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Seaside community development outlines housing pipeline and staff growth, cites 20‑year target of 1,600 units

3307619 · May 13, 2025
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Community Development Director Jeff Lohrey told council the city needs roughly 1,600 housing units in a 20‑year target and summarized current projects, permitting and staffing steps to speed reviews and code updates.

Community Development Director Jeff Lohrey updated the Seaside City Council on housing demand, recent permitting and department staffing, and described steps the department is taking to streamline permits and update housing codes required by state law.

Lohrey noted the Oregon Housing Needs Analysis assigns Seaside a 20‑year production target of about 1,600 units (roughly 14 units per year) and said the city’s best production year recently was 2023 when 76 units received building permits. He summarized the current pipeline: Hawkeye (55 units permitted late 2023), a 40‑unit project at the north end already under construction, Riverrun (66 market‑rate units under construction), Pacifica (the 69‑unit…

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