Bend building & ADU permits
Recent permit activity, updated continuously.
Bend lies in Central Oregon's high desert on the eastern slope of the Cascades. Because Oregon's HB 2001 legalized middle housing statewide, Bend's permit feed even carries a dedicated HB 2001 ADU flag, which Igni reads directly to identify accessory-dwelling activity rather than inferring it from free text.
Igni is tracking 3,076 residential and building permits in Bend, OR — including 59 classified accessory-dwelling-unit (ADU) filings. The most active ZIP is 97702. The most recent filing Igni tracked was Nov 1, 2026. All records come from City of Bend ArcGIS open data (Esri), an official government open-data feed, and are refreshed continuously.
3076
Permits tracked
59
ADU permits
3
Distinct ZIP codes
Nov 1, 2026
Newest permit
Recent permits
A sample of the freshest permits in this jurisdiction — ZIP and city only (no street addresses).
| ZIP | Permit type | ADU type | Valuation | Applied |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97702 | Residential | — | — | Nov 1, 2026 |
| 97702 | Residential | — | — | Nov 1, 2026 |
| 97703 | Residential | — | $200,000 | Oct 30, 2026 |
| 97702 | Residential | — | $23,000 | Oct 30, 2026 |
| 97703 | Residential | — | — | Oct 30, 2026 |
| 97701 | Residential | — | — | Oct 30, 2026 |
| 97702 | Residential | — | — | Oct 30, 2026 |
| 97703 | Residential | — | $12,000 | Oct 29, 2026 |
| 97701 | Residential | — | $2,500 | Oct 29, 2026 |
| 97703 | Residential | — | $1,000 | Oct 29, 2026 |
| 97702 | Residential | — | $474,738 | Oct 29, 2026 |
| 97703 | Residential | — | — | Oct 29, 2026 |
| 97702 | Residential | — | $20,000 | Oct 29, 2026 |
| 97701 | Residential | — | $18,000 | Oct 29, 2026 |
| 97702 | Residential | — | — | Oct 27, 2026 |
| 97702 | Residential | — | — | Oct 27, 2026 |
| 97702 | Residential | — | — | Oct 27, 2026 |
| 97702 | Residential | — | — | Oct 27, 2026 |
| 97702 | Residential | — | — | Oct 27, 2026 |
| 97702 | Residential | — | — | Oct 27, 2026 |
Top ZIP codes by recent activity
ADU types in the recent set
Permit activity in Bend
Igni counted 3,008 permits issued in Bend over the last 12 months (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026) — up 2.5% on the 2,935 in the 12 months before. The forecast expects about 1,506 over the next 6 months.
The source's volume stepped up around October 2020 (×3.4) — likely a change in what the city publishes, so we don't compare year over year across it.
Forecast: trailing mean, typical error ±9% in backtests one to six months ahead. How we forecast
| Permit type | Last 12 months | Year over year | Forecast, next 6 months |
|---|---|---|---|
| All permits | 3,008 | Up 2.5% | ≈ 1,506 |
| Residential building | 3,008 | Up 2.5% | ≈ 1,506 |
| Commercial building | 0 | —* | — |
| Trade (electrical, plumbing, mechanical) | 0 | —* | — |
| ADU | 79 | —* | — |
* No year-over-year figure: the source's volume for this permit type stepped up within the last two years — likely a change in what the city publishes — so the two 12-month windows are not comparable.
Monthly figures
| Month | Permits | 10th–90th percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2023 | 411 | — |
| Nov 2023 | 307 | — |
| Dec 2023 | 334 | — |
| Jan 2024 | 287 | — |
| Feb 2024 | 283 | — |
| Mar 2024 | 320 | — |
| Apr 2024 | 350 | — |
| May 2024 | 425 | — |
| Jun 2024 | 281 | — |
| Jul 2024 | 245 | — |
| Aug 2024 | 261 | — |
| Sep 2024 | 272 | — |
| Oct 2024 | 254 | — |
| Nov 2024 | 206 | — |
| Dec 2024 | 187 | — |
| Jan 2025 | 228 | — |
| Feb 2025 | 181 | — |
| Mar 2025 | 280 | — |
| Apr 2025 | 323 | — |
| May 2025 | 274 | — |
| Jun 2025 | 250 | — |
| Jul 2025 | 253 | — |
| Aug 2025 | 226 | — |
| Sep 2025 | 273 | — |
| Oct 2025 | 320 | — |
| Nov 2025 | 238 | — |
| Dec 2025 | 257 | — |
| Jan 2026 | 212 | — |
| Feb 2026 | 209 | — |
| Mar 2026 | 231 | — |
| Apr 2026 | 263 | — |
| May 2026 | 221 | — |
| Jun 2026 | 302 | — |
| Jul 2026 | 244 | — |
| Aug 2026 | 256 | — |
| Sep 2026 | 255 | — |
| Oct 2026 (forecast) | ≈ 251 | 204–305 |
| Nov 2026 (forecast) | ≈ 251 | 206–300 |
| Dec 2026 (forecast) | ≈ 251 | 210–289 |
| Jan 2027 (forecast) | ≈ 251 | 212–292 |
| Feb 2027 (forecast) | ≈ 251 | 214–292 |
| Mar 2027 (forecast) | ≈ 251 | 214–293 |
Counts are permits issued per calendar month as Bend publishes them to its open-data feed — not a complete census; a change in what the city publishes moves them too. The current month is left out, and the most recent months are provisional. A forecast is a statistical estimate with a range, not a prediction for any project. Informational only.
How long do permits take in Bend?
Based on 9,364 Bend permits applied for between Nov 2023 and Aug 2026, the typical (median) permit was issued 11 days after application, and the middle half of permits took 4–72 days. One in ten took longer than 197 days.
| Permit type | Median | Typical range | Permits |
|---|---|---|---|
| All permits | 11 days | 4–72 days | 9,364 |
| Residential building | 11 days | 4–72 days | 9,364 |
| ADU | 104 days | 63–204 days | 260 |
Typical, not guaranteed: individual permits vary with project scope, application completeness and plan-review workload. Days are calendar days from application to issuance; applications still pending are counted as not-yet-issued rather than dropped. Informational only, not legal advice. How we calculate approval times.
Housing law — Oregon
Oregon allows accessory dwelling units by-right in single-family zones within urban growth boundaries, with no owner-occupancy requirement and no extra off-street parking mandate.
HB 2001 (2019) legalized middle housing statewide — duplexes in mid-size cities and up to fourplexes, cottage clusters and townhouses in large cities and the Portland metro.
Bend ADU rules
Bend allows accessory dwelling units on residential lots with a single-unit dwelling, townhome, or manufactured home, and a 2025 code amendment raised the limit to as many as two ADUs per lot (only one is allowed alongside a rowhouse). Units may be attached, detached, or conversions of existing structures. There is no owner-occupancy requirement, consistent with Oregon's SB 1051, and no off-street parking is required for an ADU.
Under the Bend Development Code (Section 3.6.200.B), a first ADU is generally capped at 800 square feet of enclosed floor area, with a smaller cap for a second unit, and a detached ADU must sit a short distance from the primary dwelling; remaining height and setback standards follow the underlying zone. Most ADUs are approved ministerially through the building permit, without a separate land-use review, unless the property sits in a special overlay such as a historic or waterway district.
Bend adopted its middle-housing code under Oregon's HB 2001 in 2021, and the city offers a free pre-approved ADU plan set (with the Bend Chamber maintaining an additional design library) to reduce design cost and shorten the path to permit.
This is an informational summary — verify current rules with the city's planning/permitting department; not legal advice.
See also: Oregon ADU law and what is an ADU?
Data source
Sourced from City of Bend ArcGIS open data (Esri). Public records (Oregon PRL).
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Informational only, not legal advice. Headline counts reflect all permits Igni has tracked for this jurisdiction; the table shows recent activity. Housing law changes — verify current statutes before relying on this.