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Apartment project hopes
to address housing woes
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Public Works Director; ex- ments, but he agreed it was a
terior lighting plans in com- good idea.
pliance with outdoor lighting
“That’s a large number of
provisions; trash and recycle people in a tight space, so that
facilities to be provided; and can be helpful,” he said.
short- and long-term bike
He also suggested it would
parking.
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The planning department sion, in the future, to consider
set six conditions on the per- adopting general provisions to
mit so the apartment develop- deal with lifestyle conditions
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development standards and is ture. Those provisions could
compatible with the surround- provide consistency and a ra-
ing area. Those conditions in- tional basis for decision-mak-
clude:
ing in the future and also in-
• The applicant must pro- clude an incentive process for
vide an engineered drainage developers to incorporate rec-
plan that indicates how the ex- reation areas into their plans.
isting and proposed drainage
For the proposed apartment
facilities will accommodate complex, the group now will
storm water runoff from the have to complete a full set of
parking lots and roof drains.
development plans that will
• The applicant must pro- address improvements on site
vide detailed designs for street and any infrastructure im-
and sidewalk improvements provements that need to be ad-
associated with the develop- dressed off site, Cupples said.
ment.
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plan, documenting that all ex- development permits so they
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designed to limit glare.
said.
• The applicant must install
Prior to that, the depart-
a site obscuring fence not less ment will prepare a notice of
than 3 feet in height along the decision based on the com-
northern and eastern portion mission’s action and send it to
of the parking lot.
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• Proposed development owners, giving them 15 days
plans must incorporate hand- to appeal the decision. Appli-
icapped parking, bike racks, cants often do not submit plans
garbage and recycling facil- until after the appeal deadline
ities appropriately scaled for has expired, Cupples said.
the proposed use.
Additionally at the meet-
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the applicant’s proposed plan a Vacation Rental Dwelling
must be reviewed and ap- Permit request from Booth
proved by Cupples.
Brothers LLC for a two-bed-
The property does not abut room vacation unit at 221 N.
South Roosevelt Drive, the Downing St. No. 300.
report states, but it is located
The vacation unit would
within the highway overlay have a maximum occupancy
zone. An overlay zone request of no more than six people old-
was submitted in conjunction er than age 3 or more than 10
with the conditional-use per- people regardless of age. The
mit application.
existing two-bedroom dwell-
Upon the suggestion of ing unit is in a triplex located
commissioner Tom Horning, on property zoned high-densi-
the permit was approved with ty residential. Currently, about
a condition for the developer 21 percent of the surrounding
to include within the outdoor dwellings are licensed for use
landscaping a children’s play as vacation rental dwellings.
area with an all-weather sur-
The next meeting of the
face. Commission chair Ray Seaside Planning Commission
Romine said he was not sure takes place Tuesday, July 7.
Goal!
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The Beach Soccer Tournament drew a wide array of competitors to Seaside on Saturday, June 20 and Sunday, June 21.
Soccer on the beach has been a fixture in Seaside since 2010. Six divisions composed this year’s tournament. For more
information, visit seasidebeachsoccer.com.
McKeowns purchase Firehouse Grill
New owners maintain
staff, menu with a few
additions
By Katherine Lacaze
Seaside Signal
The
approximately
3-year-old Firehouse Grill,
841 Broadway, is under
new ownership.
Nancy and Dennis McK-
eown, who own several oth-
er restaurants in Seaside’s
downtown area, purchased
the business May 12.
Bob and Lori Breslaeur
opened the Firehouse Grill
in 2012, and they recently
sold it to have more time
with family, according to
Nancy McKeown, who,
along with her husband
Dennis, owns McKeown’s
Restaurant & Bar, The Irish
Pub and Nonni’s Italian
Bistro. The Breslaeurs will
continue to provide cater-
ing services locally through
their company, Northwest
Celebrations Catering.
“At the Firehouse Grill,”
the McKeowns stated in
a news release, “we fully
intend to maintain, and to
expand on, the food philos-
ophy they created at Fire-
house using quality, fresh,
housemade, organic and
local, when available, prod-
ucts. We will also put our
own signature on some new
menu items while keeping
the most popular current
items.”
Some of the new menu
items include fresh seafood
lunch offerings. The restau-
rant also has added a chil-
dren’s menu and will serve
breakfast all day. The burg-
ers are made with fresh-
ground, organic beef from
grass-fed cows.
They have obtained a
full on-premise liquor li-
cense and “will specialize
in our Bloody Marys, Mi-
mosas and newest cocktails
with fruit purees, such as
our Blood Orange Mimo-
sa or Screwdriver and our
fresh Ruby Red Grapefruit
and Basil Cooler made with
Citrus Vodka,” the release
states.
The restaurant also pro-
vides draft craft local brews
from Buoy Beer and Fort
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west wines.
All the existing staff
members, except one,
stayed on after the trans-
action, and the McKeowns
have added a few new fac-
es, as well.
As was Bob Breslaeur,
Dennis McKeown is the
executive chef and he will
be responsible for menu
and recipe development,
quality control and order-
ing, “including sourcing
local and organic product,”
Nancy McKeown said. The
rest of the cooking staff in-
cludes Chef Devin Snider,
who started at Firehouse
Grill about seven months
ago, and Chef Brian Payne,
who has an extensive cook-
ing and management back-
ground. Joining the crew is
Chef Rollie Sakura, from
Hawaii, who also has an
impressive cooking back-
ground and will be “lend-
ing his culinary techniques,
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presentations to the food,”
Nancy McKeown said.
“We look forward to
great things from this amaz-
ing team,” she added.
They also are in the pro-
cess of redecorating the
restaurant, and expanding
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The building was the orig-
inal home of the Seaside
Volunteer Fire Department
when it was established in
1904. They started painting
about two weeks ago, to
add a splash of color to the
previously all-white walls.
The owners also are work-
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to get some pictures of past
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orabilia to display, Nancy
McKeown said.
“We wish to commem-
orate the history of our
volunteers from then until
now,” the release states.
“All past and present volun-
teers and EMTs will receive
a 10 percent discount when
dining with us at Firehouse
Grill.”
The hours will stay
mostly the same for now,
with a focus on breakfast
and lunch. The restaurant
is open from 8 a.m. to 3
p.m. Thursdays through
Monday, except Sundays,
when the restaurant closes
at 2 p.m. and closed Tues-
days and Wednesdays.
The McKeowns plan for
the Firehouse Grill to
eventually serve dinner.
For more information,
call (503) 717-5502 or
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seaside.net.
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