You can expect to see more high-density housing in the busier commercial parts of Bend in the future.  The state’s land use commission has just approved changes to the Bend development codes that will allow housing in areas that have been zoned for employment.  The only caveat is that no more than 40 acres of land designated as employment land in the city can be developed for housing.  With so many residents now working from home in light of Covid, the city says its trying to take advantage of underutilized areas that could be converted into mixed-use districts.