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ORDINANCE NO. 2678-03 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT FACILITIES, ADOPTING A MORATORIUM ON ESTABLISHING SUCH FACILITIES AND PROCESSING APPLICATIONS RELATED THERETO, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, the City Council does find: 1. The City Council has enacted a Comprehensive Plan, with framework goals to ensure a diverse economy and quality of life within the City; and 2. The Council has adopted development standards for certain medical uses and special uses, including hospitals, detoxification centers, clinics and social service facilities, to implement the goals of the Comprehensive Plan; and 3. The Council is concerned about the proliferation of alcohol and drug treatment facilities and the impacts they may have upon the community, notwithstanding the existing development standards, in light of recently-filed litigation involving the City of Lynnwood and an entity attempting to open new treatment facilities and the application of the City of Lynnwood's zoning code to such facilities, threatened litigation involving the City of Lynnwood and the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) and emergency rules adopted by DSHS regarding such facilities, recent amendments to RCW 36.70A and 70.96A, a recent inquiry received by the City from an entity that operates such facilities, a recent Determination of Need issued by DSHS for such a facility inside the City limits, and a recent