TACOMA — The Puyallup City Council has extended a moratorium on halfway houses in residential zones in response to neighbors’ concerns.
The News Tribune of Tacoma said the unanimous vote came Tuesday night after an hour of public comment.
The moratorium prevents the city from processing applications, issuing permits or approving group homes in which two or more residents have been convicted of violent, sex and other crimes.
The moratorium put in place in August is extended into February.
There currently aren’t any known halfway houses in Puyallup, but one resident has proposed shared housing in a home he recently bought.
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