Bend seeks online input on vacation rental issues

The City of Bend has created a new, online opportunity for public input as Vacation Home Rental regulations are developed. Log into www.bendvoice.org and weigh in.

Comments from the online forum will be shared with the Vacation Home Rental Task Force, made up of community volunteers, who will identify issues and proposesolutions for managing Vacation Home Rentals between now and early March.

The Task Force will strive to balance neighborhood livability with private property rights and Bend’stourism economy. The Task Force will develop recommendations that could include ideas such as an annuallicensing program or different land-use regulations, all of which willbe subject to approval by the Bend City Council.

The Bend Planning Commission considered about 50 applications for the Task Force and has made a recommendation for 23 finalists. The City Council will vote on this recommendation on Wednesday, November 19, at its regular meeting. Go to www.bendoregon.gov/councilagenda for information about the Council meeting or to live stream during the meeting.

You can find more information about what the Cityis doing withVacation Home Rentals at www.bendoregon.gov/vacationrentals.