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. North of Highway 10 at the eastern edge of Elk River (consistent with current plan). Both sides of the Highway 10 corridor around the intersection (potential future interchange) with 165th Avenue. The current plan provides a strip of Light Industrial use along the south side of Highway 10 with Mediwn Density Residential. The Light Industrial use north of Highway 10 is consistent with the current plan. Elk River Business Center south of Home Depot (consistent with current plan). Northwest quadrant of the Highway 169/10 interchange. The current plan guides this area for Highway Business. Although the community needs more commercial land, this area is better suited to industrial use. This recommendation is shaped by the future expansion needs of Great River Energy and the municipal sewage treatment plant. Great River Energy als.o provides the ability to attract supporting industrial uses at this location. Creating adequate street access to this property will be an issue for either industrial or commercial use of this site. . . . South of County Road 1 and west of Proctor Avenue (consistent with current plan). South of Highway 10 in west Elk River (consistent with current plan). It is assumed that a portion of the current mining area south of County Road 33 would also include some industrial development which will be determined through more detailed engineering and planning. Medium Industrial . . . Medium Industrial land uses are intended for businesses with more intensive uses. The level of intensity refers to the amount of land used by the business, the nature of the industrial activity, and the potential for truck traffic. Examples of Medium Industrial uses include contracting yards, grain and feed elevators, lumber yards, concrete products processing, processing of natural resources, and truck terminals. The proposed Land Use Plan creates Medium Industrial uses in the following locations: West of Jarvis Avenue and north of the railroad tracks in east Elk River (consistent with current plan). North of Highway 10 and west of Proctor Avenue. The land use plan does not contain the Mediwn Industrial area shown in the 1995 plan within the mining area north of CR 33. Instead, the Plan recognizes that Mediwn Industrial land uses are appropriate for future reuse in the mining area but places the area under the Mining land use designation. . . ,..~:c ( ~ Building the Future - A Comprehensive Plan for Elk River E ' =::=. 'ver Land Use Ught industry includes places to work in a business park type setting. 5.12