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Proposal to reopen Collingwood psychiatric facility wins committee backing, subject to conditions and community outreach
Summary
Developers told the committee they will reopen the former rescue/crisis building on Collingwood Boulevard as a psychiatric hospital, starting at 16 beds and phasing to 52; the committee advanced the zone-change and hospital special-use permit to the full City Council with 18 conditions and asked for continued community engagement.
The Zoning and Planning Committee advanced a proposal to repurpose the former rescue/crisis building at 3325–3350 Collingwood Boulevard into a psychiatric hospital, forwarding a zone change and special-use permit to the full City Council on April 22 with planning staff’s recommended 18 conditions.
Applicants said they plan a phased approach beginning with 16 inpatient beds and incremental expansion to a 52-bed facility depending on community need and licensing. Deavonte Williams and partner Martin LaRose described operational plans and confirmed they intend to follow state licensing, Joint Commission and CMS standards for patient rights and grievance procedures.
Council members across districts expressed support while asking for ongoing community engagement. Councilwoman Williams and others emphasized the facility fills an urgent local need for behavioral-health inpatient capacity and noted the applicants have participated in multiple neighborhood meetings. Council members asked applicants to remain in contact with neighbors, address concerns such as a requested fence behind the building, and provide updates on staffing and operations as the project moves through licensing and permitting.
Why it matters: City officials and service providers have repeatedly cited a shortage of inpatient behavioral-health capacity. Reusing the existing facility for psychiatric care would add local beds and create a new provider presence; council members pressed for phased growth, neighborhood safeguards and regular reporting.
Key details: - Zoning & use: Zone change to commercial and special-use permit for a hospital; planning commission recommended approval subject to 18 conditions, which the committee adopted for referral to full council. - Capacity: Phase 1 planned at 16 beds (the applicants said 16 beds per floor at capacity), with planned incremental expansion up to 52 beds pending need and subsequent approvals. - Operations: Applicants said they will comply with state licensing and industry standards (Joint Commission and CMS); they plan community outreach and coordination with Toledo Municipal Court and local hospitals.
Next steps: The zone change and SUP are scheduled for full City Council consideration on April 22; staff and applicants will provide conditions, operational plans and additional community outreach materials for council review.
Provenance (transcript excerpts): clerk read cases at 01:03:38; applicants described phased bed plan and community meetings; Councilmembers asked for continued engagement and condition compliance.
