Copperwood Crossing annexation and plan map amendment
Summary
The council advanced annexation of 66.46 acres in the Southeast UGB expansion area, potentially adding roughly 813 housing units plus mixed employment and light industrial space. Debate centered on whether the city can stop developers from converting planned commercial land to housing under state law.
At a glance
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Last discussed Feb 18, 2026.
Impact analysis
Development will trigger transportation mitigation fees, off-site roundabout requirements, and infrastructure extensions paid through the annexation agreement.
Future residents of southeast Bend, the Bend Park and Recreation District trail system, and the applicant.
Councilor Franzosa and some residents worry neighborhood-serving commercial land could be converted to housing, reducing promised services.
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Related development
Copperwood Crossing Annexation
Adds homes and jobs capacity in southeast Bend, extends city services, and implements the High Desert Trail corridor, though councilors debated whether commercial land could later convert to housing.
Copperwood Crossing Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment
The realignment buffers residential areas from light industrial land and sets the zoning framework for the annexation and future development.
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