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UTILITIES INTRODUCTION Utilities are services which produce and carry electric power, gas, sewage, water, communications and oil. At this time the most feasi- ble Iinstallati installation of thisiapparatuse necessarilys dist� ubsG the land s scape but can usually be planned to have minimal visual and physical effect on the environment. r POLICIES 1. Insure that upon completion of utility installation or maintenance projects on shorelines, all areas be restored to ore -project configuration, replanted with native species and, provided with maintenance care until the newly planted vegetation is established. 2. Locate utility trunk lines and facilities outside shoreline areas, to the maximum extent feasible. 3. Locate utility lines and facilities, when they must be ola,-ed in a shoreline area, so as not to obstruct or destroy scenic views. Whenever feasible, these facilities should be placed underground, or designed r.o do minimal damage to the aesthetic qualities of the shoreline area. 4. To the maximum extent feasible, local governments should incorporate major transmission line rights -of -way on shore- lines into their program for public access to and along water bodies. 5. Locate utilities to meet the needs of future populations in areas planned to accommodate this growth. 6. Combine utility rights -of -way in shoreline areas to the maximal extent possible. 7. Require that major utility developments be consistent with adopted County Comprehensive Plans for utilities, where theY exist, for provision of the respective utility service to the County's residents. 8. Locate sewage treatment, water reclamation, desalinizatin and power plants where they are compatible with other uses of the water and shorelines. EXHIBIT 5 p. 3 of 6 EXCERPTS FROM SNOHOMISH COUNTY SHORELINE !.!ASTER PROGRAM