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Recent code changes made it easy for community members to open much-needed shelters for temporary or emergency use, such as during severe winter weather, and City leaders are asking the community for help. Since the City Council adopted changes to the Shelter Code, which went into effect in July, the City no longer requires a winter emergency declaration to allow organizations or individuals to open a temporary shelter. "Recent code changes were intended to make it seamless for community organizations to open shelters when people need it most," said Lynne McConnell, Bend's Hous...

At 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 24, the Bend Planning Commission will hold a virtual work session on proposed code amendments that will increase the availability of shelter beds by providing updated standards for group, multi-room and outdoor shelters. The shelter code amendments are one part of a comprehensive set of strategies identified by the City and community partners that include finding ways to keep people in their homes, providing temporary transitional housing, and increasing the availability of affordable housing in Bend, including shelter beds. The proposed shelter code was develo...