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• <br /> PLANNING COM IISSION RESOLUTION NO. 17-___ <br /> A Resolution Recommending that the City Council Amend <br /> the Zoning Regulations (EMC Title 19) <br /> Related to "Opiate Substitution Treatment Facilities" <br /> WHEREAS,the Planning Commission finds the following: <br /> L_ 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 them to operate another <br /> facility in the city,which includes among other services,dispensing of methadone for <br /> opiate substitution treatment; <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,November 7, <br /> 2017, and on December 5,2017,to take additional public testimony and consider making <br /> a recommendation to the City Council; <br /> 7. The documented need for additional treatment for opiate addiction in Snohomish County, <br /> according to the Snohomish County Human Services Department,is most prominent in <br /> north Everett,Marysville, and Tulalip; <br /> 8. The existing opiate substitution treatment facility located in south Everett has operated <br /> successfully within a commercial corridor outside of downtown for approximately fifteen <br /> years, with minimal impact on the community; <br /> Staff Report-Page 4 <br />