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Planning commission backs Stone Creek amendment to allow teacher housing on school site
Summary
The Bend Planning Commission recommended City Council approve a Stone Creek Master Plan amendment to redesignate 1.11 acres of school-overlay land for multi-unit housing, clearing a first regulatory step for a Habitat for Humanity project aimed at school staff and teachers.
The Bend Planning Commission on March 24 recommended that City Council approve a text amendment to the Stone Creek Master Plan that would redesignate 1.11 acres of school-overlay land on the Silver Rail School property to multi-unit residential.
The change, which the commission approved by voice vote, would not alter the master plan text itself but would modify the plan figure to allow multi-unit housing on the small portion of school-owned land. The school district has a contract with Habitat for Humanity to develop affordable homeownership targeted in part to district employees.
Staff said the amendment does not change the underlying medium-density residential zoning (RM) for the parcel and that the amendment is consistent with the comprehensive plan and statewide planning goals. ‘‘They are…
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