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Council advances state-mandated ordinance on certified recovery residences; special meeting set
Summary
On first reading the council adopted Ordinance 2025-03 (5-1), creating a local review and reasonable-accommodation process for certified recovery residences to comply with a state law effective Jan. 1, 2026; the council scheduled a Dec. 22 special meeting to finalize adoption.
Council approved the first reading of Ordinance 2025-03, which establishes procedures for review and approval of certified recovery residences and a process for requests for reasonable accommodations under a state statute that requires cities to adopt such procedures by Jan. 1, 2026.
City Attorney Tom Tras and Council Member Kimberly Shaw Elliot emphasized that the ordinance is required by state law and is intended to reduce the city's exposure to fair-housing and ADA litigation by providing a predictable local review process. "This ordinance is mandated by state law. We have an obligation to adopt it to provide for those that may be suffering from the condition," Elliot said. The ordinance passed first reading 5-1; council members agreed to hold a short special meeting on Dec. 22 at 5:30 p.m. to complete the adoption before the statutory deadline.
Council members discussed the need to balance neighborhood concerns with fair-treatment obligations and to include revocation procedures if operators fail to comply with conditions. The first-reading vote moves the ordinance to a scheduled special meeting for final adoption.
