The city’s zoning officer reviewed the WEN Withdrawal Treatment Center project on-site and found the plans generally compliant, with the exception that the existing building and proposed expansion will exceed the 65 percent maximum lot coverage requirement. The officer recommended that WEN incorporate shrubbery, landscaping, or similar stormwater management features around the perimeter to address and mitigate runoff concerns, and noted that the current Public zoning district does not permit the proposed use, so an amendment to the Conditional Use language will be required. This indicates a health facility expansion that is still in the planning and entitlement phase, with clear needs around site design, landscaping, and stormwater solutions, as well as planning and legal support for a zoning text amendment.Vendors providing civil engineering, landscape architecture, stormwater products, land use consulting, or legal services can engage with WEN and the city to shape compliant designs and navigate the conditional use amendment before the project advances to detailed design and construction procurement.

Key next steps include revising site plans for stormwater management and pursuing a zoning text amendment to allow the treatment center use in the Public district under Conditional Use.