The draft Deschutes County 2040 Comprehensive Plan is now available for community review and feedback. Over the past 16 months, planning staff have engaged community members and technical experts on key issues facing the County. The resulting Deschutes County 2040 plan provides a policy framework for decision making on land use and planning matters in the rural County for the next 20 years. The plan will apply to private land in Deschutes County outside of urban growth boundaries.
Staff invites community members to review the draft plan and provide feedback to staff as the project enters the public hearing phase. To view the draft and additional information about the project, please visit deschutes.org/2040.
The initial public hearing to gather testimony on the draft plan will be held on Thursday, October 26, at 5:30pm before the Deschutes County Planning Commission. This is a hybrid hearing. Participants can attend in person at 1300 NW Wall Street, Bend OR 97703, in the Deschutes County Service Center — Barnes and Sawyer Rooms. Participants can attend remotely via Zoom. Meeting details will be posted to the project webpage deschutes.org/2040 closer to the hearing.
Written comments can also be submitted via email to deschutes2040@deschutes.org.
Following the initial public hearing, the Planning Commission will make a recommendation on adoption of the plan. An additional public hearing will be held before the Board of County Commissioners in early 2024.
