A. A detailed written description of the proposed and potential public services to be provided, including an proposed site plan, the proposed service area of the facility, the source or sources of funding, and identification of any applicable public regulatory agencies or regional state or federal project agency sponsors and the federal or state authority which the agency has been granted for siting decision-making;

B. A written statement of the need, in statistical or narrative form, for the proposed project currently and over the following ten-year period;

C. An inventory of known, existing or proposed facilities, by name and address, within Skagit County, or within the region, serving the same or similar needs as the proposed project;

D. An explanation of the need and suitability for the proposed facility in the proposed city location(s);

E. An assessment of the suitability of the proposed location in the city or another jurisdiction in terms of local, county, regional and/or state needs in order to minimize public costs (where appropriate) and environmental impacts, to discern the suitability of the facility’s location in the city or within another jurisdiction, to determine the number of jurisdictions affected or served by the proposed EPF, and to decide what, if any, inter-jurisdictional approach is most appropriate or available;

F. An analysis of the environmental, social, economic, financial and infrastructure impacts of the proposed EPF, including an assessment of the proportionate financial impacts on affected jurisdictions, consideration copies of agreements which allocate the financial burdens of the proposed project on the city and other jurisdictions, and the approximate area within which the proposed project could potentially have adverse impacts, such as increased traffic, public safety risks, noise, glare, emissions, or other environmental impacts, and;

G. An analysis of the proposal’s consistency with the city’s comprehensive plan and development regulations, and plans and policies of other affected jurisdictions, including but not limited to Skagit County Countywide Planning Policies;

H. Documentation of public involvement efforts to date, including public and agency comments received, and plans for future public participation;

I. Such information as requested by the director as determined necessary to complete the preliminary analysis or to otherwise assist the director and staff to make a recommendation and the city council in making the final determination on the CUP-EPF. (Ord. 2794 § 1 (Att. A), 2008)