The Coos Bay City Council public hearing scheduled for Tuesday, January 2, 2024, has been POSTPONED to Wednesday, January 10, 2024. A Coos Bay City Council, North Bend City Council, and Coos County Board of Commissioners joint work session is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, January 10, 2024m at 6 p.m. in the Coos Bay City Hall Council Chambers located at 500 Central Avenue in Coos Bay Oregon in advance of the public hearing. The Coos Bay City Council public hearing will follow the joint work session. The purpose of the joint work session and public hearing is to consider the proposed CBEMP Phase I Updates including proposed amendments to the text of the City of Coos Bay Comprehensive Plan and Development Code and multi-jurisdictional Joint Resolution committing to pursue additional future updates. The Coos Bay Estuary Management Plan (CBEMP) Phase 1 revision represents Coos County’s first step towards improving the plan’s ability to meet the needs of the communities and local governments encompassed by the plan. CBEMP Phase 1 revisions are intended to: 1) improve plan usability; 2) digitize the zone plan map; 3) improve coordination between jurisdictions; 4) update the 40-year-old plan with current agency names, laws, and regulations. CBEMP Phase 1 revisions do not include any changes to zoning or management unit designations—those will be addressed in subsequent phases.To review the current draft CBEMP Phase 1 updates, go to: https://www.co.coos.or.us/community-dev/page/am-22-005-coos-bay-estuary-management-plan. To review the City of Coos Bay record to-date on Land Use Application #187-23-000165-PLNG, go to: https://www.coosbayor.gov/government/city-departments/public-works-community-development-department/pwcd-planning. Written testimony can be sent to Chelsea Schnabel, City of Coos Bay Planning Administrator, at cschnabel@coosbayor.gov. Written testimony is DUE January 3, 2024, by 5 p.m. Oral testimony presented at the meeting will be limited to three (3) minutes. For more information about how to participate in these proceedings or if you have questions, please contact the City of Coos Bay Planning Division at (541) 269-8916 or email cschnabel@coosbayor.gov.
