This notice is for a "hybrid" public hearing (in person or virtual attendance available) before the Bend City Council this Wednesday, May 4th, regarding proposed amendments to the Bend Development Code regarding temporary shelters.   Meeting details can be found HERE

The following attached notice is for a "virtual" public hearing before the City Council on April 20, 2022 @ 7pm.  Shevlin Park Road April 20th
 
The proposal is to construct +/-266 homes on 73 acres north of Shevlin Park Road.
 
The two subject tax lots are currently inside the Urban Growth Boundary (UGB), but outside the City Limits.  The proposal includes annexing the two tax lots into the City Limits.

For additional meetings and proposals related to this area, please see the post dated 2/23/22 below.
The following attached 

Please see the attached proposal to add four lots to Phase 5 of the approved subdivision known as Discovery West.  Discovery Proposal Modification
 
The last day to mail or email comments to the City of Bend is Friday, April 15, 2022.
 

The City of Bend is proposing amendments to the Bend Development Code to implement SB 458 which was adopted by the Oregon Legislature in 2021.  SB 458 allows for a land division of a parent lot solely for ownership opportunities of middle housing units.  For example, if a triplex used the middle housing land division process, you could purchase one unit of the triplex and the land around it.
 
This bill is a follow-up to HB 2001. SB 458 requires jurisdictions to allow middle housing lot divisions for any HB 2001 middle housing type (duplexes, triplexes, quadplexes, townhomes and cottage clusters) built in accordance with ORS 197.758. SB 458 applies to middle housing land divisions permitted after June 30, 2022.
 
The bill sets forth a series of parameters on how a city must process middle housing land division applications. 

The following is the tentative Planning Commission and City Council work session and hearing dates.
 
PC Work Session – April 25, 2022
PC Public Hearing – May 9, 2022
CC Public Hearing and 1st Reading – May 18, 2022
CC 2nd Reading – June 1, 2022 

See attached bill and proposed draft for further details.
sb_458_bdc_update_draft.03_21_22_.pdf
middle_housing_bill.pdf 
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You are invited to attend a public meeting to learn about a proposed development project of 42 townhomes in your neighborhood.  Dial in instructions and additional details are provided in the Public Meeting Notice attached. 
shelvin_park_road_townhome_meeting_notice.pdf

The City of Bend will hold a 'virtual' public hearing before the planning commission on Monday, March 14th, 2022 @ 5:30pm.  This meeting will address master plan approval and annexation into city limits for the 70+ acre Shevlin Area parcel.   All interested are encouraged and invited to attend.  Meeting information and an agenda will be available via:   www.bendoregon.gov/government/committees/planning-commission.   
​Additional information is attached.

The Sounding Board to House Our Neighbors is recommending a proposed package of amendments to the Bend Comprehensive Plan and Bend Development Code for three permanent shelter types (Group, Multi-Room and Outdoor) and two temporary shelter types (Temporary and Hardship Housing). The recommended amendments will be presented at the planning commission hearing on Feb. 14 at 5:30 p.m.

Public comments may be submitted in advance of the meeting via email to Senior Planner Pauline Hardie at phardie@bendoregon.gov, and they must reference project number PLTEXT20210835.

​A "virtual" (online) Neighborhood Meeting regarding a proposed residential subdivision just south of Shevlin Park Road will be held on Monday, Feb. 14 at 5 p.m. Instructions for attending the meeting are in the meeting notice posted below.

Our SWNA land use chair attended a neighborhood meeting in late December regarding Outcrop Phase II. A number of details about the new lots were discussed, as follows:

• 35 to 36 residential lots, 4,000 sq. ft. to 8,000 sq. ft. each, on 7.65 acres
• Applicants: Peter McCafferty and Courtney Hofstetter, William Smith Properties
  
• Applicant’s Engineer: Lynn Bruno, DOWL
• Applicant’s Traffic Engineer: Joe Bessman, Transight
• Applicant will apply to the City in January 2022 and will build out/sell lots in fall/winter 2022
• Alleys will be 30 ft. wide instead of the usual 20 ft. wide to better accommodate off-street parking
• Pedestrian connection will be provided through the site to NW Field Street
• Outcroppings and trees will be preserved in common space owned by homeowners association
• Phase 1 was 16 lots east and west side of NW Fields Street
• Development is not part of Northwest Crossing
• Developer constructed a westbound left turn lane on Shevlin Park Road at Reserve Camp Road as part of Phase 1

The Sounding Board to House our Neighbors is recommending a proposed package of amendments to the Bend Comprehensive Plan and Bend Development Code (attached) for three permanent shelter types (Group, Multi-Room, and Outdoor) and two temporary shelter types (Temporary and Hardship Housing). The proposed plan amends the development code to allow temporary housing and/or shelters in most neighborhoods (specifically, NorthWest Crossing; the Central Oregon Community College Special Planned District; and Treeline. "Hardship housing," as defined by the proposal, includes "manufactured dwellings ,manufactured homes, manufactured structures, mobile homes, or recreational vehicles." The plan also permits temporary shelters in "residential zones, commercial, mixed-use and public facilities zones, and light industrial districts."

A summary of the Sounding Board's work provided by the city is located here

The Bend Planning Commission will hold a virtual work session on January 24, 2022, at 5:30 pm and a virtual public hearing on February 14, 2022 at 5:30 pm to review the proposed amendments and make a recommendation to the City Council. The Planning Commission work session and hearing will be held remotely via a virtual meeting platform.  Additional information may be found at https://www.bendoregon.gov/planningcommission.