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Owner: Spectrum Building Company Date: March 23, 2018 Revised 5-24-18 Overview: Spectrum High School is requesting a conditional use permit (CUP) for the property owned by the Spectrum Building Company located at 10129 181st Ave. NW in Elk River. The purpose of the CUP will be to further develop the high school athletic complex. Spectrum High School is a public charter school located in Elk River, MN. We were established in 2006 and currently have an enrollment of 680 students. We are in the process of building a 7-8 grade facility and anticipate our enrollment to expand to 850 students within the next few years. Spectrum is committed to academic excellence with a strong focus on college preparatory curriculum, high behavior standards, and service learning projects that are conducted throughout the community. Spectrum offers diverse extracurricular programs in music, theater, and athletics. We currently sponsor 17 varsity athletic teams for boys and girls. We also have coop agreements in several other sports that are hosted at other schools. Last November, Spectrum completed the purchase of 10 acres that are adjacent to our existing athletic complex which includes fields for baseball, softball, soccer, football, practice running track, and a locker room building. A CUP was granted in 2013 which permitted the construction of the athletic fields and provided for field lights to be installed. The current CUP request will allow for the further development of both the new 10 acres and the existing athletic complex. Specific projects of the new development will include: 1. The addition of a west soccer/football practice field that will include a baseball diamond for JV games. 2. The addition of a new parking lot that extends west from the existing east parking lot. 3. A service road connecting the existing parking lot to the new west parking lot. 4. An outdoor bus shelter. 5. The expansion of the existing locker room building to include offices for coaches and officials. 6. The addition of an outdoor hockey rink – perhaps in partnership with the City of Elk River. 7. An expansion to the north of the existing parking lot. 8. Improvements to the main football field to include artificial turf (field turf), additional bleachers, fencing, and a press box with a sound system. 9. A new synthetic – rubber track to meet NFHS standards to host meets. 10. The improvement of the current northeast wedge practice field to include a JV softball game field. 11. The improvement of the Spectrum Athletic Complex outdoor signage. Since some of the property is located on a flood plain (outside of the flood way); structures will not be constructed that would impede water in the event of a 100-year flood. Any bleachers, scoreboard poles, light poles, backstops, or other fencing in the flood plain will allow water to pass. Building permits will be acquired as needed. Spectrum is excited for the opportunity to further serve the area with the improvement of our athletic complex. Thank you for your consideration of this CUP request. Sincerely, Rick Peterson, Director of Athletics and Facilities