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ORDINANCE N0. 5872
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING
SUBSECTION 4-2-060.G AND SECTION 4-11-030 OF THE RENTON MUNICIPAL
CODE, PROHIBITING COMMUNITY HEALTH ENGAGEMENT LOCATIONS IN
RENTON, ADDING A DEFINITION FOR "COMMUNITY HEALTH ENGAGEMENT
LOCATION (CHEL)," AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND ESTABLISHING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the King County Board of Health adopted Resolution No. 17-01 endorsing the
Heroin and Prescription Opiate Addiction Task Force Final Report and Recommendations calling
on local and state actors to implement the public health policies outlined in the report, including
the establishment of at least two pilot safe injection facilities, which King County designates as
community health engagement locations (CHELs), for supervised injection of heroin and other
illegal drugs; and
WHEREAS, the King County Council subsequently adopted a policy that no funds from its
Mental Illness and Drug Dependency Fund shall be expended to establish a community health
engagement location except in any city which chooses to establish such a location by vote of its
elected governing body; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution No.4317, which expressed the Council's
opposition to the siting of a community health engagement location; and
WHEREAS, this matter was duly referred to the Planning Commission for investigation
and study, and the matter was considered by the Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 36.70A.106, the City notified the State of Washington of its
intent to adopt amendments to its development regulations; and
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WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on October 18, 2017,
considered all relevant matters, and heard all parties in support or opposition, and subsequently
forwarded a recommendation to the City Council;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. Subsection 4-2-060.G of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as shown
in Attachment A.
SECTION II. Section 4-11-030 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended to add a
definition of"Community Health Engagement Location (CHEL),"to read as shown below.All other
definitions in RMC 4-11-030 shall remain in effect and unchanged.
COMMUNITY HEALTH ENGAGEMENT LOCATION (CHEL): Communitv Health
En�a�ement Location means a location desi�ned to provide a hv�ienic
environment where individuals are able to consume ille�al or illicit dru�s
intravenously or bv any other means. A CHEL includes all uses established or
activities undertaken for the above-defined purpose, irrespective of how the use
or activitv is described. A CHEL mav also be referred to as a medicallv supervised
iniection center, supervised iniection site or facilitv, safe iniection site fix room
or dru�consumption facilitv.
SECTION III. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or work of this
ordinance should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court or competent jurisdiction,
such invalidity or unconstitutionality thereof shall not affect the constitutionality of any other
section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this ordinance.
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SECTION IV. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect five (5)days after publication
of a summary of this ordinance in the City's official newspaper. The summary shall consist of this
ordinance's title.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 11th day of December , 2017.
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Jaso A. Seth, City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 11th day of December , 2017.
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Denis Law, Mayor
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Date of Publication: 12/15/2017 (summary)
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ATTACHMENT A
4-2-060.G
COMMERCIAL ZONING
RESIDENTIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS INDUSTRIAL
USES: DESIGNATIONS
RC R-1 R-4 R-6 R-8 RMH R-10 R-14 RMF IL IM IH CN CV CA CD CO COR UC
Community Facilities
Cemetery H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H
Religious institutions H H H H H � H H H H H H H H H H H H H H
Service and social organizations H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H12 H21 H82
Public Facilities
City government facilities H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H
Communitv Health En�a�ement Location
CHEL
Jails, existing municipal p
Diversion facility and diversion interim H71 H71
service facility
Secure community transition facilities H71 H71
Other government offices and facilities H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H
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