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EVERETT SHORELINE MASTER PROGItAM 5.18 Utilities This SE: tion does not apply to utilities in the Municipal Watershed Enviror.ment. They are addres�ed in Section S.11. Introduction Utilipes are services and facilities which produce, transmit, carry, store, process, or dispose of electric power, gas, sewage, stormwater, water, communications, and oil. Utilities are also comprised of sewage treatment facilities (including bio-solids management), energy recovery plants, etc. At this time the most feasible methods of transponing most utilities are-through tineal pipelines, cable and wire, except that communications facilities increasingly u[ilize above-ground antennas. Installation of these utitities necessarily disrupts the landscape, but can usually be planned to have minimal permanen[ visual and physical effect on the environment when operational. Minor on-site utilities serving a primary use, such as a water line to a residence cr industrial use, are "accessory utilities" and shall be considered a part of the allowed vse. Because Everett is surrounded on tivee sides by Shorelines of the State, it is inevitable that linear utilities, such as sewer lines, water transmission and distribution lines, natural gas transmission and distribution lines, and electric power lines will be located in shoreline areas as they cross the Snohomish River or other water bodies. In addition, some of these facilities will be needed in shoreline areas in order to serve development pernutted in shoreline azeas. Everett's Wa[er Pollution Control Facility has historically been locr�ted on Smith Island in shoreline jurisdiction. It is not feasible for this faciliry to be relocated, and it is expected that this facility will be expanded anci upgraded on the current site. Policies Utilities should be located to meet future needs and serve areas planned to accommodate this growth, while minimizing conflicts with existing shoreline uses. 2. Utilities should utilize existing transportation and utility sites, rights-of-way, and comdors whenever reasonably possible, rather than creating rew curridors. 7oint use of righis-of-way anu corridors should be encouraged. 3. Utilities should be located and designed to minimize harm and mitigate impacts to critical areas, ecological functions, and ecosystem-wide processes. EXHIBIT # 3 PAGE! UF � Section 5 Shoreline Use Policies and Regulations Page 5-58 /�5