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designated as Highway Business (Figure 7, Appendix A). The project site is currently not serviced by municipal utilities. The City of Elk approved a Gravel Mining Area Land Use, Transportation and Utility Plan (Plan) April 6, 2015 to proactively plan for land use, transportation and utilities in the northern portion of the City where gravel mining activities are nearing completion. The project site is included in the Plan and generally identified for Highway Business use. Utilities are not immediately available and likely would be decades away. The Plan also identifies potential road alternatives adjacent and through the project site. MnDOT has identified the project site as part of a future U.S. Highway 169 improvement area. No timeframe has been developed for implementation and planning will occur as funding becomes available. ERX will continue to coordinate with the City of Elk River, Sherburne County, and MnDOT for any future transportation improvement plans. iii. Zoning, including special districts or overlays such as shoreland, floodplain, wild and scenic rivers, critical area, agricultural preserves, etc. The project site is located within the City's Extreme Commercial Recreation (XCR) zone and Mineral Extraction Overlay District (Figure 8, Appendix A). b. Discuss the project's compatibility with nearby land uses, zoning, and plans listed in Item 9a above, concentrating on implications for environmental effects. The project is compatible with the current land use and future land use plans for the area. The project is compatible with current zoning. The project takes into account site constraints to avoid and minimize potential environmental effects. The City requires a CUP as well as other approvals and permits which will ensure compliance with conditions and standards established. Any potential sand/gravel mining on the ERX Motor Parks property would be subject to permitting as required by City of Elk River and all appropriate agencies. Extraction timeline could be expected to last 15-25 years and would be dependent upon the success of the entertainment facility and its space need. c. Identify measures incorporated into the proposed project to mitigate any potential incompatibility as discussed in Item 9b above. There are no incompatibility issues. 10. Geology, soils and topography/land forms: a. Geology - Describe the geology underlying the project area and identify and map any susceptible geologic features such as sinkholes, shallow limestone formations, unconfined/shallow aquifers, or karst conditions. Discuss any limitations of these features for the project and any effects the project could have on these features. Identify any project designs or mitigation measures to address effects to geologic features. Sherburne County consists of Quaternary glacial till, lacustrine sand, outwash deposits, terrace deposits, swamp deposits in the form of peat, and floodplain alluvium (Figure 9, Appendix A). The quaternary material ranges from less than 50 feet to more than 400 feet. Page 8