Land Use Archive

Bend Houseless Strategies Town Hall

By Southern Crossing Neighborhood Association | April 14, 2022

Two town hall meetings are being hosted by several Neighborhood Associations and a group of Bend residents. The objectives of these meetings are to educate Bend residents on the proposed shelter code amendments (information here), describe programs that successfully serve the houseless, discuss with the panel their expectations related to the proposed changes, and engage…

Public Meeting for 8 Unit Apartment Building in Old Mill District

By Southern Crossing Neighborhood Association | February 9, 2022

There will be a public meeting for a proposed 8 unit residential apartment building on the vacant lot located at the corner of SW Upper Terrace Drive and SW Bond Street in the Old Mill District. Download the meeting notification here. The planning pre-application web page has additional information and diagrams. The virtual meeting will…

Public Meeting for 315 Apartment Mixed Use at Box Factory – UPDATED

By Southern Crossing Neighborhood Association | January 8, 2022

There will be a public meeting for a large mixed-use development proposal in Southern Crossing – but this one is not just the “same old, same old”. The owners of the Box Factory, Killian Pacific from Portland, plan to build about 315 environmentally focused apartments and 12,000 square feet of commercial retail, with parking, in…

Public Meeting for 279 Apartment Unit Development – View Recording

By Southern Crossing Neighborhood Association | November 22, 2021

A recording of this meeting is now available here. Enter the passcode 92bwWyX? when prompted (copy/paste suggested). ———- ORIGINAL NOTICE ———- There will be public meeting for a large development of 279 apartments at 1081 SW Mt. Bachelor Drive. This is across the street from the Pine Ridge Inn (also across the street from the…

Public Meeting for 30 Townhouse Units

By Southern Crossing Neighborhood Association | October 20, 2021

There will be a public meeting for the proposed construction of a 30-lot residential subdivision of attached townhomes. The property is located at 110 SW Scalehouse Loop. Additional information, including diagrams, is available on the planning pre-application web page. The virtual meeting will be held via Zoom on Monday October 25 at 6:00pm. Here is…

Public Meeting for 3 Mixed Use Commercial / Residential Buildings (view recording)

By Southern Crossing Neighborhood Association | September 16, 2021

The developer has posted a recording of this meeting, which you can see here. It will be available until October 30th. (Warning: this is a 1 GB file.) ———- ORIGINAL NOTICE ———- NOTE: New Meeting Date and Time, and different meeting platform!   There will be a public meeting for the proposed construction of three 3-story…

Development Code Changes go to City Council, Public Input Needed

By Southern Crossing Neighborhood Association | August 24, 2021

The Bend Planning Commission met on July 26 to vote on recommendations to City Council regarding Development Code changes to support HB2001. While HB2001 requires allowing duplexes, triplexes, and quadplexes on any single family lot, the draft changes go beyond those requirements, such as allowing increased building height and reducing parking requirements. Additionally, one unit…

Public Meeting for 16 Lot Subdivision

By Southern Crossing Neighborhood Association | August 14, 2021

There will be a public meeting for a proposed 16 lot single family subdivision of a 1.54 acre parcel zoned RM. The property is located at 1285 SW Silver Lake Blvd. Download the subdivision plan here. Additional information is available on the planning application web page. The virtual meeting will be held via Zoom on…

Final Chance to Comment on Code Changes for Higher Density Housing with Less Parking

By Southern Crossing Neighborhood Association | July 21, 2021

At their Monday, July 26, 5:30pm meeting, the Bend Planning Commission will be voting on proposed Bend Development Code changes (download them here) to support higher density housing, taller buildings, and less parking (Bend’s response to Oregon HB2001). There are a lot of myths about these changes, so it’s important to point out that Neighborhood Associations…

Information Session on Bend Code Changes for HB2001

By Southern Crossing Neighborhood Association | July 15, 2021

The Orchard District Neighborhood Association and the City of Bend are conducting a Community Information Session regarding proposed Bend Development Code changes (download them here) to support higher density housing, taller buildings, and less parking. These changes are Bend’s response to Oregon HB2001. The session will be held online using Zoom from 5:30pm to 7:30pm on…

SCNA by the numbers:

  • 882.9 acres
  • 91.4 acres vacant
  • 1745 tax lots
  • 1,101 tax lots developed
  • 251 tax lots with infill potential
  • 127 lots N/A
  • 85 tax lots partially vacant
  • 29 tax lots publicly owned
  • 124 tax lots vacant
  • 74 vacation home rentals
  • 10 public art installations
  • 452 active business licenses
  • 14 bus stops
  • 1317 utility customers
  • 5 irrigation canals
  • 2 irrigation districts
  • 1 river
  • 14 riverfront and neighborhood parks
  • 2 zip codes
  • 340 fire hydrants
  • 6 roundabouts
  • 238 street segments

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