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Join AIA Bend for a presentation by City of Bend Planners that gives an overview of recent and upcoming Bend Development Code changes and provides an opportunity for attendees to provide feedback directly to City staff regarding code content.
Presenters:
BreAnne Gale, AICP | Senior Planner, City of Bend
Allison Platt | Senior Planner, City of Bend
Pauline Hardie, AICP | Senior Planner, City of Bend
Learning Objective 1:
Attendees will learn about recent code changes in Bend and their effect on multifamily housing. A new piece of legislation in Oregon, HB3450, allows for development of standalone residential development (aka “Urban Dwelling Sites”) on up to 40 acres of land zoned for economic use. Attendees will learn site eligibility criteria for these sites as adopted development and design standards and why they will affect the health, safety, and welfare of the public
Learning Objective 2:
Attendees will learn about unique development types recently approved in the City of Bend, including Micro-Units, Small Dwelling Units and Zero Lot Line developments. Micro-Units are a specific type of unit often called SROs, with particular requirements on size, setbacks, heights etc. per zone. SROs also have a significant history and must be designed very specifically to protect the clientele using them, not just provide shelter. These new code changes are related to recent legislation, HB2001, which eliminated single-family only zones and enabled cities to regulate siting and design of middle market housing that is required to be permitted. Attendees will understand the parameters allowed under this new law as well as their HSW underpinning.
Learning Objective 3:
Attendees will be brought up to speed on the multiple code changes to the Bend Central District that were approved last year. This unique district in the heart of Bend and will allow for a variety of mixed use and residential development dwelling types. Changes to permitted uses, design standards, and development standards, including parking, setbacks, heights and lot coverage, will be discussed. This district is a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District with unique opportunities for middle market and affordable housing. State TIF laws generally define blighted areas based upon a set of conditions which endanger public health or welfare such as overcrowding, dilapidated or deteriorating buildings, or faulty street layout. In Oregon, TIF district creation requirements include a study on blight and property conditions analysis; these developments will therefore have lasting community health and safety impacts.
Learning Objective 4:
Attendees will learn about the newly approved SE Area Plan for Bend. This Plan is the newest extension area for the Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) on the south end of Bend. This comprehensive master plan will provide land for a “complete neighborhood” with an estimated 1,230 new dwellings, 2,800 jobs, retail and commercial space, a neighborhood park, an elementary school, and the roads and infrastructure to support them. Managed growth areas such as this have been planned for the overall health safety and welfare of all the states’ citizens, coordinating planning efforts of municipalities by ensuring a framework for sustainable and well-planned growth. Attendees will learn about the underlying HSW principles of the UGB and related expansions.