Notice of Public Hearing, Depoe Bay Planning Commission - Wednesday, June 24, 2026 @ 6:00 PM

NOTE: THIS PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN RE-SCHEDULED THE NEW DATE IS JUNE 24, 2026 VARIANCE TO ALLOW DEVELOPMENT IN A RIPARIAN AREA CASE FILE #2-VAR-PC-26

APPLICANT: Matthew Wilson

PROPERTY OWNER: Same as Above

LOCATION: Lincoln County Assessor’s Map 09-11-08-AB-05200-00

REQUEST: The applicant requests Planning Commission approval of a Variance to Depoe Bay Zoning Ordinance Section 152.072, PROTECTION OF STREAMS, PONDS, WETLANDS, AND RIPARIAN
AREAS, to permit on-site ground work and public utility and transportation improvements in the riparian corridor of the North Depoe Bay Creek, to facilitate construction of a single-unit residential dwelling on a vacant lot in the City’s Residential R-4 Zone. The applicant’s property fronts on NE Zimmerman Street, which is an un-improved, public street right-of-way with some existing gravel surfacing. The applicant proposes to improve a section of NE Zimmerman Street to provide vehicular access to his property.

APPLICABLE CRITERIA: 
Depoe Bay Zoning Ordinance of 1975, as amended:
§ 152.028 RESIDENTIAL ZONE R-4
§ 152.072 PROTECTION OF STREAMS, PONDS, WETLANDS, AND
RIPARIAN AREAS
§ 152.076 CLEARING, FILLING, EXCAVATING, AND GRADING
§ 152.170 AUTHORIZATION TO GRANT OR DENY VARIANCES

PUBLIC HEARING DETAILS: On June 24, 2026, the Depoe Bay Planning Commission will convene at 6PM for their regularly scheduled meeting, during which a public hearing will be conducted to consider the applicant’s request. Public attendance is invited. Directions for attending the public hearing virtually will be available the week of the scheduled hearing. Please contact City Hall at that time for this information. Oral testimony will be accepted during the public hearing. If you will not be attending the public hearing in person or virtually, all written testimony must be received prior to 4PM on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. Written testimony may be brought to Depoe Bay City Hall; mailed via the US Postal Service to the post office box below; or emailed to the City Planner.

TESTIMONY: Testimony submitted prior to the close of the record and consistent with the above will be entered into the record. Failure to raise an issue on the record, either in person or in writing, or failure to provide statements/evidence sufficient to afford the Planning Commission an opportunity to respond to the issue(s), including failure of the applicant to raise constitutional or other objections to conditions of approval, precludes appeal to the Land Use Board of Appeals or award in circuit court on that issue.

APPLICATION MATERIALS: Application materials, documents and evidence submitted by or on behalf of the applicant are available by email at request, may be inspected at City Hall, and hard copies may be obtained at cost. Documents or evidence submitted by the applicant within 20 days prior to the hearing constitutes grounds for a continuance of the hearing if any party requests such a continuance. Copies of the staff report for this case will be available for review, and may be emailed on request, inspected or purchased at Depoe Bay City Hall, 570 SE Shell Avenue, seven days prior to the hearing.

Mailing Address : 
City of Depoe Bay
P.O. Box 8
Depoe Bay, OR 97341

CONTACT: Creed A. Eckert, City Planner (541) 765-2361 x15, planner [at] cityofdepoebay.org (planner[at]cityofdepoebay[dot]org) 

TIME/PLACE: Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 6:00 PM, Depoe Bay City Hall, 570 SE Shell Avenue, Depoe Bay, OR.

Depoe Bay City Hall is accessible to the disabled. If special accommodations are needed, please contact the City Recorder at (541) 765-2361 forty-eight hours in advance of the meeting so that appropriate assistance can be provided.