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Nehalem council tentatively approves daycare permit, limits use of 8th Street stair until right‑of‑way permission
Summary
The City of Nehalem tentatively approved a conditional use permit for Little Coasties School at 36280 7th Street, with a modified condition barring use of the existing staircase to 8th Street until the property owner secures permission to use city right‑of‑way and required permits; final findings will be adopted Dec. 9.
The Nehalem City Council on Nov. 12 tentatively approved a conditional use permit for an early childhood education center to operate at 36280 7th Street, but added a modified condition restricting pedestrian access to 8th Street until the property owner obtains permission to use the city right-of-way and the requisite building permits.
Attorney David Petersen, representing applicant Kate Romanov of Little Coasties School, told the council the Planning Commission found the project met the four conditional‑use approval criteria in city code and that the applicant was willing to accept most of the commission’s conditions. Petersen objected to a single condition the commission had imposed that prohibited access to 8th Street, saying the restriction would force children along longer, hillier routes…
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