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First Light Recovery seeks waiver for 15-bed detox/recovery facility at 195 State Highway 36
Summary
First Light Recovery Network Inc. requested a waiver to convert an office at 195 State Highway 36 into a medical detox and recovery facility with 15 sleeping units; the Zoning Board approved waiver items noted in the board engineer’s April 12, 2026 review letter but noted the ordinance lacks a definition for 'Minor Site Plan.'
First Light Recovery Network Inc. presented ZB-2025-17 proposing to renovate an office at 195 State Highway 36 into a medical detox and recovery facility that would include medical offices, exam rooms, kitchen and eating facilities, and 15 sleeping units. The property is in the OP zone; medical uses are permitted but the presence of sleeping units requires relief. The applicant described the submission as a “Minor Site Plan,” a label the borough ordinance does not define.
The Board approved the waiver items listed in the board engineer Libby Waterbury’s review letter dated April 12, 2026, allowing the application to proceed in spite of the undefined 'Minor Site Plan' term. The transcript records the board’s procedural approval of waivers; no vote tally was provided in the hearing text for the waiver motion. The application will return to the Board for any required variance or site-plan hearings tied to the sleeping units and specific operational details.
