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AVor r/ AIF <br /> OUR CONCEPT REVIEW NARRATIVE - 21591 US HWY 169 NW <br /> Background <br /> ERX was launched in the winter of 2008 and is recognized today as one of the fastest-growing <br /> motorsports facilities in the Midwest. With a focus on family-friendly events and grassroots <br /> motorsports activities, ERX has been quickly embraced by motorsports enthusiasts of all kinds. <br /> ERX was created by Todd Plaisted and Chris Carlson, two Elk River businessmen who are long- <br /> time powersports enthusiasts. Plaisted and Carlson both enjoy participating in powersports <br /> activities with their families. They saw an opportunity to create a facility which would address <br /> their love for racing as well as provide value for the Elk River community. Their original intent <br /> was to provide a facility for snocross racing and training. Today, ERX is a year-round complex <br /> hosting both snowmobile events in the winter and off-road truck, car, and ATV racing in the <br /> summer months. ERX hosts events for local and regional organizations and non-profits such as <br /> Day of the Dozers (Children's Hospital fundraiser) and the Cow Pie Festival (benefiting the Elk <br /> River and surrounding area school districts). Future uses of the facility may include concerts, <br /> festivals, product demonstrations, and endurance events such as "Tough Mudders" or "Running <br /> with the Bulls." <br /> Scope of Proposal <br /> ERX would like to amend the current Zoning Ordinance to include the following Conditional <br /> Uses. <br /> Conditional Uses <br /> • Active Recreation and Physical Endurance Facility <br /> o Leisure activities, often requiring equipment and taking place at prescribed <br /> places, sites, or fields. Recreation requiring some constructed facilities and <br /> organized activities. <br /> • Live Entertainment Establishment <br /> o Any musical act (including karaoke), theatrical act (including stand-up comedy), <br /> play, revue, scene, dance act, or song and dance act, or any combination thereof, <br /> performed by one or more persons. <br /> • Festivals <br /> o The sale of ethnic specialty, regional, and gourmet foods, arts and crafts, live <br /> musical entertainment, in an outdoor setting. A recreational, social, educational, <br /> or cultural activity, open to the public or a designated part of the public.The <br /> provision of rides, games, food and amusements outside of permanent <br /> structures. The use shall have a duration of no more than 10 days in a month. <br />