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MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: Planning Commission <br /> FROM: Allan Giffen,Planning Director <br /> DATE: June 13, 2017 <br /> SUBJECT: Zoning Code Amendment—Opiate Substitution Treatment Facilities <br /> A. Public Hearing. The June 20, 2017 Planning Commission meeting has been advertised as a <br /> public hearing for the zoning code amendment for opiate substitution treatment facilities <br /> (OSTF). For reasons explained in this memorandum, staff is recommending that the <br /> commission take public testimony and have a discussion,but not to take any action <br /> constituting a recommendation to the City Council at this hearing. <br /> B. Background Information. The zoning code currently regulates opiate substitution <br /> treatment facilities by allowing only one such facility within the city,limited to the C-1 <br /> (General Commercial) and E-1 (Evergreen Way)zones located south of SR 526. There is <br /> one treatment facility located in south Everett,which complies with the current zoning <br /> regulation. <br /> In 2016,the Planning Commission agreed to initiate consideration of a code amendment that <br /> would allow a second OSTF. City staff had recommended allowing a second facility within <br /> the BMU(Broadway Mixed Use)zoned area located north of 24th Street. <br /> At the May 2,2017 Planning Commission public workshop on the code amendment,the <br /> commission directed staff to prepare an alternative that would also allow an OSTF in the B-3 <br /> zone (Central Business District). <br /> On May 31,2017,the Planning Department received a letter(attached)from the Downtown <br /> Everett Association(DEA) addressed to the Planning Commission, asking the commission to <br /> defer making a decision on the proposed code amendment for at least 90 days. The DEA <br /> letter states,in part,the following: <br /> In an effort to move beyond perceptions and stigmas, the Downtown Everett Association <br /> proposes to lead an advisory panel to include members of the City, Planning Commission, <br /> Snohomish County, and key downtown stakeholders to review the following: <br /> (1)perceived versus actual impacts of methadone clinics to nearby businesses and <br /> residents; <br /> (2) location and dispersion of such clinics in Everett and Snohomish County relative to <br /> demand and access; and <br /> (3) the existing and future role of downtown in providing community services. <br /> 1 <br />