RESIDENTIAL PLAN DISTRICTS
The Comprehensive Plan has five residential districts that are shown on the Comprehensive Plan Map and described in Table 5-1 below. These districts provide for variety and choice in housing types, lot sizes, and locations needed to serve the existing and future housing markets. In addition to these residential districts, some future housing will occur in the Plan’s mixed use districts and as secondary uses in some commercial areas.
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Plan Designation |
Characteristics |
Implementing Zone(s)* |
Density Range (dwellings per gross acre)** |
|---|---|---|---|
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Urban Low Density |
The Urban Low Density designation is intended for low density urban residential development. It may be used in areas that are already developed with low density housing where minimal infill is appropriate or on vacant land as part of a “transect” from urban to rural densities where consistent with the Growth Management policies of this Plan. It is intended to provide for residential uses, with an emphasis on single-unit detached dwellings, although a broader mix of housing types is encouraged for new neighborhoods. |
Residential Low Density (RL) |
Min: 1.1 Max: 4.0 |
|
Urban Standard Density |
The Urban Standard Density designation is intended to provide opportunities for a variety of residential housing types at the most common residential densities in places where sewer and water services are available. It is intended to provide for residential uses, with a mix of single-unit detached dwellings and other housing types at a scale compatible with single-unit dwellings. It also provides opportunities for supporting public and institutional uses on a case-by-case basis. |
Residential Standard Density (RS) |
Min: 4.0 Max: 7.3 |
|
Urban Medium Density |
The Urban Medium Density designation is intended to provide for a mix of housing types, with an emphasis on multi-unit residential and medium-scale attached housing types, and opportunities for limited neighborhood commercial uses. It also provides opportunities for supporting public and institutional uses on a case-by-case basis. It is suitable in areas where sewer and water service are available. It is most appropriate for areas in proximity to commercial areas and along or near major transportation and transit corridors. |
Residential Medium Density (RM) |
Min: 7.3 Max: 21.7 |
|
Medium–10 Density Residential (RM-10) |
Min: 6.0 Max: 10.0 |
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Urban High Density |
The Urban High Density designation is intended to provide land for primarily high density multi-unit residential, with opportunities for neighborhood commercial uses. It also provides opportunities for supporting public and institutional uses on a case-by-case basis. It is generally suitable for locations in proximity to downtown, commercial areas and/or transit corridors. |
Residential High Density (RH) |
Min: 21.7 No Maximum |
*Inside the Bend UGB, the Urban Area Reserve (UAR-10) and Suburban Residential (SR-2½) zoning districts are holding zones to preserve land for future urban development consistent with underlying urban plan designations. They are intended to provide limited opportunities for housing and limited other rural uses that will not interfere with future development of urban uses. Inside the Bend UGB, the SR-2½ district is intended for use only for areas with existing rural development patterns, and is generally not appropriate for large tracts of vacant land.
**See Bend Development Code for methodology to calculate minimum and maximum densities.