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• 4,44::ad ORDINANCE NO. 2111.-95 AN ORDINANCE addressing the siting of jails and correctional facilities including Class II Group-Care Homes, amending the Zoning Code, Ordinance No. 1671-89 (Title 19 EMC) as amended by Ordinance No' s . 1811-91, 1848-92, 1864-92 and 1958-93 Whereas, RCW 36.70A.200 (1) and WAC 365-195-340 (1) (a) define "essential public facilities" as those facilities that are typically difficult to site, such as airports, state education facilities, state and local correctional facilities, state or regional transportation facilities, solid waste handling facilities, and in-patient facilities including substance abuse facilities, mental health facilities, and group homes; and Whereas, RCW 36.70A.200 (2) provides that no local comprehensive plan or development regulation may preclude the siting of essential public facilities; and Whereas, WAC 365-195-340 (2) recognizes the regional impact and responsibility associated with the siting of certain essential public facilities by recommending that agreements among jurisdictions should be sought to mitigate any disproportionate financial burden which may fall on the jurisdiction which becomes the site of a facility of a state-wide, regional, or county-wide nature; and Whereas, the City' s comprehensive plan, which has been approved by the State, provides a number of policies concerning the need to disperse through out Snohomish County the siting of essential public facilities that serve a County, regional or State-wide need including: 1 . 7 . . .The Snohomish County-wide Planning Policies, in addition to addressing the land use impacts of public capital facilities, call for developing a common site review process to site capital facilities of a County-wide or State-wide nature to ensure that local comprehensive plans do not preclude the establishment of public capital facilities necessary to support urban development. This policy intends, in part, to ensure that a "fair share" distribution of the impacts from siting essential public facilities occurs, and that no community within the county has a disproportionate share of public facilities, such as jails, solid waste transfer stations, and other facilities which create undesirable impacts . . .