a. Documentation of Need. Project sponsors must demonstrate the need for their proposed EPFs. Included in the analysis of need should be the projected service population, an inventory of existing and planned comparable facilities and projected demand for this type of essential public facility.

b. Consistency with Sponsor’s Plans. The proposed project should be consistent with the sponsor’s own long-range plans for facilities and operations.

c. Consistency with Other Plans. The proposal must demonstrate the relationship of the project to local, regional and state plans. The proposal should be consistent with the comprehensive plan and other adopted plans of the prospective host community. In evaluating this consistency, consideration shall be given to urban growth area designations and critical area designations, population and employment holding capacities and targets, and the land use, capital facilities and utilities elements of these adopted plans.

d. Relationship of Service Area to Population. The facility’s service area population should include a significant share of the host community’s population, and the proposed site should be able to reasonably serve its overall service area population. However, linear transmission facilities are exempt from this criterion. Equitable distribution would preclude siting of SCTFs for both counties in Bothell.

e. Minimum Site Requirements. Sponsors shall submit documentation showing the minimum siting requirements for the proposed facility. Site requirements may be determined by the following factors: minimum size of the facility, access, support facilities, topography, geology, and mitigation needs. The sponsor shall also identify future expansion needs of the facility.

f. Alternative Site Selection. The project sponsor shall search for and investigate alternative sites before submitting a proposal for siting review. The proposal shall indicate whether any alternative sites have been identified that meet the minimum site requirements of the facility. The sponsor’s site selection methodology will also by reviewed. Where a proposal involves expansion of an existing facility, the documentation shall indicate why relocation of the facility to another site would be infeasible.

g. Distribution of Essential Public Facilities. In considering a proposal, the city shall examine the overall distribution of essential public facilities within King and Snohomish Counties to avoid placing an undue burden on any one community. Equitable distribution would preclude siting of SCTFs for both counties in Bothell.

h. Public Participation. Sponsors shall encourage local public participation in the development of the proposal, including mitigation measures. Sponsors shall conduct local outreach efforts with early notification to prospective neighbors to inform them about the project and to engage local residents in site planning and mitigation design prior to the initiation of formal hearings. The sponsor’s efforts in this regard shall be evaluated.

i. Consistency with Local Land Use Regulations. The proposed facility shall conform to local land use and zoning regulations that are consistent with the applicable county-wide planning policies. Compliance with other applicable local regulations shall also be required.

j. Compatibility with Surrounding Land Uses. The sponsor’s documentation shall demonstrate that the site, as developed for the proposed project, will be compatible with surrounding land uses.

k. Proposed Impact Mitigation. The proposal must include adequate and appropriate mitigation measures for the impacted area(s) and community(ies). Mitigation measures may include, but are not limited to, natural features that will be preserved or created to serve as buffers, other site design elements used in the development plan, and/or operational or other programmatic measures contained in the proposal. The proposed measures shall be adequate to substantially reduce or compensate for anticipated adverse impacts on the local environment.

a. In no case shall a secure community transition facility (SCTF) be sited adjacent to, immediately across a street or parking lot from, or within the line-of-sight of risk potential activities or facilities in existence at the time a site is listed for consideration. Line-of-sight has been estimated to be 600 feet from a risk potential activity or facility, which distance has been determined to be the maximum distance at which it is possible to reasonably visually distinguish and recognize individuals. Through the conditional use process, line-of-sight may be considered to be less than 600 feet if the applicant can demonstrate that visual barriers exist or can be created which would reduce the line-of-sight to less than 600 feet.

b. The site or building shall meet all of the security requirements of RCW 71.09.285.

c. No SCTF may be located within 600 feet of any residentially zoned property.

d. In mixed use zones, SCTFs may be located only in mixed use zones which do not have an R designation in the zone. (Ord. 1946 § 2, 2005; Ord. 1884 § 1, 2002; Ord. 1876 § 2, 2002; Ord. 1815 § 1, 2000; Ord. 1629 § 1, 1996).