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Albany council upholds Planning Commission denial of proposed treatment center at 506 Ferry St.
Summary
The City Council upheld a Planning Commission denial of a conditional‑use application to operate an outpatient drug and alcohol treatment center at 506 Ferry Street SW, citing procedural concerns about a mid‑process change in the applicant’s corporate status despite councilors’ sympathy for the service’s mission.
The Albany City Council on Oct. 22 upheld the Planning Commission’s May 19 denial of a conditional‑use application for a proposed outpatient drug and alcohol treatment center at 506 Ferry Street SW.
The quasi‑judicial appeal centered on whether the entity before the council was the same applicant reviewed by the Planning Commission. City planning staff said the commission denied the application on the grounds that the use is permitted as a "community service" only when operated by government, a nonprofit or a charitable organization, and that the applicant before the commission was a for‑profit LLC. City records show the applicants later filed nonprofit articles of incorporation on…
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