Seaside council denies appeal, approves Vista Ridge 2 preliminary plat with cul‑de‑sac variance and conditions

The Seaside City Council denied an appeal of the planning commission’s decision and approved the preliminary plat for the Vista Ridge 2 subdivision on March 10, allowing a 15‑lot development in the Sunset Hills area with conditions that include sidewalks on both sides of the new street and required firefighting and utility measures.

Nut graf: The council’s action approves a cul‑de‑sac length variance and the preliminary plat but attaches eight conditions — including public‑works approval of sanitary sewer and stormwater plans, sprinklers for each dwelling, utilities loop considerations and application of the city’s hazard mitigation plan — intended to address public‑safety, infrastructure and environmental concerns raised in the record.

What the council decided Staff described the proposal as a 15‑lot subdivision along a ridgeline off Aldercrest with a new city street (Hemlock Court) and two requested variances: an increase in the maximum cul‑de‑sac (staff said the proposed length is approximately 650…