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ORDINANCE NO. 2708-03 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1671-89 (EMC TITLE 19), AS AMENDED, DEFINING AND ESTABLISHING LOCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT FACILITIES, AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 2678-03. WHEREAS, the City Council does find: 1. The City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2678-03 on February 18, 2003, establishing a moratorium on the establishment of drug and alcohol treatment facilities to provide for sufficient time to determine whether additional land use regulations are necessary to minimize the adverse social, economic or environmental impacts of such facilities; and 2. The Everett Municipal Code does not include regulations that establish permitted land use classifications and development standards for drug and alcohol treatment facilities, nor does it include regulations that establish permitted land use classifications and development standards for opiate substitution treatment facilities; and 3. The City Council held a public hearing on April 16, 2003 to take testimony regarding the moratorium on drug and alcohol treatment facilities; and 4. The City Council clarified that drug and alcohol treatment facilities located in downtown Everett that offer counseling services only, that are not located on the street level of the building, and that do not dispense medications for treatment of patients addicted to drugs or alcohol are exempt from the moratorium established by Ordinance No. 2678-03; and 5. There is a pending application before the Drug, Alcohol and Substance Abuse (DASA) Division of the State Department of Social and Health Services for an opiate substitution treatment facility in Everett; and 6. An opiate substitution treatment facility in Everett is subject to the moratorium on drug and alcohol treatment facilities established by Ordinance No 2678-03; and 7. The City has examined existing opiate substitution treatment facilities located in other cities in Washington and has considered the experiences of those communities in addressing social, economic or environmental impacts associated with such facilities; and 8. The City has reviewed regulations and guidelines promulgated by the Washington Department of Social and Health Services related to opiate substitution treatment facilities; and 9. The City has reviewed studies related to the effectiveness of opiate substitution treatment; and 10. The City has reviewed and considered the information related to the number of individuals residing in Everett and Snohomish County needing treatment for opiate substitution treatment and the geographic distribution of the areas in which such individuals reside; and