A pre-application conference with the City of Bend is highly recommended for complex applications or for applicants who are unfamiliar with the land use process. The purpose of the conference shall be to acquaint the applicant with the substantive and procedural requirements of the Development Code and to identify issues likely to arise in processing an application. [Ord. NS-2122, 2009; Ord. NS-2068, 2007; Ord. NS-2016, 2006]