Johns v. City of Lincoln City

Petitioner seeks review of LUBA’s decision affirming the City of Lincoln City’s denial of petitioner’s application for a dwelling. We reverse.

Although the proposed location of the dwelling is in a residential zone, the area is also part of an environmental quality overlay zone. As such, the city’s zoning ordinance makes the dwelling proposal reviewable under aesthetic resource and natural hazards standards, instead of being permitted outright pursuant to the residential zoning. The city planning director approved petitioner’s application. Two separate groups of opponents, the Morfitts and the…