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Council listens to public hearing on VRDs, recommendations CASSIE RUUD cruud@countrymedia.net
Approximately 40 people filled the regular City Council Chambers on Monday, waiting for the public commentary portions of the meeting and the public hearing, which would allow citizens to comment on the proposed Vacation Rental Dwelling Land Use Amendments under proposed Ordinance 2016-EE. The Lincoln City Planning Commission brought forth their recommendations concerning VRDs to the city—proposing three changes for council to deliberate on. The proposal would allow VRDs in the R15 zone to become permitted use instead of accessory use. Previously R15 zones have been accessory use. Permitted use would allow the VRD to rent 365 days per year, whereas accessory use would have a cap on the number of days to be rented. There would be a total cap of 10 percent on the number of permitted use VRDs within the R15 zone, Lincoln City City Manager Ron Chandler said. Staff recommended accessory use be defined as no more than 30 nights per calendar year for VRDs in R1 zone single family neighborhoods, the RM zone and the R-R zone. Year round permitted use VRDs would be allowed in the Nelscott Beachside Mixed Use and Business Zones, the Taft Village Core and the Oceanlake Plan District. Staff recommended that grandfathered VRDs would continue to operate without accessory use and would use limitations existing in their current license. Those seeking a license for a VRD would need to send a notification to surrounding properties prior to the approval of licensing. City Planner Richard Townsend said that there would be a window for surrounding properties to voice their concerns prior to approval of licensing, resulting in an increased waiting time for the applicant—in the ballpark of two weeks. Chandler recommended council listen to comments during the public hearing, digest it, and discuss it next Monday during their 3 p.m. special meeting.
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Gail Downs holds photos of her parents, who met during WWII and are both inducted into the Wall of Honor.
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Gail Downs wants you to clean out your attic. “Sometimes people have great old photos in storage that they don’t even realize they have,” she said. The photos she is looking for in particular are of men and women who served during WWII. The national organization, “Spirit of See CITY COUNCIL, Page A2 ‘45” has been collecting photos of veterans
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Depoe Bay wildfire, contained, being worked on
15 through 18. “ We wanted to get this story out early,” Downs said. “That will allow area residents time to find those photos that are probably stored in attics, basements, shoe boxes, and albums.” “The Spirit of ‘45 team will be in the service tent Sept. 15 to 17 to assist those who want or need help,” Downs said. “People should bring the original photographs and be able to provide the WWII person’s name, branch of service, hometown, and state of residence when they joined the military.” See SPIRIT, Page A2
Council Seats The City Council of Lincoln City has one seat in each of the three wards with terms that will expire on Dec. 31. An election for these positions will be held on Nov. 8, 2016. The application period is now closed and two candidates in each ward have submitted applications and been deemed qualified for the ballot. Those names are: NEWS GUARD PHOTO/GRETCHEN AMMERMAN
In Ward 1 • James Davis • Diana Hinton
Fire seen from High School Drive at approximately 8:15 p.m. Monday.
Depoe Bay Fire and the Oregon Department of Forestry are working together to A wildfire broke out in the put out the fire, which Wilforest east of Depoe Bay on liams estimated would take Monday. about a week. At 10:40 a.m. on Tuesday, Currenty, there is no Depoe Bay Fire Chief Josh threat to structures or to the Williams said the fire was city and there is no need for burning between 200-300 evacuation. acres and that an overhead “We were ready if we are command had been set up needed, but they haven’t at the Gleneden Beach Fire called us in since no strucStation. Two hundred and twenty tures were in danger,” said firefighters were called to ad- North Lincoln Fire and Resdress the fire so far, Williams cue Safety Officer Jim Kusz. said. Citizens should be aware CASSIE RUUD cruud@countrymedia.net
for a “Wall of Honor,” which the Oregon chapter, of which Downs is a board member, is helping to fill. Over 16 million Americans fought during the war, 150,000 of which were Oregonians, so Downs is confident there are some photos out there that haven’t been included on the wall yet. To make it easy for people to get their photos included in the project, Downs and other volunteers will be at the Chinook Winds Celebration of Honor during the first three days of the event, which will run Sept.
of heavy fire traffic going through Depoe Bay and people with respiratory problems are encouraged to stay inside to avoid the smoke. A Public Information Officer has been established and will send regular updates to the news media. Citizens are encouraged to visit the Lincoln County Sheriff ’s website at www. co.lincoln.or.us/sheriff and sign up for emergency alerts with the Lincoln County Citizen Alerts program.
In Ward 2 • Dennis “Riley” Hoagland • James Scrutton In Ward 3 • Judy R. Casper • Douglas Wheldon Information about the council is available via the Lincoln City website at www.lincolncity.org. If you have any questions, please contact Cathy Steere, City Elections Officer at 541-996-1203.
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