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Bend planning commission recommends denial of Union Master Plan over open-space and connectivity concerns
Summary
After a lengthy hearing and public comment, the planning commission voted 4'2 to recommend denial of the Union Master Plan (PLSPD20250374) citing insufficient usable open space, concern over counting the COID canal as the 10% open-space requirement, and a contested block-perimeter deviation that reduces vehicular connectivity.
The Bend Planning Commission on Nov. 10, 2025 recommended denial of the Union Master Plan (PLSPD20250374), a 45-acre proposed master plan for land northwest of the Murphy/SE 15th roundabout, by a 4'2 vote. The commission cited concerns that the project's open-space strategy relies heavily on the COID canal and a series of narrow, largely unprogrammed green strips rather than providing substantial, usable neighborhood open space. Commissioners also objected to a requested block-perimeter deviation (one block ~3,100 linear feet vs. the 2,000-foot maximum in code) and questioned whether the applicant's pedestrian mid-block corridors provide equivalent multimodal connectivity.
The proposal and the record: Staff's recommendation included an analysis of how the master plan reconfigures existing plan designations while retaining the same acreage, meets minimum-density calculations across RH/RM/RS zones and proposes a mixed-employment (ME) parcel of about 2 acres. Associate…
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