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Staff previews proposed crisis recovery center definition and zoning limits; committee asked for refinements

3643609 · June 3, 2025
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Staff proposed adding a crisis recovery center definition and restricting locations (removing multifamily zones and adding a quarter‑mile separation from public schools) to the city code; committee asked staff to map private daycares/charter schools and consider licensing provisions before sending to planning commission.

Planning staff presented a draft code approach to define and regulate crisis recovery centers and asked the committee for direction before preparing ordinance language for the planning commission.

Community Development Director Keith Nevin said current city code classifies many behavioral‑health and recovery services under a broad “convalescent center” definition. After presentations by Connections Healthcare and Emerald City Behavioral Health on a proposed facility at 822 S. 330th Street, staff proposed a distinct…

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