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9. The downtown Everett business community has expressed concerns about having an <br /> opiate substitution treatment facility in the downtown area, in part due to the already high <br /> concentration of social service use in downtown and potential for additional impacts to <br /> business from additional services locating downtown; <br /> 10. The Planning Commission did discuss the need for additional opiate treatment for <br /> patients needing services, citing the opiate addiction epidemic in Everett and Snohomish <br /> County; <br /> 11. Under current federal case law, local zoning regulations may not treat facilities that <br /> provide services for disabled persons, including persons recovering from opiate <br /> addiction, differently than they treat services for non-disabled persons; <br /> 12. Staff has identified zoning code amendments that would update City regulations <br /> consistent with current case law pertaining to opiate substitution treatment facilities; <br /> 13. The Planning Commission considered the staff-identified amendments to the zoning code <br /> at their December 5,2017 public hearing; <br /> 14. Other forms of opioid addiction treatment besides methadone clinics, including services <br /> provided through counseling,medical clinics, and pharmacies have long been permitted <br /> in the commercially zoned areas throughout Everett; <br /> 15. Other jurisdictions, specifically the City of Marysville and Snohomish County,which are <br /> relevant due to the identified need for additional services in north Everett and the <br /> Marysville/Tulalip area, do allow for the siting of an opiate substitution treatment <br /> facility in their land use regulations, should providers not be able to site a facility in <br /> Everett. <br /> WHEREAS,the Planning Commission concludes the following: <br /> 1. Although there are no policies in the Comprehensive Plan related to opiate substitution <br /> treatment facilities,the proposed amendment to the Zoning Code is not inconsistent with <br /> the Everett Growth Management Comprehensive Plan; <br /> 2. The proposed amendment bears a substantial relation to public health, safety or welfare; <br /> 3. The proposed amendment to the Zoning Code provides for the best long-term interests of <br /> the Everett community. <br /> Planning Commission Resolution 17-08 Page 2 <br /> December 5, 2017 <br />