A. Affordable Housing. Ten percent of the units provided as affordable housing for the duration of the exemption.

B. Middle-Income Housing. Thirty percent of the units provided as middle-income housing for the duration of the exemption.

C. Childcare Facilities. Provide childcare facilities within the proposed project and demonstrate how those facilities will be provided beyond the duration of the exemption.

D. Open Space and Publicly Accessible Park or Plaza Space. Dedicate more than 10 percent of the site area as publicly accessible open space, park or plaza with usable amenities. To meet this criterion, the applicant must submit a letter from the Bend Park and Recreation District (District) stating that the applicant has coordinated with the District on the proposed open space or publicly accessible park and demonstrate how the applicant considered the comments of the District.

E. High Standard of Energy Efficiency/Green Building Features.

F. Additional Energy Efficiency/Green Building Features.

G. Transit Supportive Amenities. Provide transit supportive amenities such as covered shelters, fare purchase kiosks, and improved lighting. To meet this criterion, the applicant must submit a letter from Cascade East Transit (CET) stating that the applicant has coordinated with CET on the proposed transit and mobility supportive amenities and demonstrate how the applicant considered the comments of CET.

H. Mobility Supportive Amenities. Provide mobility hub elements including but not limited to shared micromobility facilities (meeting the requirements of BC Chapter 7.60 if proposed in the public right-of-way), enhanced pedestrian and bicycle facilities, amenities, and storage such as secure bike lockers, upgraded crosswalks, street lighting, curb bulb-outs, pedestrian plazas, and dedicated spaces for bikeshare, or shared vehicle, or taxi pick-up and drop-off. To meet this criterion, the applicant must submit a letter from the City’s Community and Economic Development Department stating that the applicant has coordinated with the City on any facilities proposed to be located in public rights-of-way.

I. Ground Floor Commercial. Provide more than 35 percent of the ground floor as commercial uses. This criteria is only available to projects in zones that allow ground floor commercial use.

J. Stormwater. The site is developed to retain and treat stormwater from more than a 25-year storm event.

K. Environmental Remediation. Demonstrate how and on what timeline any environmental remediation of the site will be completed.

L. Public Facilities. Provide common meeting rooms, recreation supportive facilities, senior or youth supportive facilities, and/or art supportive facilities that will be accessible to the general public, including but not limited to public meeting spaces, athletic facilities, playground equipment, swimming pools, spas, and saunas, galleries, performance venues, theatres, or offices or facilities for cultural groups, youth, or seniors. Public facilities provided by this section are not necessarily required to be available to the public at large if the Council finds the design elements proposed by the applicant provide sufficient public benefit.

M. Enhanced Landscaping. Provide native, pollinator-friendly, and water-wise landscaping.

N. Provide electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. Provide at least 10 percent more parking spaces with EV charging infrastructure, conduit for future electric vehicle charging stations, than the minimum required. If no EV charging infrastructure is required, the project must provide charging infrastructure to a minimum of one space, and at least 10 percent of parking spaces provided with EV charging infrastructure.

O. Wrapped Parking Structures. For projects that provide above-grade parking structures, the applicant will provide retail and residential uses on the street level for any frontage on a street with a higher-level classification than an alley.

P. Other public benefits that will extend beyond the period of the exemption, as specifically authorized by City Council in the resolution approving the exemption. [Ord. NS-2447, 2022]