Public invited to comment on proposed Community Development work plan

The public is invited to comment on the Deschutes County Community Development Department’s proposed work plan for 2019-20 at upcoming Deschutes County Planning Commission open houses.

Open houses will be held:

• Thursday, April 11, 5:30 p.m.
  La Pine Senior Center, 16450 Victory Way, La Pine
   
• Thursday, April 18, 5:30 p.m.
  Deschutes Services Center, 1300 NW Wall Street, Bend
   
• Thursday, April 25, 6 p.m.
  Sisters City Hall, 520 E Cascade Ave, Sisters

The draft work plan outlines the department’s anticipated projects and goals for the coming year including:

• Maintaining fast turnaround times for processing permit applications
• Supporting opportunities to provide affordable housing
• Considering amendments to Deschutes County Code to update regulations pertaining to churches, floodplains, signs, wildfire mitigation, outdoor mass gatherings, and marijuana production
• Coordinating with the cities of Bend and Redmond to expand urban growth boundaries to provide new affordable neighborhoods
• Implementing a potential new state law to allow accessory dwelling units on rural residential lands
• Participating in processes to update County transportation plans      

The department's draft work plan for 2019-20 and annual report for 2018 are available online at www.deschutes.org/cd. 

For more information, please call (541) 385-1708. Written feedback about the draft work plan can be submitted via email to nick.lelack@deschutes.org.