Land Use Updates

This has been a busy summer for land use activity in the Larkspur Neighborhood. To access the details on land use activity on any property in the City, the simplest way is through the City of Bend’s interactive map. This link allows one to either zoom in on the map to find a particular property, or enter the property address, or enter a project number. All documentation related to land use projects is now available online.

There are  five major land use projects happening or upcoming in the Larkspur neighborhood. Here is what we know as of now: 

Townhouses in Daly Estates area: a total of 133 townhomes are planned in the area between Daly Estates and Pettigrew, in the area east of Woodhaven. The first three phases of this development have been approved; details are available by referring to the  project numbers associated with these projects. 

(Project numbers :  PLSPR20200985, PL20-0946, PL20-0918)

Bear Creek Commons Apartments: 176 apartments in six buildings are planned for the northeast corner of Bear Creek and Pettigrew. The developer has held a neighborhood public meeting regarding this property, and the application is currently under review. Project number is PLLD20210861

Wildflower development - 15th Street southeast of Wilson: The developer is seeking a change in the master plan for this area to eliminate the mixed employment zoning and build only rental housing. 574 total dwelling units in a variety of housing styles are proposed. The application is currently under review; the developer is required to have a neighborhood public meeting but this is not presently scheduled. Project number: PLPRE20210804

Affordable housing  - between Bear Creek and Highway 20, east of Dantili. This is currently still in discussion with the developer; because it is technically outside of the city, at this point it is not part of the general planning and review process. The preliminary plans at this point call for 345 housing units, 138 of which will be classified as affordable. A portion of the property will include a park. There will be some sort of a public process once the master plan proposal has been developed. We hope to have representatives of the City give a presentation on the proposed development at a future meeting. 

Outdoor Homeless Shelter: Carolyn Eagan, Recovery Strategy and Impact Officer from the City of Bend, had a presentation on the proposal regarding the proposed homeless housing at 9th Street just east of Glenwood. The recording of that meeting is available here (Passcode: khH6v#G%). As more information is available, we will include it here.