Planning & Zoning
Please use the Ask a Planner online form to ask the Planner of the Day general questions about your property, zoning or land use in rural Deschutes County. Alternatively, you can also contact the Planner of the Day via email or phone (planning@deschutes.org / 541-388-6560).
New planning applications can be emailed to planning@deschutes.org, submitted in-person at our building at 117 NW Lafayette Ave, or mailed. For more detailed instructions on how to apply please go to the the Planning Application Instructions webpage.
Although every effort is made to keep our website current, please contact our office (planning@deschutes.org / 541-388-6560) for confirmation on all information before taking action.
Resources
- Planning Application Instructions
- Property & Permit Research
- Applications Forms, Brochures & Fees
- Land Use Hearings
- County Zoning Codes
- Bend Urban Area Zoning Codes
- Procedures Ordinance
- Historical Map Collection
Comprehensive Plan
- Comprehensive Plan - Table of Contents, Preamble, Vision and Use of this Plan
- Comprehensive Plan - Chapter 1 - Comprehensive Planning
- Comprehensive Plan - Chapter 2 - Resource Management
- Comprehensive Plan - Chapter 3 - Rural Growth Management
- Comprehensive Plan - Chapter 4 - Urban Growth Management
- Comprehensive Plan - Chapter 5 - Supplemental Sections
- Comprehensive Plan - Appendix A - Terrebonne Community Plan
- Comprehensive Plan - Appendix B - Tumalo Community Plan
- Comprehensive Plan - Appendix C - Transportation System Plan
- Comprehensive Plan - Appendix D - Newberry Country Plan
For more information regarding a land use topic please submit your question through the form below, and a staff member will respond.
