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Historic Preservation

Landmarks Commission
    Current Roster & Staff (updated 01/07/2010)
    Past 25 Years of Landmarks Commissioners and Staff, 1981-2007
    Roles and Responsibilities of the Landmarks Commission
    Application Form for Landmarks Commissioners
    Landmarks Commission Decisions
    Meeting Agendas
    Meeting Minutes

Historic and Cultural Resources
    Map of Bend's Historic Resources

    List of Local Resources Designated by the City Council    
    National Register of Historic Places Nominations in Bend


    List of National Register of Historic Places Historic Districts
        1. Bend Old Town, listed June 29, 2001
                Property Map

                Lot Size Map
                Ranking Map
                Zoning Map
                
List of Properties
                
Nomination
        
2. Drake Park Neighborhood, listed June 3, 2005
                
Map
       
         Nomination
                    Sections 1-6
                    Section 7 - Narrative & Property List
                    Section 8 - Significance
                    Section 9 - Bibliography
                    Section 10 - Boundary
                    Section 11 - Photo List

Regulations
1.    Oregon Statewide Planning Goal 5
2.    Oregon Administrative Rules, Land Conservation and Development Department, Division 23, Procedures and Requirements for Complying with Goal 5

3.    Attorney General's Staff Opinion about Removing a Property from the local list of historic resources

4.    Bend's General Plan, Chapter 3

5.    Bend's Historic Preservation Code

6.    Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Illustrated Guidelines
7.    National Park Service Preservation Briefs

8.    Deschutes County Ordinance PL-21

9.    Link to Oregon Administrative Rules and other regulations

10.  Certified Local Governments (CLG) designation 
11.  Resolutions adding properties to General Plan
        1852
        1963
        2001
        2057

City Application Forms and Fees
2009-2010 Fee Schedule
2008-2009 Fee Schedule
2007-2008 Fee Schedule

Constructing a New Building

Additions and Alterations

Demolition

Requesting Resource Designation

Moving a Resource

Signs and Awnings

How To
Preservation Briefs
     Technical Preservation Services for Historic Buildings
     Federal Preservation Institute

Windows
     Creating Windows of Energy-Saving Opportunity

      Preservation Brief # 9, The Repair of Historic Wooden Windows
      Preservation Brief #13, The Repair and Thermal Upgrading of Historic  Steel Windows
      Historic House Restoration: Tips on Window Repair
     Constructing Wood Storm Windows    
Other
   
 Asbestos
       Landscaping and Fences
       Weatherization
        Winter Weatherization


Rehabilitation Success Stories
    
2006

Grants and Tax Incentives
     
Preserving Oregon Grants
     Oregon Special Assessment Program

     Federal Investment Tax Credit
     Federal Saving America's Treasures Grants
     Federal tax credit available for historic income-producing buildings

Links to useful web sites
     National Register of Historic Places
     Oregon State Historic Preservation Office
     Kansas State Historical Society-Window Repair

     Research 

      Sanborn Maps 1913
Sanborn Maps 1917

      Sanborn Maps 1920

      Sanborn Maps 1928

      Sanborn Maps 1950

Oregon State Health Division List of Some Early Death Certificates

Burials in Pilot Butte Cemetery in Bend

Wooden Beams and Railroad Ties: The History of Oregon's Built Environment

Significant Designers, Contractors & Trades People

 

Archaeology

                        National Park Service On-Line Technical Assistance

                        Archaeology Division of Oregon State Historic Preservation Office

Strategies  for Main Streets, Downtown Plans and Transportation Plans
Historic Downtown Mainstreets, Strategies for Compatible Streetscape Design, 10 pages
Main Street... when a highway runs through it: A Handbook for Oregon Communities, 102 pages

Contact Info
Heidi Kennedy, Senior Planner
City of Bend Planning Division
710 NW Wall Street
Bend, OR 97701
(541) 617-4524
hkennedy@ci.bend.or.us

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