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Ferndale planners weigh zoning options after council’s six-month moratorium on immigration detention facilities
Summary
After city council approved a six-month moratorium on immigration detention facilities, the planning commission opened discussion and asked staff to research definitions, legal limits, and impact-study triggers; residents urged the commission to seek a permanent ban or strong limits.
City council’s recently approved temporary moratorium on immigration detention facilities and the question of how to regulate such facilities led to an extended discussion at the Ferndale Planning Commission’s March 18 meeting.
City staff opened the item by summarizing council action: "At the previous city council meeting, council approved a resolution to temporary, for a temporary moratorium on immigration detention facilities," staff said, noting the moratorium is time-limited and that council asked the planning commission and staff to explore potential zoning-based approaches. Staff highlighted that the current zoning code treats detention uses as "government facilities," which are permitted in many districts, and…
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