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is required so the City of Elk River can expand their -- __ - existing treatment facility to meet new effluent permit F, limits from the MPCA and also accommodate growth. The new permit limits and planned growth will require m the City to expand existing processes "" w, and add new treatment processes. The existing wastewater treatment facility site is not large enough to accommodate the proposed improvements and x Expansion Site requires the City to expand their facility to the south to , accommodate the new processes. The expansion of v the Wastewater Facility will consume an area currently '� used by GRE for their outdoor storage of materials. Therefore, ,: GRE needs to construct another area on their site for outdoor storage. Great River Enerty Plant What has changed to warrant the zone change? • GRE is requesting to expand their property use at this time due to the City's Wastewater Expansion Project Figure 1- Vicinity;1,1,p that is set to be constructed in the summer of 2014 which will eliminate their current outdoor storage ;. area. Site , Is the change consistent with the City of Elk River Comprehensive Plan? The City of Elk River's Comprehensive Plan shows the Industrial Land Use expansion project area for GRE as a part of a large industrial corridor along the east side of Highway 169. (See Figure 2) Industrial properties span from Main Street,just north of the expansion site,south to 165th Avenue NW. The site outlined near the northern edge of this industrial corridor has a future land use of Industrial and is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. The proposed use also contributes to several of the overall goals and Vision outlined in the Comprehensive Plan; Page 215 Great River Energy—Outdoor Storage Narrative