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Events such as amusement rides, animal events, art shows, concerts, craft fairs,
<br /> itinerant shows, and religious revival meetings.
<br /> • Research and Development Facility
<br /> o Research, development, and testing laboratories, that do not involve the mass
<br /> manufacture, fabrication, processing, or sale of products. Such uses shall not
<br /> violate any odor, dust, smoke, gas, noise, radiation, vibration, or similar pollution
<br /> standard.
<br /> • Conference and Event Center
<br /> o A facility used for service organizations, business and professional conferences,
<br /> and seminars limited to accommodations for conference attendees. The
<br /> accommodations can include sleeping, eating, and recreation. A conference
<br /> center is not designated to be only utilized by the general public for overnight
<br /> purposes.
<br /> • Swap Meet
<br /> o Occasional or periodic commercial activities held in an open area or an enclosed
<br /> structure where 1) groups of sellers rent space on a short-term basis to display,
<br /> barter, or sell goods to the public; or 2) one or more sellers bring goods for
<br /> auctioning to the public.
<br /> • Outdoor Sales Display
<br /> o An outdoor arrangement of objects, items, products, or other materials, typically
<br /> not in a fixed position and capable of rearrangement, designed and used for the
<br /> purpose of advertising or identifying a business, product, or service.
<br /> • Outdoor Sales, Seasonal
<br /> o Any business use that is conducted primarily out of doors, which may include but
<br /> not limited to: retail sales of garden supplies and equipment; roadside stands for
<br /> sale of fruits and vegetables, plants, flowers, Christmas trees, fireworks; and
<br /> other similar business uses
<br /> Impact to ERX Motor Park
<br /> As ERX Motor Park continues to grow, it has become apparent that we need additional events
<br /> to sustain growth. We need to diversify, to be able to use the property to its fullest. The
<br /> additional Conditional Uses will allow us to be able to put on additional events, entertain new
<br /> customers, and introduce a whole new crowd of spectators, sponsors, and participants to the
<br /> Elk River Community.
<br /> Economic Impact for the City of Elk River
<br /> Athletes, sponsors, business owners, attendees and event planners come to Elk River, MN from
<br /> all over the US, Canada and several Scandinavian countries to ERX Motor Park. As these
<br /> individuals travel here for ERX, the Elk River area experiences a significant positive financial
<br /> impact. The impacts are most significant during the winter snocross seasons as teams and
<br /> athletes continue to call Elk River "home" in their attempts to locate near the ERX track. Teams
<br /> support local businesses by utilizing local restaurants, hotels, municipal liquor stores, grocery
<br /> stores and gas stations. During large ERX events, the Elk River community is filled with teams,
<br /> families and spectators as they spend multiple days in the area participating in events at ERX.
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