A recovery facility last week saw its request denied for a special-use permit to continue treating addicts in an upscale Mesa neighborhood after a city board hit an impasse.
Legacy Recovery House representatives declined comment on its next steps immediately after the packed Jan. 7 Board of Adjustment hearing where Hermosa Vista residents voiced concerns of such a facility operating adjacent to an elementary school.
One option for Legacy is to appeal to the Superior Court, where Legacy already is appealing the board’s April vote to uphold the planning director’s decision that the facility was a transitional community residence and would need a special use permit.
Legacy was previously classified as a family community residence, needing a certificate of occupancy, which the city granted but rescinded with the planning director’s decision…