Land Use / Development

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

Help Save the Canopy Trail (step 2)

By Southern Crossing Neighborhood Association | Aug 10, 2023

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.…

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Public Hearing for Timber Yards Parcel A Subdivision

By Southern Crossing Neighborhood Association | Jul 14, 2023

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…

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Help Save the Canopy Trail

By Southern Crossing Neighborhood Association | Jun 14, 2023

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…

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City Council Public Hearing for Timber Yards Master Plan

By Southern Crossing Neighborhood Association | May 31, 2023

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…

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Public Hearing for Timber Yards Master Plan

By Southern Crossing Neighborhood Association | May 4, 2023

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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Public Meeting for Old Mill District Expansion

By Southern Crossing Neighborhood Association | May 2, 2023

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 and residential (nine units) space. The project is located on three tax lots located south of the intersection of SW Mill A Drive and SW Powerhouse…

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Land Use Tools

City of Bend ePlans

This is the City's website page for land use tracking. Scroll down and select "ePlans(public viewer) under Online Services. Enter a project number in the Search line. The project number should be in the format PZ-xx-xxxx and it is case sensitive.

DIAL Map - Deschutes County

If you have questions about zoning or property boundaries, this interactive map from Deschutes County may help.

Bend Land Information System (BLIS) Map

This new mapping tool was released to Council in July and is now available to the general public. The BLIS allows users to explore the development status of residential lands across the UGB, as well as the location, type and number of residential dwelling units.

Bend Land Information System