9.54.030 Establishing a service facility buffer zone.
A. Designated Qualified Service Locations. The mayor shall have the authority from time to time to designate in writing one or more qualifying service locations as designated qualifying service locations, taking into consideration the impact to public health and safety for residents, businesses, staff, and individuals seeking services, as well as the city resources utilized in the area. A service facility buffer zone for such designated qualifying service location is established effective upon designation and remains effective until revoked by the mayor. The mayor shall review each designated qualifying service location at least every six months.
1. No qualifying service location may be designated as provided in EMC 9.54.030(A) unless the proposed qualifying service location has, within the preceding six months:
a. Had six or more qualifying events occur or exist upon the property; or
b. Had six or more qualifying events occur or exist upon the property or within two hundred feet of the property where a nexus exists between the qualifying event and the proposed qualifying service location.
B. Designated Qualifying High-Impact Locations. The mayor shall have the authority from time to time to designate in writing one or more specific addresses or cluster of addresses as a designated qualifying high-impact location, taking into consideration the impact to public health and safety for residents, businesses, staff, and individuals seeking services, as well as the city resources utilized in the area. A service facility buffer zone for such designated qualifying high-impact location is established effective upon designation and remains effective until revoked by the mayor. The mayor shall review each designated qualifying high-impact location at least every six months.
1. No qualifying high-impact location may be designated as provided in EMC 9.54.030(B) unless the proposed qualifying high-impact location has, within the preceding six months:
a. Had six or more qualifying events occur or exist upon the specific addresses or cluster of addresses; or
b. Had six or more qualifying events occur or exist upon the specific addresses or cluster of addresses or within two hundred feet of the specific addresses or cluster of addresses where a nexus exists between the qualifying event and the proposed qualifying high-impact location.
C. Prohibited Conduct and Enforcement. Prohibited conduct and enforcement for service facility buffer zones are the same, regardless of whether the service facility buffer zone is established by designated qualifying service location or designated qualifying high-impact location. (Ord. 3957-23 § 2, 2023.)