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Monroe council approves McLeod Centers clinic near Atrium despite 500-foot spacing rule
Summary
Monroe City Council on Feb. 11 approved a zoning and land-use action allowing McLeod Centers for Well-being to open an outpatient opioid treatment clinic at 1410 East Franklin Street, granting a deviation from a February 2024 ordinance that requires new rehabilitative clinics to sit at least 500 feet from existing clinics and single-family zones.
Monroe City Council on Feb. 11 approved a zoning map amendment and land-use resolution allowing McLeod Centers for Well-being to relocate an outpatient rehabilitative clinic to 1410 East Franklin Street, near Atrium Health Union and adjacent to Daymark Recovery Center.
McLeod Centers CEO Christine Zizarro told council the nonprofit has provided outpatient substance-use services in Monroe for more than 20 years and that the relocation will colocate services with other medical providers to improve access. "By supporting the move to this new location near the hospital, you're endorsing a compassionate approach to healthcare that saves lives and strengthens our community," Zizarro said.
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