1998-45616-Ordinance No. 98-042 Recorded 8/31/19981 69 -. 0 400
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON
An Ordinance Amending Title 22 and Creating
Title 22A to Implement the Intergovernmental *
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Agreement between the City of Bend and the County
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ORDINANCE NO. 98-042
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WHEREAS, the Bend Urban Area General Plan covers all areas within
the BenEUrban
Area,
including areas for which the City of Bend and Deschutes County have adopted similar, bu not
tWe same,
land use regulations and land use procedures; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bend and Deschutes County have through an intergovernmental
agreement transferred planning authority within the Bend Urban Area to the City of Bend; and
WHEREAS, in interest of efficiency and ease of administration, the intergovernmental
agreement between City and County require that the County's land use ordinances and procedures within
the Bend Urban Area order be amended to consistent with the City's land use ordinances insofar as is
practicable; now, therefore,
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON,
ORDAINS as follows:
Section 1. AMENDMENT. Deschutes County Code Section 22.04.010, Introduction and
Application, is amended to read as set forth in Exhibit "A," attached hereto and by this reference
incorporated herein, with new language underlined and language to be deleted in stfikethfetigh.
Section 2. ADOPTION. Deschutes County Code Title 22A is hereby adopted to read as set
forth in Exhibit "B," attached hereto and by this reference incorporated herein, except as modified under
Section 3 herein. Notwithstanding any description or reference contained therein that Title 22A is
applicable only to lands within the City of Bend, the provisions contained therein shall, consistent with
Deschutes County Code Subsection 22.04.010(C), apply to all lands outside the city and within the Bend
Urban Growth Boundary, as that term is described in that certain intergovernmental agreement between
the City of Bend and the County dated February 18, 1998. The document set forth in Exhibit "B" and
adopted as Title 22A herein shall be codified as part of the County Code, retaining the section numbering
as set forth in Exhibit `B."
Section 3. AMENDMENTS TO EXHIBIT B. Exhibit `B," attached hereto is amended in
the following particulars:
A. References to the geographic area of the City of Bend in the City of Bend Zoning
Ordinance adopted herein, shall when referring'to the geographic area to which the zoning ordinance is
applicable be construed to mean that portion of the Bend Urban Area lying between the Urban Growth
Boundary and the city limits of the City of Bend.
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B. References to staff and/or institutional bodies as between the City and County shall be
read to be consistent with the division of responsibilities set forth in that certain intergovernmental
agreement entered into between the City of Bend and the County dated February 18, 1998.
C. Section 14, Hearings Body, of NS -1556, as adopted by the Board of County
Commissioners herein, is hereby amended to read as set forth in Exhibit "C," attached hereto and by this
reference incorporated herein, with new language underlined and language to be deleted in stf _' ethr-o gh
D. Section 8, Type II Activity Administrative Review Proceeding, of NS -1556, as adopted
by the Board of County Commissioners herein, is hereby amended to read as set forth in Exhibit "D,"
attached hereto and by this reference incorporated herein, with new language underlined and language to
be deleted in Freugh
E. Section 3, Land Use Activity Categories, of NS -1556, as adopted by the Board of County
Commissioners herein, is hereby amended to read as set forth in Exhibit `B," attached hereto and by this
reference incorporated herein, with new language underlined and language to be deleted in str-iketkreugh
Section 4. APPLICABILTY TO PENDING APPLICATIONS. The standards adopted by
this ordinance shall not be applicable to any applications accepted prior to the effective date of this
ordinance.
Section 5. REPEAL OF ORDINANCES AFFECTING EXISTING LIABILITIES. The
repeal, express or implied, of any ordinance, ordinance provision, code section or any map or line on a
map by this ordinance shall not release or extinguish any duty, condition, penalty, forfeiture, or liability
incurred under such ordinance, unless a provision of this ordinance shall so expressly provide, and such
ordinance repealed shall be treated as still remaining in force for the purpose of sustaining any proper
action or prosecution for the enforcement of such duty, condition, penalty, forfeiture, or liability, for the
purpose of authorizing the prosecution, conviction and punishment of the person or persons who violated
the repealed ordinance.
Section 6. EMERGENCY. This ordinance being necessary for the immediate preservation
of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this ordinance takes effect
on its passage.
DATED this 26"' day of August, 1998.
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Recording Secretary
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EXHIBIT "A"
22.04.010. Introduction and application.
A. This title is enacted to provide a
uniform procedure for the grant or denial and
processing of applications, approvals and
determinations by Planning Division of the
Deschutes County Community Development
Department under the applicable County
comprehensive plan, land use regulations,
subdivision and partition ordinance, and other
ordinances which by their terms incorporate by
reference the procedures in this title. This title
shall be known as the Deschutes County
Development Procedures Ordinance.
B. The provisions of this title do not apply
to the issuance, suspension, or revocation of any
on-site sewage disposal, building, electrical or
plumbing permits except as they relate to
Planning Division consideration of permitted
uses.
C. Notwithstanding any reference to the
contrary, this title shall not apply to applications
for land use or development approval for lands
lig outside the city limits of the City of Bend
and within the Bend Urban Growth Boundary,
as that term is defined in that certain
intergovernmental agreement entered into
between the City of Bend and the Coun , dated
February 18, 1998. The City of Bend Land Use
Permit & Review Procedures Ordinance, No.
NS -1556, as adopted by the Board of County
Commissioners as Title 22A of this code, and as
supplemented by additional, supplemental
provisions identified in County Ordinance 98-
042, and such other supplementing and/or
amending ordinances as might from time to time
be adopted, shall apply to those lands instead.
(Ord. 98-042 § 1, 1998; Ord. 90-007 § 1, 1990)
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CITY OF BEND
ORDINANCE NO. NS -1556
LAND USE PERMIT &
REVIEW PROCEDURES
Amended February 19, 1997
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CITY OF BEND
ORDINANCE NO. NS -1556
LAND USE PERMIT & REVIEW PROCEDURES
Section 1.
Purpose
Section 2.
Definitions
Section 3.
Land Use Activity Categories
Section 3A.
Deschutes River Corridor Design Review Procedures
Section 4.
Pre -Application Conference and Application Forms
Section 5.
Filing Application
Section 6.
Development Review Procedures
Section 7.
Type I Activity Administrative Review Procedure
Section 8.
Type II Activity Administrative Review Procedure
Section 9.
Hearing Procedures for Type II Activities and Type III
Quasi-judicial Activities
Section 10.
Hearing Procedures for Type III Legislative Activities
Section 11.
Notice Content
Section 12.
Public Notice
Section 13.
Compliance and Waiver of Notice
Section 14.
Hearings Body
Section 15.
Challenge for Bias, Prejudgment or Personal Interest
Section 16.
Objections to Jurisdiction, Procedure, Notice, or Qualifications
Section 17.
Participation by Interested Officer or Employees
Section 18.
Burden and Nature of Proof
Section 19.
Record of Proceedings
Section 20.
Appeals
Section 21.
Appeals to the Hearings Officer
Section 22.
City Council Review of Appeals
Section 23.
[Record on Appeal] Repealed by Ord. No. NS -1673
Section 24.
[Declining Review] Repealed by Ord. No. NS -1673
Section 25.
[City Commission Decision] Repealed by Ord. No. NS -1673
Section 26.
Duration of Permit
Section 27.
Reapplication Limited
Section 28.
Temporary Permit
Section 29.
Liabilities
Section 30.
Repeal
February 19, 1997
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ORDINANCE NO. NS -1556
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR UNIFORM LAND USE PERMIT AND REVIEW
PROCEDURES, REPEALING PROCEDURES ORDINANCE NO. NS -1474, AND
SECTIONS 34 AND 35 OF ZONING ORDINANCE NO. NS -1178.
Section 1. Purpose This ordinance is enacted to provide uniform procedures for land use and
other administrative actions and hearings. This ordinance shall be known as the City of Bend
Uniform Land Use Procedure Ordinance.
Section 2. Definitions As used in this ordinance, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "City" means the City of Bend.
(2 "De Novo Hearing" means a hearing by the review body as if the action had not
previously been heard and as if no decision had been rendered, except that all testimony,
evidence, and other material from the record of the previous consideration will be
considered a part of the record on review.
(3) "Development Permit" means any permit required by the City's land use, zoning and
subdivision ordinances.
(4) "Director" means the City of Bend Planning Director or designee.
(5) "Hearings Body" means the hearings body specified in the applicable land use ordinance,
resolution, law or plan. In the event that a hearings body is not specified by the applicable
law, the hearings body shall be the City's Hearings Officer.
(6) "Legislative Action" means code, ordinance, or plan text amendments or plan map and
zoning amendments that involve broad public policy decisions that apply to more than a
few properties.
(7) "Property Owner" shall mean the holder of the title to real property or the contract
purchaser of real property, as shown on the last available County Assessor's tax
assessment roll, or a person authorized in writing to act as agent for the property owner.
(8) "Quasi-judicial Action" means a land use decision, zone change, plan amendment, or a
development permit hearing affecting only one or a few properties.
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Section 3. Land Use Activity Categories Land use activities are grouped into the following
three categories to determine which procedures shall be used to review the request:
(1) Type I Activities: Code interpretations, lot line adjustments, final planned unit
development plans, final land partition, final subdivision plats, manufactured home
placement permit, and all other development permits not included in a Type II or III
review.
(2) Type II Activities: Land partitions, tentative subdivision plans, planned unit development
plans, site plan reviews for commercial and industrial projects, variances, conditional use
permits, fill and removal permits, "similar use" requests, solar access permits, and site
plan reviews for duplex and triplex dwellings larger than 3,600 square feet and multi-
family dwellings with four units or more.
(3) Type III Activities: Zoning map changes and comprehensive plan map amendments,
zoning or subdivision ordinance text amendments, comprehensive plan text amendments,
new functional plans and land use regulations.
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Section 3A. Deschutes River Corridor Design Review Procedures
For all property subject to the Deschutes River Design Review process, the following procedures
shall apply:
(1) There shall be two types of review for Design Review depending on the level and type of
activity proposed.
(a) Type I review shall be performed by the Planning Director for the following
activities:
(A) Minor alterations of 10% or less to an existing building facade facing river.
(B) Changes in window or door placement visible from the river.
(C) Changes in parking locations.
(D) Fill or removal activity within 10 feet of the ordinary high water mark of
the Deschutes River.
The Planning Director, at his discretion, can refer a Type I application to the Bend Urban
Area Planning Commission for approval.
(b) Type II review shall be performed by the Bend Urban Area Planning Commission
for the following activities:
(A) Appeal of a Type I decision.
(B) New construction and new development.
(C) Master Plan approval for large scale projects.
(D) Variances to any application under Section 22A. Deschutes River Corridor
Design Review Combining Zone.
(E) Fill and removal activities associated with new development or for creation
of fire breaks in association with the Fire Department.
(2) Type I Procedures: The applicant shall request approval for a Type I procedure in writing
to the Planning Department. The request shall include site plan, and description of work
and materials that will be used. The Planning Department shall review the request and
respond to the applicant in writing of the decision and any conditions placed on the
decision. The Planning Department shall respond to the request within two weeks upon
receipt of a request deemed complete by the Planning Department.
(3) Deschutes River Design Review. The Bend Urban Area Planning Commission shall review
all Type II applications and any appeal of Type I activities.
(a) Notice for Type II applications shall be as set forth in Section 12, Public Notice.
The Bend Urban Area Planning Commission may hold a public hearing for any
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Type II applications. The hearings procedure shall be as set forth in Section 9,
Hearings Procedures.
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(b) Appeals of the decision of the Bend Urban Area Planning Commission shall be to
the City Council and the process shall be as set forth in Section 20, Appeals.
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[Section 3A added by ORD. No. NS -1585 passed March 3, 1993.]
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Section 4. Pre -Application Conference and Application Forms
(1) The Director and the applicant, or the applicant's authorized representative, should arrange
a pre -application conference, unless the applicant and Director agree that the conference
is not needed.
(2) Applications shall be submitted on forms prescribed by the City. Where a proposal
involves more than one application for the same property, the applicant may submit
concurrent applications which shall be processed simultaneously.
Section 5. Filing Application All applications must be complete when submitted. Incomplete
applications will not be considered to have been filed until such time as the application is
complete.
Section 6. Development Review Procedures There are four types of procedures for processing
all development permit applications and requests. These procedures are described in Sections 7
through 10. Where there is a question as to the appropriate type of procedure the Director shall
determine the procedure to be used based upon the most similar development permit procedure
specified by this ordinance or other established policy.
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Section 7. Type I Activity Administrative Review Procedure
(1) Under the Administrative Review procedure for Type I activities, an application shall be
processed by the Director without need for public hearing or notification of other property
owners. The Director may refer a Type I review directly to the hearings body for
decision.
(2) Conditions and/or restrictions may be applied to the approval of any development permit
granted under a Type I procedure in accordance with the City's zoning and subdivision
ordinances.
(3) The City shall provide notice of any Type I activity that is a quasi-judicial land use
decision to those affected by the decision. The applicant may be required to bear the
expense of providing said notice. [see ORS 197.830 (3) & (4)]
Section 8. Type II Activity Administrative Review Procedure
(1) An application for a Type II activity may be processed by the Director without a public
hearing following the procedures in this section. The Director may refer any Type II
application to the hearings body for a public hearing as set forth in Section 9.
(2) Notice of an administrative review shall be provided as set forth in Sections 10 and 11.
(3) The Director shall review the application and written comments, if any, and make a
finding for each point in dispute. The Director shall make a decision within 45 days of
receipt of the completed application and may approve, conditionally approve, or deny the
application.
(4) The Director's decision shall be in writing with notice to the applicant and all persons who
filed written comments or requested notice in writing. Unless appealed, the written
decision shall become effective ten days after it is mailed.
(5) The applicant or any person commenting in writing on the Development Permit shall
constitute parties to the Type II administrative decision. Any party may appeal the
Director's decision in accordance with Section 19 of this Ordinance.
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Section 9. Hearing Procedures for Type II Activities and Type III Quasi-judicial Activities
(1) Under this procedure, an application for a Type II activity or Type III quasi-judicial
activity is scheduled for public hearing before the applicable hearings body.
(2) Notice of a public hearing shall be provided as set forth in Sections 10 and 11.
(3) A staff member of the City Planning Department shall prepare a report on the application
or proposed activity. The report shall be completed at least seven days prior to the
hearing and be made available to the public and the applicant at City Hall. Such reports
may be revised, when appropriate.
(4) At the commencement of a hearing for a Type II or Type III quasi-judicial action, a
statement shall be made to those in attendance that:
(a) Explains the purpose of the hearing and the order of proceedings, including
reasonable time limits on the presentations by parties; and
(b) Includes a statement regarding pre -hearing contacts, bias, prejudice, or personal
interest; and
(c) Identifies facts received, noticed, or recognized outside of the hearing, if any; and
(d) Provides an opportunity for challenges to be made to the hearings body's
qualifications to hear the matter; and
(e) Describes the applicable substantive _criteria and includes a statement that testimony
and evidence must be directed toward the criteria described or other criteria in the
plan or land use regulations which the person believes apply to the decision; and
(f) Includes a statement that failure to raise an issue with sufficient specificity to afford
the decision maker and the parties an opportunity to respond to the issue precludes
appeal based on that issue; and
(g) Advise the parties that they may request a continuance of the hearing if all
documents or evidence relied upon by the applicant were not submitted to the City
and made available to the public at the time notice of the hearing was published;
and
(h) For an initial evidentiary hearing, advise the parties that, unless there is a
continuance of the hearing, that they may request that the record remain open for
at least seven days after the hearing; and
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(5) A hearing for a Type II or Type III quasi-judicial action shall be conducted in the
following order:
(a) Staff report
(b) Proponents' presentation
(c) Opponents' presentation
(d) Proponents' rebuttal
(e) Opponents' rebuttal may be allowed at the discretion of the hearings body
(f) Staff comment
(g) Questions from for to the chair may be taken at any time, in the hearings body's
discretion.
(6) The final decision shalli; be in writing and mailed to all parties; provided, however, one
person may be designated by the hearings body to be the recipient of the decision for a
group, organization, group of petitioners, or similar collection of individuals constituting
parties.
(7) Unless appealed, the written decision on a Type II Development Permit shall become
effective ten days after! it is mailed. The applicant, or any party commenting on the
application, may appeal the decision to the City Council in accordance with Section 19 of
this ordinance.
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(8) For a Type III quasi-judicial zone change or plan amendment action on which the hearings
body has made a favorable recommendation, the City Council shall review the proposal.
At the Council meeting, the Planning Director shall review the report and findings of the
hearings body and provide other pertinent information.
(9) The City Council shall adopt a finding for each of the criteria applicable to the request and
in doing so may sustain or reverse a finding of the hearings body. The City Council may
delete, add, reject, or ; modify any of the provisions pertaining to the proposal or
recommendation of the hearings body, or attach certain development or use conditions in
accordance with the relevant provisions of City ordinances.
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Section 10. Hearing Procedures for Type III Legislative Activities
(1) A hearing for a Type III Legislative activity shall be conducted in the following order:
(a) The hearings body shall explain the purpose of the hearing and announce the order
of proceedings, including reasonable time limits on presentations by parties.
(b) The Planning Director shall present a report or information related to the item.
(c) The Planning Director shall present a summary of any written comments,
documents, or other material submitted to the Planning Department by persons
interested in the item.
(d) Interested persons may present testimony to the hearings body. The hearings body
may ask questions of persons during testimony.
(2) The hearings body may continue an item to take additional testimony or to allow staff to
develop additional background information and material.
(3) After the close of a public hearing the hearings body shall discuss the legislative activity
item and, by majority vote, may recommend an item for consideration by the City
Council, take no action, or table the item for future discussion. If, after tabling an item,
the hearings body schedules additional hearings on that item those persons participating
in the earlier hearings shall receive written notice of the new hearings.
(4) An item recommended for approval by the hearings body shall be reviewed by the City
Council. The City Council shall hold at least one public hearing before approving or
denying a Type III legislative action.
(5) The City Council may delete, add, reject, or modify any of the provisions or
recommendations of the hearings body, or attach certain conditions in accordance with the
relevant City ordinances.
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(1) Written notice of an administrative review of a Type II activity or of a hearing on a Type
II or III quasi-judicial action shall be reasonably calculated to give actual notice and shall
contain the following information:
(a) For a hearing, the date, time, and place of the hearing.
(b) A description reasonably calculated to inform a person of the location of the
property for which a development permit or other action is pending, including but
not limited to use of a map and a postal address, or a subdivision lot and block
designation, or a metes and bounds description, or the tax map designation of the
County Assessor.
(c) An explanation of the nature of the land use application and the proposed use or
uses which could be authorized as a result of the hearing or review.
(d) A listing of the plan and ordinance criteria applicable to the request.
(e) Where information may be examined and when and how written comments
addressing findings required for a decision by the hearings body or Director may
be submitted; and
(f) The name and telephone number of the City official to contact for additional
information; and
(g) A statement that a copy of the application, all documents and evidence relied upon
by the applicant and applicable criteria are available for inspection at no cost and
will be provided at reasonable cost; and
(h) A statement that a copy of the staff report will be available for inspection at no cost
at least seven days prior to the hearing and will be provided at reasonable cost; and
(i) A general explanation of the requirements for submission of testimony and the
procedure for the conduct of hearings, when applicable, including the fact that if
additional evidence or documents are submitted to the City by the applicant after
the time notice is provided, that any party is entitled to a continuance of the
hearing and the fact that, unless there is a continuance, a hearing participant may
request that the record remain open for at least seven days after the close of the
hearing; and
(j) A statement that failure to raise an issue in person or in writing at a hearing, or
in writing for an administrative decision, precludes appeal on that issue and that
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failure to provide sufficient specificity to afford the decision maker an opportunity
to respond to the issue precludes appeal based on that issue; and
(k) If any of the members of the hearings body have had ex parte contacts relating to
the matter being ,'reviewed, a statement that all parties may rebut the substance of
the ex parte communication.
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(2) The notice for a Type III legislative action shall contain the following information:
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(a) The date, time, and place of the hearing.
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(b) The nature of the issue presented for hearing.
(c) A description reasonably calculated to inform a person of a geographic area which
is affected by the legislative action.
(d) Where information may be examined and when and how written comments may be
submitted.
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Section 12. Public Notice
(1) Notice to affected parties of an administrative review of a Type II development application
or activity shall be mailed within ten (10) days after receipt of a complete application. The
notice shall provide at least fourteen (14) days time to comment on the application.
(2) Notice of a public hearing on a Type II or Type III development permit application shall
be mailed to the applicant and other interested persons at least twenty (20) days prior to
the hearing.
(3) Notice of a first public hearing for a Type III Legislative Action shall be published in the
Bend Bulletin newspaper at least ten (10) days prior to the first hearing. Notice of a
subsequent hearing before the City Council shall be published in the same manner.
(a) Any additional notice to property owners shall be at the discretion of the Planning
Director.
(4) Written notice required under subsections (1) and (2) of this Section shall be sent by mail
to the following persons:
(a) The applicant and the applicant's agent.
(b) The owner(s) of property if different than the applicant.
(c) All property owners within at least 100 feet of the property which is the su bject of
a Type II development permit application. Intervening public and private ways and
water courses shall not be considered in measuring the required distance.
(d) All property owners located within at least 250 feet of property which is the
subject of an application for a Type III quasi-judicial action. Intervening public
and private ways and water courses shall not be considered in measuring the
required distance.
(e) All owners of record shown on the application for a solar access permit.
(f) The owner of a public use airport if the property subject to the application is within
10,000 feet of the airport.
(g) The tenants of a mobile home or manufactured home park when the application is
for a rezoning of any or all of a mobile home or manufactured home park. Such
notice shall not be mailed earlier than 40 days before the date of the first hearing
on the application.
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(5) Notice of an administrative review or of a public hearing on a development permit shall
also be posted on the property by the applicant. The posted notice shall be visible from
any adjacent public way, where practicable.
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Section 13. Compliance and Waiver of Notice
(1) If the City has mailed notice as required by this ordinance, failure of the addressee to
actually receive notice shall not invalidate the land use proceeding.
(2) Posted notice is deemed given when the sign is first posted.
(3) The requirement for notice shall be deemed satisfied as to any person who, in any manner,
obtains actual knowledge of the time, place, and subject matter of the hearing prior
thereto.
(4) Appearance and testimony or comment on the merits of the proposed action by any person
at a hearing, or submission by any person of written comment directed to the merits of the
proposed action at or prior to the hearing and after the proceeding was initiated, or
submission of written comments on an administrative review shall be deemed a waiver of
such person of any defect in notice.
Section 14. Hearings Body The following shall serve as Hearings Body in this order:
(1) Hearings Officer or Urban Area Planning Commission
(2) City Council
Section 15. Challenge for Bias. Prejudgment or Personal Interest
(1) Prior to or at the commencement of a hearing, any party may challenge the qualification
of the hearings body, or a member thereof, for bias, prejudgment, or personal interest.
The challenge shall be documented with specific reasons supported by facts.
(2) Should qualifications be challenged, the hearings body or the member shall disqualify
itself, withdraw, or make a statement on the record of its capacity to hear the matter being
considered.
Section 16. Objections to Jurisdiction, Procedure. Notice, or Qualifications Any objections to
jurisdiction, procedure, notice, or qualifications not raised prior to or during the hearing are
waived.
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Section 17. Participation by Interested Officer or Employes
(1) A hearings officer or member of a hearings body may participate in any hearing, when the
member or officer has had ex parte contact, if the member of officer places on the record
the substance of any written or oral ex parte communication concerning the decision or
action being reviewed and has a public announcement of the content of the communication
and of the parties' right to rebut the substance of the communication made at the first
hearing following the communication where action will be considered or taken on the
subject to which the communication related.
(2) No officer or employee of the City who has a financial or other private interest in a
proposal shall participate in discussion with, or give an official opinion or staff report to,
the hearings body on the proposal without first declaring for the record the nature and
extent of such interest. Said officer or employee shall disqualify themselves from
participating in said matter if participation will result in a financial gain to the officer,
employee or their family or business which the public officer or employee or their family
are associated, other than official salary, honoraria or reimbursement of expenses.
Section 18. Burden and Nature of Proof. Except for a legislative action, the burden of proof is
upon the applicant. The proposal must be supported by proof that it conforms to the applicable
criteria for the particular type of decision under consideration.
Section 19. Record of Proceedings.
(1) The hearings body shall, where practicable, retain as part of the hearing record each item
of physical or documentary evidence presented and shall have the items marked to show
the identity of the person offering the same and whether presented on behalf of a
proponent or opponent. Exhibits received into evidence shall be retained in the hearing
file until after all appeal periods have expired, at which time the exhibits may be released
to the person identified thereon or otherwise disposed of.
(2) The staff report and decision shall be included in the record.
(3) A person shall have access to the record of the proceedings during normal city working
hours. A person shall be entitled to obtain copies of the record at the person's own
expense.
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(1) Appeals of land use decisions can only be perfected by filing a Notice of Appeal with the
City's Development Services Director. The Notice of Appeal must be filed within ten days
of the mailing date of the decision being appealed.
(2) The Notice of Appeal shall contain:
(a) A description of the decision which is being appealed, including the date
of the decision, the persons and the property affected by the decision.
(b) A statement describing the interest the person who is appealing has in the
decision. Only persons who have proper standing as provided by law, and
who have participated in the decision being appealed may appeal the
decision. The statement of interest must demonstrate the person's standing
and participation.
(c) A description of the issues sought to be raised by the appeal; and a
statement that the issues were raised during the proceeding that produced
the decision being appealed. This description must include the specific
criteria relied upon as the basis for the appeal, and an explanation of why
the decision has not complied with the standards or requirements of the
criteria. The issues raised by the appeal must be stated with sufficient
specificity to afford the reviewing authority an opportunity to resolve each
issue raised.
(d) The following information which shall provide the basis for a determination
by the City Council on whether to grant discretionary review of the
decision being appealed:
(A) How the appeal presents issues that have significant public policy
or community wide implications for the City, as opposed to more
limited issues which primarily involve the directly affected property
or persons involved in the land use decision being appealed.
(B) Why it is necessary or desirable for the City Council to review
these issues; and why the issues cannot be adequately and fairly
reviewed by the Land Use Board of Appeals.
(e) If the appeal asks for City Council discretionary review of the decision
being appealed, and the person appealing wants to present additional
evidence (beyond that already in the record made as part of the decision
being appealed), then the Notice of Appeal shall also contain:
(A) A statement summarizing the new evidence and the criteria to which
it will relate.
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(B) An explanation why the proposed new evidence was not submitted
as part of the record made in the decision being appealed. Evidence
that is substantially similar to evidence already in the record of the
decision being appealed will not be allowed. Evidence that could
have been submitted in the record of the decision being appealed
will not be allowed unless there is a compelling reason that justifies
its presentation as part of the appeal.
(3) The land use appeal filing fee must be paid to the City as a condition to the filing
of the Notice of Appeal.
(4) In addition to appeals of City land use decisions, the City Council may call up a
land use decision for its review at any time within ten days of the mailing date of
the decision.
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[Section 20 (2) amended by ORD. No. NS -1650, passed January 17, 19961
[Section 20 amended by ORD. No. NS -1673, passed February 19, 1997]
Section 21. Appeals to the Hearings Officer.
The review of all appeals to the Hearings Officer shall be de novo; and the record shall include
the land use application or request which is the subject of the appeal, any staff report, all written
comments, exhibits or any other materials or information considered by the decision maker in the
proceedings that produced the decision being appealed.
[Section 21 amended by ORD. No. NS -1673, passed February 19, 1997]
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Section 22. City Council Review of Appeals.
(1) Review of land use decisions by the City Council on appeal shall be discretionary. A
decision by the City Council to not grant discretionary review of the appeal shall be the
final determination of the City, and the appeal of the decision shall be to the Land Use
Board of Appeals as provided by law. The City Council's decision whether to grant
discretionary review shall be made without testimony or argument from persons interested
in the appeal, except as specifically permitted by the City Council.
(2) The scope of review for appeals that are granted discretionary review by the City
Council shall be:
(a) Restricted to the issues raised in the Notice of Appeal, or as prescribed by
the City Council for decisions called up by the City Council for review.
(b) Be conducted during an appeal hearing before the City Council on the
record made as part of the decision being appealed, unless the City Council
has permitted the presentation of new evidence as part of the appeal.
(c) De novo review if the City Council so chooses.
(3) The record for discretionary review by the City Council shall include:
(a) The land use application or request which is the subject of the appeal, any
staff report, and all written comments, exhibits, or any other materials or
information considered by the decision maker in the proceedings that
produced the decision being appealed.
(b) A written transcript of all proceedings before the decision maker, or a
stipulated written summary of the proceedings submitted by all of the
parties to the appeal.
(4) An appeal hearing before the City Council shall be conducted according to such
procedures as the City Council shall prescribe, which shall include an opportunity
for presentations by the parties to the appeal.
(5) Decisions reviewed by the City Council can be affirmed, remanded, reversed, or
modified in whole or in part by the City Council.
[Section 22 amended by ORD. No. NS -1673, passed February 19, 1997]
[Sections 23, 24 and 25 repealed by Ordinance No. NS -1673, passed February 19, 1997]
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Section 26. Duration of Permit.
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(1) All development permits shall be valid for a period of one year after the date of approval,
unless a longer duration is granted as part of the approval. The date of the approval is the
date the final written decision is mailed to the parties.
(2) Any land use development permit may be extended, prior to expiration, by the Planning
Director for periods of three months up to an aggregate period of one year. Such
extension shall be administrative, without notice, and in writing.
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Section 27. Reapplication Limited. If a specific application is denied, no reapplication for
substantially the same proposal may be made for one year, following the date of the final decision.
However, an application may be refiled within one year of a denial of the application if the
substantive law concerning the application is amended.
Section 28. Temporary Permit. Temporary Permits shall not be issued for variances, zone
changes or plan amendments. The Planning Director or City Council may authorize a Temporary
Land Use Permit for a period not to exceed six months, provided:
(1) An application for the development permit has been submitted.
(2) The applicant has demonstrated good and sufficient cause for such a temporary permit.
For the purposes of this section, good cause shall include only hardship or emergency
situations arising due to factors that, through the exercise of ordinary diligence, could not
have been foreseen. Good cause does not include requests only for reasons of
convenience.
(3) It appears that the application will be approved in substantially the form submitted by
applicant.
(4) The applicant accepts each and every risk of loss and damage that may result if the
application is denied, and further agrees to hold City, its officers, agents, and employees
harmless from said loss and damage.
(5) The applicant agrees to. restore the site to its original condition if the application for the
land use permit is denied.
(6) The applicant posts a bond or other form of security satisfactory to the City Attorney in
an amount to cover costs of restoration required by subsection (5) above.
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Section 29. Liabilities. The repeal of any Ordinance, or part thereof, by this Ordinance shall not
release or extinguish any penalty, forfeiture, nuisance, obligation or liability incurred under such
ordinance, unless a provision of this ordinance shall so expressly provide, and such ordinances
repealed shall be treated as still remaining in force for the purpose of sustaining any proper action
or prosecution for the enforcement of such penalty, forfeiture, nuisance, obligation or liability.
Section 30. Repeal. The previous Procedures Ordinance No. NS -1474 is hereby repealed.
Section 34 (Appeals) and Section 35 (Procedures) of the City Zoning Ordinance No. NS -1178 are
hereby repealed.
[Approved by the Bend City Commission the 5th day of February 1992.]
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Exhibit C to Ordinance 98-042
Section 14. Hearings Body The following shall serve as Hearings Body in this order:
(1) The Hearings Officer or Urban Area Planning Commission
(2) City Council.
(3) No proposed quasi-judicial plan map amendments or zone changes shall be
effective unless adopted by the Board of County Commissioners. In the absence
of anappeal to the Bend City Council, the Board of County Commissioners shall
by ordinance adopt the Hearings Officer's decision and the accompanying map
changes without argument or further testimon.Appeals of quasi-judicial plan
map amendments and zone changes shall be heard by the Bend City Council. Any
denial by the Bend City Council shall be the final local decision on the proposed
plan amendment or zone change_ Approvals of such applications on appeal to the
Bend City Council shall not become effective until adopted by the Board of
County Commissioners in the same manner as an unappealed plan amendment or
zone change.
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Exhibit D to Ordinance 98-042
Section 8. Type II Activity Administrative Review Procedure
(1) An application for a Type II activity may be processed by the Director without a
public hearing following the procedures in this section. Except as otherwise
prescribed herein, the Director may refer any Type II application to the hearings
body for a public hearing as set forth in Section 9. Pursuant to ORS 215.230(8),
the initial decision on an alteration of a nonconforming use shall be made as an
administrative decision.
(2) Notice of any administrative review shall be provided as set forth in Sections 10
and 11.
(3) The Director shall review the application and written comments, if any and make
a findings for each point in dispute. The Director shall make a decision within 45
days of receipt of the completed application and may approve, conditionally
approve, or deny the application.
(4) The Director's decision shall be in writing with notice to the applicant and all
persons who filed written comments or requested notice in writing. Unless
appealed, the written decision shall become effective ten days after it is mailed.
(5) The applicant or any person commenting in writing on the Development Permit
shall constitute parties to the Type II administrative decision. Any party may
appeal the Director's decision in accordance with Section 19 of this Ordinance.
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Exhibit E to Ordinance 98-042
Section 3. Land Use Activity Categories Land use activities are grouped into the
following three categories to determine which procedures shall be used to review the
request:
(1) Type I Activities: Code interpretations, lot line adjustments, final planned unit
development plans, final land partitions, final subdivision plats, manufactured
home placement permit, and all other development permits not included in a Type
II or III review.
(2) Type II Activities: Land partitions, tentative subdivision plans, planned unit
development plans, site plan reviews for commercial and industrial projects,
variances, conditional use permits, fill and removal permits, "similar use"
requests, solar access permits, nonconforming use verifications, restorations and
alterations, and site plan reviews for duplex and triplex dwellings larger than
3,600 square feefand multi -family dwellings with four units or more.
(3) Type III Activities: Zoning map changes and comprehensive plan map
amendments, zoning or subdivision ordinance text amendments, comprehensive
plan text amendments, new functional plans and land use regulations.