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Planning board takes public comment, tables zoning-code update and Eagle Crest CUP repeal until June 5
Summary
Washington County Planning Board opened public hearings on a consolidated planning and zoning ordinance and an ordinance to repeal the provision requiring Eagle Crest Recovery to hold a conditional use permit. The county attorney was absent; the board took extended public comment and the matters were rescheduled to the June 5 meeting.
The Washington County Planning Board heard extensive public comment on a consolidated planning and zoning ordinance and on an item to repeal an ordinance requiring Eagle Crest Recovery to obtain a conditional use permit (CUP). Because the county attorney was not present, the board did not take final action and the items were set to return to the next meeting on June 5.
Several neighbors spoke about Eagle Crest Recovery, a residential recovery facility. Mary McKinney of Lakeview Road said Eagle Crest "has now been operating for 30 months without an approved CUP," that the facility has not obtained a septic assessment and that staff had observed frequent pumper-truck activity. McKinney also said a deposition from Julie Hernandez, identified in public remarks as Eagle Crest's chief operating officer, indicates the facility has exceeded the 15-resident occupancy limit in the original CUP application. McKinney said she believes the facility lacks required sprinklers and is not meeting life-safety requirements cited by the State Fire…
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