YACHATS – Yachats residents are invited to attend a series of online meetings to learn more about proposed amendments to the city’s housing code.
The four-week series of hourlong, twice-weekly sessions begins at 3 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays (except for session 7) beginning Thursday, July 23. The sessions focus on specific topics, questions and feedback from the city’s July 14 community engagement session.
“We understand that this topic is intricate and that many more questions remain than could be addressed in the time available at the community session,” the city announcement said. “We remain fully committed to providing opportunities to address those inquiries.”
The goal of the series is to address and explore topics in greater detail and answer questions from the public. Each session will begin with the introduction of a topic followed by an overview and context. A moderator will then read unanswered questions from the July 14 meeting and a planning commissioner or city staff will answer before opening the session to further questions and comments.
The meetings must be accessed on Zoom here.
The scheduled dates and topics are:
- Session 1, Thursday, July 23; Parking: Addressing parking minimums, street capacity, and vehicle congestion concerns;
- Session 2, Friday, July 24; History, process and CCRs: Clarifying how code updates reached this point, past milestones, legal mandates and the remaining timeline;
- Session 3, Thursday, July 30; Duplexes and R-Zones: Discussing residential zoning changes, multi-family integration and neighborhood density limits;
- Session 4, Friday, July 31; Infrastructure: Evaluating water, sewer, stormwater and utility capacity to handle the proposed code changes;
- Session 5, Aug. 6; Design standards: Reviewing aesthetic guidelines, setbacks and height restrictions;
- Session 6, Aug. 7; ADUs: Diving into accessory dwelling unit rules, sizing, occupancy requirements and guidelines;
- Session 7, Aug. 12; “Do Nothing” alternative: Discuss legal, financial, and physical consequences of making no updates to the current code; and
- Session 8, Aug. 14; Character, view and environment: Balancing development with environmental conservation, view corridor protections and community character.
Not to throw a wrench in the monkey works, but is everyone involved aware of Hood River’s unique partial solution to local housing, which was upheld in federal courts? The owner, or their proxy (who can be a local worker with a 12-month lease) must first live in the proposed short-term rental property for a year before it can be rented openly. At least for a year there will continually be warm bodies in the dwelling, who will use local businesses for food and transportation (gas) needs.
https://lincolnchronicle.org/hood-river-short-term-rental-ordinance-upheld-by-federal-court/