City of Port Huron 100 McMorran Boulevard Port Huron, Michigan 48060 Office of the City Manager, Chief Administrative Officer one: 810-984-9725 Fax: 810-982-7872 wn posthuron org May 18, 2017 Via, Jar Mail, Certified Mail and Email Vision Quest Recovery, LLC c/o Richard A. Kroll Resident Agent and Assistant Program Director 32890 Killewald St. Chesterfield, MI 48047 info@visionquestrecovery.com Dear Mr. Kroll: ‘The City Attomey to the City of Port Huron and I are writing to address the operations of ‘Vision Quest Recovery, LLC in the City of Port Huron. According to your website, your program offers “transition living solutions for men and women ‘who strive to recover from the disease of addition/alcoholism” and you “help the addict recover through application of the 12 steps”. Your program is a residential addiction recovery program that includes on site addiction rehabilitation services and meetings. A review of the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs website does not disclose a Substance Use Disorder License for either you or Vision Quest Recovery, LLC. [ also note that your program director, Joe Windhorst, does possess a Masters Ltd. Social Worker License, but he, too, does not possess a Substance Use Disorder License. The Substance Use Disorder licensing procedure requires investigations by the Department of Mental Health, inspections of your program, and your compliance with State administrative rules that are designed to protect the participants in your Program. Also, your program meets the definition of a “rehabilitation and recovery facility” within the meaning of City of Port Huron Code of Ordinance §52-5 (copy attached as Tab A). According to information available to us, it appears that you are operating your program out of the following eleven (11) addresses: Located in - 2440 Forest St. (owner Richard A. Kroll, Jr. and Vanessa Kroll) - 2514 Forrest St. (grantee on Memorandum of Land contract Richard Kroll and Vanessa Kroll) - 904 Tunnel St. (grantee on Memorandum of Land Contract Richard Kroll and Vanessa Kroll) = 924 Wall St. (owner Richard Kroll and Vanessa Kroll) - 1234 Minnie St. (owner Richard Kroll, Jr.) Uaniteme Capital of the Lakes? Maritime ae he Great Lakes”City of Port Huron 100 McMorran Boulevard Port Huron, Michigan 48060 ~ 1034-1036 Wall St. (owner Vanessa Kroll) - 1218/1220 Lapeer (owner Richard Kroll) = 1319 Griswold St. (owner Vanessa Kroll) - 1024 Pearl St. (owner Joseph Windhorst) Located in District Zoned A-1 Medium-Density Multiple Family Residential - 733/735 Wall St. (owner Richard Kroll and Vanessa Kroll) = 1033 Wall St. (owner Richard Kroll) Your use of these facilities does not comply with the requirements of City of Port Huron Code of Ordinance §52-5 in multiple respects. First, you do not possess the mandatory State licensure, At this point, we have no evidence that you are operating in accordance with State supervision and regulation and our records show that there has been an emergency call for a drug overdose at nine (9) of the eleven (11) addresses in the past six months to five years. Second, a recovery facility is not allowed in a District Zoned R-1 or A-1. Such a facility must be located in an M-1 or M-2 zone and only after receiving a special use permit form the City of Port Huron Planning Commission, which you did not obtain or seek to obtain. As a result, you are in clear violation of the City of Port Huron Zoning Ordinances. A violation of the Zoning Ordinances is a “nuisance per se” which may subject the offender to daily civil fines and legal action to enforce the Ordinance. In sum, you are in violation of multiple sections of the City of Port Huron Code of Ordinances and you are directed to CEASE and DESIST from violating said Ordinances as set forth above. I will also note that if it is your position that these units are simply residential rental units, which is contrary to the facts available to me, one of these units, 1024 Pearl St. does not have a rental certification. Also, ‘we have been informed that you have 80 residents, well over the number of residents which would be allowed were these simply residential rentals. I recognize that there is a need in the City for assistance to those recovering from substance abuse and addiction, and that helping to fulfill that need is the stated goal of your organization. If you would like to meet and discuss this matter further, and review how your organization may come into compliance with City Ordinances, please contact City Manager James Freed (810.984.9740) at your earliest convenience. Very truly yours, fames R. City Mariager Chief Administrative Officer cc: Mayor & City Council ce: Chief Michael Reaves cc: Lt, Marey Kuehn cc: David Haynes Maritime Capital of the Great Lakes”