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physical characteristics and design, but also socio-economic issues, such as land use policy, comprehensive plans, and issues perceived and voiced by the public. Even if real risks to health and environ- mental quality are minimized, the perceived risks may remain high, especially among people living closest to the proposed facility. Metropolitan Development Guide policy, local comprehensive plans and regulatory agency restrictions represent a consensus of public atti- tudes and values, since they have been developed with citizen partic- ipation and adopted through the public hearing process. AS such, one measure of a proposed site's acceptability is its consistency with adopted policies, ordinances and regulations. Objectives 4a. Assure that proposed waste facilities are located in areas that are suitable environmetally, adaptable to local land use plans, compatible with existing and planned metropolitan systems and utilities, and located within an economically and technically feasible radius of markets for energy and/or secondary materials and waste supplies. 4b. Assure that local land use planning concerns are considered in the Council's review of facilities. Criteria 4a. 4b. Solid waste facilities must be located in accordance with and be compatible with this and other Guide chapter~ (AND COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE AND LAND USE PLANS). The Council will consider coun_q~ and other local comprehensive land use plans and so--o-l-~waste plans. L-~of compatibility with 1-~a~ ~lans al~-~ shall not preclude Council approval of a waste facility. Sites should be accessible year-round by highways that have adequate capacity. Roads used for hauling must meet safety standards of the governmental units having jurisdiction over them. Access to the site should not depend on the use of local and collector streets through residential areas. 4c. Access routes to facilities should have capacities adequate to accommodate traffic generated by the facility. Adequate capacity is defined as traffic moving continually and steadily at a moderate speed. 4d. 4e. Where possible, sites should be visually compatible with adjacent property or development. Residential and other nonindustrial land uses are considered compatible only if there are barriers to reduce noise and obscure public view. In general, sanitary landfills should not be located in environmentally sensitive areas (see Glossary). If no feasible alternative exists, disposal facilities in these areas require special design, construction, operation and maintenance.