March 2, 2022 3:50 a.m.
Parking enforcement will resume in downtown Roseburg and in the Laurelwood neighborhood this month.
A City of Roseburg release said changes are being put into place following extensive community input on a new parking plan.
The release said City officials expect the change will benefit residents and businesses by freeing up more on-street parking spaces for short-term customer parking in the heart of Roseburg. A public education period began in December and kicked into high-gear in February to give drivers time to learn and adjust before parking tickets are given out.
Signs are now up for free but time-limited parking on streets in the downtown core. While the same number of spots remain, most downtown are now limited to 2 or 3 hours between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays.
The release said metered parking will remain on outlying downtown streets. Free parking is also available at a parking lot at the corner of Southeast Cass Avenue and Southeast Rose Street, and on the first floor of the recently cleaned downtown parking structure at the intersection of Southeast Washington Avenue and Southeast Rose Street.
Parking services contractor, ACE Parking, will begin more active enforcement by electronically chalking vehicles in time-limited zones and check license plats and parking permits with license plate recognition cameras and software using GPS coordinates.
Drivers who would like to get a parking permit, ask questions or appeal a ticket should contact ACE’s Roseburg Program Administrator Michelle Anderson at 541-900-1102 or by emailing: roseburgenforcement@aceparking.com.
Monthly parking permits will return to the same rates that were in place before the City temporarily performed parking enforcement between contracts. Garage rates are $17 for level 3 and $22 for level 2. Parking lot rates range from $22 for the Court Street lot to $35 for the Armory lot.
ACE can also issue one-day parking meter exemption permits for new store owners, moving vehicles, construction and some other situations.
More information will soon be made available at www.aceparking.com/roseburg.