Legislation Details

Reference No. CB-082-2021    Draft No. 1
Type: Council Bill Status: Failed
Meeting Body Sitting as the Committee of the Whole
Meeting Date 9/21/2021
Introduced Date Public Hearing Date
Effective date:    
Title: AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER for the purpose of permitting Ambulatory Surgery Centers in the I-1 (Light Industrial) Zone, under certain specified circumstances.
Proposers/Sponsors: Jolene Ivey
Code sections: 27-473 -
Attachments: 1. B2021082, 2. CB-082-2021 AIS, 3. CB-082-2021 Planning Board Votes Letter and Analyses, 4. CB-082-2021 ZHE Memo, 5. CB-082-2021 OOL Comments
Contact: Dinora Hernandez, Legislative Officer

Title

AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER for the purpose of permitting Ambulatory Surgery Centers in the I-1 (Light Industrial) Zone, under certain specified circumstances.

 

Background

This bill will permit Ambulatory Surgery Centers in the I-1 Zone. Ambulatory Surgery Center, by definition, are medical facilities that specialize in elective same-day or outpatient surgical procedures. They do not offer emergency care.

 

Medical Facility is currently defined as a facility, office, or clinic where patients are examined or treated by physicians, including hospitals and outpatient facilities, urgent care centers, physical therapy offices, and dentists, but does not include drug or alcohol treatment facilities, methadone treatment facilities, or massage therapy establishments. Currently medical facility is not a permitted use in the I-1 zone.