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Bend engineering division readies process changes ahead of state’s SB 974 permit 'shot clock'
Summary
City staff outlined current private development engineering review timelines and said they will rework internal process mapping, data tracking and customer communications to comply with Senate Bill 974, which imposes new state timelines for engineering permit reviews starting July 1, 2026.
Colin (engineering staff) briefed the Community Building Subcommittee on Aug. 11 about the role of private development engineering reviews, current review timelines and the department’s preparations for Senate Bill 974.
"The engineering division has 18 staff," Colin said, describing a team that covers pre‑application meetings, plan review, construction inspection and one‑year warranty inspections after acceptance. He said 12 reviewers perform plan checks while five inspectors perform field inspections.
Colin described three permit tiers: tier 1 for right‑of‑way work outside the driving surface (sidewalk panels, minor frontage work), tier 2 for work in the roadway that is relatively minor (driveway aprons), and tier 3 for major projects that the city will accept as public infrastructure (subdivisions, large commercial development).
Using CityView permitting data, staff reported average calendar review times that are consistent with the department’s internal goals: roughly 15 days of…
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