The City Council’s Stewardship Subcommittee will be discussing public engagement options for the tree preservation code update project on April 14th at 10 a.m. Here is a link to the agenda https://bend.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=16&event_id=911 and attendance information: Friday, April 14, 2023 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Council Chambers Bend City Hall, 710 NW Wall, Bend, Oregon Zoom [...]
The following article was drafted by Karon Johnson, a Bend citizen concerned about the current tree code. Next Wednesday, March 15, at 5:00 p.m. the Bend City Council will have a work session to address how to protect some of the older trees in Bend. Here are a few things you should know. 1) ORS 197.307(4)(b) [...]
On January 18, the Bend City Council voted 4-2 to no longer require that developers create a minimum number of off-street parking spaces for new developments to help reduce the cost of new housing, reduce vehicle emissions and encourage more walkable communities. With this policy change, Council removed minimum off-street parking requirements from Bend’s development code, [...]