Oroville planning commission denies AEGIS outpatient treatment center permit at 1121 Oro Dam Boulevard

The Oroville Planning Commission on an evening vote denied a use permit for an AEGIS outpatient opioid treatment clinic proposed for 1121 Oro Dam Boulevard, approving a denial motion 6–0 with one commissioner recused.

The commission’s decision follows a staff presentation that summarized the applicant’s plan to convert roughly half of a 5,500-square-foot retail building into medical offices, operate primarily from about 5 a.m. to 1 p.m. daily with 15–20 employees, add an ADA path to the Caltrans sidewalk, restripe the parking lot, remove two conex containers and secure the trash enclosure. Staff also reported new materials in the packet, including a letter noting ADA protections for clinic clients, operational data from other AEGIS sites, local traffic counts for Highway 162 and correspondence about enforcement at other AEGIS locations.

The staff presentation said a preponderance of staff did not support this location for the clinic. The packet included two draft resolutions — one of approval and one of denial — and the commission was given the option to…