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Example of a hardened home. Image courtesy of City of Bend
To make future housing developments more resilient to wildfire, the City Council will take public comment and consider adopting Section R327 of the Oregon Residential Specialty Code at its April 1, 2026, meeting. This proposed ordinance would apply wildfire-resilient construction practices for newly constructed residential dwellings and accessory structures (but not apartment buildings, commercial construction, or additions/renovations of existing
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The Bend Tree Project is a volunteer driven effort to conduct a tree inventory throughout the city working with the city’s Urban Forestry program. The link below takes you to a webpage with project details and a short video for orientation to the project. If you are interested in volunteering for the tree survey effort and documenting your neighborhood’s trees,
The City of Bend Planning Division is reviewing a Land Division Application for a phased 16-lot subdivision of a 15.2 acre site in the Commercial General zone within the Petrosa Master Plan. This proposal was the subject of a Neighborhood Meeting on November 11, 2025.
The original master plan included a set aside for commercial development; the original developer