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Nehalem City Council continues review of daycare permit after dispute over proposed stair access

Nehalem City Council · October 14, 2025
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Summary

The Nehalem City Council on Oct. 14 reopened and then continued a de novo reconsideration of a conditional-use permit for a daycare at 36280 7th Street after debate over a condition prohibiting pedestrian stairs to 8th Street; the council granted the applicant until Nov. 12 to submit design and slope-stability details.

The Nehalem City Council on Oct. 14 reopened a de novo public hearing on a previously approved conditional-use permit for a daycare at 36280 7th Street, focusing on a condition that prohibits pedestrian stair access to 8th Street. City Attorney Carrie Richter told the council the city took the matter back after the applicant appealed the condition to the Land Use Board of Appeals and noted the hearing permits reconsideration of all evidence. Richter recommended the council consider continuing the hearing because the application lacks formal stair-design details and slope-stability analysis.

Attorney Mick Harris, representing the…

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