2.7.3960 Commercial General | Bend Development Code

2.7.3960 Commercial General.

A. Where no special standards are provided, the applicable standards of the CG zone apply.

B. Permitted Uses. The land uses listed in Table 2.7.3960 are permitted in the Commercial General District, subject to the provisions of this chapter. Only land uses that are specifically listed in Table 2.7.3960, land uses that are incidental and subordinate to a permitted use, and land uses that are approved as “similar” to those in Table 2.7.3960 may be permitted.

Table 2.7.3960 – Permitted and Conditional Uses
Land Use	CG
*Residential Use as Part of a Mixed-Use Development	P
Live/Work Townhomes	P
Retail Sales and Service	P
Restaurants/Food and Beverage Services	P
Offices and Clinics	P
Production Office	P
Convention Center/Meeting Rooms	P
Lodging (e.g., hotels, motels, bed and breakfast inns, short-term rentals, hostels)	P
Hospitals	P
Commercial and Public Parking	P
Commercial Storage	P
Entertainment and Recreation	P
Day Care	P
Redemption Center	P
Wholesale Sales (more than 75% of sales are wholesale)	P
Veterinary Clinic (small animal)	P
*Mixed-Use Commercial (residential with commercial/civic/industrial) Mixed-use developments must be subject to the use limitations prescribed for the respective individual uses	P
Government (point of service, branch service)	P
Parks and Open Space	P
Schools	P
Institution of Higher Education	P
*Clubs and Places of Worship	P
*Utilities (above ground)	P
*Manufacturing and Production less than 5,000 sq. ft. with retail outlet	P
Wireless and Broadcast Communication Facilities	See BDC Ch. 3.7
*Shelters, See BDC 3.6.600	P

*Subject to special standards as described in BDC Chapter 3.6, Special Standards and Regulations for Certain Uses.

C. Height Bonus. Inclusion of the features listed below allow additional building height as an incentive for certain uses or site design that provide a public or community benefit. For each feature incorporated into a project, in addition to any such features otherwise required, a 10-foot height bonus will be granted. This height bonus is in addition to existing exceptions for inclusion of residential uses in BDC 2.2.400(B) and incentives for affordable housing in BDC 3.6.200(C). Height bonuses, exceptions, and other incentives can be combined so long as the building height does not exceed 75 feet.

1. Usable Open Space or Plaza. For each square foot of open space or plaza provided for public use, three square feet of building footprint is eligible for a 10-foot height bonus. For example, establishing a 2,000 square foot plaza would allow 10 additional feet of height over 6,000 square feet of floor area or 20 additional feet over 3,000 square feet of floor area. To qualify for this bonus, the following requirements must be met:

a. The open space or plaza must be at least 2,000 square feet in area and located in the CG zone within the Petrosa Master Planned Development.

b. Plazas must be at least 10 feet in width with a building facade on at least one side.

c. No more than 33 percent of the area of any plaza may include outdoor seating, displays, or other uses associated with abutting businesses.

d. Open space and plazas must provide portable or permanent seating – in addition to any associated with abutting businesses – such as cafe tables, benches, movable chairs, or edges along landscape planters or other design elements.

e. Open spaces and plazas must be open to the public from 7:00 a.m. through 10:00 p.m., at a minimum, and hours must be indicated on signage permitted under BC Chapter 9.50.

2. Pedestrian Cover. Canopy covering at least 50 percent of the linear footage of abutting public sidewalk or other pedestrian facilities. The canopy must be a permanent architectural element projecting out from the building over a pedestrian facility. The canopy must project out from the building at least five feet. Canopy coverage of at least 80 percent grants a 20-foot height bonus.

D. Additional Standards for Live/Work Townhomes. In the CG zone, live/work townhomes must be located within 200 feet of an RH zone and meet the requirements in BC 2.7.3950(J). [Ord. NS-2443, 2022; Ord. NS-2407, 2021; Ord. NS-2363, 2020]