Does the Redmond Zoning Code (RZC) allow for this use of long-term or transitional housing in this location?

Yes. The RZC permits the shelter/housing use at the Silver Cloud Inn location. The zoning is Overlake OV-1 (RZC 21.12.040), which permits Health and Human Services uses outright. These uses are a subset of Education, Public Administration, Health Care. and Other Institutions consisting of Ambulatory or Outpatient Services; Nursing, Supervision, and Other Rehabilitation Services; Social Assistance, Welfare, and Charitable Services; Day Care Centers; and Family Day Care Providers. Social Assistance, Welfare, and Charitable Services is defined in the RZC as the provision of social assistance services, including shelters, directly to individuals in need.

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1. Who purchased the Redmond Silver Cloud Inn for a Health Through Housing facility?
2. Did the County require approval from the City to purchase and locate a HTH facility in Redmond?
3. What is the intended use of the Silver Cloud Inn building?
4. What is the City’s role in HTH?
5. Does the Redmond Zoning Code (RZC) allow for this use of long-term or transitional housing in this location?
6. When did the City learn about the County’s desire to locate a HTH facility in Redmond?
7. Why doesn’t the City stop this project?
8. : Did the City recruit the County to locate a HTH facility in Redmond?
9. When did the Mayor’s Office make City Council aware of this program in Redmond?
10. Are there homeless people in Redmond?
11. Why did the City not require community outreach?
12. Will the City be involved in choosing and monitoring an operator for the facility?
13. How will the City ensure safety for the community?
14. Will the City forbid use of drugs and alcohol at the HTH facility?
15. Will there be a community meeting?
16. Will the City consider making it illegal to camp or sleep outside in public spaces?
17. What is an interim official control that the Redmond City Council adopted on August 17, 2021?
18. How does the interim official control change the process that existed when the County purchased the Silver Cloud property under the HB 1220 legislation?
19. Will the City Council hold a public hearing regarding the interim official control?