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Council approves minor amendment to Diamond Lake Urban Renewal Plan to include Rite Aid, Safeway parcels
Summary
The Roseburg Urban Renewal Agency approved a minor amendment to the Diamond Lake Urban Renewal Plan by resolution UR2025‑01 to add several downtown parcels, including the former Safeway and Rite Aid sites and the parking structure, to enable future partnership funding for redevelopment and parking improvements.
The Roseburg Urban Renewal Agency on Jan. 27 adopted a minor amendment (Resolution UR2025‑01) to the Diamond Lake Urban Renewal Plan that expands the urban renewal district to bring several downtown parcels into the district, including the former Safeway and Rite Aid properties and the downtown parking structure.
Why it matters: The amendment is intended to allow the agency to participate in redevelopment and infrastructure projects tied to those parcels. Agency staff said the properties recently came into local ownership by the Cow Creek Umpqua Tribe and that bringing them into the district would give the agency access to tax‑increment financing (TIF) for potential future projects such as hazardous‑material abatement, parking garage improvements and infrastructure needed to support redevelopment.
What the agency approved: Staff described the change as a “minor amendment,” which under the urban renewal rules allows a district to expand by a limited percentage of its acreage and assessed value without a full plan rewrite; the proposed area for addition was presented as about 4.84 acres, which is within the agency’s remaining minor‑amendment allowance against a 711.54‑acre base. The resolution passed by voice vote.
Public comment and context: Staff said Safeway had been a derelict building that was demolished and that the parcels are viewed as anchors for downtown redevelopment. The agency noted previous investments in the parking structure and said additional improvements could be considered as redevelopment progresses. No specific redevelopment plan from the new owners was presented at the meeting.
Next steps and caveats: Agency staff emphasized that projects funded with urban renewal resources would need board approval and that the agency can negotiate project‑level agreements, including conditions about future ownership or commitments, before investing. The amendment does not itself allocate funds; it simply makes the parcels eligible for future urban renewal projects.
Ending: The resolution carried on a voice vote. The agency will proceed to incorporate the parcels into the urban renewal map and consider project‑level requests as proposals develop.
