SCNA's Role in Land Use / Development
The City of Bend keeps the Neighborhood Association informed of any significant potential land use activity in our Neighborhood and adjacent Neighborhoods, and the Land Use Committee sends a representative to public meetings associated with development in the neighborhood. We also seek to make sure that you, as neighbors, have an opportunity to know what is happening with land development before you see construction begin.
The City assigns a project number to all land use actions that come before the Planning Department. All paperwork associated with the project is available online, on the City of Bend website. If you choose to write to the City regarding any land use issue, please include the project number to make sure your comments get to the right place.
The links below can be used to find info on current land use activity in the Southern Crossing neighborhood. If you are having trouble finding what you are looking for, please let us know and we will try to help.
Developers and others that are required by the City of Bend to contact us may write and e-mail
Vice Chair / Land Use Coordinator
Roberta Silverman
Mailing address:
Southern Crossing
Neighborhood Association
Attn: Land Use Chair
PO Box 1332
Bend OR 97709
Land Use Notices, Notice of Events,
Public Hearings, and Public Meetings
Public Comment on Old Mill District Expansion
As we reported previously, William Smith Properties is planning an expansion project in the Old Mill consisting of three commercial buildings with 31,000 square feet of retail, 9 residential units, and parking on 3.54 acres in the Mixed Use (MR) Zone. The project is located on three tax lots located south of…
Read MoreHelp Save the Canopy Trail (step 2)
The future of one of the major trails on the Central Oregon Irrigation District (COID) property in the Deschutes South Canyon is being decided now. Known by many as the Canopy Trail, it includes the trailhead on Brookswood Boulevard and the tree-lined footpath that connects to the Deschutes River Trail.…
Read MorePublic Hearing for Timber Yards Parcel A Subdivision
Monday July 17, 5:30pm You are invited to attend the neighborhood meeting for the Timber Yards Tentative Subdivision and Parcel A Site Plan Review. The recently approved Timber Yards Master Plan is the most significant new development in Southern Crossing and is located on 33+ acres zoned Mixed-Use Urban at 175 SW…
Read MoreHelp Save the Canopy Trail
We need your help to urge Bend Park and Recreation District (BPRD) and Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) to preserve the Canopy Trail in the Deschutes South Canyon (aka COID property). The Canopy Trail includes the trailhead on Brookswood Boulevard and the tree-lined footpath that connects it to the trail…
Read MoreCity Council Public Hearing for Timber Yards Master Plan
The proposed Timber Yards development on 33+ acres zoned Mixed-Use Urban is located at 175 SW Industrial Way (East and North of SW Bond Street, adjacent to the Box Factory and the Old Mill District.) The Timber Yards Master Plan application is based on approximately 1,600 residential units (including 250…
Read MorePublic Hearing for Timber Yards Master Plan
The next step in the Timber Yards Master Plan process is a public hearing before the Bend Planning Commission. The proposed Timber Yards development on 33+ acres zoned Mixed-Use Urban is located at 175 SW Industrial Way (East and North of SW Bond Street, adjacent to the Box Factory and…
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