Council approves business license for Diamond Detox supportive-living facility

The Wellsville City Council approved a business license Jan. 21 for Diamond Detox Supportive Living LLC, a proposed supportive-living recovery facility that planning staff described as a voluntary, stage-2 program to help residents transition back into work and community life.

Planning discussion described the facility as starting with about "30 beds" and potentially scaling in later phases. A planning participant summarized: "They'd start off with 30 beds." The transcript also included higher cap figures in planning discussion (60 and a referenced maximum of 78) in describing possible growth scenarios; the proposal as presented to the council starts at 30 beds.

Staff and Planning Commission members told council the operation would be strictly controlled with medical staff and advisors on site and a shuttle service to reduce private vehicle traffic. The planning commission had approved the facility unanimously before it came to council. Council moved and approved the business license on the council floor.

Council members and staff also discussed neighborhood access, snow removal responsibilities, and how the facility would interact with future residential development near the site. Staff emphasized the intent was to avoid the public-safety/resource burdens the city experienced with a prior, unrelated owner of the property.

Next steps: the license was granted; staff and the applicant will proceed with any required operational permits and conditions noted by planning and code enforcement.