September 2021 - Go Bond Draft Project List (Aerial rendering of Hawthorne Overcrossing from Bend’s downtown (at left) to midtown (at right). Courtesy of Ashley Vance Engineering and 10 Over Studio.) For years, Bendites have bemoaned the fact that people who walk, bike, and roll don’t have safe and viable ways to cross 3rd Street. Bend [...]
The Bend City Council will hold a public hearing on modifications to the Bend Development Code on September 15th. Visit bendoregon.gov/councilagenda as the date approaches for full meeting details and how you can participate, including providing public comment. You may also write to City Council in advance at council@bendoregon.gov. The changes under consideration at this meeting [...]
A law passed by the Oregon legislature in 2019 requires that cities allow middle housing types where single-family homes are permitted. Duplexes must be allowed on any lot where single-family detached homes are allowed. Triplexes, quadplexes, townhomes, and cottage clusters must be allowed in any zone where single-family detached homes are allowed. In order to implement the [...]
On January 25, 2021, the Bend Planning Commission voted to forward the Southeast Area Plan, along with the corresponding amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and Development Code, with a recommendation to approve to the Bend City Council. This email includes the schedule for City Council review and adoption of the Southeast Area Plan. March 17, 2021 [...]
On January 25, 2021, the Bend Planning Commission voted to forward the Southeast Area Plan, along with the corresponding amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and Development Code, with a recommendation to approve to the Bend City Council. This email includes the schedule for City Council review and adoption of the Southeast Area Plan. March 17, 2021 [...]
On January 25, 2021, the Bend Planning Commission voted to forward the Southeast Area Plan, along with the corresponding amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and Development Code, with a recommendation to approve to the Bend City Council. This email includes the schedule for City Council review and adoption of the Southeast Area Plan. March 17, 2021 [...]
Cascades East Transit is looking for survey feedback. We may soon have a new bus route serving the southeast side of town once Murphy Road is completed. Give feedback at this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SoutheastBendTransitSurvey
A notice of public meeting was received by OFDNA relating to the Easton Master Plan on 15th Street. The meeting will discuss plans to incorporate an additional 48-acres into the Master Planned area. This would entail nearly all the vacant land in the immediate area south of The Bridges and east of 15th Street. It includes [...]
The City of Bend will hold a “virtual” public hearing before the Planning Commission on Monday, August 24 at 5:30pm. Attendance instructions will be posted at https://www.bendoregon.gov/government/citizen-committees/planningcommission at least 7 days prior to the hearing. Pahlisch Homes is proposing a Type III Major Community Master Plan including 428 homes and 8.4 acres of open space, and [...]
View the agenda and meeting materials on the Southeast Area Plan web page. Agendas are typically available one week prior to the meeting. In response to Governor Kate Brown’s Executive Order No. 20-12, the City has implemented social distancing measures to slow the spread of COVID-19 and reduce the risk of exposure to our community. Therefore, this will [...]
