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Goal 1: Aesthetics and Livability. Posted by CIFAdmin on Monday, February 07, 2005 (PST) Facilitate the improvement of the appearance of South Lincoln County and its communities, and encourage businesses and individuals to improve the South County communities they live and work in. Improving the appearance of local communities, particularly in the “downtown” or “main street” areas of Seal Rock, Waldport, and Yachats, will help both tourism and local business development. The principal goal is to make the appearance of each community more pleasing to the eye while ensuring functionality. Options include: involving local artists/the arts community in shaping policy; maintaining green corridors; community beautification campaigns; and “adopt-a-park or “community pride” campaigns for beach and road clean-ups. Strategy 1.1 Preserve the “coastal village” character of the South County While this will not be a simple task, the “coastal village” atmosphere is why many of us came to live here, and it is why many visitors come to stay and stop at retail shops, stay at lodging properties, and eat at local restaurants. Strategy 1.2 Promote collaborative approaches and attitudes between South County’s communities. This document is one such example. Much can be accomplished when people collaborate and work together. Strategy 1.3 Amend planning and zoning ordinances to encourage consideration of aesthetics. Rather than merely counting the number of restrooms and parking spaces, and making determination on that basis, encouraging the expansion of the conditional use process to include aesthetic considerations, such as landscaping, as a condition of approval for projects could help achieve this objective. Establishment of an “aesthetics network” for exchange of ideas and experiences would be helpful, as would enhancement of activities to preserve local historic areas. Strategy 1.4 Encourage city, county, or chamber-sponsored aesthetic competitions. Recognition of “most beautiful,” “best landscaping,” “best improvement,” etc., for businesses and homes  could encourage value for aesthetics, using a citizen panel of judges, recognizing finalists in the South Lincoln County News and on KORC, and presenting awards that can be displayed. Strategy 1.5 Pursue initiatives that will improve the quality of life in the South County. One such project is a community swimming pool that would be located somewhere between Waldport and Yachats, promoting physical fitness and allowing those that currently have to drive many miles to exercise in swimming pools outside of the South County area.