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An urban renewal plan is a plan created by a municipality's urban renewal agency, to address identified blighted areas, as provided for by Oregon law. An accompanying report, which may be published separately or as a part of the plan, provides public information and a basis for the findings made as part of the city's approval of the plan. The elements of the plans and accompanying reports are specified in ORS 457.085.
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Item Open Access The Dalles : Columbia Gateway urban renewal program (2009)(City of The Dalles (Or.), 2009-07-22) The Dalles (Or.)[T]he goals and objectives... are: A. To make strategic investments of urban renewal funds so that unused and underused properties can be placed in productive condition and utilized in a manner consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan and implementing ordinances; B. To participate by means of various urban renewal activities (e.g. land acquisition and disposition, rehabilitation loans, etc.) in specific opportunities for business, civic, residential, cultural, and tourist-related property to be developed, redeveloped, improved, rehabilitated and conserved. [From the Plan]Item Open Access Portland : Preliminary Westside Central City urban renewal study (2009)(Portland Development Commission, 2009-04-24) Portland (Or.); ECO Northwest, Ltd.; Portland Development Commission; Portland (Or.). Bureau of Planning and SustainabilityThis report provides an analysis of the financial feasibility of a potential new urban renewal area (or areas, URAs) in the vicinity of Portland’s Westside Central City, and the ability of such a URA to contribute to implementation of ongoing City plans and processes. [From the document]Item Open Access Lebanon : North Gateway urban renewal plan (2008)(City of Lebanon (Or.), 2008-09-10) Lebanon (Or.)The North Gateway Urban Renewal Plan (the “Plan”) contains goals, objectives and projects for the development of the North Gateway Urban Renewal Area (“Area”). The Area, shown in Figure 1, consists of approximately 144 acres of land located west of the North Santiam Highway 20 from Gore Drive south to Academy Street. [From the Plan]Item Open Access Saint Helens : Urban renewal plan(City of Saint Helens (Or.), 2008-09) C&C Resources; St. Helens (Or.); Spencer & KupperThe St. Helens urban renewal plan consists of Part One - Text and Part Two - Exhibits. This plan has been prepared pursuant to Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) Chapter 457, the Oregon Constitution, and all applicable laws and ordinances of the State of Oregon and City of St. Helens respectively. All such applicable laws and ordinances are made a part of this Plan, whether expressly referred to in the text or not. [From the Plan]Item Open Access Portland : North Old Town/Chinatown redevelopment strategy(City of Portland (Or.), 2008-09) DAO Architecture, LLC; Portland (Or.); Portland Development Commission; Barney & Worth, Inc.; E.D. Hovee & CompanyIn late 2006, the North Old Town/Chinatown (NOTCT) Redevelopment Strategy was initiated by the Portland Development Commission (PDC), with the participation of a Stakeholder Advisory Committee consisting of area business owners, property owners, residents, social service providers, and members of the Asian community. The Strategy is a market analysis and urban design and planning effort to prepare a framework for future redevelopment in the North Old Town/Chinatown area, located in the Downtown Waterfront Urban Renewal Area. [From the document]Item Open Access Bend : Murphy Crossing urban renewal plan(City of Bend (Or.), 2008-07-16) Elaine Howard Consulting; Launer, Jeannette M.; Tashman Johnson LLC; Vanden Bos, James; Bend (Or.)The Plan contains goals, objectives and projects for the development of the Murphy Crossing Urban Renewal Area. [From the Plan]Item Open Access Coos Bay : Empire District urban renewal plan (2008)(City of Coos Bay (Or.), 2008-06-17) Coos Bay (Or.); Benkendorf Associates; Moore, Briethaupt & Associates; Richard P. Turi ArchitectureThe [Plan] is being prepared to further encourage rehabilitation and redevelopment that is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Regulations adopted by the City Council. [From the Plan]Item Open Access Bend : Municipal Airport urban renewal plan(City of Bend (Or.), 2008-06) Launer, Jeannette M.; Elaine Howard Consulting; Deschutes County (Or.); Tashman Johnson LLC; Vanden Bos, James; Bend (Or.)The Bend Municipal Airport Urban Renewal Plan ("the Plan") contains goals, objectives and projects for the development and redevelopment of the Bend Municipal Airport Urban Renewal Area [From the Plan]Item Open Access Tigard : Development strategy for downtown Tigard(City of Tigard (Or.), 2007-10) Tigard (Or.); Leland Consulting GroupThe primary purpose of this report is to identify a strategy to guide future development in Downtown Tigard and help the City and community partners achieve downtown planning goals and objectives set forth in the Tigard Downtown Improvement Plan (TDIP), the City Center Urban Renewal Plan, and other relevant planning documents. [From the Document]Item Open Access Springfield : Downtown urban renewal plan(City of Springfield (Or.), 2007-09-15) Springfield (Or.). Economic Development Agency; Springfield (Or.); Spencer & KupperThe primary goal of this Downtown Urban Renewal Plan is to assist in the revitalization of business and elimination of blight in the downtown area. Urban renewal is ideal for the encouragement of the type of high quality, commercial, industrial, residential and mixed use development that is vital to the economic growth of the City of Springfield. This cannot readily be done without public involvement due to multiple ownerships; high land prices; and a mix of uses that are not conducive to development. The Downtown Urban Renewal Plan includes projects, activities, and actions that treat the causes of the blight and deterioration in the Downtown Urban Renewal Area. [From the Plan]Item Open Access Salem : South Waterfront urban renewal plan(City of Salem (Or.), 2007-09-04) SERA Architects; Howard, Elaine; Powell, Lane; Williams, Karen; Salem (Or.); Tashman Johnson LLCThe Plan will facilitate and encourage improvements in the Area, including changes to the transportation and pedestrian systems, extension of riverfront access, daylighting of Pringle Creek, additions to the pedestrian and bicycle system on Minto Island, and provision of streetscape improvements and bike lanes. It will also allow for incentives to facilitate the Areaâ s redevelopment in alignment with the goals and objectives in the Plan, and in accordance with the Cityâ s Comprehensive Plan and land use regulations. [From the Plan]Item Open Access Oregon City : Consolidated text on the plan and report through proposed 10th plan amendment(City of Oregon City (Or.), 2007-08-29) Oregon City Renewal Agency; Oregon City (Or.)This Urban Renewal Plan, originally adopted December 19,1990, is the Urban Renewal Plan for the Downtown area in Oregon City, Oregon. This Plan is the only urban renewal plan for the Downtown area. The Plan is being updated to reflect changes in the scope of projects in the project area (See Exhibits 1 and 3) in response to the Oregon City Futures Report prepared by Leland Consulting Group and StastnyBrun Architects, Inc., dated October 2004, and to increase the maximum amount of indebtedness to complete the Plan. [From the document]Item Open Access Reedsport : Urban renewal district plan(City of Reedsport (Or.), 2007-07-09) Johnson Gardner; Benkendorf Associates; Reedsport (Or.)The City of Reedsport Urban Renewal Plan has been prepared to further encourage infill, rehabilitation and redevelopment that is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Regulations adopted by the Reedsport City Council. The Renewal Plan is intended to guide the provision of infrastructure necessary for the orderly and proper improvement and redevelopment of the District. Through implementation of the Plan, economic development will be stimulated by the elimination of blighting conditions, provision of supporting public facilities, and general improvements in the overall appearance, condition, and function of the District. [From the Plan]Item Open Access Salem : Pringle Creek urban renewal plan(City of Salem (Or.), 2007-07) Salem (Or.)function of the Project Area. This can be accomplished by eliminating substandard structures, removing all blighting influences and incompatible land uses, providing land for expansion of public agencies and major institutions, and preserving natural greenbelts along existing waterways for public use. [From the Plan]Item Open Access Warrenton : Urban renewal district plan(City of Warrenton (Or.), 2007-06-28) Benkendorf Associates; Johnson Gardner; Warrenton (Or.)The City of Warrenton Urban Renewal Plan has been prepared to further encourage infill, rehabilitation and redevelopment that is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Regulations adopted by the Warrenton City Commission. The Renewal Plan is intended to guide the provision of infrastructure necessary for the orderly and proper improvement and redevelopment of the District. Through implementation of the Plan, economic development will be stimulated by the elimination of blighting conditions, provision of supporting public facilities, and general improvements in the overall appearance, condition, and function of the downtown, marina and the District in its entirety. [From the Plan]Item Open Access Gresham : Rockwood-West Gresham urban renewal industrial opportunity study (2007)(City of Gresham (Or.), 2007-05-17) Gresham (Or.); Gresham Redevelopment CommissionThe purpose of this study is to identify opportunities for industrial growth and recommend a strategic approach that will better support and retain existing industrial businesses within the study area and attract new industrial development. [From the document]Item Open Access Redmond : Downtown preliminary development plan implementation memo(City of Redmond (Or.), 2007-04-27) Redmond (Or.); SERA Architects; Johnson Gardner; H & A ConstructionThe Downtown Preliminary Development Plan lays out a development vision that is intended to reinvigorate Redmondâ s Down-town core. It envisions a unique, mixed-use heart for Redmond that responds to and strengthens the historic character of the district, provides economic opportunities, invites pedestrian traffic, and creates an attractive community destination point. The plan divides the Downtown into three sub-districts (the Civic Core, 6th Street, and East Downtown), describes an appropriate mix of uses for each sub-district, and posits potential locations for those uses. Included with the plan are a series of implementation measures and strategies. The plan recommends various public investments designed to meet current City needs as well as induce private redevelopment efforts. As such, the plan is meant to guide City-level decision-making regarding strategic invest-ments, policy decisions, and public-private partnerships. [From the Plan]Item Open Access Salem : South Waterfront urban renewal feasibility study(City of Salem (Or.), 2007-03) Howard, Elaine; SERA Architects; Salem (Or.); Tashman Johnson LLCIn 2006, the City of Salem, Boise Cascade, and the Strategic Economic Development Corporation (SEDCOR) invited the Urban Land Institute (ULI) to convene an Advisory Services Program panel to evaluate development opportunities for Boise Cascadeâ s river-front properties in downtown Salem. The panel issued a report which presented a redevelopment â programâ â the type and amount of residential, commercial public and parking development - for the area. The program recommended a change in zoning and use of the site from industrial to mixed use and an aggressive development program. It also recommended that the City adopt an urban renewal plan to finance public improvements. The City has directed staff to prepare a feasibility study for an urban renewal plan for the Boise and areas nearby. This study consisted of the following tasks: establish feasibility study area; assess conditions of 'blight' required to establish rrban renewal area; estimate the potential revenue capacity of urban renewal area; estimate costs for likely urban renewal projects; estimate impact of tax increment financing on overlapping taxing districts; prepare recommendations for proceeding. [From the Document]Item Open Access Estacada : Downtown urban renewal plan(City of Estacada (Or.), 2007-01-11) Cascade Economic Planning; SERA Architects; Estacada (Or.); Tashman Johnson LLCThe Estacada Downtown Urban Renewal Plan (the â Planâ ) contains goals, objectives and projects for the revitalization of the Estacada Downtown Urban Renewal Area.... The purpose of the Plan is to use the tools provided by urban renewal to promote private investment and facilitate the Areaâ s redevelopment in a manner that is consistent with the Cityâ s long term planning and development objectives.... The Report is not a legal part of the Plan but is intended to provide public information that will guide the City Council as part of its approval of the Plan. [From the Plan and Report]Item Open Access Winston : Urban renewal plan(City of Winston (Or.), 2006-11) Winston (Or.); Spencer & KupperThe Winston Urban Renewal Plan was prepared to assist in implementing recommendations for the Winston Downtown Redevelopment Plan, prepared by the Oregon Downtown Development Association in July, 2005. The Downtown Plan made a series of recommendations for improving poor business and physical conditions in downtown Winston. One of the recommendations of the Downtown Plan was to examine the use of urban renewal to help provide the funds and tools to treat the conditions that impeded development and new investment in downtown Winston.... The Report on the Winston Urban Renewal Plan provides supporting technical data and information to assist the general public and the City Council in its assessment of the urban renewal plan. [From the Plan and Report]