Category: Letters

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Watch for runners in the neighborhood on Oct. 11

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Old Bend and River West neighborhoods,

I know your neighborhoods have been extremely busy in recent months which is why I wanted to give you a heads up that the City is processing the permit request for a running event called the Bend Beer Chase, a 70-mile, one-day, six-person running relay consisting of 12 legs of varying distance, which will pass through your neighborhoods on the evening of Saturday, October 11. City staff have asked race organizers to be exceptionally diligent in signage and other neighborhood considerations. There is no traffic control program, meaning, traffic will not be stopped. Runners are required to follow regular pedestrian rules. Below I’ve attached the route map as it passes through your areas. Please be aware of runners on the road.

See: http://bendbeerchase.cascaderelays.com for more info.

Thank you,

Anne

Anne Aurand | Community Relations Manager
City of Bend

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Full slate of city council candidates intend to particiapate in Slower Safer Bend’s forum

One of Bend’s more palpable livability issues–unsafe street traffic conditions in residential areas and on routes to school–will be the focus of discussion at the first City Council candidate forum of the election season.

All eight candidates vying for three Council positions have announced their intention to participate.

This event takes place Wed., Sept. 24, from 6:30 to 7:30 P.M. in the Brooks Room of the downtown library, 601 NW Wall St. It is sponsored by Slower Safer Bend.

Carolyn Clontz, chair of the Mountain View Neighborhood Association, will moderate.

In addition to brief statements by each of the candidates and the opportunity for audience members to participate, Bend Mayor Jim Clinton will be on hand to discuss an initiative that would make Bend “a city where our kids can walk to school.”

No endorsements will arise from this meeting; candidate statements will be published on slowersaferbend.org.

Foster Fell
co-founder, Slower Safer Bend

Editor’s note: Slower Safer Bend’s other co-founder is one of the eight candidates participating in Slower Safer Bend’s candidate forum.

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Letter to Bend Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee

OLD BEND NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
www.oldbend.org

February 22, 2013

Bend Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee

Re: Riverside/Franklin Pedestrian/Bicycle Project

Dear Committee Members:

A consensus of the board members and residents attending a meeting of the Old Bend Neighborhood Association (OBNA) on February 20 at the Deschutes Public Library supported the concept of buffered bike lanes on Riverside Blvd. and sharrows along Franklin Blvd as proposed in the Riverside to Franklin Bike/Pedestrian Project. However, many in attendance voiced concerns about safety issues associated with the conversion of the intersection at Tumalo and Riverside from a four-way stop to a thruway flow.

OBNA supports efforts to improve both pedestrian and bike routes throughout the city. Our basic concern with the removal of stop signs at the Riverside/Tumalo intersection is that both bicyclists and pedestrians will find themselves in greater danger as they negotiate one of the busiest intersections in the city. In addition, this intersection will become even more critical as the Deschutes River Trail between the popular Drake Park and the newly developed Miller’s Landing to the south is completed.

Our recommendation is to proceed with the Riverside/Franklin development as outlined in the current design while maintaining the four-way stop at the Riverside/Tumalo intersection.

Old Bend Neighborhood Board
Jan Gifford, Chair

Cc: Robin Lewis, City of Bend

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Market of Choice and Bend Annex

TBG ARCHITECTS + PLANNERS

July 12, 2012

RE:       Market of Choice and Bend Annex (201210  and 201122/1.3)

Public Meeting Notice

Dear Property Owner:

On behalf of the owners of the vacant properties located near the Old Mill district between NW Colorado and NW Arizona Avenues, east of SW Lava Road and west of the NW Colorado Avenue and NW Arizona Avenue intersection, we invite you to attend a public meeting to review and comment on two proposed developments. In the approved Property Line Adjustment (City File PZ 11-294), the western property is described as Deschutes County Assessor’s Map 17-12-32DC 13800 (formerly Assessor’s Map 17-12-32CD Tax Lots 16900, 17000, 17100 and Assessor’s Map 17-12-32DC  13700 and 13800) and the eastern property is described as Deschutes County Assessor’s Map 17-12-32DC 13900.

The development proposed for the western site is a single-story approximately 35,000 square feet grocery store with associated parking, landscaping  and site infrastructure. This proposal requires a Type II Site Plan Review and Design Review application. The review and decision is rendered by the Community Development Director following public notice.

The development proposed for the eastern site is for two single-story commercial buildings with associated parking, landscaping and site infrastructure. At this point, the tenants have not yet been identified for this site. It is likely that the smaller approximately 2,600 square foot Building 2 will have a single drive-through food service or bank tenant and the larger approximately 8,000 square foot Building

I will have multiple commercial tenants with uses such as retail, food service, personal service, and/or office. This proposal requires a Type Ill Zone Change application to change the existing Industrial Light {IL) zone to Commercial General (GC) consistent with the land use designation on the Bend Area General Plan for this property. The review and decision for the Zone Change application is rendered by the Planning Commission  or Hearings Officer following a public hearing. Additionally, the proposal requires a Type II Site Plan Review and Design Review application. The review and decision for these applications is rendered by the Community Development Director following public notice.

This notice has been mailed to all property owners of record within 500 feet of the boundaries of the subject properties and to the Land Use Chairs for the Old Bend and Southern Crossing Neighborhood Associations in accordance with the City of Bend Development  Code, Section 4.1.215.

When:  August 1, 2012 6:00pm
Where:  Downtown Bend Library Brooks Room, 601 Northwest Wall Street

Contact:   Kristen Taylor, CSBA
TBG Architects+ Planners
132 East Broadway, Suite 200
Eugene, Oregon 97401

Voice 541.687.1010 Ex 15  • Fax 541.687.0625 ktaylor@tbg-arch.com

Please find attached a Proximity Map illustrating the location of the two subject sites. We will present the Conceptual Site Plan and Exterior Elevations for the development proposals at the public meeting.

We look forward to presenting and discussing the development proposals with you and your Neighborhood  Association on August 1st.

Sincerely,

Kristen Taylor, CSBA
Senior Project Manager/Planner

Public Notice PDF

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Miller’s Landing Public Hearing

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PROJECT NUMBER: PZ-11-0163

Monday, July 9, 2012 at 5:30 pm
City of Bend Council Chambers
710 NW Wall Street, Bend, OR 97701

APPLICANT: Bend Park & Recreation District

LOCATION: 55 NW Riverside Boulevard; Identified on Deschutes County Assessofs Map 17-12-32CC as Tax Lots 17900 & 18800.

REQUEST: Site Plan, Conditional Use Permit, and Waterway Overlay Zone (WOZ) application for Mii|er’s Landing, a new community park located on approximately 3.71 acres in the Residential Urban Medium Density (RM) zone. Proposed park amenities include: picnic shelters, walkways, river access, parking, restroom, community gardens, landscaping, and improvements to the adjacent street and alley.

STAFF REVIEWER: Aaron Henson, AICP, Senior Planner; 541-383-4885;  ahenson@ci.bend.or.us

All persons interested in this issue are invited to attend the public hearing or to mail written comments to the City of Bend Planning Division, 710 NW Wall Street, Bend, Oregon 97701. Comments must be directed toward the ordinance criteria that apply to this request. Those criteria are listed below. Please refer to the project number in your written comments. Written comments may be submitted at anytime prior to the hearing. The opportunity to provide oral testimony at the meeting will be at the discretion ofthe Planning Commission.

A copy of the application, all documents and evidence submitted by or on behalf of the applicant, and the applicable criteria are available for inspection at no cost and will be provided at a reasonable cost. A copy of the application and all documents and evidence relied upon by the applicant can also be viewed by logging into the ePlans website at https://eplans.ci.bend.or.us/ProjectDox/ with username “publicviewer@ci.bend.or.us” and password “public”, then searching for PZ-12-0163. A copy of the Staff Report will be available for inspection at no cost at least 7 days prior to the hearing and will be provided at a reasonable cost.

Mel Oberst
Community Development Director

APPLICABLE CRITERIA, STANDARDS & PROCEDURES:

(1) Bend Code Chapter 10-10; City of Bend Development Code

(a) Chapter 2.1; Residential Districts
(b) Chapter 2.7; Special Planned Districts
(c) Chapter 3.1; Access, Circulation and Lot Design
(d) Chapter 3.2; Landscaping, Street Trees, Fences & Walls
(e) Chapter 3.3; Vehicle Parking, Loading & Bicycle Parking
(f) Chapter 3.4; Public Improvement Standards
(g) Chapter 3.5; Other Design Standards

The applicable criteria are available for review at the City of Bend Community Development Department, City Hall, 710 NW Wall Street, Bend, Oregon. The
applicable criteria are also available on the City web site.