Image: Google Maps / Chilliwack City Council is scheduled to vote on the extension of a three-year temporary use permit for a recovery house on Teskey Road (shown above) at its meeting this week. The supportive recovery house has been in operation for approximately 13 years and has not received any bylaw enforcement complaints, city personnel wrote in a staff report.

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Teskey Road recovery house

City Council asked to renew temporary permit for Teskey Road recovery house now going on 13 years

Jan 21, 2023 | 10:37 AM

CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack City Council is scheduled to vote this week on extending the temporary use permit of a large supportive recovery home in operation for 13 years in the Promontory neighbourhood.

The applicants, Gurdas and Sarajbit Brar, need approval from council to extend a temporary use permit for another three years for their recovery home in the 5000 block of Teskey Road. City regulations would permit up to 10 individuals living in the home, including staff.

Chilliwack City Council will review the matter at its meeting this Tuesday afternoon, January 24, unless the item is pulled from the agenda. It is listed as item 7.11 on the council agenda.

According to a staff report from Stella Xiao in the city’s planning department, ownership of the property and business changed hands in 2021, but no changes were made to the operation of the recovery home, the staff report said. The house was purchased in November 2020 for $875,000, according to public records available on the B.C. Assessment website.

The staff report noted that no bylaw enforcement complaints have been received regarding the operation of the supportive recovery house. The supportive recovery house has been operating from the subject property on Teskey Road for approximately 13 years, the staff report said.

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The facility allows individuals with drug and alcohol addictions a living arrangement, the city staff report stated, to continue on a recovery process in a structured and supportive environment before they advance to more independent housing. Residents at the recovery home abide by the conditions of their specialized recovery program and are subject to supervision on a 24-hour, seven-day basis, the staff report said.

Clients living on-site are expected to participate in a minimum of five Alcoholics Anonymous and/or Narcotics Anonymous meetings per week. The provision of on-site staff on a 24/7 basis is required and a condition of the extension of the temporary use permit.

If the temporary use permit is renewed by council, the owners would be required to enter into an updated Good Neighbour Agreement in accordance with the policy.

by Mike Vanden Bosch

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