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PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 17- <br /> 1 <br /> A Resolution Recommending that the City Council Amend <br /> the Zoning Regulations (EMC Title 19)and <br /> the Local Project Review Procedures (EMC Title 15) <br /> Related to"Opiate Substitution Treatment Facilities" <br /> WHEREAS,the Planning Commission finds the following: <br /> 1. The Everett Zoning Code currently allows only one opiate substitution treatment facility <br /> in the city; <br /> 2. The existing opiate substitution treatment facility in the city is operating at the maximum <br /> capacity allowed by the State of Washington; <br /> 3. Therapeutic Health Services,which operates the existing facility located in south Everett <br /> has requested that the City amend the Zoning Code to allow a second facility in the city; <br /> 4. There is a significant need in Everett and Snohomish County for additional treatment <br /> capacity for persons suffering from addiction to opiates; <br /> 5. The Planning Commission conducted a public workshop on May 2,2017,to take public <br /> testimony concerning a proposed amendment to the Zoning Code to allow a second <br /> opiate substitution treatment facility in the city; <br /> 6. The Planning Commission conducted public hearings on June 20,2017,and on <br /> November 7, 2017,to take additional public testimony and consider making a 1. <br /> 1 <br /> recommendation to the City Council. <br /> 7. The documented need for additional treatment for opiate addiction,according to the <br /> Snohomish County Human Services Department,is most prominent in north Everett, <br /> Marysville, and Tulalip. Allowing a second facility in the city in the BMU zone north of <br /> 24th Street provides the opportunity to site a facility in proximity to the population for <br /> which the need for treatment has been documented. <br /> 8. Allowing a second facility in north Everett along the Broadway arterial corridor in the <br /> BMU zone north of 24t Street provides the opportunity to site a facility in a business <br /> district with convenient vehicular access and frequent public transit service. <br /> 9. The existing opiate substitution treatment facility located in south Everett has operated <br /> successfully within a commercial corridor outside of downtown for approximately 15 <br /> years,with minimal impact on the community. <br /> 10. Other jurisdictions, specifically the City of Marysville and Snohomish County,do allow <br /> for the siting of an opiate substitution treatment facility in their land use regulations, <br /> should providers not be able to site a facility in the BMU zone north of 24th Street. <br /> 11. The B-3 zone area of downtown Everett has a disproportionate share of social services <br /> within the city. While social services are an important part of the mix of land uses in a <br /> Staff Report-Page 7 <br />