Yachats is continuing its residential building “boomlet.” City Planner Dave Mattison told the Planning Commission this week that the city received 12 permits for new, single-family residences in 2019, and so far in 2020 has received two more applications for single-family houses. That continues a building trend for the past four years. In 2018 Lincoln […]
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Yachats council takes first tentative steps to revise water rates, but wants more numbers
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The city of Yachats is getting the first wave of information to possibly revise its water rates to raise enough money to keep up with maintenance but to also correct billing issues with eight large water users. Tim Tice, projects manager for the Oregon Association of Water Utilities, on Wednesday walked […]
Yachats council accepts Kerti’s resignation, outlines timeline for filling vacancy
Want to spend at least six to eight hours a month in daytime meetings under the scrutiny of 25 people? Looking to be harangued with complaints about vacation rentals, code enforcement, signs, lights, traffic, budgets and other issues that consume a small, coastal community? Then the Yachats City Council has a position for you. […]
James Kerti abruptly resigns from Yachats City Council after his first year in position
By Quinton Smith/YachatsNews.com Yachats City Councilor James Kerti abruptly resigned from his position Tuesday afternoon, just one year into his four-year term. Kerti’s said his resignation was effective immediately. The City Council is scheduled to accept his resignation Wednesday, Jan. 15 and decide how to seek applications to replace him. In his four-sentence resignation letter […]
In granting Drift Inn variance, Yachats commission laments lack of overall parking plan for downtown
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats Planning Commission approved a request Tuesday by the owner of the popular Drift Inn restaurant and hotel to allow it to have eight less parking spaces than required, but not before wrestling with lots of questions it hopes the city will soon tackle. Such as: When will the city […]
A very dry November and big water leak creates some worries for city of Yachats
November rain in Yachats was the lowest recorded in the last 10 years, resulting in an 11-month total rainfall amount for the area just 71 percent of normal. There were just 2.38 inches of rain recorded at the city of Yachats’ wastewater treatment plant in November. The previous low November rainfall amount was more […]
Yachats council backs off big increase in vacation rental fees, opens discussion on unlimited licenses in commercial, motel zones
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats City Council changed directions on two significant vacation rental regulation issues Thursday, backing off a major increase in fees and then launching a discussion to allow an unlimited number of short-term rentals in areas zoned for businesses and motels. Decisions on re-licensing fees and several other regulations brings to […]
Yachats’ fake cop car and ‘Officer Creepy’ do their job in slowing Highway 101 traffic
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The 14-year-old black and white Ford Crown Victoria sporting a big city of Yachats logo sits at a slight angle along U.S. Highway 101 on the south side of town. Inside is a battered mannequin, a castoff from two other coastal cities. It sports a bright orange vest, hat and dark […]
City will explore idea of using two empty lots for workforce housing
The two small residential building lots along Aqua Vista Loop and Marine Drive have been sitting empty for decades. The lots are owned by Lincoln County, which acquired them years ago as part of the legal settlement that re-established the 804 Trail through Yachats. The lots contain a 10-foot easement to allow the trail […]
Central Lincoln’s planned electrical outage Thursday will not affect downtown Yachats
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Central Lincoln Peoples Utility District will cut power to customers from the south edge of Yachats to Carl Washburne State Park for up to 5½ hours Thursday, Oct. 10 – but it will not affect downtown Yachats businesses or City Hall. The outage will affect 470 residences on Bayview Terrace, in […]