Pahlisch Homes and Brooks Resources held a joint meeting with neighbors on May 12th to discuss modifying the plans for what are labeled as Master Plan Areas 1, 2, and 3 in the Bend Comprehensive Plan. 

• Master Plan Area 1 is the Brooks development known as Discovery West, which already has an approved master plan. 
• Master Plan Area 2 is the Pahlisch development called Treeline, which also has an approved master plan. 
• Master Plan Area 3 is located between the other two; the proposed modifications would add it to the Treeline master plan. 

While becoming part of the Treeline master plan, the development of Area 3 would be branded separately and would be called Collier. (See images below.)

The Comprehensive Plan calls for a specific minimum and maximum number of dwelling units in each area, including required townhomes and either duplexes, triplexes or multifamily apartments (D/T/MF). The proposed change would shift 59 D/T/MF units from Area 3 (Collier) to Area 1 (Discovery West). To make room for these units, 1 acre of land zoned Mixed Employment and 1 acre zoned Commercial Limited would be rezoned as Residential Mixed Use. The required maximum number of dwelling units in Area 3 would be reduced from 136 to 77, while Discovery West would grow from 650 to 709.

The Comprehensive Plan also requires that 20% of the D/T/MF units in Area 3 be affordable housing units. That requirement would also shift to Discovery West.

In explaining their reasoning for the change, the developers thought it would improve walkability to locate the higher-density units closer to the area in Discovery West with businesses and services. It would also allow easier access to a major road (Skyliners Road), without traffic from those units having to flow through one of three subdivisions (Discovery West, Northwest Crossing, or Treeline). The Collier development is not expected to have direct access to Skyline Ranch Road, a major collector that will run along the edge of the development, due to a steep slope adjoining the road.

Left unsaid is that 2 acres of land intended to provide jobs and neighborhood services would be lost. Also, the Collier development, with only 77 homes, instead of 136, would be able to have larger lots, with expected higher property values. The result is to shift economic value from the community (jobs, small businesses, convenient services) to the developers of Area 3 (higher-priced homes). The question for the community and the Bend Planning Commission and City Council is whether that is a fair tradeoff.

Neighbors attending the Zoom webinar expressed concerns about traffic, including construction traffic, through adjoining subdivisions, and the lack of an exit from the Collier development to Skyline Ranch Road. The expected long delay in the completion of Skyline Ranch Road between Skyliners Road and Shevlin Park Road was also a concern, especially as it relates to both school traffic and the potential need to evacuate in the event of a wildfire.

A law passed by the Oregon legislature in 2019 requires that cities allow middle housing types where single-family homes are permitted. Duplexes must be allowed on any lot where single-family detached homes are allowed. Triplexes, quadplexes, townhomes, and cottage clusters must be allowed in any zone where single-family detached homes are allowed.

In order to implement the statute and the administrative rules approved by the state in 2020, City staff have been drafting amendments to the Bend Development Code (BDC). The staff has been assisted by a "stakeholder advisory group" composed of representatives from the Planning Commission, City Council, Affordable Housing Advisory Committee, Neighborhood Leadership Alliance, Central Oregon Builders Association, Central Oregon LandWatch, and 1,000 Friends of Oregon, as well as local developers, architects, and neighborhood association representatives.

A draft of amendments to the Bend Comprehensive Plan and the BDC is available on the City web site. The draft addresses siting standards for setbacks, parking, lot coverage, floor area ratio, and height requirements, as well as design standards for garage doors, front door orientation, and windows.

The draft is being circulated to the BDC Update Group (an informal email list of people interested in code changes). A final draft will go to a Planning Commission work session on June 14th. Hearings before the Planning Commission and City Council are expected to be held in July and August.

To access the City's web page with documents related to the draft code changes, click here. Select the document titled "Draft Exhibit A.05 03 21" to review the proposed changes.

A required pre-application public meeting will be held Tuesday, May 18th at 6:00 PM for a proposed development of 9 duplex buildings (18 dwelling units) at 1980 NW Monterey Pines Dr. The site is between Monterey Pines Dr. and College Way (see map in notice).

The meeting will be held via Zoom webinar. To register for the meeting, send an email to monica@bljlawyers.com with your full name and address (a list of attendees must be submitted to the City).

​See the attached notice for more details.

An application has been submitted to the City for a whole-house STR at 2323 NW Marken Place, at the corner of Polarstar & Marken Place.

Please see the attached notice for details on submitting written comments.

A pre-application neighborhood meeting will be held via Zoom on Wednesday, May 12th at 5:30 PM to present a proposed modification of two master plans and parts of the Comprehensive Plan.

Advanced registration is required in order to receive the Zoom link. To register for the Zoom webinar, click here.

The proposal would add about 32 acres to the Treeline development for about 77 single-family homes and reallocate the housing mix within Discovery West and Treeline.

See the attached notice for additional information and a map. 

An application has been submitted to divide Lot 85 in Shevlin Ridge Phase 6 into two lots. The current address for the parcel is 3354 NW Shevlin Ridge Ct.

The new parcel, labeled Parcel 2 in the map below, will be 1.22 acres in size and will be accessed via a driveway off of Shevlin Ridge Ct. The property is zoned RS.

See the attached notice for details on submitting written comments. For more information, please review the project page in CityView by clicking here.

The City has received an application to divide a parcel containing approximately 1.97 acres into three (3) parcels, as follows:

• Parcel 1: approximately .68 of an acre 
• Parcel 2: approximately .75 of an acre
• Parcel 3: approximately .54 of an acre

What would become Parcel 1 currently has a single family home on it located at 2027 SW Troon Ave. The property is long and narrow, extending along Mt. Washington Drive from Troon on the north to Simpson on the south (see attached map).

The property is in the RS zone. Access to the new parcels will be from an existing public street, SW Forest Ridge Avenue.

Please see the attached notice for details about the deadline for written comments and for contact information. For more information, please review the project page in CityView by clicking here.

A land division application has been submitted to create 190 lots on 81.36 acres, comprising Phases 4–9 of Discovery West. Click on "January" under Archives in the column to the right for a summary of the plan that was discussed at a neighborhood meeting.

See the attached notice for details on submitting written comments, which are due by April 22, 2021.

An application to add an accessory dwelling unit at 2977 NW Wild Meadow Dr. has been approved. See the notice below for more details.