First reading: ordinance would rezone Kernville tavern site from MP to R1; second reading Sept. 23

Sep 2, 2026

County staff presented first reading of Ordinance 543 to rezone a property adjacent to the Siletz River (the former Kernville tavern site) from planned marine (MP) to R1 residential. Planning staff said the planning commission found the area’s character changed and recommended R1; second reading scheduled Sept. 23.

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County counsel and the planning director presented the first reading of Ordinance 543, a proposed comprehensive-plan amendment and zoning map change to rezone assessor tax lots near the Siletz River from MP (planned marine) to R1 (single-family residential). Staff said the planning commission held a hearing, found that the character of the area has changed since the 1970s and recommended R1 for the subject property, which the presenter identified as the former Kernville tavern site.

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