Planning commission schedules site visit and sets public‑hearing process for code updates and the Ocean Terrace rezone

The commission approved the consent agenda at the meeting's outset by voice vote and spent the bulk of the session reviewing four upcoming code amendments. Following extensive public comment on the Ocean Terrace rezone, commissioners agreed to schedule a site visit to review slope and drainage conditions and asked staff to collect any additional applicant materials for the evidentiary record. "We'll organize that for you," staff said when commissioners requested a joint visit.

Staff reiterated that the work session is separate from the public hearing and that the public hearing — not the work session — is the forum to add materials that become part of the official, appealable record. Staff also reviewed next steps on the housing audit, University of Oregon student projects, and an Old Town design outreach schedule; the planning director said the position will be advertised as she plans to depart in mid‑June.