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Clackamas County Hearing for Short-Term/Vacation Rental Properties

Wednesday, January 29, 2020
by Liz Warren

The Clackamas County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on draft regulations for short-term/vacation rental properties in unincorporated Clackamas County at the Board business meeting scheduled for 6 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 30, on the 4th floor of the Public Services Building, 2051 Kaen Road, Oregon City. 

The draft regulations are available for public review at www.clackamas.us/planning/str.  People who have comments but are not able to attend the Jan. 30 hearing are welcome to submit their comments by email or US Mail to Senior Planner Martha Fritzie at [email protected] or Planning & Zoning, Development Services Building, 150 Beavercreek Road, Oregon City, OR 97045. 

A second public hearing on the draft regulations and Board action is planned for the Board Business Meeting at 10 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 13. 

Clackamas County defines a short-term rental, or vacation rental, as a dwelling unit, or portion of a dwelling unit, that is rented to any person or entity for lodging or residential purposes, for a period of up to 30 consecutive nights.

The draft regulations include provisions for short-term rental owners to register with the county and pay a fee, and for enforcement of the regulations to be carried out by either the Sheriff’s Office or Code Enforcement, depending on the issue.  Key components of the proposed regulations include rules regarding maximum occupancy, off-street parking, garbage pick-up, quiet hours, and fire and safety requirements.  The regulations would only apply outside of city limits in unincorporated Clackamas County.

More information is available on the project website at https://www.clackamas.us/planning/str.  

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Forecast for Mt. Hood Market 2020

Monday, January 20, 2020
by Liz Warren

          

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Snow Coming to Mt. Hood Cascades

Wednesday, January 8, 2020
by Liz Warren

Get ready because snow is on it’s way to the Cascades! Predictions are that we could see six feet at higher elevations possibly bringing our current snow pack levels up to “normal”. I see huge smiles coming for skiers and boarders this next week.

 

 

Here’s some info on our forecast from KGW

 

Winterizing a vacant home tips

 

Government Camp Snow levels for January 2020

 

Snow forecast for Oregon Cascades Mt Hood Vilalge, Or.

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Why You Should Buy A Home on Mt. Hood in 2020

Tuesday, January 7, 2020
by Liz Warren

            

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Happy New Year from Mt. Hood

Wednesday, January 1, 2020
by Liz Warren

Here’s to a Wonderful 2020!

Here’s to a Wonderful 2020! | MyKCM
 

We hope 2020 is a great year for you, both personally and professionally!

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Short Term Rentals on Mt. Hood

Monday, December 23, 2019
by Liz Warren

If you currently have a vacation rental in the Mt. Hood area in Government  Camp, Welches, Rhododendron or Brightwood you may be aware that Clackamas County has been studying the short term rental policies for unincorporated areas. Based on recent studies the county has sent out this email addressing the proposals for regulations:

Good morning,

After several months of public input and discussions with the Board of County Commissioners, updated draft regulations for short-term/vacation rentals in unincorporated Clackamas County are available for public review and comment.  Comments collected will be shared with County Commissioners to use as they consider adoption of these new regulations in 2020.  You can go directly to the draft regulations and the input form by using the following links.

Additional information about the draft regulations is available at www.clackamas.us/planning/str.  Please direct any comments or questions to Senior Planner Martha Fritzie at [email protected] or 503-742-4529.  \

You received this email because you have shown an interest in the this topic in the past.  If you would prefer not to receive any more updates on this topic, please send back an email asking to be removed from the email list.  Thank you.

Ellen Rogalin, Community Relations Specialist

Clackamas County Public & Government Affairs

Transportation & Development | Business & Community Services

503-742-4274  | 150 Beavercreek Road, Oregon City, OR 97045

Office hours:  9 am – 6 pm, Monday-Friday

Here is a copy of the current draft of regulations

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Mt. Hood September Sales 2019

Thursday, October 17, 2019
by Liz Warren

Mt. Hood September 2019 Real Estate Sales

Mt. Hood sales are up with pending sales in September reaching 31% higher than this same time period in 2018. Average sales price is $354,000! Twenty sales closed in September and the activity is continuing into October. There are currently 63 residential properties for sale and there are 29 pending sales as of today. These numbers bode well for a great fall of activity. 

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Mt. Hood October Market

Thursday, October 17, 2019
by Liz Warren

 

            

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Pre-Emtive Power Shut Down Could Come to the Mountain?

Wednesday, October 9, 2019
by Liz Warren

The big California fire in and near Paradise, Ca. was started by a PG & E line in 2018 and the lawsuits have been flying since potentially bankrupting the utility company. Super high winds, which spread that fire, are scheduled to kick up today and tomorrow in the bay area and power to the entire region is set to shut down by PG & E. They want to shut down power for 2.4 MILLION people in the San Francisco bay area! That sounds like a monumental task to me and what kind of chaos will that cause for the area. 

I caught this media blurb about our PGE company considering the same preventative outage plan for Government Camp and Welches in the extreme event of super high fire danger and high wind conditions. After watching the Eagle Creek Fire in the Gorge burn up thousands of acres in 2017, although man-made, it's surely on everyone's mind. 

PGE officials say, it's only under consideration and highly unlikely this would happen unless we came into very extreme conditions. PGE was cutting back all trees and brush in the Mt. Hood National Forest along power lines all summer with large fleets of workers staged locally in Zig Zag completing the task. 

 

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Mt. Hood Vacation Rentals

Wednesday, September 25, 2019
by Liz Warren

If there's one dominating market segment on Mt. Hood these days, it's the vacation rental market. This frequently combines an owners personal use with funds to offset their expenses to help pay off that mortgage or create a stream of income. 

Clackamas County has studied the vacation rental market since there are no zoning and regulation policies for vacation rentals. Here is a recent notification from the county if you've been following the studies and local meetings:

The Clackamas County Board of Commissioners is holding a policy session on Wednesday, Sept. 25 to discuss draft regulations for short-term rentals in unincorporated Clackamas County.  The meeting is scheduled from 9:30-11 a.m. in the Board Hearing Room on the 4th floor of the Public Services Building, 2051 Kaen Rd., Oregon City.

The materials prepared for the meeting by staff, including the draft regulations, are available here: https://dochub.clackamas.us/documents/drupal/41f33e9e-8da9-420d-9b13-0abb8e81722c.  The purpose of the meeting is for staff and commissioners to discuss next steps related to these draft regulations.  The public is welcome to observe, but there will not be an opportunity for public comment.  An audio-tape of the meeting will be available later in the week at https://www.clackamas.us/meetings/bcc/presentation. 

 

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