Rachel Rosen reports from the Oak Harbor City Council workshop meeting of Jun. 30, 2022.
Rules governing the heights of structures in Oak Harbor may soon change, paving the way for projects like a new windmill and the angel sculpture.
Last week, the Oak Harbor City Council discussed a proposed text amendment that would require structures over 35 feet to undergo a process to determine if they are artistically or culturally significant before they are installed in the city. There appears to be a need in the community for a new process due to the desire to have large-scale cultural and artistic structures, city officials said.
They Said It
Mayor Pro Tem Beth Munns asked about the 37-foot Angel de la Creatividad, which is set to go in Windjammer Park.
“The existing code language was interpreted to accommodate them,” [Principal Planner Cac] Kamak said of the sculpture. “Now that we’re seeing a few more pieces come, we’re just trying to streamline it because the existing process was not exactly built for this.”
