NESKOWIN COMMUNITY PLAN
In coordination with the Tillamook County Planning Office, the Neskowin Citizen Advisory Committee (NCAC) and its members have been tasked with facilitating an update to the Neskowin Community Plan (see current plan HERE). This plan was last revised in 2001.
The Community Plan Steering Subcommittee of the NCAC was formed in 2023 to create an update to the Neskowin Community Plan. The subcommittee has been meeting bi-weekly on zoom for three years. Meetings are open to the public and are posted on the Upcoming Events page at the NCAC website. In the summer and fall of 2025 there were several public informational and feedback sessions (via Zoom and hybrid meetings) to discuss and allow comments on the proposed update. Regular updates are reported to the NCAC Executive Board and the NCAC Regular Membership Meetings. In addition, community input has been solicited at the Neskowin Community Association meetings on Memorial and Labor Day weekends at the Firehall. Community Plan updates are also reported in the Neskowin Community Association newsletter. The Community Plan Steering Subcommittee 2025-26 meeting documents, transcripts and video recordings are available to view on the Archives page.
The Neskowin Community is encouraged to monitor the NCAC website to view the current draft of the Neskowin Community Plan. A target for the Subcommittee's FINAL DRAFT is to go to the NCAC membership this summer and after edits from those public meetings, it will become the Neskowin Community Plan FINAL DRAFT, by vote of the membership in December 2026. From the NCAC, it goes to the Tillamook County Planning Commission and then to the County Commissioners for approval.
The latest working draft of the Neskowin Community plan is available HERE.
Email ncaccommunity@gmail.com for any questions and comments about the Neskowin Community Plan. Your feedback is appreciated.
Please click HERE to view all the recorded NCAC Informational Town Hall Videos.
Phases for Updating the Neskowin Community Plan
Phase 1: Education and Survey Development
December 2019 - May 2022
Provide information to the community and have a discussion on what Neskowin has now .
Outline Oregon State’s 19 Land Use Goals (see HERE) and how they relate to local Land Use Ordinances and Standards so that our community can understand how their recommendations will be referred to by the County, State and Federal agencies in Land Use applications in our community.
Conduct 19-22 Informational Town Halls to discuss Land Use and seed an open discussion to better understand specific local applications of Land Use Goals (see Town Halls HERE).
Develop survey questions related to Land Use Goals and their relation to Community interests and concerns.
Develop database of Community stakeholders and do the outreach required to engage stakeholders in Community Plan process.
Phase 2: Survey Administration, Data Collection and Analysis
June 2022 - Jan 2023
Collect new ideas and discuss them as a community.
Distribute and collect surveys and distill the Town Hall conversations to identify community driven changes pertaining to Land Use ordinances and standards.
Engage stakeholders in rating each recommendation and develop consensus-based value statements within the suggested revisions to the Community Plan.
Provide a report to County Development Office to obtain their feedback.
Phase 3: Writing the First Draft of the Community Plan
February 2023 - January 2026
Send collective recommendations to the County.
Work with the County on getting suggested Community Plan revisions integrated into clear form that includes recommendations for Neskowin Community regarding Land Use Ordinances and Standards that the County can use when making future rulings on Land Use Planning in Neskowin Community.
Phase 4: Citizen input to the first draft and finalization with County
January 2026 - December 2026
Collective recommendations delivered to and negotiated with the County.
Work with the County to finalize recommendations for Neskowin Community Plan regarding Land Use Ordinances and Standards that the County can use when making future rulings on Land Use Planning in Neskowin Community.
Here is a slideshow presentation by the Tillamook County Planning Office explaining Goals 1 and 2 or Oregon State’s Land Use Planning Goals.
Note: Use the controls at the bottom of the slide window to scroll through the slides
Click HERE for the State’s webpage for all 19 Land Use Planning Goals