2003/07/16 Council Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

July 16.2003 AYES: Krell,Olson,Hatloe,Gipson,Campbell,Pope,Overstreet NAYS: None Ordinance No.2707-03 adopted. PUBLIC HEARING President Hatloe opened a public hearing regarding Council Bili No.030)- 33.a proposed ordinance adding opiate substitution treatment facilities as a permitted use in certain commercially zoned areas and repealing the •• moratodum on drug and alcohol treatment facilities established by Ordinance No.2678-03. President Hardee Invited public comment. Allan Giffen,Planning,gave a brief history of the ordinance which was adopted an February 18,2003 establishing a moretodum an drug and alcohol treatment facilities.He stated that during the lest six months the Police,Legal and Planning Departments have researched existing methadone clinics in a number of ways and have found no significant adverse impacts to the communities where they are located. This proposed ordinance would allow one opiate substitution treatment facility in the C-1 area south of SR 526 and repeal Ordinance No.2878-03.Any • subsequence treatment facility applications would not be considered until such time as the City of Everett would adopt an essential public facilities • siting ordinance. Nom Johnson,Therapeutic Health Services,1116 Summit,Seattle, expressed cencem regarding the increase in costs for opening a clinic in a apace along Evergreen Way as compared to his proposed site at Grand and Wall.He asked the CM Council to reconsider the Grand/Wall Street site. Moved by Council Member Pape,seconded by Council Member Krell to close the public hearing.