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
Sunny Breeze Subdivision Update
On June 22, the Hearings Officer issued her decision on the Sunny Breeze 42-lot subdivision and upheld all the City’s conditions for approval of the application. This includes the requirement to have two entrance/exit roads for fire safety. On July 10, the developer submitted a Notice of Intent to Appeal the…
Pahlisch Closes on Sale of COID Deschutes South Canyon Property
On July 1, Pahlisch Homes finalized the purchase of a large part of the Central Oregon Irrigation District (COID) property immediately south of Southern Crossing. The sale had been expected once the final legal hurdle was resolved with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) back in January. Because a scenic…
Sunny Breeze Subdivision Appeal Status
On April 1 the City of Bend approved the application for the 42-lot single home subdivision located at 61521 Sunny Breeze Way. However, on April 8 the developer appealed the decision to a Hearings Officer because of conditions for approval required by the City. The public hearing for the appeal…
Hearing on Sunny Breeze Subdivision
On April 1, 2026, the City of Bend approved the application for the 42-lot single home subdivision located at 61521 Sunny Breeze Way. However, on April 8 the developer appealed the decision to a Hearing Officer because of conditions for approval required by the City. A public hearing for the…
FERC Decision on COID Property
After more than two years of consideration, on January 22 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved the Central Oregon Irrigation District’s (COID) request to amend the FERC license for the Deschutes South Canyon hydroelectric project. This amendment called for changes to the public recreational access easements on segments of the COID property governed…
Sunny Breeze 42-Lot Subdivision Additional Comments Due March 26
Because the City has received additional application materials on the 42-lot single home subdivision located at 61521 Sunny Breeze Way, the City has extended the review period for the application. That means another 2-week public comment period has opened. The new deadline for comments is Thursday March 26. You can see the additional…
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