21.73.030 Approval of regional and/or state essential public facilities.
A. A development agreement shall be required as provided by Chapter 21.29 LMC and this section before any state or regional essential public facility may be located or expanded within the city of Lynnwood.
B. The city council may approve, or approve with modifications, and impose reasonable conditions upon the state or regional essential public facility in order to ensure that:
1. Necessary infrastructure is or will be made available to ensure safe transportation access and transportation concurrency;
2. Adequate service capacity is or will be made available to ensure that public agencies have the capacity to handle changes in the demand for public services that may occur as the result of the facility, including but not limited to insurance costs, public awareness and public education costs, and that the facility will not adversely affect public safety;
3. Any and all probable significant adverse environmental impacts including, but not limited to, noise, air quality, habitat, soil quality and soil stability of neighboring properties and light pollution are adequately mitigated.
C. The city council may not preclude the siting or expansion of a state or regional essential public facility, but may impose reasonable conditions in order to mitigate adverse impacts that may otherwise occur. (Ord. 3447 § 4(D), 2023; Ord. 3126 § 3, 2015)