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Seaside council upholds planning commission on Pacifica affordable housing; asks developer to seek ODOT access
Summary
Council denied an appeal and upheld the Planning Commission’s approval of a 69‑unit, deed‑restricted affordable housing project on the North 40, while adding a request that the developer pursue a right‑in/right‑out access permit from ODOT.
The Seaside City Council voted to deny an appeal and uphold the Planning Commission’s approval of the Pacifica affordable housing project, a proposed 69‑unit development planned for a roughly two‑acre city‑owned site on the North 40.
The project, proposed by Related Northwest, would be deed‑restricted at 60% of area median income for 60 years and provide a mix of studios, one‑, two‑ and three‑bedrooms. The applicant’s packet included 79 off‑street parking spaces and common facilities. Community Development Director Jeff Lohrey told the council the site is zoned industrial but allowed for affordable housing under state law (Senate Bill 8) and that the highway overlay zone review — not the underlying allowance for housing — is what required a public…
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