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Coos Bay council reviews Empire Area Blueprint; majority favors keeping Hollering Place as park
Summary
Council and residents debated the Empire Area Blueprint's bike‑route options, boat‑ramp use, and zoning changes. Staff proposed code amendments to ease development; after public comment and council discussion, the majority signaled preference to preserve the Hollering Place Lower Bench for recreation, not commercial or overnight lodging.
Coos Bay planning staff presented the Empire Area Blueprint and proposed municipal code amendments at a joint Council and URA work session, outlining a two‑part proposal: adopt the blueprint as a guiding document and amend the Coos Bay Municipal Code and Transportation System Plan to support the preferred alternative for the Empire area.
Chelsea, a planning staffer, said proposed changes include adding the Newmark Avenue Road Diet (TSP project CB‑14), incorporating Empire transportation projects into the street connectivity plan, aligning mobility targets, allowing residential occupancy across building floors in the study area (instead of limiting residential to upper floors and 30% of ground floor), expanding the exempt parking area with a cap, aligning…
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