Former Portland restauranteurs Matt and Kayoki Kaye contacted The Oceansider this week to announce their plans to build and open a new restaurant in Oceanside this fall. Excavation for the 600-square-foot structure (which will “fit with the village character”) is already underway on Rosenberg Loop directly behind the Oceanside Cabins. The restaurant – to be called “Willy’s” – will feature “west coast cuisine with Japanese, Chinese, Latin and Indian influences.” It will initially be “dinner only” from March to November” with subsequent expansion once they find and train “a good crew.”
The Kayes previously founded and operated “Kayo’s Ramen Bar” in NE Portland, where they were named in several Portland “best restaurant” lists. After selling that successful business, they traveled extensively before settling in Netarts, where their son also has a home. “We’re excited to become members of the Oceanside community and to introduce our food,” they shared, and look forward to meeting members of the community after they return from a trip to Japan next month.
at the Oceanside Community Hall
There is still time for Oceansiders to appreciate (and buy!) art and craft pieces by local artists at the World Famous Oceanside Art Show at the Oceanside Community Hall today. The exhibition is a cherished Village tradition going back decades.
Longtime Oceansiders Kay Wooldridge and Sandra Swanson organized the event this year, and liability insurance was provided through a grant from the Oceanside Protection Society community foundation.
Most Zoning Proposals Voted Down at ONA Special Meeting
ers – many of them newly registered members – participated in person or online in last Saturday‘s ONA Special Meeting to vote on new or revised development standards proposed by the Zoning and Plan Review Committee (ZAPR). Of the 13 ballot items, only the proposal to allow “cottage clusters” with just 3 units garnered clear majority support. The initial tallies on a few items (including a reduction in Oceanside’s minimum lot size) were close enough that the ONA Credentials Committee has delayed a final tally pending a review of some votes to confirm compliance with eligibility requirements.
These results will be taken into account when county Community Development Director Sarah Absher submits proposed amendments to Oceanside’s zoning ordinances at county Planning Commission hearings anticipated over the summer. Based on the ONA votes, it is likely that her proposals will track the “Model Code” provisions issued by state officials as guidance for implementing the “middle housing” legislation (Senate Bill 406) enacted several years ago. They will also include the exterior lighting, revised building height formula and building height reductions approved by the ONA membership in 2021 although Director Absher will also share legal concerns about some or all of them as expressed by county legal advisors.
Guest Speaker: Don Algier, Director of the Tillamook Library
Oceanside Community Hall and by Zoom
Nominations received for all positions but remain open
July 26 Annual Village Gathering and Potluck 4-6 p.m.
Oceanside Community Hall
And that’s the view from Oceanside!
jerrykeene@oceansidernews.com
