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Depoe Bay planning commission pauses decision on Highway 101 parking variance request
Summary
The Depoe Bay Planning Commission on June 11 left the public record open and postponed a decision on a variance request that would allow a new craft shop to rely on existing on-street parking along U.S. Highway 101 instead of adding eight off-street spaces.
The Depoe Bay Planning Commission on June 11 paused deliberations and left the record open for additional written testimony on a request by applicant Krista Holmes to permit a mixed retail-and-residential use to rely on on-street parking on U.S. Highway 101 rather than meet the C-1 zone off-street parking requirement. The commission set a continuation for a final decision at its next regular meeting on July 9, 2025.
The proposal (Case File 1-DAR-PC-25) seeks a variance from the city—s zoning code to allow a craft shop on the ground floor and a dwelling above in an existing building that has no land available for on-site parking. Staff reported the building was constructed in 1928, predates the city's zoning adoption, and that the mixed use would require eight off-street spaces under the applicable code; staff noted 10 delineated on-street spaces exist in the highway frontage. The Oregon Department of Transportation provided written comment saying it had no concerns with a new business at that location, according to the staff report.
Why it matters: Commissioners and public speakers tied the request to broader downtown planning issues, including…
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