Public Hearing to Discuss Proposed Changes to Bend Comprehensive Plan and Bend Development Code

There were two public hearings in November to discuss proposed changes to Bend's Comprehensive Plan and the Development Code.  The public discussion now moves to the City Council on January 17th. The Bend City Council next week will review proposed changes to its water, transportation, and sewer System Development Charges that include creating more consistency in [...]

By |2023-12-03T13:43:56-08:00December 3rd, 2023|Categories: Code Changes, Land Use, Meetings, News|Comments Off on Public Hearing to Discuss Proposed Changes to Bend Comprehensive Plan and Bend Development Code

Tree Regulation Update Advisory Committee – Meeting Summary Oct 4, 2023

TREE REGULATION UPDATE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING RECAP Oct. 4, 2023 Want to stay in the loop about tree regulation? Here’s what you need to know. THE CONTEXT: Earlier this year, the Bend City Council created a temporary committee – The Tree Regulation Update Advisory Committee (TRUAC) – to explore preserving trees during new development while producing [...]

By |2023-10-10T10:17:04-07:00October 10th, 2023|Categories: Code Changes, Land Use, Meetings, News|Comments Off on Tree Regulation Update Advisory Committee – Meeting Summary Oct 4, 2023

Proposed Comprehensive Plan and Development Code Amendments

The City of Bend is proposing amendments to Bend Comprehensive Plan Chapters, 5 Housing and 11, Growth Management and amendments to Bend Development Code Chapters 1.2, Definitions, 2.1, Residential Districts (UAR, RL, RS, RM-10,RM RH),  2.7, Special Planned Districts, Refinement Plans, Area Plans and Master Plans, 3.1, Lot, Parcel and Block Design, Access and Circulation, 3.6, [...]

By |2023-09-01T14:42:06-07:00September 1st, 2023|Categories: Affordable Housing, Code Changes, Meetings, News|Comments Off on Proposed Comprehensive Plan and Development Code Amendments

Tree Regulation Update Advisory Committee

    Tree Regulation Update Advisory Committee This summer the Tree Regulation Update Advisory Committee (TRUAC) has been meeting to help the City of Bend come up with new rules that aim to protect trees during development while balancing housing affordability. The committee is comprised of various community members including professional arborists, neighborhood district representatives, developers, [...]

By |2023-08-20T10:49:55-07:00August 20th, 2023|Categories: Code Changes, Land Use, News|Comments Off on Tree Regulation Update Advisory Committee

Tree Code Committee Meeting July 27

The Tree Regulation Code Update Advisory Committee (TRUAC) will hold their next meeting on July 27th from 4 – 6 pm.  The meeting will be held in person at City Council Chambers, Bend City Hall, 710 NW Wall, Bend and remotely via Zoom. Please see the agenda for virtual attendance information at Tree Regulation Code Update [...]

By |2023-07-21T09:31:00-07:00July 21st, 2023|Categories: Code Changes, Land Use, Meetings, News|Comments Off on Tree Code Committee Meeting July 27

Public Engagement Options for Tree Preservation Code Project

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 [...]

By |2023-04-11T11:45:18-07:00April 11th, 2023|Categories: Code Changes, Land Use, Meetings, News, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Public Engagement Options for Tree Preservation Code Project

Tree Code Discussion – Things to Know

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) [...]

By |2023-03-11T10:53:13-08:00March 11th, 2023|Categories: Code Changes, Land Use, News|Comments Off on Tree Code Discussion – Things to Know

City Council Eliminates Parking Minimums

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, [...]

By |2023-01-26T16:46:49-08:00January 26th, 2023|Categories: Code Changes, News, Transportation|Comments Off on City Council Eliminates Parking Minimums
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