Last Chance to Comment on Development Code Changes Before Council Vote
On September 15, the Bend City Council is holding their only public hearing on Development Code changes to support Oregon HB2001. The final vote (with no public comment) will be October 6. Any code changes would take affect 30 days after that.
While HB2001 requires allowing duplexes, triplexes, and quadplexes on any single family lot, the proposed changes go beyond those requirements, such as allowing increased building height and reducing parking requirements. Additionally, one unit on each lot of these denser developments could be a short term rental, which reduces the new housing being made available.
Contact the Council with your thoughts about the HB2001 related Development Code changes before September 15. (If you need more information to help gather your thoughts, ourbendhousingcode.com may be helpful.) You can email all the City Councilors at once here. However, individual emails work better (you can copy and paste) as do phone calls. The earlier you reach out, the more likely your comments will be heard. Be sure to reference HB2001 changes or project number PLTEXT20210421. Below is contact information for each Councilor:
- Sally Russell, Mayor: email or call 541-480-8141
- Gena Goodman Campbell, Mayor Pro-Tem: email or call 541-749-0638
- Anthony Broadman, Councilor: email or call 541-749-7519
- Barb Campbell, Councilor (and rep to SCNA): email or call 541-749-7518
- Melanie Kebler, Councilor: email or call 971-266-0923
- Megan Perkins, Councilor: email or call 541-749-7619
- Rita Schenkelberg, Councilor: email or call 541-749-0993
Please also consider commenting at the City Council Public Hearing on September 15 at 7pm. Go to the City Council Meeting webpage. Once the agenda is posted there (a few days before the meeting), you can click on it to learn how to comment during the hearing.
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