Employment and Mixed Use Plan Districts

The role of the Comprehensive Plan is to provide and maintain an adequate supply of industrial, commercial, and mixed-use land to accommodate and promote quality economic growth and assure a diverse economy. The Plan also provides the policy framework to guide on-going land use decisions and public infrastructure investments relating to employment lands.

The Comprehensive Plan designates lands for a range of commercial, industrial and mixed-use districts that are shown on the Comprehensive Plan Map and described in Table 6-1 below. These employment districts provide for a variety of locations with different characteristics to support the continued growth and diversity of Bend’s economy. With the exception of the Industrial districts, there is a significant amount of “mixing” of uses in different employment districts as allowed by the Bend Development Code. This trend is expected to continue, with plan policies and code provisions that allow and support a mix of employment and residential uses in commercial and mixed use districts, particularly in centers and along transit corridors.

Table 6-1. Employment and Mixed-Use Plan Districts
Employment Plan Designation	Implementing Zone(s)	Characteristics
Commercial
Central Business District	Central Business (CB)	The Central Business District designation is intended to apply to the historic downtown and central business district. This designation is intended to provide for commercial and/or mixed-use development with a storefront character. Areas with this designation have higher employment densities and building mass, and require high-quality pedestrian, bicycle, and multi-modal transportation systems.
Convenience Commercial	Convenience Commercial (CC)	The Convenience Commercial designation is intended for relatively small commercial areas adjacent and connected to the residential districts they serve. It is intended to provide for primarily commercial uses to meet the frequent shopping and service needs of nearby residents. Areas with this designation have lower employment densities and building scales than the Central Business District, but require high-quality pedestrian, bicycle, and multi-modal transportation systems.
Limited Commercial	Limited Commercial (CL)	The Limited Commercial designation provides locations for a wide range of retail, service, and tourist commercial uses in the community along highways or in new centers. This designation is intended for small and large commercial uses which may be more auto-oriented, yet also provide multi-modal access.
General Commercial	General Commercial (CG)	The General Commercial designation provides a broad mixing of commercial uses that have large site requirements, are oriented to the higher classification roadways and provide services to the entire City and surrounding area.
Industrial
Industrial General	General Industrial (IG)	The Industrial General designation provides for light and heavier industrial uses in an industrial environment with a minimum conflict between industrial uses and nonindustrial uses.
Industrial Light	Light Industrial (IL)	The Light Industrial designation provides for light industrial uses and limited heavy commercial and corporate office uses in areas with easy access to collector and arterial streets.
Surface Mining	Surface Mining (SM)	The Surface Mining designation provides for the extraction of pumice, ash, and rock to serve the construction needs of the urban area.
Mixed Use
Mixed Employment	Mixed Employment (ME)	The Mixed Employment designation provides for a broad mix of employment uses and mixed use development. It is intended for areas that already exhibit a pattern of mixed development, or in new areas that provide a transition between different employment and residential uses.
Mixed Use Riverfront	Mixed Use Riverfront (MR)	The Mixed Use Riverfront designation provides a mix of commercial, industrial, and residential uses to implement policies for redevelopment of mill site properties adjacent to the Deschutes River.
Mixed Use Urban	Mixed-Use Urban (MU)	The Mixed-Use Urban designation provides opportunities for vibrant mixed use centers and districts with a mix of commercial, residential, and/or public and institutional uses. Suitable for areas generally within or adjacent to the central core of the city with high-quality connectivity to and within the area.
Mixed Use Neighborhood	Mixed-Use Neighborhood (MN)	The Mixed-Use Neighborhood designation provides neighborhood-scaled, pedestrian-oriented mixed use centers and corridors with a range of residential, retail, service, and office uses that are compatible with adjacent development. Suitable for areas with high-quality pedestrian, bicycle, and multi-modal transportation systems.
Professional Office	Professional Office (PO)	The Professional Office designation provides for professional offices, housing as part of mixed use development, and limited service commercial in locations near arterial or collector streets or to provide a transition between residential areas and other more intensive zones.