Pre-Approved ADU Design Library
Browse ready-to-build ADU plans approved to simplify your project.
For Homeowners
Housing for our community
The Pre-Approved Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Design Library is the result of the Bend Chamber’s continued efforts and shared values with the City of Bend to encourage and incentivize the construction of ADUs. The City’s housing strategy encourages the development of more diverse housing units and recognizes that ADUs are an integral part of the housing continuum.
- Creates more housing opportunities in existing neighborhoods with existing communities.
- Takes advantage of existing and often costly infrastructure.
- Creates opportunities for intergenerational living, onsite caretakers, or assistants such as childcare or assisted living.
- Provides financial benefit and/or property value to the property owner.
- Triggers economic development at a local scale through local builders/contractors.
- Contributes to the density efforts in a community-based approach.
- Provides more diversity in our neighborhoods.
1. Browse the gallery
Explore our growing library of Pre-Approved ADU Plans. Review the images and details for each design to find one suitable for your needs and site.
2. Select a design
Once you choose a plan, connect with its designer through the contact information on each plan’s page. The designer can guide you through the permitting process and describe other services they offer. Pre-Approved ADU Plans can be purchased directly from the designer.
3. Prepare a site plan
To complete permitting, you’ll work with your designer to prepare a site plan showing the pre-approved structure on your site. This allows the City to review zoning, drainage, and other site-specific factors.
4. Get a permit
Submit a building permit application to City of Bend though CityView. When submitting, please identify the plan as part of the Pre-Approved ADU Program in the project description section.
Find a plan that fits your needs
This ADU Design Library aims to enhance the city’s Pre-Approved ADU Program and showcase pre-approved building plans for residents interested in building an ADU. The following plans are available from the architectural and building firms that designed them and have been reviewed for compliance with the building code by the City of Bend. Charges and fees may apply and are assessed by the firm.
For Architects & Builders
Submit a Pre-Approved ADU Plan
The first step in participating in the Pre-Approved ADU Design Library is to have your ADU plans reviewed and approved by the City of Bend. This is done through their Master Re-Issue Permit Program, and we have provided helpful links to their systems and processes below.
Once your plan set is approved by the City of Bend as a “Master Permit,” you are now ready to submit your Pre-Approved Plans to the Bend Chamber for use in the Design Library.
Online Permit Center Portal
All City building permits are processed electronically with electronic review within their CityView software. Here is a link to the Permit Center Portal where you will create an account or sign into an existing account to apply and submit your plan set.
Online Permit Center Portal help
Navigating new software can be challenging the first time around, so the City has provided some Portal Help Videos.
You may also reach out directly to them for assistance at building@bendoregon.gov.
Master Re-Issue Permit Program
Once you have access to the Permit Center Portal with your own login account, you will want to compile the required plan-set documents and submittal items. Here is a link to the City’s Master Re-Issue Program Policy, which provides a list of required review documents as well as an outlined step-by-step process for the application in their CityView software.
Again, if you need assistance with these documents, you may email the City’s permitting team at building@bendoregon.gov.
Prepare your information and images
Please prepare the following required information before submitting your ADU Plan:
- City of Bend Master/Reissue Permit No.
- Permit validation date
- Company name, contact person, email, and phone
- Name and email of the person who will follow up with interested parties and can answer specific questions about the ADU plan.
- ADU plan name
- No. bedrooms and baths
- Square footage
- A brief description
- Instructions on how to contact your company to acquire the ADU Plan
Sumbit your information to the Bend Chamber
Click on the button below to fill out the application form and submit your ADU Plan, Pre-Approved by the City of Bend, for inclusion in the Bend Chamber Pre-Approved ADU Design Library.
Submit a Pre-Approved ADU Plan to the design library
Please read the instructions in Step 2 above before submitting your Pre-Approved ADU Plan to the Design Library.
Disclaimer:
These plans are provided as a courtesy by the Bend Chamber for application and permitting purposes only. These plans were not designed by the Bend Chamber and the Chamber bears no responsibility for the plans or resulting structure. The plans have been reviewed for minimum Oregon Residential Specialty Code compliance by the City of Bend. By using these standard plans, the user agrees to release the Bend Chamber from any and all claims, liabilities, suits, and demands on account of any injury, damage, or loss to persons or property, including injury or death, or economic losses, arising out of the use of these construction documents. The use of these plans does not eliminate or reduce the user’s responsibility to verify any and all information. These approved plans and any resulting permit issued shall not be construed to be a permit for, or an approval of, any violation of the provisions in the Oregon Residential Specialty Code or any other laws or ordinances of this jurisdiction. The approval of these plans and issuance of a permit based on construction documents and other data shall not prevent the building official from requiring the correction of errors in the construction documents and data. All applicable review and permitting fees still apply and use of these plans does not exempt applicants from any and all required fees or cost in the permitting process and further documentation requirements.
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