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 Hearing for Timber Yards Master Plan Changes
Due to market conditions including the increased cost of labor, materials and financing, the developer intends to scale back some of the elements of the project originally presented in 2023. The Bend Planning Commission is holding a public hearing on these proposed changes. First, the developer is proposing a reconfiguration…
Sunny Breeze 42-Lot Subdivision Comments Due February 18
The deadline for you to submit comments on the proposed 42-lot single family-home subdivision at 61521 Sunny Breeze Lane is Wednesday February 18. This 7.8-acre property is zoned Standard Density Residential (RS) and is adjacent to the Central Oregon Irrigation District (COID) property and the Canopy Trail in the Deschutes South Canyon.…
Important Update on Sunny Breeze 42-Lot Subdivision
Developer Larry Kine has submitted an application to the City for a proposed 42-lot single family home subdivision at 61521 Sunny Breeze Lane. This 7.8-acre property is adjacent to the Central Oregon Irrigation District (COID) property and the Canopy Trail. As required by the City, Mr. Kine held a neighborhood…
City Considers Changes to Tree Code
On October 22, the City Council received a report on the impact of the new Tree Code in its first year of implementation. The top findings of the report were: A good start to collecting data has been made, but more time is needed before making significant changes to the…
Followup Neighborhood Meeting for 42-Lot Subdivision on Sunny Breeze Lane
There will be a followup neighborhood meeting for the proposed 42-lot single family home subdivision located at the end of Sunny Breeze Lane. This 7.8 acre property is adjacent to the Central Oregon Irrigation District (COID) property and the Canopy Trail. The virtual meeting will be held via Zoom on Tuesday January 6 at 6:00…
Public Hearing on Bend Code Changes to Allow New Housing Options
The City of Bend is proposing a package of amendments to the Bend Development Code to allow the following new options to facilitate housing: A second kitchen in a dwelling unit. [See BDC 2.1.1100(F), Secondary Kitchen for more details.] A second accessory dwelling unit (ADU) on a lot or parcel.…
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