Source: https://cityview.ci.bend.or.us/Portal/Account/Logon
Publisher: City of Bend, OR
Relevant To: Practical research tool: public permit/planning application lookup for Bend-specific investigative work
Verification Status: Verified
Notes: Confirmed via search (direct fetch blocked by robots.txt). CityView Portal is the City of Bend’s official online permit center, launched circa 2021, covering building permits, land use/planning applications, business registrations, code complaints, and inspection requests. Public-facing search tools exist without login: Permit Application Search (cityview.ci.bend.or.us/Portal/Permit/Locator) and Planning Application Search (cityview.ci.bend.or.us/Portal/Planning/Locator) allow anyone to look up permit/application records by address or reference number; a full account is needed only for submitting applications, paying fees, or acting as a listed contact on a project. PRACTICAL VALUE FOR BPA: this is a genuine research tool, not a news source — directly useful for local investigative work analogous to the South Carolina ALPR permitting story and Riverside County’s improper-permittee story already cataloged elsewhere in this library. Could be used to search for permits related to city facility camera/surveillance installations, ALPR pole encroachment permits, or land-use applications tied to city surveillance infrastructure procurement in Bend specifically. Recommend Jonathan bookmark the two locator search tools (Permit and Planning) for direct address-based lookups without needing an account.