasurer. Aalberg had an extensive career as an accountant and risk manger including retiring as the Treasurer of Fred Meyers. His passion has always been history and as a result he has published several articles in the “CUMTUX”. This is a quarterly publication of Clatsop County history articles produced by residents of the county and is produced for members…
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Measure 56 Notice card you just received.
Follow this link to read what it means: Click Here
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Why the South Gates are down and a small web glitch.
If you noticed both the entrance and exit gates have been knocked down earlier this week. This was a result of the wind not a car blasting though. On October 24 Sunday the entrance gate was blown down at 4:08 PM and on Tuesday October 26 the exit gate was knocked down at about 9 AM. Normally when the winds get to a certain speed and gusts, Ken will open the gates till the storm has ended. This has been the case even before the new gates. Even though the gates were left open the winds came from the South South East instead of our normal South West during bad storms. This…
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Surf Pines October 2021 Breeze Newsletter
