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EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Policy 6.8.3 Utilities identified as essential public facilities shall be located so as to provide the necessary service to the intended users of the facility with the least impact on surrounding land uses. Implementation Review, evaluate and amend as needed, land use permit processes and policies for capital facilities considered essential public facilities. This process shall be integrated into the review process specified by the City's zoning code, SEPA ordinance, and other applicable ordinances of the City that promote land use compatibility and mitigation of potential adverse impacts caused by the siting and operation of such facilities. Goal 6.9: Planning Consistency To ensure consistency among elements of the City's Comprehensive Plan and among affected agencies and neighboring jurisdictions. Objective 6.9.1 The Utilities Element of the City's Comprehensive Plan shall support the Land Use Element, be consistent with all other elements of the plan, and to the degree possible, be consistent with all other state, regional, and county plans. Policy 6.9.1 Integrate the general location and capacity of existing and future utility facilities with the Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan. Policy 6.9.2 Encourage provision of efficient, cost effective and reliable utility service by ensuring that land will be made available for the location of utilities, including location within transportation corridors. Policy 6.9.3 Formulate, interpret and apply land development regulations so as to allow the timely development of utility additions and improvements. Policy 6.9.4 The location of utilities within residentially zoned areas shall be planned to protect the residential neighborhoods adjoining the areas from unnecessary impacts associated with facility development. Policy 6.9.5 Promote consistency and cooperation regarding the provision of utilities between the City Comprehensive Plan and the plans of adjacent and affected jurisdictions. This shall take place as other jurisdictions complete their planning processes and, periodically throughout the years, as plans are updated. Policy 6.9.6 Promote connections and extensions of utilities between adjoining jurisdictions to establish a complete network of utilities within the urban area. Goal 6.10: Environmental Consideration To facilitate the provision of utilities while ensuring environmentally sensitive, safe and reliable service that is visually compatible with the surrounding land uses and results in reasonable economic costs. Objective 6.10.1 All utilities expansion and construction shall consider the environment and ways to minimize impacts to it in siting, construction and use. CAPITAL FACILITIES ELEMENT 30