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1) Community and economic development policies will ite <br /> seek to attract employment opportunities and goods <br /> and services needed by the community. <br /> 2)Providing community facilities that meet the needs of <br /> Elk River residents 16 Commerical 8 <br /> Industrial Zoning <br /> 3) Rezone property to a zoning district compatible ' <br /> with a land use plan category <br /> to <br /> 4)Locate industrial development next to adequate <br /> transportation systems <br /> 5) Ensure capacity is reserved for potential high <br /> demand industrial or office uses that may provide <br /> positive economic development opportunities to the <br /> community. <br /> 6) Support collaborative solutions for local facility <br /> needs <br /> Is the proposed use compatible with <br /> surrounding properties? <br /> Vernon Estates is located along 1st Street NW and the <br /> Vernon Cemetery are zoned R3 and are located to the <br /> north and west of the proposed site. The nearest <br /> townhome is approximately 180'from the proposed site <br /> improvements. The Carson Business Park,which is <br /> zoned C3,is located to the east of the site and the Great Figure 3 -Current Zoning Map— Commenzal <br /> River Energy Plant and Elk River Wastewater Treatment �'Industrial Corridor <br /> Facility are located to the south of the site and are zoned <br /> I1. (See Figure 3 &4) <br /> The proposed expansion site is compatible with the C3 <br /> existing C3 uses within the Carson Business Park which PUD <br /> include the back side of three commercial buildings,20' GRE-Expansion <br /> Site <br /> 30 parking stalls, and Carson Court NW. The proposed <br /> site is also compatible with the existing Wastewater <br /> Treatment Facility and the rest of GRE's existing plant. <br /> The Vernon Cemetery and Vernon Estates are uses that <br /> need to be provided with an appropriate level of buffer to <br /> be compatible. As you can see from the Landscape Plan, <br /> Tree Preservation Plan, and Illustrative Plan, a 30'wide x <br /> 450'long buffer with approximately 64 new trees will be <br /> established to buffer the outdoor storage area from both <br /> northern uses. The buffer will follow the guidelines <br /> established in Elk River Zoning <br /> Figure 4 -Surmunding Zoning Map <br /> Page 3 5 <br /> Great River Energy-Outdoor Storage Narrative <br />