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Bend advisory group favors neighborhood-scale stormwater systems, weighs funding and infill options
Summary
City staff told the Water Advisory Group that neighborhood-scale (commingled) stormwater facilities should be the "presumptive" approach for new subdivisions, but members said funding, maintenance and developer incentives must be resolved; staff flagged rate changes and phased tools for infill lots.
On April 1, the City of Bend Water Advisory Group (WAG) discussed how to manage stormwater as the city adds denser housing, with staff recommending neighborhood-scale, commingled facilities as the presumptive approach and asking the group for feedback on funding, maintenance and infill exceptions.
Why it matters: Staff said the city clarified code last November that lot-level facilities must be sized for the 25-year storm, which often cannot fit on parcels smaller than about 5,000 square feet. That mismatch is prompting staff to push tools that let multiple lots drain to a single, publicly maintained facility — an approach they said would reduce recurring lot-to-lot flooding, simplify long-term maintenance and address aging infrastructure in older neighborhoods.
Staff lead Lori Fayette framed the choice as a practical response to denser development,…
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