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
COID Property Line Adjustment Update
As recently reported, COID had submitted a series of five Type II Property Line Adjustment (PLA) applications to the City in order to reconfigure the parcels in the Deschutes South Canyon that it proposes selling to a developer. The City received a record breaking number of public comments – 338 in…
Read MoreComment Period for 18-Unit Residential Development In Old Mill District
The application for an 18-unit residential development consisting of three 3-story townhouse buildings in the Old Mill District has been submitted to the City of Bend. The property located at 623 SW Mill View Way is zoned Mixed Use Riverfront (MR) and is currently vacant. This application, plans, drawings, and…
Read MorePublic Meeting for Three New Commercial Buildings In The Old Mill District
There will be a public meeting for a proposed development project consisting of three commercial buildings with 31,000 square feet of retail and residential (nine units) space in the Old Mill District. The project is located on three tax lots located south of the intersection of SW Mill A Drive…
Read MoreUpdate on Deschutes South Canyon
The three Neighborhood Associations that border the Central Oregon Irrigation District (COID) property have released an update on the potential sale of that land. This update addresses several Property Line Adjustment (PLA) applications submitted to the City of Bend Planning Department. Read about that and more here.
Read MoreComment Period for 3-Building Mixed-Use Development Near Old Mill District
The application for a 5-lot mixed-use development adjacent to the Box Factory has been revised and is advancing through the planning process. This application includes a proposed 3-building, 3-story mixed-use development, with 12,640 square feet of commercial space and 16 residential units with room for expansion on the vacant lot…
Read MoreSurvey Results – Deschutes South Canyon Parkland
Survey Reveals Strong Support for Deschutes South Canyon as Parkland Several Neighborhood Associations recently conducted the Deschutes South Canyon Use Survey to learn how residents and visitors currently use this area and to get their thoughts on its future. The survey garnered responses from 2,039 people with an overwhelming majority…
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