Planning & Zoning

Updated 11-15-24PROJECT UPDATES City of Sisters is Hosting a Community Open House on the Urban Growth Boundary Expansion and is Inviting Citizens to Offer Input on Where and How the City Will GrowThe City of Sisters will be hosting an open house on…

The Sisters Development Code governs all of the land within the incorporated city limits of Sisters. The six chapters of this Code are used together to review land use applications. Changes to the code, referred to as "Text Amendments", may be necessary from time to time to reflect…

In partnership with Deschutes County, the City of Sisters has received funding for historic preservation projects through the State’s Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) Certified Local Government (CLG) grant. CLG Grant 2023-2024 project:

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BACKGROUNDAccess to affordable, quality housing in safe neighborhoods with community services is essential for all Oregonians. Like other cities in Oregon, the City of Sisters is responsible for helping to ensure that its residents have access to a variety of housing types that…

In Sisters there are a variety of growth management tools in place to ensure that as towns and cities grow, they do so in a sustainable manner that provides the uses a community needs and the infrastructure to support it.  While the goal is to manage growth, it is important to note that it…

On January 10, 2024, the Sisters City Council adopted wholesale updates to the City's Dark Skies Outdoor Lighting ordinance in the Sisters Development Code that include requirements for outdoor lighting that apply to all new outdoor lighting installed on or after the effective date (February 10…