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.