Planning Commission

At the upcoming Lincoln City City Council meeting a proposal from the planning department to reduce the number of planning commissioners from seven to five will be discussed and possibly voted on. 

The City of Lincoln City recently passed two Ordinances (2019-14 & 2019-15) making amendments to the City’s sign regulations. In doing so, City Council directed staff to provide all businesses in the commercial zoning districts with this letter identifying the changes and summarizing the future work program relating to signage.

Retiring Lincoln City Planning Director Richard Townsend will be honored Friday, March 8, for his longtime service to the community.

Lindsey Sehmel of Gig Harbor, Wash., will replace retiring longtime Lincoln City Planning and Community Development Director Richard Townsend, effective Jan. 1.

The Oregon Chapter of the American Planning Association will honor Lincoln City Senior Planner Debra Nicholson as the state’s planner of the year.

In the end, the Commission voted unanimously to postpone making a recommendation to the City Council regarding adoption of the plan.